California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. U.S Fire Insurance Co. CA2/8
United States Fire Insurance Company (Fire Insurance), a bond surety, appeals from a summary judgment and related orders requiring it to pay on a bail bond deemed forfeited when a criminal defendant failed to appear. Fire Insurance contends the trial court lacked authority to enf…
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P. v. Miller CA4/1
This appeal is from a judgment after a jury trial. The charges arise from a confrontation with an Oceanside park ranger and several police officers who tried to get Marshawn Boyd Miller to leave a city park after hours, which efforts Miller violently resisted. A jury convicted Mi…
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P. v. Razon CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Dwayne Bernard Razon appeals from the order of the Riverside County Superior Court denying his fourth Penal Code section 1172.6 motion for resentencing.1 We will dismiss his appeal.
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P. v. Clark CA2/5
Defendant and appellant Demetrius Clark (defendant) was charged with attempted second degree robbery (Pen. Code,1 §§ 211, 664) and attempted carjacking (§§ 215, subd. (a), 664). During trial on the charges, the prosecution presented evidence that in May 2024, defendant and an acc…
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Marriage of Haile CA1/1
In re the Marriage of EDEN and Respondent, A174445 v. TSEGAI HAILE, (Sonoma County Super. Ct. No. SFL-090902) Appellant. Appellant Tsegai Haile appealed after a judgment of dissolution was entered dividing property between him and respondent Eden Haile.1 He challenges several asp…
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In re Wy.J. CA2/8
Father D.J. and mother T.B. appeal from several orders of the juvenile court. Mother challenges an order limiting her to virtual visits with the children, Wy. J., Willow,1 and Wry. J., after she kidnapped Wy. and Willow. She also challenges the denial of her Welfare and Instituti…
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In re D.R. CA2/6
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX In re D.R., a Person Coming 2d Juv. No. B343693 Under the Juvenile Court Law. Super. Ct. No. SJ0238E (Los Angeles County) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. D.R., Defendant and Appellan…
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In re A.L. CA2/5
D.C. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s continued placement order at the 12-month review hearing, arguing the court erred by not returning A.L. (the child) to her custody. She also challenges the court’s finding that the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA; 25 U.S.C. §…
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In re R.M. CA2/5
Former foster parent C.H. appeals from the juvenile court’s denial of her petition for a change of the court’s order that had removed Roy. M. (Roy), Ri. M. (Ri), and Rob. M. (Rob) (collectively, Minors) from her care.1 We are primarily asked to decide whether the juvenile court r…
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Dilonell v. Ammons CA2/7
Alice Jackson died in February 2018 when she was almost 77 years old. Frida Dilonell, a late-in-life acquaintance of Jackson’s, filed a petition to determine ownership of property included in a handwritten September 2017 declaration of trust bearing Jackson’s signature, which nam…
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6 P. v. Gallegos CA2/6 filed 7/2//2
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B342363 (Super. Ct. No. 2023014890) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Ventura County) v. JAIME GALLEGOS, Defendant and Appellant. Appellant Jaime Gallegos challenges the tri…
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Wallace v. Optum360 Services CA3
State law required Optum360 Services, Inc. (Optum360) to give employees rest periods free from work duties and employer control that would prevent employees from engaging in otherwise feasible activities. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 11040, subd. 12; Augustus v. ABM Security Servi…
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Seo v. Park CA4/3
* * * Appellant Youngjin Seo appeals the trial court’s dismissal without prejudice of his action against respondents SC&P Resources, Inc. (SC&P) and Yung Ki Park. We conclude the court did not abuse its discretion in denying Seo a continuance and in dismissing the action pursuant…
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Rados v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. CA2/5
SMTD Law and Jonathan J. Dunn for Defendants and Appellants Federal Insurance Company, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, and Zurich American Insurance Company. ****** California Water Service Company (Cal Water), a private utility company, hired a general contractor to de…
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P. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co. CA3
Appellant United States Fire Insurance Company (United States Fire) appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion to vacate summary judgment and to set aside the forfeiture of a bail bond. It argues that the court lacked jurisdiction to forfeit the bond because the forfeiture wa…
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P. v. Mason CA3
Appointed counsel for defendant Keith Leo Mason, Jr., filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of this case and asks this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (See People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Finding no argua…
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P. v. Nowden CA4/1
Terrance Lamont Nowden was convicted in 2000 of first degree murder with special circumstances arising from a home invasion he committed with two other men. He now appeals from the trial court’s orders denying his
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P. v. Eddington CA4/1
Leonard E. Eddington appeals the trial court’s order denying his petition for resentencing under Penal Code1 section 1170.91, subdivision (b). He also appeals the trial court’s refusal to take action on his resentencing request under section 1172.1. His appointed appellate counse…
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P. v. Wyatt CA4/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION In March 2021, Hasan Wyatt stalked and harassed his ex-girlfriend. She obtained a restraining order against him, but his behavior only escalated. At the end of the month, after weeks of showing up at her workplace unannounced, vandalizing her vehicle, following…
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P. v. Burke CA4/1
Andrew Joseph Burke was deemed mentally competent to stand trial for murder even though he planned to testify about his delusional belief that his ex-girlfriend would have been killed if he did not commit the homicides. Two years later, Burke’s attorney invited the court to revis…