California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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I.R. v. S.M.L. CA1/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Plaintiff and respondent I.R. instituted this action against defendant and appellant S.M.L. for a determination of parentage as to her son. During the course of the proceeding, respondent sought a protective order under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DV…
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Hochman v. Vanderbyl CA2/7
Lance Vanderbyl appeals from a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) protecting his former girlfriend Besslyn Hochman and requiring Vanderbyl to stay 100 yards away from Hochman, her home, and her workplace. Vanderbyl contends the trial court abused its discretion in grantin…
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Hassien v. The Regents of the U. of Cal. CA4/3
* * * Plaintiff Michel Hassien was employed as a maintenance supervisor at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), which is governed by defendant Regents of the University of California (the Regents).1 UCI investigated Hassien after an employee he supervised (complainant) acc…
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Ellis v. Perris Union High School Dist. CA4/1
Cheryl Ellis appeals the summary judgment entered in favor of Perris Union High School District (District) on her claims that the District unlawfully terminated her employment based on age, race, and/or gender discrimination, retaliation, and harassment in violation of California…
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Yang v. Wu CA4/3
Code of Civil Procedure1 section 583.310 provides that actions “shall be brought to trial within five years after the action is commenced against the defendant.” If the action is not brought to trial within that timeframe, the court must dismiss it on its own motion or that of th…
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The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band v. County of San Benito CA6
Appellants opposed, arguing that if the Attorney General wanted to access the sealed records, the Attorney General had to demonstrate why the records should still be kept sealed from the public. Filing no motion of their own, appellants in their opposition urged the trial court t…
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Sedaghat v. Estrada CA2/2
Soheil Sedaghat (appellant) appeals from the trial court’s order granting respondents City of Los Angeles and Deputy City Attorney Irving Estrada’s (collectively, the city) motion brought pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (section 425.16 or the anti-SLAPP statute…
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P. v. Canseco CA3
In 2012, a jury convicted defendant Edgar Jose Canseco of the first degree murder and attempted robbery of Kevin Prater with enhancements that the murder was committed during an attempted robbery and for the benefit of a criminal street gang. The trial court imposed a sentence of…
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P. v. Flanagan CA3
Appointed counsel for defendant Timothy Lee Flanagan asked this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) We will affirm.
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P. v. Issa CA4/1
Ariet Issa pled guilty to one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm after a confrontation over her attempts to drive while apparently under the influence of drugs or alcohol. On appeal, she contends the trial court erroneously delegated its judicial power to the probation…
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P. v. Aviles CA2/6
In 2010, Jose Antonio Aviles committed an armed robbery. In 2014, he pled no contest and was sentenced to 24 years in prison. He appeals from the denial of his request for resentencing pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.1, subdivision (a)(1).1 Appellant contends the trial court …
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P. v. Milo CA3
Defendant Semanu Milo appealed the trial court’s denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 Appointed counsel filed a no-issue brief under People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216. After exercising our discretion to independently review the record…
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P. v. Pantoja CA2/2
Defendant and appellant Oscar Pantoja (defendant) appeals from his conviction of two counts of attempted murder where the People advanced the kill zone theory to support his guilt. Defendant contends use of the kill zone instruction was factually unsupported and should not have b…
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P. v. Rivera CA2/2
THE COURT: Defendant and appellant Christopher Ryan Rivera (defendant) appeals from a postconviction order after resentencing pursuant to Penal Code1 section 1172.1, subdivision (a)(1). Defendant’s appointed counsel identified no arguable issues and filed a brief requesting we ex…
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P. v. Douglass CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION Appellant Tyler Keith Douglass, while serving a prison sentence, participated in an assault with two other inmates upon fellow prisoner, Micheal Iverson, and Iverson died as a result of the attack. A jury convicted appellant of involuntary manslaughter (Pen. …
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P. v. Davtyan CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ In 2003, a jury convicted appellant Karapet Davtyan of assault with a firearm and other crimes related to his scheme to kidnap Armen Mkrtumyan for ransom. On April 25, 2019, Davtyan was granted parole. When released from prison, he was placed in Immig…
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P. v. Mancillas CA2/4
The People bring this appeal. They contend the trial court imposed an unauthorized sentence by using Penal Code section 654 to sentence defendant Marlon Alexander Mancillas under Vehicle Code section 10851, subdivision (a) rather than sentencing him under Penal Code section 666.5…
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P. v. Randle CA1/3
A jury convicted Mark Anthony Randle, Jr., of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a); all further undesignated statutory references are to this code) for killing his girlfriend, Erica Brown. Randle was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. On appeal, Randle avers the…
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Opong-Mensah v. Marin Community College Dist. CA1/3
Super. Ct. No. CIV1903799) After post-judgment litigation, Kofi Opong-Mensah asked the trial court to vacate his voluntary dismissal of his first appeal and for a new trial. On May 20, 2025, the court denied his motion to vacate the dismissal. On June 3, it took the new trial mot…
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Martinez v. Franco CA2/4
Amber Martinez appeals from an order denying her request for a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against Leon David Franco. Martinez argues the trial court erroneously rejected her factual claims about Franco’s alleged abuse. She further contends the trial court erroneou…