CA Unpub Decisions

-ooOoo- Plaintiffs and appellants Mark Leonetti (Leonetti) and Piret Leonetti (collectively, plaintiffs) appeal from a judgment entered in favor of defendant Vatsal Patel, M.D. (Dr. Patel) and against plaintiffs after Dr. Patel successfully moved for summary judgment on the ground the lawsuit against him was barred by the one-year statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims. The appeal centers around plaintiffs’ attempt to sub

This is the second appeal following a bench trial between AOK Tooling Limited (AOK) and Stop C-19, LLC (Stop) concerning a commercial dispute over Covid-19 era masks made by AOK for delivery to Stop. In the first appeal, we vacated an amended judgment that found in AOK’s favor on Stop’s unjust enrichment cross-claim because the trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter a new and different judgment due to the expiration of a statutory dea

Plaintiff Maria Ochoa Barajas, a self-represented litigant, appeals from a judgment confirming an arbitration award. The arbitration involved a business dispute between Ochoa Barajas and defendants (1) Rufino Vasquez; (2) Yin Ting; (3) Fengxiang Zhao; (4) Rosalinda Perez; (5) J.M. Supermarkets, Inc., doing business as Los Cuates Supermercado Y Taqueria (J.M. Supermarkets); and (6) Los Cuates Supermercado.1 On appeal, we understand Ochoa

Appellant Sylvia Bedrossian filed a writ petition challenging an order of respondent, the State Personnel Board (SPB), affirming Bedrossian’s five-day suspension from work at real party in interest the State Compensation Insurance Fund (the Fund). The trial court denied the petition. We affirm.

Plaintiff Ionatan Botiach appeals from two trial court orders, one sustaining without leave to amend the demurrer of the City of Los Angeles (the City) and the other granting the individual defendants’1 special motion to strike under the anti- SLAPP statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16 (section 425.16)2). We affirm the demurrer ruling because plaintiff failed to plead compliance with the claim filing requirements of the Government Claims

This is a personal injury lawsuit arising from a motor vehicle accident. The main issue on appeal is whether the evidence compels a finding that plaintiff’s negligence was a substantial factor in causing the accident as a matter of law. We hold that the evidence does not compel such a finding. Plaintiff Grady Dillon sustained serious injuries after his motorcycle collided with a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) van driv

Sergio Guzman appeals from a judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of mandate. Guzman sought to set aside a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) order suspending his driver’s license for refusing to submit to a chemical test of his blood alcohol level. The trial court found Guzman’s petition was untimely under Vehicle Code1 section 13559, the statute governing review of that category of suspension order. On appeal, Guzman argues his

David Hunter had a dispute with Bruce and Lisa Coy regarding ownership of real property located in Nevada County. Because the Coys share the same last name, we will refer to the parties by first names for clarity. David filed a lawsuit to quiet title and then entered into a settlement agreement with Bruce and Lisa. Bruce and Lisa subsequently moved to enforce the settlement under Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6,1 but the trial cou

Defendant and appellant J.M. (Mother) appeals from an order of the juvenile court removing her three children from her custody. We affirm. Mother and C.S. (Father), not a party to this appeal, have three children together: B.S. (now six years old, born in September 2019); M.S. (now five years old, born in May 2021); and J.S. (now three years old, born in April 2023). Mother and Father have a history of domestic violence and intervention

N.O. (Mother) appeals from the termination of her parental rights to her minor son, Emanuel O. She argues that the San Bernardino County Department of Children and Family Services (CFS) failed to discharge its duties of inquiry under the Indian Child