California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal published (citable) opinions.
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P. v. Putallez CA1/2
Pursuant to a negotiated disposition, defendant Joseph Kent Putallez entered a no contest plea to theft of an elder or dependent adult by a caregiver, and the trial court placed him on two years’ formal probation. Defendant’s sole claim on appeal is that one of the probation cond…
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Debbane v. City and County of San Francisco CA1/1
In 2022, San Francisco voters approved Proposition M to “tax” owners of certain residential units in buildings with more than two units for any unit kept “vacant” for more than 182 days, which need not be consecutive, during a tax year. (S.F. City & County Sample Ballot and Voter…
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Schneider v. Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Plaintiff and respondent Dan Schneider is a television producer, creator, and writer, who is associated with a number of children’s television shows airing on the Nickelodeon network from the late 1990’s and 2000’s, including All That, The Amanda Show…
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Mary D. v. McCauley CA1/4
Mary D.1 sued Matthew McCauley for personal injury based on years of sexual abuse when she was a minor. A jury found him liable for multiple torts, and it awarded Mary D. compensatory and punitive damages. On appeal, McCauley contends that the trial court: (1) deprived him of his…
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Universal Shopping Plaza v. Hong CA2/7
Piong Bin Hong, doing business as Five Star Restaurant, appeals from the judgment entered in favor of his commercial landlord, Universal Shopping Plaza (Universal), following a court trial in Universal’s unlawful detainer action. Hong contends the trial court erred in entering ju…
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Civil Rights Dept. v. Space Exploration Technologies CA2/3
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) appeals an order compelling it to comply with the California Civil Rights Department’s (CRD) investigatory subpoena. CRD issued the subpoena after receiving an administrative complaint from a former SpaceX employee alleging violations…
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Buchheim v. Anaya CA2/8
When undisputed evidence shows defendants have repaid a debt, plaintiffs cannot defeat a motion for summary judgment simply by swearing “we never got our money back.” In financial matters, unexplained statements of fervent belief lose to an objective record of fact. We affirm.…
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P. v. Solis CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Joseph Chico Solis appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6. 1 He also seeks habeas corpus relief, claiming that, contrary to the trial court’s minutes, he was absent from the
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Marriage of Jessica L. and Sammer Z. CA4/1
This case involves a decade-long custody dispute between Jessica L. (Mother) and Sammer Z. (Father) over their only child, G., born April 2016 (Minor). In the most recent of four appeals filed by Mother, 1 she requests that we reverse in part the family court’s December 23, 2024,…
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In re N.S. CA4/3
* * * This Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 case arises from a police officer’s search of N.S. for weapons at his middle school. The juvenile court found that N.S. had violated Penal Code section 148, subdivision (a)(1), by willfully resisting, delaying, or obstructing t…
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In re Moore CA4/1
Over 15 years ago, Jason Harley Moore’s infant daughter, Charlotte, sustained fatal head injuries while in his care. He claimed Charlotte fell off a bed while he was in the shower, but doctors suspected abuse. Moore was charged with one count of assault by means of force likely t…
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Urban Sunrise v. Vogt CA3
David Vogt, a real estate broker doing business as Tahoe Investment Properties, and Ryan Smith, a real estate agent, were dual agents for the buyer and sellers in unsuccessful commercial real estate transactions involving five properties. The transactions were unsuccessful becaus…
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P. v. Stammers CA6
Defendant Stuart Stammers was convicted by jury of forcible digital penetration following a sexual encounter with complaining witness Christina Doe. On appeal, defendant brings numerous challenges to the trial court’s admission of crude and demeaning material he sent to friends d…
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P. v. Hawthorn CA4/1
Abigail Jasperilla Hawthorn, formerly known as Anthony Brewer, pled guilty to two counts of attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 187(a); counts 1 & 2) and multiple other offenses. 1 Consistent with the plea agreement, the court sentenced Hawthorn to a total prison term of 20 year…
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Marriage of Trousset and Kelley CA1/3
Filed 9/4/26 In re the Marriage of TONY TROUSSET and ERIN KELLEY. TONY TROUSSET, A172398 Respondent, v. (San Francisco City & County ERIN KELLEY. Super. Ct. No. FDI21794361)
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Guzman v. Super. Ct. CA3
Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 995.240 permits courts, in their discretion, to waive a bond provision “if the court determines that the principal is unable to give the bond because the principal is indigent and is unable to obtain sufficient sureties.” This appeal hinges on th…
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Parsons v. City of Indian Wells CA4/2
As part of its ongoing efforts to abate public nuisances related to the operation of short-term rentals (STR) in residential properties, the City of Indian Wells (the City) declared STR’s to be a public nuisance and enacted a 29-night minimum stay
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Stallion Springs Medical Services v. Super. Ct. CA5
-ooOoo- Kuljit S. Hundal is a licensed emergency room physician who was a member of the medical staff of the Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi (medical staff), which serves Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley (hospital). Stallion Springs Medical Services (Stallion Springs),…
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Sandford v. Sandford CA4/3
* * * This appeal arises from a dispute between siblings (Debra Sandford, Linda Swoish, Mark Sandford, Michael Sandford, and Pamela Baden) over the distribution of a trust.1 The trust calls for equal distributions to all five siblings, but it contains an equalization provision th…
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In re J.C. CA2/6
A grand jury indicted J.C. in 2013 for murdering two rival gang members in Oxnard. The indictment alleged the murders occurred in 2009, when appellant was 15 years old. Appellant’s case moved between criminal court and juvenile court for over a decade as Proposition 57, Senate Bi…