California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Walter N. v. Sandra C. CA6
Walter N. sued his sister, Sandra C., and her husband, Bryan C., claiming that Sandra, with Bryan’s assistance, was seeking to control the finances of their mother, K.N., by removing Walter from K.N.’s life.1 What Walter alleged as the mechanism of his removal was Sandra’s malici…
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Sillman v. Newnham CA4/1
Appellants M. Kathryn Newnham, as personal representative of the estate of Dixie J. Reynolds, and Atlas Storage, LLC (Atlas) appeal a judgment following a special jury verdict on plaintiff and respondent Steven Sillman’s
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Shin v. Lai CA2/5
****** When a dispute arose between a corporate tenant and a landlord over the tenant’s access to the leased commercial space, the corporate tenant’s individual shareholder sued the landlord. The trial court issued a minute order granting the landlord’s summary judgment motion ba…
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Preserve Ross Valley v. County of Marin CA1/1
Plaintiff and Appellant, A174392 v. COUNTY OF MARIN, (Marin County Super. Ct. No. CV0005168) Defendant and Respondent, et al., Real Parties in Interest and Respondents.
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P. v. Sanchez CA1/1
Defendant, who uses the name Crystal Sanchez, appeals from a trial court order under Penal Code1 section 1606 extending her commitment to an outpatient conditional release program (CONREP) for people found not guilty by reason of insanity. Her only contention on appeal is that in…
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P. v. Moen CA3
A jury found defendant Matthew Arias Moen guilty of two counts of second degree murder arising out of a collision he caused while driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. He was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of 30 years to life: 15 years to life for each count. On ap…
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P. v. Coronado CA4/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 A jury convicted Abraham Jatnel Coronado of 13 sex offenses against three victims under the age of 16. With respect to John Doe 1, the jury found Coronado guilty of five counts of lewd act upon a child under 14 (Pen. Code,2 § 288, subd. (a); counts 5–9); sexua…
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P. v. Vilaysane CA4/1
INTRODUCTION A jury convicted Somsy Vilaysane of nine counts of burglary (Pen. Code,1 § 459), three counts of vandalism (§ 594, subds. (a), (b)(1) & (2)(A)), and three counts of attempted burglary (§§ 459 & 664). On appeal, Vilaysane contends section 654 barred punishment for the…
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P. v. Magallenez CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Andrew Magallenez appeals from the trial court’s resentencing orders made pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.75.1 In relevant part, defendant contends that the trial court erred in its resentencing orders because the
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P. v. Oliver CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant and appellant James Anthony Oliver, Jr., (appellant) was found guilty by a jury of shooting at an occupied motor vehicle and being a felon in possession of a firearm; the jury also found true a gang firearm enhancement and a street terrorism enhancement. Appella…
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P. v. Bess CA6
Defendant Richard Lee Bess was sentenced in 2020 to 11 years 8 months in prison for offenses including robbery and identity theft. In an appeal following the enactment of ameliorative sentencing legislation that applied retroactively, his case was remanded for resentencing. In 20…
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P. v. Thabiti CA2/8
MEMORANDUM OPINION Aqueel Thabiti appeals from the sentence imposed at his resentencing hearing conducted pursuant to Penal Code1 section 1172.75. We find this matter appropriate for disposition by a memorandum opinion in accordance with the California Standards of Judicial Admin…
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P. v. Jimenez CA2/2
THE COURT: It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on August 6, 2026, be modified as follows: 1. On pages 4 and 5, delete the paragraphs beginning “A defendant who is no longer” (starting on page 4) and “It is not enough for” (page 5) and insert the following paragraphs after…
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P. v. Alarid CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Jose Gabriel Sanchez Alarid appeals from a postjudgment order directing him to pay $606,525 in victim restitution. Appointed counsel filed a brief that raises no issues and asks us to examine the record ourselves under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d…
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P. v. Heath CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Dominic Alexander Heath was involved in an argument with his girlfriend. He possessed a shotgun loaded with ammunition, which he was prohibited from possessing as a convicted felon. He was found guilty of numerous
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Holly Hill Investments v. Flaherty CA2/5
Defendant and appellant Vincent Flaherty, individually and as trustee of the KHG Trust, appeals from a judgment quieting title to property in favor of plaintiff and respondent Holly Hill Investments, LLC. On appeal, Flaherty makes several contentions that are based on challenging…
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Hernandez v. Maryland MarketSource CA2/5
I. INTRODUCTION Defendant Maryland MarketSource, Inc. appeals from an order vacating an earlier order compelling arbitration of plaintiff’s claims pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.981 after defendant failed to timely pay an arbitration fee. While defendant’s appea…
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Coppola v. Variety Media CA2/5
Plaintiff Francis Ford Coppola (Coppola) filed a complaint for libel against defendants Variety Media, LLC (Variety), Brent Lang (Lang), and Tatiana Siegel (Siegel) (collectively, defendants) based on an article defendants published concerning Coppola’s conduct on the Megalopolis…
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Chung v. Cheng CA2/5
****** Two former spouses filed dueling petitions for domestic violence restraining orders (DVRO) against each other. The family court determined that the accusations in the wife’s petition were fabricated, and that by repeatedly making false accusations of serious misconduct aga…
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York v. Emmarex CA2/5
The motion identifies three subclasses of defendants, which include attorneys, judges, and “‘community members’” allegedly involved in the use of directed energy weapons. Plaintiff’s definitions of these subclasses run multiple pages and are expansive in scope. They include, for …