CA Unpub Decisions

M.B., father of the minor C.B., appeals from the juvenile court’s September 20, 2017 order selecting adoption as the permanent plan for C.B. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 395, 366.26.) Father’s sole contention is that notice pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) was insufficient. We agree and therefore, reverse the September 20, 2017 order and remand the matter for the limited purpose of permitting the juvenile court to comply with the notice provisions of the ICWA.

Appointed counsel for defendant Bertrand Thompson filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and asks this court to review the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).) As we explain, the order from which defendant appeals is a non appealable order. Accordingly, we shall dismiss the appeal.

Appointed counsel for defendant Randy Edwin Dahl filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and asks this court to review the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).) After reviewing the entire record, we affirm the judgment.

A jury found defendant Stanton Troy Wood guilty on three counts of committing a lewd or lascivious act upon a child under the age of 14 years. (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a).) The trial court sentenced him to an aggregate term of eight years in prison.
Defendant now contends his convictions must be reversed because trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance during closing argument. He claims he was prejudiced by counsel’s deficient performance in rejecting his theory that there was a conspiracy between his former girlfriend and the victim to set him up on false charges. Finding no merit in defendant’s contention, we will affirm the judgment.

Based on a handgun and methamphetamine found in Yolo County, defendant Jason Flint Reynolds was convicted in Placer County Superior Court of possessing a controlled substance with a firearm (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.1, subd. (a); count fifteen), unlawful firearm activity in violation of a restraining order (Pen. Code, § 29825, subd. (b); count sixteen) , and possession of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a); count seventeen). He was also convicted of several firearm-related offenses for guns found in Placer County, and the court declared a mistrial on several other firearm offenses, which were also based on guns found in Placer County. He was sentenced to two years in state prison.
On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss count fifteen, the felony possession of a controlled substance with a firearm charge.

Based on a handgun and methamphetamine found in Yolo County, defendant Jason Flint Reynolds was convicted in Placer County Superior Court of possessing a controlled substance with a firearm (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.1, subd. (a); count fifteen), unlawful firearm activity in violation of a restraining order (Pen. Code, § 29825, subd. (b); count sixteen) , and possession of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a); count seventeen). He was also convicted of several firearm-related offenses for guns found in Placer County, and the court declared a mistrial on several other firearm offenses, which were also based on guns found in Placer County. He was sentenced to two years in state prison.
On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss count fifteen, the felony possession of a controlled substance with a firearm charge.

Plaintiff Mark Wilson brought a wrongful foreclosure action against defendants Bank of America, N.A. (Bank of America) and ReconTrust Company, N.A. (ReconTrust). Wilson contends he was a part owner of property with Linda Catron. After Catron defaulted on her loan, defendants foreclosed. Wilson filed suit, arguing he was entitled to notice of the subsequent sale, the notice of sale was improper, fraudulent concealment, negligence, and violation of the automatic bankruptcy stay. The trial court dismissed Wilson’s first amended complaint without leave to amend. Wilson appeals. We shall affirm the judgment.

Defendant Andrea Kilie Chesnut appeals from the denial of her Penal Code section 1170.18 petition to reclassify one of her convictions for second degree burglary (§ 459) as a misdemeanor. She contends the trial court erred in finding the crime was not eligible for reclassification. We shall reverse and remand for additional proceedings.

Michael Carson, Jr., (the son) sued Michael Carson, Sr., (the father) to quiet title on a cabin in Arnold, California. After a bench trial, the trial court found in favor of the son, concluding that the father’s parents (the grandparents) deeded the cabin to the son. Although the father claimed ownership of the cabin based on a modified 1996 quitclaim deed, the trial court determined the modified deed was invalid.
The father, representing himself, now contends (1) the modified 1996 quitclaim deed was valid, (2) the trial court should have continued the trial until the father’s sister was available to testify, and (3) the judgment was erroneous. The son did not file a respondent’s brief.
We will affirm the judgment.

John P. (Father), in pro. per., petitions for extraordinary writ review of an order terminating his reunification services and setting a permanent plan hearing regarding his minor son, J.P.O. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26, subd. (l).) We deny the petition.

Father, Lee M., appeals from the jurisdictional and dispositional orders of the juvenile court. He argues the court’s jurisdictional finding regarding his alcohol abuse was not supported by substantial evidence. He also argues the court erred in relying on the unsupported jurisdictional finding when it ordered J.M. removed from his custody. We disagree and affirm.

D.N. (mother) filed a notice of appeal challenging the juvenile court’s judgment terminating her parental rights to Noah F. (Noah, born Oct. 2013) “and all appe[a]lable findings and orders made by the [juvenile] court on March 16, 2017.” (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.) Mother’s appellate briefs are inadequate, and, in any event, the judgment is supported by the appellate record. Accordingly, we affirm.

In this breach of contract action between Michael Gee Fierstein (Fierstein) and Fox Entertainment Group, LLC (Fox), the jury gave inconsistent answers to questions in a special verdict form. Because of that, the trial court granted Fierstein a new trial. Fox appeals on the ground, inter alia, that the order granting a new trial should be reversed because the special verdict was not inconsistent.
We find no error and affirm.

Appellant Pine Valley, Inc. (Pine Valley) appeals from an order of dismissal following the sustaining without leave to amend of a demurrer filed by respondents Ajinomoto North America, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, Ajinomoto Frozen Foods U.S.A., Inc., a corporation (collectively Ajinomoto), and a more recently formed entity, Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc., an Oregon corporation (Windsor). The three Ajinomoto entities are collectively referred to as “respondents.” We affirm.