California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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In re Ar.P. CA2/1
Sep 29, 2022
The instant dependency proceedings began in 2018 when the juvenile court took jurisdiction over Ar.P. and his brother, Father’s now-adult son A.P., based on “Father’s history of volatile and aggressive conduct and because Father threatened to harm A.P. with a baseball bat.” The b…
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In re A.L. CA2/1
Sep 29, 2022
Mother Karla E. appeals from the juvenile court’s March 12, 2021, dispositional orders removing her three children, A.L., David S. Jr. (David), and D.S. from her custody, due, in part, to Mother’s substance abuse. Mother argues there was insufficient evidence to demonstrate a sub…
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P. v. Davis CA2/1
Sep 29, 2022
At around 9:00 p.m. on September 15, 1980, the victim, Barry Cohen, and his co-worker, David McDonald, left the automobile dealership at which they worked and drove in Cohen’s 1973 Firebird to a nearby gas station. McDonald was the passenger. Cohen spoke with the manager of the g…
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In re D.T. CA2/8
Sep 29, 2022
In September 2018, the mother and her boyfriend brought the boyfriend’s 19-month-old daughter to the ER with first degree burns on her legs and buttocks. The daughter had been in the mother’s care. The doctors who examined the child believed the injuries were inconsistent with th…
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P. v. Adams CA2/1
Sep 29, 2022
In 2015, a jury convicted Adams of one count of second degree murder (§§ 187, subd. (a), 189), and found true an allegation that he committed the offense for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal street gang. (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(4).) The jury fou…
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Diaz v. City of L.A. CA2/4
Sep 29, 2022
In the operative complaint, Diaz alleges Underwood acquired possession of “vicious dogs from the [City], through the [City’s] adoption program on a date prior to the incident that is the subject matter of this action.” “Underwood was known by [the City] to be a homeless person, w…
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P. v. Keaton CA2/3
Sep 29, 2022
In 1983, Keaton pleaded guilty to a single count of first degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years to life. As part of the plea agreement, a robbery-murder special circumstances allegation was dismissed. The murder charge arose from a 1981 residential burglary during which 70-…
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P. v. Caraveo CA2/1
Sep 29, 2022
In 1991, Caraveo pleaded guilty to one count of second degree murder (§ 187, subd. (a)) and admitted that he was armed with a firearm in the commission of the offense (§ 12022, subd. (a)(1).) The trial court sentenced him to 16 years to life in prison. In 2018, the Legislature en…
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P. v. R.E. CA2/5
Sep 29, 2022
K.A. testified that, on October 7, 2019, she and her friend J.G. took a bus to Ralphs with J.C. and J.B. K.A. had ingested two beers before she boarded the bus. The group met up with R.E. and went to the rooftop of a building in North Hollywood, where they drank alcohol together.…
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P. v. Williams CA2/3
Sep 29, 2022
On August 31, 1984, police found Ebora Alexander, age 58, dead in her Los Angeles home from multiple gunshot wounds to the head. Alexander apparently had been shot while sitting at her kitchen table having breakfast. Police also discovered the bodies of Alexander’s 24-year-old da…
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Ransford v. So. Cal. Permanente Medical Group CA2/
Sep 29, 2022
Ransford filed a complaint alleging causes of action for wrongful termination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, failure to pay wages due upon termination (Lab. Code, § 201), and waiting time penalties for failure to pay wag…
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Shakouri v. Tesla Motors CA2/4
Sep 28, 2022
Shakouri purchased a Tesla Model S on February 27, 2014. The car had a base price of $69,900. With added options including an upgraded 85-kilowatt battery ($10,000), silver cyclone wheels ($2,500), and a “tech package” ($3,750), the total purchase price came to $90,570. The car c…
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In re J.V. CA2/6
Sep 28, 2022
On February 16, 2020, Anthony Romo and his wife Priscilla Ocedueda were visiting a deceased loved one at the Resurrection Cemetery in Los Angeles. Romo and his wife went to use the restrooms. Ocedueda went inside, but Romo waited outside because the men’s room was occupied. Three…
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Francis v. City of L.A. CA2/1
Sep 28, 2022
In February 1986, Sherri Rasmussen was murdered in her Van Nuys home. She had been severely beaten and shot three times in the chest area. During the LAPD’s initial investigation, the “working theory” of the case was that the murder occurred during a “botched burglary” by two men…
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Caudillo CA1/1
Sep 28, 2022
About 2:00 a.m. on February 28, 2015, Merced Police Officer Brian Rinder, who was patrolling for drivers who may be have been under the influence, spotted a burgundy Chrysler 200. Rinder began following the car to look for possible signs that the driver was driving under the infl…
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P. v. Majors CA1/5
Sep 28, 2022
In December 2020, appellant was charged by information with felony receipt of a stolen motor vehicle (Pen. Code, § 496d, subd. (a)). According to the preliminary hearing testimony, appellant attempted to register a stolen vehicle; appellant claimed he purchased the vehicle, but n…
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P. v. T.C. CA1/4
Sep 28, 2022
In November 2016, when defendant was 13 years old, he admitted a violation of Penal Code section 211 (robbery). Over the course of the next four years, he admitted and was found to have committed numerous violations of his probation, including while under the supervision of his g…
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Byrne’s Special Works v. Eng CA1/5
Sep 28, 2022
Defendant Martin Eng, acting in propria persona, appeals from a default judgment in favor of plaintiff Byrne’s Special Works, LLC (Byrne’s) quieting title to a San Francisco property and cancelling various instruments clouding its title. Eng contends service of process by publica…
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Digiacomo v. Recology CA1/4
Sep 28, 2022
Appellant sued respondent in December 2019. He filed his operative second amended complaint in September 2020, alleging a private nuisance claim stemming from the noise generated from respondent’s recyclables, compost, and waste collection activity late at night and early in the …
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County of Mono v. City of L.A. CA1/4
Sep 28, 2022
I. 2020 Leases The history of how Los Angeles secured the rights to water from Mono and Inyo Counties in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains and exported it via aqueduct is well documented in prior decisions, and we need not repeat it here. (See County of Inyo v. City of Los Ange…