Category: California Courts of Appeal Opinions

Filed 12/27/21 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION[1] IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE WILLIAM E. RICE, Plaintiff, v. GARY P. DOWNS, Defendant and Respondent; GLASER WEIL FINK HOWARD AVCHEN & SHAPIRO, LLP, Appellant. B307780 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. Nos. BC506921, BC619678) APPEAL from an order of […]

Filed 12/27/21 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION[1]* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION EIGHT STEVEN A. SUGARMAN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CHRISTOPHER L. BROWN, Defendant and Respondent; J. FRANCISCO TURNER, Defendant and Appellant. B308318 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 19STCV36697)     APPEALS from orders […]

Filed 12/27/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO In re L.A.-O. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. M.A. et al., Defendants and Appellants. E077196 (Super.Ct.Nos. J279705, J279706 and J285540) […]

Filed 12/27/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT NAREN CHAGANTI, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; CRICKET COMMUNICATIONS, INC., et al., Real Parties in Interest. H048373 (Santa Clara County Super. Ct. No. 2015-1-CV-288323) Petitioner Naren Chaganti seeks a writ of error […]

Filed 12/23/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT ALICIA VALLEJO, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Real Party in Interest. H048233 (Santa Clara County Super. Ct. No. C1897470) During pretrial proceedings in a multi-defendant murder […]

Filed: 12/23/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE ANTHONY CAESAR AQUINO et al., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, Respondent; APRIL SCOTT, Real Party in Interest. A162836 (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. RG18915604) Anthony Caesar Aquino, Pacific Ocean Auto Parts Co., […]

Filed 12/23/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DEREAK H. TURNER, Defendant and Appellant. A159822 (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. H58999) Defendant Dereak H. Turner appeals a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of […]

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CHARLES KENNETH WAXLAX, Defendant and Appellant. E074347 (Super.Ct.No. INF1600362) OPINION APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. James S. Hawkins, Judge. Affirmed in part; vacated in part. Richard Power and […]

Filed 12/23/21 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION[1]* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (San Joaquin) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROBERT ARTHUR CLARK, Defendant and Appellant. C091176 (Super. Ct. No. STKCRFECOD20170007609) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, Xapuri Villapudua, Judge. Affirmed. Spolin […]

Filed 12/23/21 (unmodified opn. attached) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. NOKKUWA KENYA ERVIN, Defendant and Appellant. G059731 (Super. Ct. No. C-95992) ORDER MODIFYING OPINION; NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT In re NOKKUWA KENYA ERVIN on Habeas Corpus. […]

Filed 12/21/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. FINANCIAL CASUALTY & SURETY, INC., Defendant and Appellant. D078294 (Super. Ct. No. 37-2020- 00027208-CU-EN-CTL) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Michael T. Smyth, Judge. Affirmed. Law Office […]

Filed 11/29/21 Certified for Publication 12/21/21 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION EIGHT In re EMILY L., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. B309567 LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HELEN F., Defendant and Appellant. (Los […]

Filed 12/22/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HARRY LLOYD HOWARD, Defendant and Appellant. G059213 (Super. Ct. Nos. C77443, M-18531) O P I N I O N Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Orange […]

Filed 12/21/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE SEE’S CANDIES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Respondent; MATILDE EK et al., Real Parties in Interest. B312241 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 20STCV49673) OPINION […]

Filed 12/21/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MARK JAYSON STA ANA, Defendant and Appellant. H046864 (Santa Clara County Super. Ct. No. C1761829) Defendant Mark Jayson Sta Ana had sex with a woman while she was intoxicated and unconscious. […]

Filed 11/30/21 Certified for Publication 12/21/21 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE THERESA D., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MBK SENIOR LIVING LLC et al., Defendants and Appellants. A163312 (Sonoma County Super. Ct. No. SCV-268130) Defendants, operators of the Muirwoods Memory Care assisted living facility […]

Filed 12/8/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSEPH SILVA, Defendant and Appellant. A160827 (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. 172865D)   In 2014, Joseph Silva was convicted in a jury trial with two codefendants of two counts of […]

Filed 11/17/21; Certified for Publication 12/8/21 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE ANTHONY DE LEON, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PINNACLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC, et al., Defendants and Appellants. G059801 (Super. Ct. No. 30-2020-01142813) O P I N I O N Appeal from an […]

Filed 12/8/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SEVEN In re SCARLETT V., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. B311089 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 19CCJP04900A) LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. FRANKLIN V., Defendant and […]

Filed 11/30/21 (unmodified opinion attached) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RODNEY TAUREAN LEWIS, Defendant and Appellant. G060049 (Super. Ct. No. B1366626) ORDER MODIFYING OPINION; NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT It is ordered that the opinion filed on […]

Filed 12/7/21 (unmodified opinion attached) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Nevada) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JASON CARL SCHULLER, Defendant and Appellant. C087191 (Super. Ct. No. F16000111) ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND DENYING PETITION FOR REHEARING [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT] APPEAL from a judgment […]

Filed 12/6/21 (unmodified opinion attached) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR Y.C., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN MATEO COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. A162063 (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. 20JW0474) ORDER MODIFYING OPINION; AND DENYING PETITION FOR […]

Filed 12/3/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SEVEN THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CLAYBORN WASHINGTON, Defendant and Appellant. B299238 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. ZM023624) APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, […]

Filed 12/2/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE BRUCE J. GUTTMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PHILLIP GUTTMAN et al., Defendants and Respondents. B307048 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC723226) APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Richard J. […]

Filed 12/2/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JOHN MICHAEL VASQUEZ, Defendant and Respondent. G059397 (Super. Ct. No. 17NF2237) O P I N I O N Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Orange County, […]