Category: California Courts of Appeal Opinions

Filed 8/23/21 (unmodified opinion attached) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSE NOLASCO, Defendant and Appellant. B308627 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. ZM050339-01) ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND DENYING REHEARING   NO CHANGE IN THE JUDGMENT [Modification […]

Filed 8/19/21 Certified for Publication IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TAK SUN TAN, Defendant and Appellant. B308687 Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA131282 APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Stephen A. Marcus, […]

Filed 8/19/21 (unmodified opn. attached) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO LAW FINANCE GROUP, LLC, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SARAH PLOTT KEY, Defendant and Respondent. B305790 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 19STCP04251) ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND DENYING REHEARING [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT] […]

Filed 8/18/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO ALAMEDA COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WASTE CONNECTIONS US, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants. A158323 (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. CIVMSC18- 01546) In 2016, Alameda County Waste Management Authority, a […]

Filed 7/27/21; Modified and Certified for Publication 8/18/21 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE In re N.B., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. NAPA COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CATHERINE B., Defendant and Appellant. A161425 (Napa County […]

Filed 8/18/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE MORRIS CERULLO WORLD EVANGELISM, Cross?complainant and Appellant, v. NEWPORT HARBOR OFFICES & MARINA, LLC, Cross?defendant and Respondent. G058836 (Super. Ct. No. 30-2019-01056982) O P I N I O N Appeal from an order of the […]

Filed 8/19/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION EIGHT SAVE OUR ACCESS–SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WATERSHED CONSERVATION AUTHORITY, Defendant and Appellant. B303494 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 18STCP02984)   SAVE OUR ACCESS—SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WATERSHED CONSERVATION […]

Filed 8/19/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. AHMED MUMIN, Defendant and Appellant. D076916 (Super. Ct. No. SCD261780) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Kenneth K. So, Judge. Affirmed as modified. Raymond M. DiGuiseppe, under […]

Filed 8/17/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEBRA TURNER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LAURIE ANNE VICTORIA et al., Defendants and Respondents. D076318, D076337 (Super. Ct. Nos. 37-2017- 00009873-PR-TR-CTL; 37-2018-00038613-CU-MC-CTL) CONSOLIDATED APPEALS from judgments of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Julia C. Kelety and Kenneth […]

Filed 8/17/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. IAN CZIRBAN, Defendant and Appellant. H047748 (Monterey County Super. Ct. No. SS170589A) Appellant Ian Czirban was charged with a number of regulatory crimes following a fatal July 2016 accident involving his […]

Filed 8/17/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JULIE ANN McCLURE, Defendant and Appellant. H048280 (Monterey County Super. Ct. No. SS161619) I. INTRODUCTION In 2017, after initially having been charged with willful, deliberate, and premeditated murder (Pen. Code, § […]

Filed 8/17/21 (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. JOHNNY ALEXANDER LAPENIAS, Defendant and Appellant. G060133 (Super. Ct. No. C1363271) ORDER MODIFYING OPINION; NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT This court hereby orders that the opinion filed […]

Filed 8/17/21 (unmodified opinion attached) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE MATTER OF PROPOSITION G (NOWAK), Defendants and Appellants. A160659 (City & County of San Francisco Super. Ct. […]

Filed 8/17/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR In re Marriage of NAKIYA RAMSEY and STEVEN HOLMES. B305584 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BD648235) NAKIYA RAMSEY, Respondent, v. STEVEN HOLMES, Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court for Los Angeles […]

Filed 8/17/21 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION[1]* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. COUNTY OF INYO et al., Defendants and Appellants. F081389 (Super. Ct. No. BCV-18-101513-KCT) OPINION APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Kern County. […]

Filed 8/17/21 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION[1]* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSE ADRIAN PEREZ, Defendant and Appellant. F080837 (Super. Ct. No. VCF043238-99) OPINION APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Gary L. Paden, Judge. Law Office of […]

Filed 8/16/21 (unmodified opinion attached) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION EIGHT MALAK MELVIN ABDUL QAADIR, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. UBALDO GURROLA FIGUEROA et al., Defendants and Appellants. B306011 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC656206) ORDER MODIFYING OPINION   [No change in the […]

Filed 8/16/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO In re I.S., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES BUREAU, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. R.S., Defendant and Appellant. A161417 (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. J1900940) […]

Filed 8/16/21 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION[1]* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE KRIZEL GALLANO, Plaintiff, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY OF CALIFORNIA, LLC, Defendant, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent. A158391 (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. CIV532414) Defendant Burlington Coat Factory of California (Burlington) appeals from […]

Filed 8/17/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WILL TAYLOR et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. FINANCIAL CASUALTY & SURETY, INC., Defendant and Respondent. D076869 (Super. Ct. No. 37-2016-00015444-CU-OE-CTL) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Ronald F. Frazier, Judge. Affirmed. The […]

Filed 8/16/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SEVEN SYLVIA NIXON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, Defendant and Respondent. B302754 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 19STCV19029)   APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Amy D. […]

Filed 8/11/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE MARYAM HEDAYATI, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB, Defendant and Respondent. G058189 (Super. Ct. No. 30-2016-00879169) O P I N I O N Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court […]

Filed 8/11/21 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION[1]* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Amador) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GREGORY MICHAEL WILSON, Defendant and Appellant. C083772 (Super. Ct. No. 14CR22366 ) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Amador County, Susan C. Harlan, Judge. Affirmed as […]

Filed 8/11/21 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION[1]* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Butte) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. NATHAN JOHN HENDERSON, Defendant and Appellant. C092097 (Super. Ct. No. 18CF02605) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Butte County, Jesus A. Rodriguez, Judge. Affirmed as modified. […]

Filed 7/21/21; Certified for Publication 8/11/21 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO In re KAREN LEE SIMS on Habeas Corpus. E075363 (Super.Ct.No. BLF003752) _____________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for writ of habeas corpus. Richard A. Erwood, Judge. Petition granted. Michaela R. Dalton for Petitioner. Xavier […]