Category: California Courts of Appeal Opinions

103 Cal.App.5th 1 (2024) CANDIS DANIELSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT, Defendant and Respondent. No. A166787.Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One. June 26, 2024.*8 Appeal from the Superior Court of Humboldt County, Superior Court No. CV2200262, Timothy A. Canning, Judge. Steven B. Stevens, Steven B. Stevens; Conal F. Doyle; and […]

102 Cal.App.5th 1167 (2024) LOS ANGELES COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Respondents. No. B326977.Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Seven. June 24, 2024.*1182 APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Super. Ct. No. 21STCP03475, James C. Chalfant, […]

Filed 6/24/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ISRAEL ACKERMAN, Defendant and Appellant. D082208 (Super. Ct. No. SCD271741) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Polly H. Shamoon, Judge. Affirmed. Lindsey M. Ball, under appointment by […]

Filed 6/25/24; on rehearing CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE In re the Marriage of MONIQUE COVINGTON MOORE and CHARLES MOORE, MONIQUE COVINGTON MOORE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CHARLES MOORE, Defendant; ROCKET LAWYER, INC. Appellant. A165038 (San Francisco City & County Super. Ct. […]

Filed 5/30/24; certified for publication 6/25/24 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX CASA BLANCA BEACH ESTATES OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA et al., Defendants and Respondents. 2d Civ. No. B314102 (Super. Ct. No. 18CV04772) (Santa Barbara County) In the […]

Filed 5/30/24; certified for publication 6/25/24 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE XINGFEI LUO, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. EUGENE VOLOKH, Defendant and Respondent. B323878 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 22STRO05198) XINGFEI LUO, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. EUGENE VOLOKH, Defendant and Respondent. B324566 (Los […]

Filed 5/28/24; certified for publication 6/25/24 (order attached) COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA LUSARDI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS et al., Defendants and Respondents, DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT, Real Party in Interest and Respondent. D081704 (Super. Ct. No. 37-2020-00021750-CU-WM-NC) APPEAL from an order […]

Filed 6/24/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO JANE DOE WHBE 3, et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. A167458, A167709 (San Francisco City & County Super. Ct. No. CJC21005188) In 2020, plaintiff Jane Doe (later […]

Filed 6/24/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SEVEN LOS ANGELES COUNTY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Respondents. B326977 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 21STCP03475) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of […]

Filed 6/24/24 (see concurring & dissenting opinion) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; SYLVESTER WILLIAMS, Real Party in Interest. H051569 (Santa Clara County Super. Ct. No. C9925466) I. INTRODUCTION In 1999, real party […]

18 Cal.App.5th 154 (2017)226 Cal.Rptr.3d 727 DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. EUNICE E. HOWELL et al., Defendants and Respondents. Nos. C074879, C076008.Court of Appeals of California, Third District. December 6, 2017.APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Plumas County, Super. Ct. Nos. CV09-00205 (lead), CV09-00231, CV09-00245, […]

Filed 5/16/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA LARA HERZOG et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent; D082847 (San Diego County Super. Ct. Nos. 37-2022-00049800-CU-PL-CTL, 37-2023-00012889-CU-PL-CTL, 37-2023-00014497-CU-PL-CTL, 37-2023-00014471-CU-PL-CTL, 37-2022-00047846-CU-PL-CTL) DEXCOM, INC., Real Party in Interest. [1]*[And four other cases.] ORIGINAL PROCEEDING on […]

Filed 4/24/24; Certified for Publication 5/16/24 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Sacramento) CAJON VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. TRACY DRAGER, as Auditor-Controller, etc., et al., Defendants and Respondents; CITY OF EL CAJON et al., Real Parties in Interest and Respondents. […]

Filed 4/18/24; Certified for Publication 5/15/24 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Sacramento) SAVE THE CAPITOL, SAVE THE TREES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, Defendant and Respondent; JOINT COMMITTEE ON RULES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, Real Party in Interest and […]

Filed 4/19/24; certified for publication 5/13/24 (order attached) COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BRADY HELM, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Respondents. D083075 (Super. Ct. No. ICSICVCV202066094) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Inyo County, Susanne Rizo, Judge. Affirmed. William […]

Filed 4/16/24 Certified for Publication 5/10/24 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO JONIE A. HOLLAND et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. SILVERSCREEN HEALTHCARE, INC., Defendant and Appellant. B323237 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 22STCV01945) APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of […]

Filed 5/14/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE D.K., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Office of Administrative Hearings, Defendant and Respondent; A167272 (Napa County Super. Ct. No. 23-CV-000110) State Department of State Hospitals, Real Party in Interest. Petitioner D.K. appeals from a short-term order […]

Filed 4/17/24; certified for publication 5/13/24 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Sacramento) HAROLD MALMQUIST et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CITY OF FOLSOM, Defendant and Respondent. C099011 (Super. Ct. No. 34-2021-00297646-CU-PO-GDS) Plaintiff Harold Malmquist appeals from an order denying class certification in this nuisance action […]

Filed 4/23/24 Certified for Publication 5/10/24 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Placer) 3 STONEDEGGS, INC. et al., Petitioners, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD AND BRADEN NANEZ, Respondents. C098711 (Super. Ct. No. ADJ14015513) Under the “commercial traveler” rule in workers’ compensation law, an employee traveling on […]

Filed 5/10/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DAVID G. ARIAS, Defendant and Appellant. A164789 (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. 19-CR-010020) Defendant David Arias was tried for two counts of sexual abuse committed against J. Doe, a […]

Filed 5/9/24 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE EQUINIX LLC et al. Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant and Respondent. B324243 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 20STCV35469) APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, […]

Filed 4/15/24; Certified for Publication 5/9/24 (order attached) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT ROBERT BASSI, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SUSAN BASSI, Defendant and Appellant. H049873 (Santa Clara County Super. Ct. No. 2012FL009065) The Court[1] Susan Bassi appeals the denial of her anti-SLAPP motion[2] to strike a petition […]

Filed 5/8/24 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION[1]* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE ROSE BUI, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NGO KY et al., Defendants and Respondents. G062338 (Super. Ct. No. 30-2022-01257749) O P I N I O N Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of […]

Filed 5/7/24 See Dissenting Opinion CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO In re D.M., a Minor Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DAISY M., Defendant and Appellant. E082401 (Super.Ct.No. RIJ2000775) OPINION […]