California Supreme Court Opinions Archives

HOHENSHELT v. SUPERIOR COURT, No. S284498 (Cal. S. Ct. Aug. 11, 2025)

Issues: Employment Agreements with Arbitration Clauses, Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), Labor & Employment Law

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA DANA HOHENSHELT, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; GOLDEN STATE FOODS CORP., Real Party in Interest. S284498 Second Appellate District, Division Eight B327524 Los Angeles County Superior Court 20PSCV00827 August 11, 2025 Justice Liu authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero […]

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, No. S283614 (Cal. S. Ct. Aug. 7, 2025)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Respondent; PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY et al., Real Parties in Interest. S283614 First Appellate District, Division Three A167721 Cal.P.U.C. Decision No. 22-12-056 August 7, 2025 Justice Kruger authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief […]

PEOPLE v. LYNCH, 16 Cal.5th 730 (2024)

16 Cal.5th 730 (2024) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DEANDRE LYNCH, Defendant and Appellant. No. S274942.Supreme Court of California. August 1, 2024.*741 Appeal from the Sacramento County, Superior Court, 20FE009532, Geoffrey A. Goodman, Judge. Appeal from the Third Appellate District, C094174, Review Granted NP opn. filed 5/27/22 – 3d Dist. Original Appeal. Original Proceeding. […]

PEOPLE v. SALAZAR, 15 Cal.5th 416 (2023)

15 Cal.5th 416 (2023)315 Cal.Rptr.3d 295538 P.3d 688 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. NORMAN THOMAS SALAZAR, Defendant and Appellant. No. S275788.Supreme Court of California. November 20, 2023.418*418 Appeal from the Superior Court of Ventura County, Superior Court No. 2018027995, Anthony J. Sabo, Judge. Appeal from the Second Appellate District, Division Six, No. B309803. Review Granted […]

PEOPLE v. REYES, 14 Cal.5th 981 (2023)

14 Cal.5th 981 (2023)309 Cal.Rptr.3d 832531 P.3d 357 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ANDRES QUINONEZ REYES, Defendant and Appellant. No. S270723.Supreme Court of California. June 29, 2023.*983 Appeal from the Superior Court of Orange County, Super. Ct. No. 04CF2780, Richard M. King, Judge. Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, G059251. COUNSEL Gerald J. Miller, under […]

PEOPLE v. DAIN, No. S283924 (Cal. S. Ct. Aug. 4, 2025)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. YACOB DAWIT DAIN, Defendant and Respondent. S283924 First Appellate District, Division Two A168286 Sonoma County Superior Court SCR-709053-1 August 4, 2025 Justice Kruger authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan, Liu, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. Chief Justice Guerrero filed […]

IN RE JA. O., No. S280572 (Cal. S. Ct. Aug. 4, 2025)

Issues: Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), Juvenile Law Issues

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re Ja.O., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. _________________________________________ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. A.C., Defendant and Appellant. S280572 Fourth Appellate District, Division Two E079651 San Bernardino County Superior Court J291031, J291032, J291033, J291034, J291035 August 4, 2025 Justice Jenkins […]

GUTIERREZ v. TOSTADO, No. S283128 (Cal. S. Ct. July 31, 2025)

Issues: Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA FRANCISCO GUTIERREZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. URIEL TOSTADO et al., Defendants and Respondents. S283128 Sixth Appellate District H049983 Santa Clara County Superior Court 20CV361400 July 31, 2025 Chief Justice Guerrero authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. SUMMARY The […]

PEOPLE v. FAIAL, No. S273840 (Cal. S. Ct. July 31, 2025)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JERRY ANTHONY FAIAL, Defendant and Appellant. S273840 First Appellate District, Division Three A159026 San Mateo County Superior Court SC083808 July 31, 2025 Justice Jenkins authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, and Evans […]

PEOPLE v. CANNON, No. S277995 (Cal. S. Ct. Aug. 18, 2025)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WILLIAM JOSEPH CANNON, Defendant and Appellant. S277995 First Appellate District, Division Five A163083 Mendocino County Superior Court SCUK-CRCR-2010-14869-2 August 18, 2025 Justice Corrigan authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Kruger, Groban, and Jenkins concurred. Justice Liu […]

HOLLAND v. SILVERSCREEN HEALTHCARE, INC., Case No. S285429 (Cal. S. Ct. Aug. 14, 2025)

Issues: Medical Malpractice, Motion to Compel Arbitration, Wrongful Death

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA JONIE A. HOLLAND et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. SILVERSCREEN HEALTHCARE, INC., Defendant and Appellant. S285429 Second Appellate District, Division Two b323237 Los Angeles County Superior Court 22STCV01945 August 14, 2025 Justice Kruger authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Groban, […]

PEOPLE v. DUNN, Cal. No. S184521 (July 24, 2025)

Issues: Criminal Law, Death Penalty, First Degree Murder

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. AARON NORMAN DUNN, Defendant and Appellant. S184521 Sacramento County Superior Court 06F02731 July 24, 2025 Justice Corrigan authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Liu, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. SUMMARY Defendant Aaron Norman Dunn, driven […]

EPICENTRX, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT, Cal. No. S282521 (July 21, 2025)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Forum Selection Clause

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA EPICENTRX, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent; EPIRX, L.P., Real Party in Interest. S282521 Fourth Appellate District, Division One D081670 San Diego County Superior Court 37-2022-00015228-CU-BT-CTL July 21, 2025 Chief Justice Guerrero authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan, […]

PEOPLE v. CHOYCE, Cal. No. S169090

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WILLIAM JENNINGS CHOYCE, Defendant and Appellant. S169090 San Joaquin County Superior Court SF98079A July 21, 2025 Justice Evans authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, and Jenkins concurred. SUMMARY William Jennings Choyce was […]

PEOPLE v. ARELLANO, 16 Cal.5th 457 (2024)

Issues: Criminal Law, Felony-Murder Rule, Murder, Sentencing

16 Cal.5th 457 (2024) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LUIS RAMON MANZANO ARELLANO, Defendant and Appellant. No. S277962.Supreme Court of California. July 11, 2024.*463 Appeal from the Santa Clara County Superior Court, 159386, Daniel T. Nishigaya, Judge. Appeal from the Sixth Appellate District, H049413, Review Granted XX 86 Cal.App.5th 418. COUNSEL Peter F. Goldscheider, […]

IN RE D.P., 14 Cal.5th 266 (2023)

Issues: Juvenile Law Issues, Mootness

14 Cal.5th 266 (2023)303 Cal.Rptr.3d 388522 P.3d 645 In re D.P., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. T.P., Defendant and Appellant. No. S267429.Supreme Court of California. January 19, 2023. SUMMARY In this case, the California Supreme Court addressed a dependency […]

PEOPLE v. JASSO, 17 Cal.5th 646 (2025)

Issues: Criminal Law, Death Penalty, Murder

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CHRISTOPHER GUY JASSO, Defendant and Appellant. S179454 Riverside County Superior Court INF047207 April 3, 2025 Justice Kruger authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. SUMMARY Christopher Guy Jasso was convicted […]

PEOPLE v. FRANKLIN, 63 Cal.4th 261 (2016)

Issues: Criminal Law, Minors, Parole

63 Cal.4th 261 (2016)202 Cal.Rptr.3d 496370 P.3d 1053 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TYRIS LAMAR FRANKLIN, Defendant and Appellant. No. S217699.Supreme Court of California. May 26, 2016.Appeal from the Superior Court of Contra Costa County, Super. Ct. No. 05-110301-9, Leslie G. Landau, Judge. Ct.App. 1/3 A135607. Review Granted XXX 224 Cal.App.4th 296. SUMMARY The […]

CAPITO v. SAN JOSE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, LP, 17 Cal.5th 273 (2024)

TAYLOR CAPITO, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SAN JOSE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, LP, Defendant and Respondent. No. S280018.Supreme Court of California. December 23, 2024. Appeal from the Santa Clara County, Superior Court, 20CV366981. Sunil R. Kulkarni, Judge. Appeal from the Sixth Appellate District, H049646. Counsel Law Offices of Barry L. Kramer, Barry L. Kramer; Carpenter Law and […]

NARANJO v. SPECTRUM SECURITY SERVICES, INC., 15 Cal.5th 1056 (2024)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA GUSTAVO NARANJO et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. SPECTRUM SECURITY SERVICES, INC., Defendant and Appellant. S279397 Second Appellate District, Division Four B256232 Los Angeles County Superior Court BC372146 May 6, 2024 Justice Kruger authored the opinion of the Court, in which Acting Chief Justice Evans and Justices Corrigan, Liu, […]

PEOPLE v. FLORES, 15 Cal.5th 1032 (2024)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MARLON FLORES, Defendant and Appellant. S267522 Second Appellate District, Division Eight B305359 Los Angeles County Superior Court BA477784 May 2, 2024 Justice Corrigan authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Liu, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. […]

PEOPLE v. McDAVID, 15 Cal.5th 1015 (2024)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WELDON K. McDAVID, JR., Defendant and Appellant. S275940 Fourth Appellate District, Division One D078919 San Diego County Superior Court SCN363925 April 29, 2024 (reposted corrected version) Justice Liu authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Kruger, […]

RUELAS v. COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, 15 Cal.5th 968 (2024)

15 Cal.5th 968 (2024) 546 P.3d 556 320 Cal. Rptr. 3d 290 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ARMIDA RUELAS et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. COUNTY OF ALAMEDA et al., Defendants and Appellants. Nol. S277120 Ninth Circuit No. 21-16528 Northern District of California No. 4:19-cv-07637-JST April 22, 2024 (reposted corrected version) Justice Evans authored […]

PEOPLE v. REYNOZA, 15 Cal.5th 982 (2024)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RAYMOND GREGORY REYNOZA, Defendant and Appellant. No. S273797 Sixth Appellate District No. H047594 Santa Clara County Superior Court No. C1775222 April 22, 2024 Chief Justice Guerrero authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. […]

QUISHENBERRY v. UNITEDHEALTHCARE, INC., 14 Cal.5th 1057 (2023)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA LARRY QUISHENBERRY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. UNITEDHEALTHCARE, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. S271501 Second Appellate District, Division Seven No. B303451 Los Angeles County Superior Court No. BC631077 July 13, 2023 Justice Groban authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, […]