Category: California Supreme Court Opinions

Filed 4/10/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA DEBORAH SHAW, Petitioner v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; THC-ORANGE COUNTY, INC., et al., Real Parties in Interest. S221530 Ct.App. 2/3 B254958;?Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. BC493928 Counsel: Shegerian & Associates, Inc., Carney R. Shegerian and Anthony Nguyen for Petitioner. Center for Legal Affairs, […]

Filed 4/6/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA SHARON McGILL, Plaintiff and Respondent v. CITIBANK, N.A., Defendant and Appellant. S224086 Ct.App. 4/3 G049838;?Riverside County?Super. Ct. No. RIC1109398     Counsel: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Julia B. Strickland, Stephen J. Newman, David W. Moon and Marcos D. Sasso for Defendant and Appellant. Horvitz & Levy, […]

Filed 4/6/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA DISPUTESUITE, LLC, Plaintiff and Respondent v. SCOREINC.COM, et al., Defendants and Appellants. S226652 Ct.App. 2/2 B248694;?Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. BC489083   Counsel: Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin, Marvin Gelfand, Brendan J. Begley; Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker and Robert Cooper for Defendants and Appellants. J.J. […]

Filed 3/30/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA BANNING RANCH CONSERVANCY, Plaintiff and Appellant v. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH et al., Defendant and Appellants; NEWPORT BANNING RANCH LLC et al., Real Parties in Interest and Appellants S227473 Ct.App. 4/3 G049691;?Orange County?Super. Ct. No. 30-2012-00593557   Counsel: Leibold McClendon & Mann, John G. McClendon, Douglas M. […]

Filed 3/27/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent v. DANIEL ROMANOWSKI, Defendant and Appellant S231405 Ct.App. 2/8 B263164;?Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. MA064403 Counsel: Richard L. Fitzer, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Laura Beth Arnold for California Public Defender?s Association and Law Offices of the […]

Filed 3/27/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent v. RON DOUGLAS PATTERSON, Defendant and Appellant S225193 Ct.App. 4/2 E060758;?Riverside County?Super. Ct. No. EE220540 Counsel: J. Kutchins for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Acting Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L […]

Filed 3/23/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA JOHN M. CARMACK, as Trustee, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents v. RICK H. REYNOLDS, Defendant; TODD A. FREALY, as Trustee in Bankruptcy, etc., Claimant and Appellant. S224985 9th Cir. No. 12-60068;? C.D. Cal. Bankr. Nos.?09-14039-MJ, 09-01205-MJ   Counsel: Finlayson Toffer Roosevelt & Lilly, Jesse S. Finlayson […]

Filed 3/23/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent v. GIOVANNI GONZALES, Defendant and Appellant S231171 Ct.App. 4/1 D067554;?Imperial County?Super. Ct. No. JCF32479   Counsel: Richard A. Levy, under appointment by the Supreme Court; and Ava R. Stralla, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Stephen P. […]

Filed 3/20/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent v. ANDRE MERRITT, Defendant and Appellant S231644 Ct.App. 4/2 E062540; San Bernardino County Super. Ct. No. FVI1300082 Counsel: John L. Dodd, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Acting Attorney General, […]

Filed 3/20/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent v. IGNACIO GARCIA S218197 Ct.App. 6 H039603; Santa Clara County?Super. Ct. No. C1243927 Counsel: David D. Martin, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Law Offices of Daniel H. Willick and Daniel H. Willick for California Psychiatric Association, National […]

Filed 3/20/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE v. DONALD LEWIS BROOKS S099274 Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. PA032918 Counsel: John L. Staley, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Acting Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. […]

Filed 3/9/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. KEITH RYAN REESE, Defendant and Appellant. S230259 Ct.App. 2/8 B253610;? Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. TA125272 Counsel: Esther K. Hong, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Acting Attorney General, […]

Filed 3/6/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA J.M., a Minor, etc., ?Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH?SCHOOL DISTRICT,?Defendant and Respondent. S230510 Ct.App. 4/3 G049773;?Orange County?Super. Ct. No. 30-2013-00684104   Counsel: Gusdorff Law, Janet R. Gusdorff; Russell & Lazarus and Christopher E. Russell for Plaintiff and Appellant. McCune & Harber, Stephen M. Harber […]

Filed 3/2/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA CITY OF SAN JOSE, Petitioners v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; TED SMITH, Real Party in Interest. S218066 Ct.App. 6 H039498;?Santa Clara County?Super. Ct. No. 109CV150427 Counsel: Richard Doyle, City Attorney, Nora Frimann, Assistant City Attorney, and Margo Laskowska, Deputy City Attorney, for Petitioners. […]

Filed 3/2/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA LETICIA FLETHEZ, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY?EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION, Defendant and Appellant. S226779 Ct.App. 4/1 D066959;?San Bernardino County?Super. Ct. No. CIVDS 1212542   Counsel: Michael P. Calabrese; Arias & Lockwood and Christopher D. Lockwood for Defendant and Appellant. Nossman, Ashley K. Dunning, Michael V. Toumanoff […]

Filed 2/27/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST FOREST ASSOCIATION et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. FISH AND GAME COMMISSION, Defendant and Appellant. S208181 Ct.App. 3 C060569;?Sacramento County?Super. Ct. No. 07CS00851 Counsel: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and Kamala D. Harris, Attorneys General, Mary E. Hackenbracht, Kathleen A. Kenealy and Robert W. Byrne, Assistant […]

Filed 2/27/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ANTHONY GILBERT DELGADO, Defendant and Appellant. S089609 Kings County?Super. Ct. No. 99CM7335 Counsel: Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Jolie Lipsig, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, […]

Filed 2/23/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA WILSON DANTE PERRY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BAKEWELL HAWTHORNE, LLC, Defendant and Respondent. S233096 Ct.App. 2/2 B264027;?Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC500198   Counsel: Howard Posner; Bral & Associates and S. Sean Bral for Plaintiff and Appellant. Schumann | Rosenberg, Kim Schumann and Jeffrey P. Cunningham […]

Filed 2/16/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ROY ALLAN SLURRY SEAL, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. AMERICAN ASPHALT SOUTH, INC., ?Defendant and Respondent. S225398 Ct.App. 2/8 B255558 Riverside County?Super. Ct. No. RIC1308832 Counsel: Doyle & Schafer, Doyle Schafer McMahon, Daniel W. Doyle and David Klehm for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Altshuler Berzon, Scott […]

Filed 2/16/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Respondent; JOHNNY MORALES, Real Party in Interest. S228642 Ct.App. 4/2 E061754 San Bernardino County?Super. Ct. No. FVA015456 Counsel: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Edward C. DuMont, State Solicitor General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, […]

Filed 2/9/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent v. LaQUINCY HALL, Defendant and Appellant. S227193 Ct.App. 1/1 A141278;?Contra Costa County?Super. Ct. No. 51315225 Counsel: Patrick McKenna, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey M. […]

Filed 1/26/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GRAYLAND WINBUSH, Defendant and Appellant. S117489 Alameda County?Super. Ct. No. 128408B Counsel: Richard Jay Moller, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette and Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, […]

Filed 1/23/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA?INSURANCE COMPANIES et al.,?Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. DAVE JONES, as Commissioner, etc.,?Defendant and Appellant. S226529 Ct.App. 2/1 B248622;?Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. BC463124   Counsel: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Edward C. DuMont, State Solicitor General, Paul D. Gifford and Diane S. Shaw, Assistant Attorneys […]

Filed 1/19/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA BERTHE FELICITE KABRAN,?Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,?Defendant and Appellant. S227393 Ct.App. 4/1 D064133;?San Diego County?Super. Ct. No. 37-2010-00083678-CU-PO-CTL   Counsel: Lotz, Doggett & Rawers, Jeffrey S. Doggett, Evan J. Topol and Patrick F. Higle for Defendant and Appellant. Berman & Riedel, William Michael Berman; Kenneth […]