California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Lampe v. Queen of the Valley Medical Center

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions
Affirming a trial court order denying class certification in wage and hour claims against a medical center because substantial evidence led to the...

P. v. Perez

Sentencing, Immigration Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming the denial of a motion to vacate the conviction of a man for possession of methamphetamine who was subsequently deported on account of the...

P. v. Moore

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming the trial court's determination that voluntary intoxication is not a defense to vandalism charges and that arguments regarding the...

Gaynor v. Bulen

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
Affirming the denial of a motion to strike claims under California's anti-SLAPP statute where claims relating to the improper management of a trust...

P. v. Martinez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Reversing in part a judgment in which a gang enhancement was applied where a gang expert's testimony included inadmissible hearsay, but otherwise...

In Re D.N.

Evidence, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Reducing a minor's adjudication for felony theft of a vehicle to a misdemeanor because a recent California Supreme Court case held that proof of the...

MTC Financial, Inc. v. Nationstar Mortgage

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Probate, Trusts & Estates
Affirming an order denying the plaintiff's claim to surplus funds deposited with the court by the defendant after a trustee's nonjudicial foreclosure...

Khan v. Dunn-Edwards Corporation

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions
Affirming the grant of summary judgment in the case alleging wage violations and purporting to proceed as a class action lawsuit because the plaintiff...

Lippman v. City of Oakland

Landlord Tenant Law, Civil Procedure, Administrative Law
Reversing a trial court determination that the City of Oakland was compliant with the California Building code when it designated a single hearing...

Land Partners, LLC v. County of Orange

Civil Procedure, Tax Law, Attorney's Fees
Affirming a postjudgment order denying attorney fees in a case where the court found that the County of Orange Assessor had used a constitutionally...