California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

In re K.L.

Family Law
In consolidated appeals arising from dependency proceedings involving three siblings, who were removed from the custody of their mother, and the...

Yolo County Dept. of Child Support Servs. v. Myers

Family Law
In an appeal from multiple orders arising out of father-plaintiff's attempt to set aside a 1989 default judgment establishing his parentage and...

Alex R. v. Super. Ct.

Immigration Law, Juvenile Law, Family Law
In an action to obtain 'special immigrant juvenile' (SIJ) status, a classification created by Congress to provide special immigration protection to...

People v. Dunley

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an appeal from a judgment extending defendant's commitment as a mentally disordered offender (MDO), as proscribed by the Mentally Disordered...

People v. Brown

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence and conviction of felony resisting or attempting to deter an executive officer in the performance of his duties, Penal Code section 69, and...

In re E.G.

Juvenile Law, Family Law
In the government's challenge to the juvenile court's order granting reunification services to the mother, the order is reversed for the court to...

Adoption of K.C.

Family Law
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) does not apply to adoptions under Fam. Code sections 3400 et seq.

Perez v. Torres-Hernandez

Family Law
In a family law action, the trial court's denial of plaintiff's motion to renew her domestic violence restraining order against defendant is reversed...

Jamul Action Committee v. Chauduri

Indian Law, Environmental Law, Gaming Law
In a petition for a writ of mandamus under the Administrative Procedure Act brought by a group of tribal members and organizations, alleging that the...

People v. Ocegueda

Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence and conviction of attempted murder, assault with a firearm, and dissuading a witness, with firearm enhancements, are: 1) reversed and...