California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

In re Amanda A.

Juvenile Law
In an appeal of the juvenile court's order continuing defendant as a ward of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 602, the order is...

In re Marriage of Smith

Family Law
In an appeal of a trial court order that ex-wife pay, pursuant to Family Code section 2030 and 271, certain amounts to a claimant subject to a...

People v. Acosta

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a petition action for resentencing under Proposition 48, to reduce defendant's felony conviction of attempted second degree burglary of a vehicle,...

Marlton Recovery Partners, LLC v. County of Los Angeles

Tax Law
In a petition action for preemptory writ of mandate seeing to overturn a decision denying plaintiff's request for cancellation of tax penalties under...

Griffin v. The Haunted Hotel, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law
In an suit against the operator of an outdoor haunted house type of attraction for injuries sustained by plaintiff when he fell while fleeing from...

In re K.M.

Juvenile Law, Family Law, Indian Law
In a parents' action appealing from the juvenile court's order terminating their parental rights to their 3-year old daughter, the juvenile court's...

San Diegans for Open Government v. City of San Diego

Constitutional Law
In a reverse validation action alleging that a lease-back financing plan the city-defendant adopted to fund public infrastructure improvements...

County of Los Angeles v. Super. Ct. (Anderson-Barker)

Government Law
In a petition seeking writ relief to compel the court to vacate its order granting real party in interest's petition for writ of mandate to disclose...

County of San Diego v. Super. Ct. (Casteen)

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against a county for injuries suffered by plaintiff while rope swinging, the trial court's denial of the public entity's motion for summary...

FirstMerit Bank v. Reese

Probate, Trusts & Estates, Banking Law
In an action to enforce a money judgment against defendant by applying for an order assigning defendant's interest in two trusts to plaintiff and an...