California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Sierra Club v. Co. of San Diego

Environmental Law
Order granting plaintiff’s petition for writ of mandate to enforce a climate change mitigation measure (CCMM) adopted by defendant County related to...

People v. Walker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
In this case, defendant was convicted and sentenced to prison for four counts of driving under the influence causing injury, and the counts named four...

Leslie O. v. Super. Ct.

Family Law
In this marital dissolution case, the trial court denied petitioner’s motion to have the child custody evaluator removed for bias and her evaluations...

Edwards Wildman Palmer v. Super. Ct.

Legal Malpractice, Evidence
In this case, petitioner-attorney sought legal advice from an in-house attorney concerning a dispute with the petitioner’s client, who later sued...

Regent Alliance v. Rabizadeh

Injury & Tort Law
In this conversion case, plaintiff sued three purchasers of children’s clothing, alleging that the purchasers bought, from other defendants, clothing...

Conway v. County of Tuolumne

Injury & Tort Law, Government Law
In this case, officers from defendant County fired a tear gas canister into plaintiff's mobile home in an unsuccessful attempt to capture and...

Stephens & Stephens XII v. Fireman’s Fund Ins.

Insurance Law
In this insurance coverage dispute, three days after the building policy became effective (covering loss from property damage, including rent), the...

Ben-Shahar v. Pickart

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In this case, defendants appeal the denial of their anti-SLAPP special motion to strike plaintiff’ first amended complaint, and plaintiff...

People v. Phoenix

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In this case, defendant was convicted of crimes in Sacramento County and Yolo County, and was originally sentenced to prison in the Sacramento county...

In re M.D.

Juvenile Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Order of wardship following a finding that defendant-minor committed the crime of loitering with the intent to commit prostitution is affirmed, where:...