California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

R.E. Loans, LLC v. Investors Warranty of America, Inc.

Banking Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In declaratory relief action in which plaintiff claimed that defendants breached a subordination agreement, summary judgment for plaintiff is...

People v. Navarro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In appeal of convictions related to shooting at a cohabitant from outside their mutual dwelling and evading arrest, judgment is affirmed, where: 1) on...

In re Marriage of E.U. and J.E.

Family Law
In family court proceeding, order of trial court that father should lose primary care of his child due to father's temporary deployment to Afghanistan...

Estate of Lira

Probate, Trusts & Estates
In probate proceeding where deceased's daughter challenged his will and trust that made donative transfers to his stepsons, on the ground that...

Gray v. Chiu

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Professional Malpractice
In appeal from a judgment affirming a medical malpractice arbitration award in favor of defendant, judgment is reversed and remanded, where the...

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Bowen

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Tax Law
In petition for writ of mandate challenging a bill reordering the ballot propositions and the legislative practice of passing a budget with empty...

People v. Nguyen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In appeal of conviction of attempted unlawful assault weapon activity and attempted possession of an assault weapon, judgment is affirmed, where: 1)...

Tom Jones Enterprises v. County of L.A.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Judgement Enforcement
In negligence action alleging defendant's employee caused the release of funds subject to a writ of execution contrary to the instructions of...

Kassey S. v. City of Turlock

Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In suit alleging sexual assault of a minor by police officer, judgment for defendant is affirmed, where: 1) when a police officer sexually assaults a...

People v. Caldwell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence
In appeal of conviction of felony battery with great bodily injury and misdemeanor hit and run driving, judgment is affirmed, where: 1) prosecutor's...