California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Barber v. California Dep't of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
On a former parole agent's petition for writ of mandamus, seeking production of his personnel and internal affairs files from the California...

In re Thompkins

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
On petition for a writ of habeas corpus asserting that an order of the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) denying the petitioner an advanced parole...

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP v. Rosenson

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a fee dispute between a law firm and its client, the trial court's grant of a petition to confirm a nonbinding arbitration award in favor of the...

In re Michael G.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
On parents' appeal of orders terminating their parental rights over their son under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, the findings and...

SCI California Funeral Services, Inc. v. Five Bridges Foundation

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute arising over the purchase of the assets of a cemetery, in which the plaintiff alleged that it did not receive an option agreement or...

In re A.A.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
In a case in which an incarcerated mother's parental rights were terminated, the juvenile court order of termination is affirmed, where: 1) the...

People v. Borzakian

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
On appeal of a conviction for failure to stop at a red light signal at an intersection equipped with an automated red light enforcement system, the...

Martinez v. Brownco Construction Co., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Injury & Tort Law
On appeal of an award of costs after a successful personal injury suit against a construction company that had performed demolition work at the...

Marriage of Thorne

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Military Law
In marital dissolution proceedings involving the division of property interests in the husband's military pension, the trial court's modification of...

Hecimovich v. Encinal School Parent Teacher Organization

Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In an action asserting defamation and other causes involving a youth athletics coach, in which the defendants filed an anti-SLAPP motion, the trial...