California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Starpoint Properties, LLC v. Namvar

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying appellants' motion to set aside, on the ground of extort, a judgment entered upon a...

People v. Guzman

Evidence, Health Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentencing of defendant-physician on Medi-Cal fraud are upheld where appellant's challenges on the grounds of illegal search and...

Pirjada v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In a writ challenge to an order of the defendant-superior court denying petitioner's motion for precertification discovery, judgment is affirmed where...

In re M.B.

Evidence, Juvenile Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the juvenile court enjoining mother from unrestricted contact with Family Services during the course of a dependency,...

Henry v. Red Hill Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tustin

Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from a judgment by the trial court in favor of defendant-church in an action for wrongful termination, judgment is affirmed where: 1)...

S.Y. v. S.B.

Family Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial declaring that appellant's former same-sex partner is a presumed parent of their adopted children under...

Estate of Kampen

Probate, Trusts & Estates
In an action brought by the San Francisco Opera Association as the sole beneficiary of two estates, alleging breach of fiduciary duty and other...

Allende v. Dept. of CA Highway Patrol

Remedies, Transportation, Administrative Law, Government Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court invalidating and enjoining the enforcement of certain provisions of defendant's policy which allow for...

Cargill v. Souza

Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial denying defendant's motion for attorney's fees as a prevailing party in an action to enforce a transfer...

In re Finding of Kinney

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Judges & Judiciary, Sanctions
After filing a series of unsuccessful, baseless lawsuits relating to real property owned by lawyer in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, the...