California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Charter Communications Properties v. County of San Luis Obispo

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Entertainment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court affirming the determination of the fair market value of a television cable franchise, California Code...

Salas v. California Department of Transportation

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court granting summary adjudication to defendant in a survivor's action for wrongful death based on a...

People v. Le

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In an appeal from the conviction of defendant on one count of transportation for sale and one count of possession for sale of a controlled substance...

Marriage of Cryer

Family Law, Juvenile Law
In an appeal from the judgment of the trial court declining appellant's request to order a more severe reduction in child support after he obtained...

In re Hill

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a petition for habeas relief from petitioner's conviction on 23 counts of sexual offenses committed against two minors, petition is granted where...

In re P.A.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
In an appeal from the juvenile court's judgment of paternity based solely on the results of genetic testing, judgment is reversed where if a child has...

Sonoma County Employees Retirement Assn. v. Superior Court (The Press Democrat)

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a petition for a writ of mandate to overturn the trial court's order compelling petitioner to disclose the names of all persons receiving county...

In re Miguel C.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
In an appeal from the jurisdictional and dispositional orders of the juvenile court declaring appellant's son a dependent and removing him from...

Schenck v. County of Sonoma

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal from a judgment in an action challenging the approval of a project for development of a beverage distribution facility on grounds that...

Coalition for a Sustainable Future in Yucaipa v. City of Yucaipa

Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying appellant-coalition's petition for a writ of mandate which sought to vacate a project approval...