California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

City of Palmdale v. Palmdale Water District

Water Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court finding that defendant had adopted a new water rate structure consistent with the constitutional...

In re J.A.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
In an appeal from the conviction and sentencing of minor-defendant for the sexual molestation of a three-year old victim, judgment of the juvenile...

People v. Mace

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Transportation
Conviction and sentencing of defendant for violating Vehicle Code section 20001, leaving the scene of a one-vehicle accident without assisting a...

Gutierrez v. County of San Bernardino

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action for inverse condemnation against defendant-county and precipitated by substantial damages to plaintiffs' residences and property caused...

Bank of America v. Superior Court

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a petition for a writ of mandate directing respondent to vacate its order overruling petitioner-defendants' demurrer to the first cause of an...

Gramercy Investment Trust v. Lakemont Homes Nevada, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action to recover the unpaid balance of a foreclosed real estate mortgage loan, summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff is affirmed where,...

Tafti v. County of Tulare

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Sanctions
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying appellant's petition for a writ of mandate in which he challenged the validity of $1,148,200...

Theiler v. Ventura County Community College District

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute involving the summary termination of plaintiff's employment and application of Education Code section 87482.5(a), trial court's judgment...

Marriage of La Moure

Civil Procedure, Family Law
In an appeal from a trial court order denying father's claim of exemption and motion to quash and recall a levy on his IRA account to recover child...

Estate of Dito

Civil Procedure, Elder Law, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Remedies
In a probate petition alleging financial elder abuse, judgment of the trial court dismissing complaint without leave to amend on the ground that it is...