California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Chinese Yellow Pages Co. v. Chinese Overseas Mktg. Svc. Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law
Denial of request for postjudgment fees and costs incurred in a bankruptcy proceeding brought by defendant and judgment debtor is reversed where: 1)...

Grossmont Union High School Dist. v. California Dep't of Educ.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a claim against defendant-California Department of Education seeking declaration that plaintiff-high school should not have to pay for mental...

People v. Roscoe

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
Following judgment finding defendants jointly and severally liable for penalties pursuant to laws governing underground storage of hazardous...

Estate of Shellenbarger

Probate, Trusts & Estates, Remedies
Denial of petition to exclude natural father's entitlement to distribution in decedent's estate is affirmed where a probate court may not, on...

Alberstone v. California Coastal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Property Law & Real Estate
In proceedings seeking to compel defendant-California Coastal Commission to hear de novo plaintiffs' neighbor's application to develop a vacant lot...

Liceaga v. Debt Recovery Solutions, LLC

Debt Collection, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for damages arising out of an apparent identity theft, judgment in favor of defendant-collection agency is affirmed where the trial court...

People v. Bradford

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Following a conviction for second degree murder and other offenses, admission of defendant's confession is reversed where: 1) because detectives...

Hailstone v. Martinez

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of motion to strike plaintiff's defamation complaint as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is affirmed where: 1) the...

Riverside County Sheriff's Dept. v. Zigman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In case concerning appeal from an eight-hour reduction in pay for police officer for violating department policy by failing to inform supervisors of...

Jose O. v. The Superior Court of San Diego County

Family Law, Juvenile Law
In a family law matter, petition for review of decision denying petitioner-father reunification services is denied where father made no showing that...