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Recent Decisions From the California Courts of Appeal

Ramirez v. PK I Plaza 580 SC LP  
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: A162593

Justia Opinion Summary: Ramirez, a self-employed contractor, was hired by a shopping center’s tenant to remove an exterior sign after the tenant vacated its space. While searching for the sign’s electrical box, he entered a cupola on the…

People v. Garcia  
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: A163046

Justia Opinion Summary: Garcia was arrested after engaging in a physical altercation at his home, then firing a semiautomatic handgun at a responding officer. In 2018, Garcia was sentenced to 24 years after a jury found him guilty of assault…

In re Jhonny S.  
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: A164489

Justia Opinion Summary: In December 2018, the juvenile court committed Jhonny to the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) for a maximum term of confinement of four years after he admitted on a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section…

Marriage of Blake & Langer  
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: B311966

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, which orginated from a marital dissolution action, the Second Appellate District affirmed the trial court's decision to award attorney's fees based on one of the party's frivolous motions to disqualify the…

Fajardo v. Dailey  
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: B314031

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a premises liability claim against Defendant after she fell on an asphalt patch in front of Defendant's property. The trial court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment, finding that the…

Price v. Victor Valley Union High School Dist.  
Date: November 10, 2022
Docket Number: E076784

Justia Opinion Summary: La Vonya Price worked intermittently as a part-time substitute special education aide at the Victor Valley Unified School District (the District) before applying for a full-time position. She received an offer for a…

Zhang v. Super. Ct.  
Date: November 9, 2022
Docket Number: B314386

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was an equity partner in Dentons U.S. LLP, a law firm with offices throughout the United States. A dispute arose between them over a multimillion-dollar contingency fee from a client whom Petitioner brought to…

People v. Buchanan  
Date: November 9, 2022
Docket Number: H049838

Justia Opinion Summary: Officers separately arrested the defendants for DUI and released each with a Notice to Appear. Each signed their respective Notice, agreeing to appear in court on a specified date more than 25 days later. Each Notice…

Raja Development Co., Inc. v. Napa Sanitary District  
Date: November 8, 2022
Docket Number: A162256

Justia Opinion Summary: Condominium owners alleged that a sewer service charge collected by Napa Sanitation District consists of a “capacity fee” and a “use fee” and that the latter was an unlawful tax. A challenge to the capacity fee was…

P. v. Berdoll  
Date: November 8, 2022
Docket Number: B317129

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the trial court's judgment after pleading no contest to 24 counts of using a minor to pose to create media depicting sexual acts and one count of possession of matter depicting a minor engaged in…

Dedication and Everlasting Love etc. v. City of El Monte  
Date: November 8, 2022
Docket Number: B318078

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff and appellant Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals, Inc. (DELTA) owns a vacant lot in the City of El Monte (City or El Monte). After receiving several citations for violating the municipal code, DELTA…

In re E.C.  
Date: November 8, 2022
Docket Number: F084030

Justia Opinion Summary: A.C. (Mother) is the mother of E.C., now three years old. In 2020, E.C. was taken into protective custody after Mother’s domestic violence-related arrest, and, in 2021, she was made a dependent of the juvenile court…

Doe v. Software One  
Date: November 8, 2022
Docket Number: G060554

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff Jane Doe was the founder and owner of a company called House of Lync, which was purchased by defendant SoftwareONE Inc. As part of the acquisition, plaintiff was offered a position with defendant as “Head…

Randle v. Farmers New World Life Insurance Co.  
Date: November 7, 2022
Docket Number: B304970

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff sued Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (Defendant or Farmers) for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and punitive damages in connection with a policy insuring the…

Unzueta v. Akopyan  
Date: November 7, 2022
Docket Number: B313215

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed from a judgment entered in favor of Defendant, on Plaintiff’s action for medical malpractice after the trial court denied her motion under Batson v. Kentucky (1986) 476 U.S. 79 (Batson) and People v.…

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Where is the 4th appellate district in California?

Established in 1929, it is divided into three divisions and has jurisdiction in the following counties: Inyo, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, San Diego and Imperial. Division 1 is based in San Diego, Division 2 is based in Riverside and Division 3 is based in Santa Ana.

What are the four district courts in California?

The federal district courts are the trial courts in the federal court system. California has four federal district courts, which are the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California.

Where are California cases published?

Although today cases are usually accessed online, case citations still refer to print reporters. Almost all California cases are published in two competing sets of reporters: Westlaw publishes California cases in the unofficial California Reporter and Pacific Reporter.

What district is the California Court of Appeals in?

4th District Court of Appeal.