Browse 15 abuse of discretion standard cases decided by California Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Delay in trial justified by witness unavailability, writ denied
Amezcua v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Amezcua, sought a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to dism...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation
Paknad v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Paknad, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court to dis...
Court Orders City to Produce Police Misconduct Records
City of Fresno v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 23, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The City of Fresno challenged a discovery order compelling it to produce...
Domestic Partnership Not a Marriage Without State Registration
In re Domestic Partnership of Campos & Nunoz, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, aff...
Appellate Court Affirms Divorce Asset Division
Jogani v. Jogani, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 24, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regarding the division of ass...
Appellate Court Denies Writ, Upholds Trial Court's Speedy Trial Ruling
Esparza v. Super Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Esparza, sought a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to dis...
Court Orders Dismissal of Criminal Case Due to Speedy Trial Violation
Siam v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 26, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The petitioner, Siam, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court to d...
Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Child Support Modification
Marriage of Starr, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the husband's request to...
Court Denies Writ to Dismiss Case Due to Good Cause for Service Delay
N.D. v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on January 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner sought a writ of mandate to compel the respondent court to dismiss a ...
Father's voluntary income increase doesn't warrant child support modification
Hart v. Hart, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the father's request to modif...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation
Mendoza v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Mendoza, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Co...
Documents not protected by privilege must be disclosed
The Kennedy Com. v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on September 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kennedy, sued the defendant, a superior court, for issu...
Speedy Trial Rights Not Violated by Delay for Search Warrant
Teran v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on June 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Teran, sought a writ of mandate to compel the superior court to dismis...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation
McIntosh v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, McIntosh, sought a writ of mandate to compel the superior court to...
Discovery Rule Applies to Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Claims
Jackson v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Jackson, sought a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to d...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 15 abuse of discretion standard cases from California Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 12, Plaintiff Win: 3.
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