Browse 25 writ of mandate cases decided by California Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Supreme Court Denies Mandate for Suppression Motion Review
Bobo v. Appellate Division of Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Bobo, sought a writ of mandate to compel the App...
Defendant's continuances waive speedy trial rights, writ denied
Cleare v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Cleare, sought a writ of mandate to compel the superior court to dis...
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...
County violated labor law by unilaterally imposing work rules
L.A. County Professional Peace Officers Assn. v. County of L.A., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 10, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns whether the County of L...
Arbitration Agreement Found Enforceable, Writ of Mandate Granted
Armstrong v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Armstrong, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court t...
Petitioner waives speedy trial rights by seeking continuances
Meiner v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner sought a writ of mandate to compel the respondent court to dismiss a ...
Speedy Trial Violation Leads to Case Dismissal
Ayala-Ventura v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 17, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The petitioner, Ayala-Ventura, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Sup...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation
Flareau v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Flareau, sought a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to d...
Overtime Pay Not Included in Disability Retirement Benefits Calculation
Bishop v. San Diego County Employees Retirement Assn., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former deputy sheriff, sued the...
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 Upholds Tiburon's Denial of Condo Conversion Application
The Committee for Tiburon LLC v. Town of Tiburon, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Committee for Tiburon LLC challenged the Town of T...
Court Orders Microsoft to Produce Windows Source Code for Criminal Case
Microsoft Corp. v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether Microsoft can be compelled to produce source co...
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...
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 ...
Writ of Mandate Denied: Service Extension Upheld
Harmon v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on January 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Harmon, sought a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to dism...
Court Affirms CCPA 'Knowing Violation' Finding Despite Unintentional Non-Compliance
In re Thai, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the defendant's action...
Disability Retirement Denied: Insufficient Evidence of Incapacity
Mendoza v. Bd. of Retirement of the Ventura County etc., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Mendoza, sought a writ of manda...
Delay caused by defendant's failure to appear justifies speedy trial extension
Pham v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Pham, sought a writ of mandate to compel the superior court to dism...
Appellate court grants writ of mandate for speedy trial violation
Houser v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 12, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The petitioner sought a writ of mandate to compel the respondent court to dismiss...
Arbitration clause in rent-to-own home agreement deemed unconscionable
In re Mattison, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 8, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, affirmed the trial court's den...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation, Citing Witness Testimony
Lee v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Lee, sought a writ of mandate to compel the respondent court to dismi...
Arbitration clause covers sexual harassment claims, court rules
Rancho Cucamonga Central School Dist. v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 3, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, a school district, sought a writ of ...
County must protect deputy sheriff's personnel records from disclosure
County of L.A. v. Niblett, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The County of Los Angeles appealed a trial court's order granting a writ of ...
Felony expungement denied due to incomplete probation
County of Los Angeles v. Lugo, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The County of Los Angeles appealed a trial court's decision to grant a w...
Speedy Trial Rights Do Not Bar Refiled Charges After Dismissal Without Prejudice
Hernandez v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Maria Hernandez, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Su...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 25 writ of mandate cases from California Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 18, Plaintiff Win: 7.
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