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Citizens Against Marketplace Apt./Condo Dev. v. City of San Ramon, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court reviewed a city's approval of...
Stoker v. Blue Origin, LLC, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee of Blue Origin, sued for wrongful termination...
People v. Emrick, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of felony child endangerment. The appellate court affirmed t...
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...
Jessica M. v. Cal. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns whether the California Depart...
Shear Development Co. v. Cal. Coastal Com., decided by California Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the California Coastal Commiss...
Santana v. Studebaker Health Care Center, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Santana, sued Studebaker Health Care Center for a...
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...
People v. Hardy, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The...
Martinez v. Sierra Lifestar, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Martinez, sued Sierra Lifestar for wrongful termination, alleg...
People v. Landrine, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of child molestation. The appellate court affirmed the con...
People v. Bertsch and Hronis, decided by California Supreme Court on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's right to confron...
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...
People v. C.F., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, C.F., was convicted of felony child endangerment. The appellate court affir...
Western Manufactured Housing Cmty. Assn. v. City of Santa Rosa, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The court affirmed the trial court's decis...
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...
NNN Capital Fund I, LLC v. Mikles, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that t...
People v. Harzan, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Harzan, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly w...
Aerni v. RR San Dimas, L.P., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former tenant, sued the landlord for alleged violations of t...
People v. Super. Ct. 4//16/26 CA4/2, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, a former police officer, was charged with murder. The ...
In re Sebastian C., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating parental rights. The ...
The Retail Property Trust v. Orange County Assessment etc., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Retail Property Trust (RPT) challenged Ora...
Walton v. Victor Valley Community College District, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant c...
Zand v. Sukumar, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Zand, sued the defendant, Sukumar, for defamation and intentional inflicti...
Dept. of Water Resources Cases, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case consolidated multiple challenges to the California Department of...
Dept. of Water Resources Cases, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case consolidated multiple challenges to the California Department of...
People v. Espiritu, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny the defendant's motion...