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Wood v. S.F. Superior Court  
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: A168463N

Justia Opinion Summary: The appellant, Samantha Wood, sought to legally change her name to Candi Bimbo Doll, an identity she had pursued for over a decade. Despite no opposition to her request, the trial judge of the San Francisco County…

In re Ca.M.
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: B326320
F.K. v. Superior Court  
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: B333788

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, F.K. (the Mother) filed a petition challenging the juvenile court's decision to terminate her reunification services and set a selection and implementation hearing regarding her daughter, A.R. The Mother…

Kern County Hospital Authority v. Public Employment Relations Bd.
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: F085586
Wozniak v. YouTube, LLC  
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: H050042

Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiffs in this case, Steve Wozniak and 17 individuals who fell victim to a cryptocurrency scam, sued YouTube and Google. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants knowingly hosted, promoted, and profited from a…

Move Eden Housing v. City of Livermore
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: A167346M
People v. Montgomery  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: A167813

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2018, Steven Laurent Montgomery Jr. was sentenced to 18 years in prison, including two one-year enhancements for prior prison sentences, after pleading no contest to several violent felonies. Later, under Senate Bill…

Wood v. Superior Court  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: A168463M

Justia Opinion Summary: Samantha Wood, a California resident, petitioned the state's superior court to legally change her name to Candi Bimbo Doll, an identity she had embraced for over a decade. The trial court denied her petition, citing a…

People v. Jackson  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: B328954

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, Albert Jackson was alone in a parked car when two officers approached him. The officers boxed him in, shined flashlights on him, and questioned him, while observing that he was wearing a bulky jacket on a…

Davis v. Nissan North America, Inc.  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: D083006

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, Damien T. Davis and Johnetta H. Lane ("the plaintiffs") filed suit against Nissan North America, Inc. and Nissan of San Bernardino ("Nissan") after they allegedly bought a faulty Nissan vehicle with a…

People v. Carrillo  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: F084751

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Madera County, California, denying Francisco Carrillo's motion to vacate his conviction and sentence under section 1473.7 of the Penal Code. The motion…

Gomez v. Superior Court  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: G062526

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case from the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, the petitioner, Eddie Gomez, Jr., sought to challenge a Superior Court judge's denial of his request to…

People v. Smith  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: H050653

Justia Opinion Summary: The case centers around Laurie Smith, a former sheriff of Santa Clara County, who was investigated for bribery and other crimes related to the processing of concealed firearms licenses. Although she was not criminally…

Wood v. Super. Ct.  
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: A168463

Justia Opinion Summary: Samantha Wood, a resident of California, filed a petition to legally change her name to Candi Bimbo Doll, a name she had been using for over a decade. There was no opposition to her petition and no hearing was held.…

P. v. Santos  
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: C096979

Justia Opinion Summary: This case revolves around the appeal of Timothy Marvin Santos, who was originally sentenced in 2007 under California's Three Strikes law and other enhancement provisions. The appeal concerns a resentencing order issued…

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