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Daily Summary — 2026-05-27

Daily Summary — 2026-05-27. 8 case(s) published, 51 investigated but skipped, 85 opinion(s) surfaced across 14 court(s) searched.
8Published
51Skipped
85Opinions surfaced
14Courts searched
10Email mentions

Cases Published

Case Court Date Practice areas
Kostandian v. American Honda Motor Co. — Court of Appeal Reverses Denial of Arbitration in Lemon Law Case, Enforces Warranty Booklet Clause CA 2nd DCA 2026-05-27 litigation, civil-procedure
Voice of San Diego v. San Diego Unified School District — Court Holds CPRA’s “Promptly Available” Standard Is Flexible, Not a Fixed Deadline CA 4th DCA/1 2026-05-27 administrative-law, constitutional-law
People v. Ramadhan — Court Upholds Jailhouse Sting Statements Despite Suspect’s Miranda Invocation, Drawing Line from Zapata CA 4th DCA/1 2026-05-27 criminal-law
Guild Mortgage v. CrossCountry Mortgage — Court Revives Claims Against Rival That Orchestrated Branch Defection, Rejects CUTSA Displacement CA 4th DCA/1 2026-05-27 labor-employment-law, business-transactions, intellectual-property
People v. Rifat — Court Denies Arrest Record Sealing Where Plea Deal in Separate Case Arose from Same Underlying Conduct CA 4th DCA/2 2026-05-27 criminal-law
SVF Grosvenor Del Rey Corp. v. Schwarz — Eviction Notice Invalidated for Omitting Contact Name and Phone Number in Mail Payment Option App Div (LA) 2026-05-27 real-estate-law, litigation
Florida v. California — Supreme Court Declines Original Jurisdiction Challenge to State CDL Licensing of Noncitizen Drivers U.S. Supreme Court 2026-05-26 constitutional-law, administrative-law, immigration
People of California v. Chiquita Canyon — Ninth Circuit Dismisses Landfill Odor Appeal for Lack of Appealable Injunction Order 9th Circuit 2026-05-27 environmental-law, civil-procedure

Cases Investigated but Not Published

  • Henry's Bullfrog Bees v. Sunland Trading, Inc. (24-6400, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine contract dispute
  • ConocoPhillips Alaska v. Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (23-35512, 9th Circuit) — Published but Alaska-specific; no California relevance
  • Verge v. City of Los Angeles (25-669, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine affirmance of dismissed constitutional claims
  • Valdez Zamacona v. Blanche (23-952, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • United States v. Hackett (25-2247, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine criminal restitution affirmance
  • Sorto-Lopez v. Blanche (21-88, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • Rosas v. Blanche (24-2238, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • Quant-Zepeda v. Blanche (25-691, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • Jobes v. City of Bellevue (24-6656, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; non-California case (Washington state)
  • Hammett v. Stern (24-5961, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; short, routine civil dispute
  • Davis v. Bisignano (25-1741, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine Social Security appeal
  • Tascon-Marin v. Blanche (25-3614, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • Singh v. Blanche (25-2130, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • Pedro Antonio v. Blanche (25-2621, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • Paz Silva v. Blanche (25-3294, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • Gonzalez Hernandez v. Blanche (25-2806, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • Echeverria Najera v. Blanche (25-3786, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • Cabezas-Lopez v. Blanche (25-2500, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • Patterson v. Jipping (24-7644, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; short trustee dispute
  • Okai v. OPEIU Local 30 (24-5035, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine labor union dispute
  • LegalForce RAPC v. USPTO (25-4362, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; short IP dispute
  • Jackson v. State of Nevada (24-1771, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; non-California case (Nevada)
  • Hill v. Rios (24-6444, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; short prisoner civil rights
  • Fields v. Lynch (24-7278, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; short prisoner civil rights
  • Dume v. Blanche (25-4239, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration petition
  • Fitzpatrick v. DOL (25-2486, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; short administrative petition
  • Duke v. US Railroad Retirement Board (25-8145, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; short benefits appeal
  • Capers v. City of Riverside (25-871, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; short civil rights complaint
  • Belcher v. Bonta (25-1657, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; short prisoner civil rights
  • Witkin v. Pittsley (25-7530, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; short prisoner civil rights
  • Witkin v. Gonzalez (24-7216, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; short prisoner civil rights
  • Tulare Medical Center Property etc. (F089334M, CA 5th DCA) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Marriage of Nishida & Kamoda (G064200M, CA 4th DCA/3) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Cleare et al. v. Super. Ct. (A173289N, CA 1st DCA/2) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Aerni v. RR San Dimas, L.P. (B341484M, CA 2nd DCA) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Dept. of Water Resources Cases (C103207M, CA 3rd DCA) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • P. v. Tzul (B343256M, CA 2nd DCA/7) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Chi v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles (A172237M, CA 1st DCA/5) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Marriage of Jenkins (A169217M, CA 1st DCA/4) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Merchant of Tennis, Inc. v. Superior Ct. (E085766N, CA 4th DCA/2) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Cleare et al. v. Super. Ct. (A173289M, CA 1st DCA/2) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Meiner v. Superior Court (G065769M, CA 4th DCA/3) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Merchant of Tennis, Inc. v. Superior Court (E085766M, CA 4th DCA/2) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Domestic Partnership of Campos & Munoz (D085584M, CA 4th DCA/1) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Nichols v. Alghannam (C100433M, CA 3rd DCA) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Bartholomew v. Parking Concepts, Inc. (A171546M, CA 1st DCA/5) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Semaan v. Mosier (G064385M, CA 4th DCA/3) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Navellier v. Putnam (A172077M, CA 1st DCA/5) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • P. v. Dixon (F087625M, CA 5th DCA) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • Microsoft Corp. v. Super. Ct. (B347381M, CA 2nd DCA/4) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)
  • P. v. Aguilar (D083172M, CA 4th DCA/1) — Modification order (underlying opinion already posted)

Courts Searched

Court Source Opinions found Kept after triage Notes
California Supreme Court courts.ca.gov 0 0 No new opinions this cycle
1st District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 6 0 6 modification orders (auto-skipped)
2nd District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 4 1 1 opinion published, 3 modification orders skipped
3rd District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 2 0 2 modification orders (auto-skipped)
4th District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 11 4 4 opinions published (3 Div. 1, 1 Div. 2), 7 modification orders skipped
5th District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 2 0 2 modification orders (auto-skipped)
6th District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 0 0 No new opinions this cycle
Appellate Division courts.ca.gov 1 1 1 opinion published (LA County)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals CourtListener API v4 58 1 1 kept (Chiquita Canyon); 31 skipped (unpublished/routine/non-CA)
U.S. District Court, Central District of California CourtListener API v4 0 0 No new opinions this cycle
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California CourtListener API v4 0 0 No new opinions this cycle
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California CourtListener API v4 0 0 No new opinions this cycle
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California CourtListener API v4 0 0 No new opinions this cycle
U.S. Supreme Court (CA-related) CourtListener API v4 1 1 Florida v. California (denial of leave to file, with Thomas dissent)

Email Newsletter Ingest

Metric Count
Messages processed 79
Newsletter URLs (case-source) 700
Case mentions extracted from newsletter bodies 10

Subscribed sources: CourtListener Alerts, Justia Case Alerts, SCOTUSblog Newsletter, Justia Verdict, LexBlog Legal News, CA Attorney General OpinionList, Law360, Law.com / ALM, JD Supra, National Law Review, Thomson Reuters Daily Docket, JURIST, Patently-O, WIPO PCT Newsletter

Sources Consulted

  • courts.ca.gov — published and unpublished opinion listings (234 published rows, 0 unpublished rows)
  • CourtListener API v4 — court_id: ca9, cacd, caed, cand, casd, scotus
  • Newsletter inbox (IMAP, read-only)
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