- Agriculture: Riverside Superior Judge Angel Bermudez’s conviction affirmed in Petersen v. Alvocado (MCC1800520/E078660)
- Roberta Petersen sued the owners of a neighboring property. She claimed their conversion of an avocado grove into a citrus grove resulted in excessive flooding and mud on her property. Petersen appealed the judgment in the defendant’s favor. The Court of Appeal ruled that Petersen forfeited her arguments by not citing them and not fairly summarizing them in her appeal.
- Criminal: San Bernardino Superior Judge Daniel Detienne’s conviction reversed in part in People v. Avalos (FWV20002067/E078623)
- Juan Jose Avalos broke a co-workers nose with a punch while getting beer with him on their lunch break. He was convicted of assault by means of force likely to