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Elena J. Duarte

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Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
3rd Appellate District
Days: M-F

914 Capitol Mall, 4th Floor
Sacramento , CA 95814-4814
(916) 654-0209





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
On the Run Los Angeles County Superior Court (Antelope Valley) Apr. 3, 2008

Rulings
Case Category Published
Sellers v. Superior Court (People)
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 23, 2024
Malmquist v. City of Folsom
author
Civil Procedure May 15, 2024
Sheetz v. El Dorado County
vacated and remanded
Real Property Apr. 12, 2024
In re J.S.
author
Juveniles Mar. 6, 2024
California Privacy Protection Agency v. Superior Court (California Chamber of Commerce)
author
Administrative Agencies Feb. 12, 2024
People v. Saldana
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 20, 2023
Torres v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 16, 2023
Hernandez v. City of Stockton
author
Torts May 1, 2023
Modification: People v. Shkrabak
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 5, 2023
People v. Shkrabak
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 29, 2023
Zahnleuter v. Mueller
author
probate_and_trusts Mar. 8, 2023
People v. Brown
reversed and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2023
LaBarbera v. Security National Insurance Company
author
Insurance Dec. 29, 2022
Modification: Adoption of M.R.
author
Family Law Oct. 27, 2022
Adoption of M.R.
author
Family Law Oct. 24, 2022
Sheetz v. County of El Dorado
author
Real Property Oct. 20, 2022
People v. Johnson
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 5, 2022
People v. Board of Parole Hearings
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 15, 2022
People v. Garcia
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 2022
People v. Cheatham
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2022
People v. Gregor
author
Immigration Aug. 12, 2022
Legg v. Dept. of Justice
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 25, 2022
In re G.A.
author
Dependency Jul. 20, 2022
Parkford Owners for a Better Community v. Windeshausen
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 15, 2022
People v. Davis
author
Evidence Mar. 2, 2022
People v. Speck
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2022
Cirrincione v. American Scissor Lift
author
Civil Procedure Jan. 6, 2022
Russell v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
author
Torts Dec. 20, 2021
People v. Shropshire
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 27, 2021
Williams v. RGIS, LLC
author
Labor Law Oct. 20, 2021
Murchison v. County of Tehama
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 4, 2021
Vulk v. State Farm General Ins. Co.
author
Civil Procedure Sep. 27, 2021
Dept. of Water Resources Cases
author
Immunity Sep. 24, 2021
People v. Bharth
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2021
Modification: People v. Yang
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 27, 2021
People v. Yang
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 30, 2021
Taking Offense v. State of California
author
Constitutional Law Jul. 20, 2021
People v. Aguirre
author
Civil Procedure May 26, 2021
People v. Lyon
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 2021
Sandoval-Ryan v. Oleander Holdings
author
Arbitration Dec. 9, 2020
In re Canady
author
statutory_interpretation Nov. 30, 2020
County of Monterey v. Bosler
author
Administrative Agencies Nov. 18, 2020
Oak Valley Hospital Dist. v. State Dept. of Health Care Services
concurring
Insurance Aug. 13, 2020
People v. Hubbard
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 24, 2020
People v. Reneaux
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2020
Alliance for Constitutional v. Dept. of Corrections
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 18, 2020
People v. Marcus
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 18, 2020
St. Myers v. Dignity Health
author
Employment Law Jan. 16, 2020
Modification: Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
author
Workers' Compensation Dec. 24, 2019
In re Schuster
author
Civil Rights Dec. 4, 2019
Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
author
Workers' Compensation Nov. 25, 2019
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Newsom
author
Government Aug. 28, 2019
Amalgamated Transit Union v. San Joaquin Reg. Transit Dist.
author
Government Jun. 10, 2019
CA Dept. of Finance v. City of Merced
author
Civil Procedure Mar. 26, 2019
People v. Hem
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 15, 2019
Rymel v. Save Mart Supermarkets
author
Labor Law Jan. 3, 2019
Modification: Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control v. ABC Appeals Board
author
Administrative Agencies Dec. 21, 2018
Georgetown Preservation Society v. County of El Dorado
author
Environmental Law Dec. 19, 2018
People v. Burton
author
Evidence Dec. 5, 2018
Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) v. ABC Appeals Bd.
author
Administrative Agencies Nov. 28, 2018
Modification: Palmieri v. Cal. State Personnel Bd.
author
Government Nov. 26, 2018
Hernandez v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co.
author
Employment Law Nov. 19, 2018
C.A. v. C.P.
author
Family Law Nov. 15, 2018
Palmieri v. Cal. State Personnel Bd.
author
Government Nov. 2, 2018
Monterey Coastkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Board
author
Environmental Law Oct. 19, 2018
People v. Yushchuk
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2018
People v. Delgado
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 3, 2018
Jones v. IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.
author
Insurance Sep. 27, 2018
People v. Reardon
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2018
Jones v. Sorenson
author
Torts Aug. 6, 2018
American Indian Health v. Kent
author
Health Care Jun. 21, 2018
Raines v. Coastal Pacific Food Distributors
author
Civil Procedure May 23, 2018
Yeager v. Holt
author
Anti-SLAPP May 18, 2018
People v. Williams
author
Evidence May 17, 2018
People v. Cabrera
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 20, 2018
Modification: In re Marriage of Connolly
author
Family Law Mar. 14, 2018
People v. Henderson
author
statutory_interpretation Feb. 15, 2018
In re Marriage of Connolly
author
Family Law Feb. 13, 2018
Conservatorship of Lee C.
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 3, 2018
Modification: City of Grass Valley v. Cohen
author
Administrative Agencies Dec. 21, 2017
City of Anaheim v. Cohen
dissenting
Municipal Law Dec. 21, 2017
City of Grass Valley v. Cohen
author
Administrative Agencies Nov. 21, 2017
Fernandes v. Singh
author
Civil Procedure Nov. 6, 2017
California Correctional Peace Officers Assn v. Dept. of Corrections
author
Administrative Agencies Sep. 11, 2017
City of Anaheim v. Cohen
concurring
Municipal Law Aug. 31, 2017
Direct Capital Corporation v. Brooks
author
Family Law Aug. 31, 2017
Cal Sierra Development Inc. v. George Reed Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 24, 2017
Ponte v. County of Calaveras
author
Contracts Aug. 17, 2017
People v. Brown
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 14, 2017
J.C., a Minor
author
Juveniles Aug. 3, 2017
Ewald v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 31, 2017
Title Court Published
On the Run Los Angeles County Superior Court (Antelope Valley) Apr. 3, 2008
Case Category Published
Sellers v. Superior Court (People)
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 23, 2024
Malmquist v. City of Folsom
author
Civil Procedure May 15, 2024
Sheetz v. El Dorado County
vacated and remanded
Real Property Apr. 12, 2024
In re J.S.
author
Juveniles Mar. 6, 2024
California Privacy Protection Agency v. Superior Court (California Chamber of Commerce)
author
Administrative Agencies Feb. 12, 2024
People v. Saldana
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 20, 2023
Torres v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 16, 2023
Hernandez v. City of Stockton
author
Torts May 1, 2023
Modification: People v. Shkrabak
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 5, 2023
People v. Shkrabak
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 29, 2023
Zahnleuter v. Mueller
author
probate_and_trusts Mar. 8, 2023
People v. Brown
reversed and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 2, 2023
LaBarbera v. Security National Insurance Company
author
Insurance Dec. 29, 2022
Modification: Adoption of M.R.
author
Family Law Oct. 27, 2022
Adoption of M.R.
author
Family Law Oct. 24, 2022
Sheetz v. County of El Dorado
author
Real Property Oct. 20, 2022
People v. Johnson
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 5, 2022
People v. Board of Parole Hearings
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 15, 2022
People v. Garcia
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 2022
People v. Cheatham
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2022
People v. Gregor
author
Immigration Aug. 12, 2022
Legg v. Dept. of Justice
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 25, 2022
In re G.A.
author
Dependency Jul. 20, 2022
Parkford Owners for a Better Community v. Windeshausen
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 15, 2022
People v. Davis
author
Evidence Mar. 2, 2022
People v. Speck
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2022
Cirrincione v. American Scissor Lift
author
Civil Procedure Jan. 6, 2022
Russell v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
author
Torts Dec. 20, 2021
People v. Shropshire
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 27, 2021
Williams v. RGIS, LLC
author
Labor Law Oct. 20, 2021
Murchison v. County of Tehama
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 4, 2021
Vulk v. State Farm General Ins. Co.
author
Civil Procedure Sep. 27, 2021
Dept. of Water Resources Cases
author
Immunity Sep. 24, 2021
People v. Bharth
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2021
Modification: People v. Yang
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 27, 2021
People v. Yang
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 30, 2021
Taking Offense v. State of California
author
Constitutional Law Jul. 20, 2021
People v. Aguirre
author
Civil Procedure May 26, 2021
People v. Lyon
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 26, 2021
Sandoval-Ryan v. Oleander Holdings
author
Arbitration Dec. 9, 2020
In re Canady
author
statutory_interpretation Nov. 30, 2020
County of Monterey v. Bosler
author
Administrative Agencies Nov. 18, 2020
Oak Valley Hospital Dist. v. State Dept. of Health Care Services
concurring
Insurance Aug. 13, 2020
People v. Hubbard
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 24, 2020
People v. Reneaux
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2020
Alliance for Constitutional v. Dept. of Corrections
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 18, 2020
People v. Marcus
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 18, 2020
St. Myers v. Dignity Health
author
Employment Law Jan. 16, 2020
Modification: Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
author
Workers' Compensation Dec. 24, 2019
In re Schuster
author
Civil Rights Dec. 4, 2019
Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
author
Workers' Compensation Nov. 25, 2019
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Newsom
author
Government Aug. 28, 2019
Amalgamated Transit Union v. San Joaquin Reg. Transit Dist.
author
Government Jun. 10, 2019
CA Dept. of Finance v. City of Merced
author
Civil Procedure Mar. 26, 2019
People v. Hem
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 15, 2019
Rymel v. Save Mart Supermarkets
author
Labor Law Jan. 3, 2019
Modification: Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control v. ABC Appeals Board
author
Administrative Agencies Dec. 21, 2018
Georgetown Preservation Society v. County of El Dorado
author
Environmental Law Dec. 19, 2018
People v. Burton
author
Evidence Dec. 5, 2018
Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) v. ABC Appeals Bd.
author
Administrative Agencies Nov. 28, 2018
Modification: Palmieri v. Cal. State Personnel Bd.
author
Government Nov. 26, 2018
Hernandez v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co.
author
Employment Law Nov. 19, 2018
C.A. v. C.P.
author
Family Law Nov. 15, 2018
Palmieri v. Cal. State Personnel Bd.
author
Government Nov. 2, 2018
Monterey Coastkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Board
author
Environmental Law Oct. 19, 2018
People v. Yushchuk
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2018
People v. Delgado
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 3, 2018
Jones v. IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.
author
Insurance Sep. 27, 2018
People v. Reardon
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2018
Jones v. Sorenson
author
Torts Aug. 6, 2018
American Indian Health v. Kent
author
Health Care Jun. 21, 2018
Raines v. Coastal Pacific Food Distributors
author
Civil Procedure May 23, 2018
Yeager v. Holt
author
Anti-SLAPP May 18, 2018
People v. Williams
author
Evidence May 17, 2018
People v. Cabrera
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 20, 2018
Modification: In re Marriage of Connolly
author
Family Law Mar. 14, 2018
People v. Henderson
author
statutory_interpretation Feb. 15, 2018
In re Marriage of Connolly
author
Family Law Feb. 13, 2018
Conservatorship of Lee C.
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 3, 2018
Modification: City of Grass Valley v. Cohen
author
Administrative Agencies Dec. 21, 2017
City of Anaheim v. Cohen
dissenting
Municipal Law Dec. 21, 2017
City of Grass Valley v. Cohen
author
Administrative Agencies Nov. 21, 2017
Fernandes v. Singh
author
Civil Procedure Nov. 6, 2017
California Correctional Peace Officers Assn v. Dept. of Corrections
author
Administrative Agencies Sep. 11, 2017
City of Anaheim v. Cohen
concurring
Municipal Law Aug. 31, 2017
Direct Capital Corporation v. Brooks
author
Family Law Aug. 31, 2017
Cal Sierra Development Inc. v. George Reed Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 24, 2017
Ponte v. County of Calaveras
author
Contracts Aug. 17, 2017
People v. Brown
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 14, 2017
J.C., a Minor
author
Juveniles Aug. 3, 2017
Ewald v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 31, 2017