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March 4 and 5, 2026 Oral Argument Cases

S287285 – O. (J.) v. Superior Court of San Joaquin County (San Joaquin County Public Conservator)

(Brown, P. J., assigned justice pro tempore)

  1. Petitioner’s Petition for Review Filed on October 9, 2024
  2. Real Party in Interest, San Joaquin County Public Conservator, Written Return Filed on January 16, 2025
  3. Petitioner’s Traverse Filed on January 29, 2025
  4. Amicus Curiae Brief of California Judges Association Filed on July 15, 2025
  5. Real Party in Interest, San Joaquin County Public Conservator, Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on July 22, 2025
  6. Petitioner’s Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on July 28, 2025
  7. Petitioner’s Supplemental Brief Filed on October 9, 2025
  8. Real Party in Interest, San Joaquin County Public Conservator, Supplemental Brief Filed on October 14, 2025
  9. Amicus Curiae Brief of California Judges Association Filed on October 15, 2025
  10. Amicus Curiae Brief of Law Office of Marsanne Weese Filed on October 16, 2025
  11. Amicus Curiae Brief of California Public Defenders Association Filed on October 16, 2025
  12. Petitioner’s Reply to Supplemental Brief Filed on October 20, 2025
  13. Petitioner’s Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on October 20, 2025
  14. Amicus Curiae Brief of California District Attorneys Association Filed on October 22, 2025
  15. Real Party in Interest, San Joaquin County Public Conservator, Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on October 29, 2025
  16. Real Party in Interest, San Joaquin County Public Conservator, Reply to Supplemental Brief Filed on October 29, 2025
  17. Petitioner’s Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on October 29, 2025

S286699 – M. (J.) v. Illuminate Education, Inc.

(Buchanan, J., assigned justice pro tempore)

  1. Respondent’s Petition for Review Filed on September 3, 2024
  2. Appellant’s Answer to Petition for Review Filed on September 23, 2024
  3. Respondent’s Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on October 3, 2024
  4. Respondent’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on December 23, 2024
  5. Appellant’s Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on March 25, 2025
  6. Respondent’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on May 5, 2025
  7. Amicus Curiae Brief of California Attorney General Filed on July 9, 2025
  8. Respondent’s Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on August 27, 2025

S277314 – People v. Mitchell (Sunee Lynn)

(Bromberg, J., assigned justice pro tempore)

  1. Appellant’s Petition for Review Filed on November 14, 2022
  2. Appellant’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on February 21, 2023
  3. Respondent’s Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on May 23, 2023
  4. Appellant’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on June 12, 2023

S044739 – People v. Bankston (Anthony George), [Automatic Appeal]

(Reargument – Jenkins, J., retired Supreme Court justice, participating)

  1. Appellant’s Opening Brief Filed on July 22, 2011
  2. Appellant’s Opening Brief Arguments I and II Filed on August 31, 2011
  3. Respondent’s Brief Filed on February 20, 2013
  4. Appellant’s Reply Brief Filed on June 20, 2014
  5. Appellant’s Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on November 10, 2016
  6. Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on March 8, 2017
  7. Appellant’s Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on April 6, 2017
  8. Appellant’s Second Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on April 27, 2023
  9. Second Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on June 9, 2023
  10. Appellant’s Second Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on June 23, 2023
  11. Appellant’s Letter Brief Filed on December 20, 2023
  12. Respondent’s Letter Brief Filed on January 8, 2024
  13. Third Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on February 6, 2024
  14. Appellant’s Third Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on February 20, 2024
  15. Appellant’s Focus Issues Letter Filed on April 23, 2025
  16. Appellant’s Notice of Supplemental Authorities Filed on April 23, 2025
  17. Respondent’s Notice of New Authorities Filed on April 24, 2025
  18. Respondent’s Focus Issues Letter Filed on April 24, 2025
  19. Amicus Curiae Brief of Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Filed on April 28, 2025
  20. Appellant’s Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on May 28, 2025
  21. Appellant’s Notice of Errata Filed on May 30, 2025
  22. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief on Racial Justice Act Remedy Questions Filed on September 23, 2025
  23. Amicus Curiae Brief of Center for Juvenile Law & Policy and Loyola Anti-Racism Center Filed on September 25, 2025
  24. Amicus Curiae Brief of San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office Filed on September 25, 2025
  25. Appellant’s Fourth Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on September 25, 2025
  26. Amicus Curiae Brief of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at the University of California, Irvine School of Law; Center for Law, Equity and Race at Northeastern University School of Law; Center on Law, Race & Policy at Duke University School of Law; Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice at Seattle University School of Law; Center for Security, Race and Rights at Rutgers Law School; Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at New York University School of Law; Devon Carbado; Rachel D. Godsil; Jerry Kang; and L. Song Richardson Filed on September 25, 2025
  27. Amicus Curiae Brief of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Filed on September 29, 2025
  28. Amicus Curiae Brief of Assemblymember Ash Kalra Filed on September 30, 2025
  29. Amicus Curiae Brief of District Attorney of Los Angeles County Filed on October 1, 2025
  30. Amicus Curiae Brief of California District Attorneys Association Filed on October 1, 2025
  31. Amicus Curiae Brief of San Diego County District Attorney Filed on October 1, 2025
  32. Amicus Curiae Brief of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Filed on October 1, 2025
  33. Amicus Curiae Brief of San Diego County District Attorney Filed on November 14, 2025
  34. Amicus Curiae Brief of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Filed on November 17, 2025
  35. Appellant’s Fourth Supplemental Reply Brief and Supplemental Brief Re: AB 1071 Filed on November 17, 2025
  36. Respondent’s Supplemental Reply Brief on Racial Justice Act Remedy Questions Filed on November 17, 2025
  37. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief on the Effect of Assembly Bill No. 1071 Filed on November 17, 2025
  38. Amicus Curiae Brief of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Filed on November 18, 2025
  39. Supplemental Amicus Curiae Brief of the California District Attorneys Association Filed on November 18, 2025
  40. Appellant’s Supplemental Reply Brief on Assembly Bill 1071 Filed on December 1, 2025

S103358 – People v. Barrera (Marcos Esquivel), [Automatic Appeal]

(Reargument – Jenkins, J., retired Supreme Court justice, participating)

  1. Appellant’s Opening Brief Filed on November 7, 2012
  2. Respondent’s Brief Filed on October 3, 2013
  3. Appellant’s Reply Brief Filed on April 15, 2015
  4. Appellant’s Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on June 23, 2015
  5. Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on August 14, 2015
  6. Appellant’s Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on September 11, 2015
  7. Appellant’s Second Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on August 17, 2021
  8. Appellant’s Third Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on January 24, 2022
  9. Second Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on April 13, 2022
  10. Appellant’s Second Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on May 13, 2022
  11. Third Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on July 25, 2022
  12. Appellant’s Third Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on August 22, 2022
  13. Appellant’s Fourth Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on May 26, 2023
  14. Fourth Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on June 9, 2023
  15. Appellant’s Fourth Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on June 16, 2023
  16. Amicus Curiae Brief of Government of the United Mexican States Filed on June 21, 2023
  17. Appellant’s Letter Brief Filed on December 20, 2023
  18. Respondent’s Letter Brief Filed on January 9, 2024
  19. Fifth Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on July 10, 2024
  20. Appellant’s Fifth Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on October 30, 2024
  21. Appellant’s Focus Issues Letter Filed on May 22, 2025
  22. Respondent’s Focus Issues Letter Filed on May 23, 2025
  23. Amicus Curiae Brief of Government of the United Mexican States Filed on September 24, 2025
  24. Appellant’s Sixth Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on September 25, 2025
  25. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief on Racial Justice Act Remedy Questions Filed on September 25, 2025
  26. Amicus Curiae Brief of District Attorney of Los Angeles County Filed on September 29, 2025
  27. Amicus Curiae Brief of California District Attorneys Association Filed on September 29, 2025
  28. Amicus Curiae Brief of San Diego County District Attorney Filed on September 29, 2025
  29. Amicus Curiae Brief of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Filed on September 30, 2025
  30. Amicus Curiae Brief of Assemblymember Ash Kalra Filed on October 1, 2025
  31. Amicus Curiae Brief of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Filed on October 1, 2025
  32. Amicus Curiae Brief of Office of the District Attorney of San Luis Obispo County Filed on October 2, 2025
  33. Amicus Curiae Brief of Center for Juvenile Law & Policy and Loyola Anti-Racism Center Filed on October 2, 2025
  34. Amicus Curiae Brief of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at the University of California, Irvine School of Law; Center for Law, Equity and Race at Northeastern University School of Law; Center on Law, Race & Policy at Duke University School of Law; Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice at Seattle University School of Law; Center for Security, Race and Rights at Rutgers Law School; Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at New York University School of Law; Devon Carbado; Rachel D. Godsil; Jerry Kang; and L. Song Richardson Filed on October 2, 2025
  35. Appellant’s Sixth Supplemental Reply Brief and Supplemental Brief Re: AB 1071 Filed on November 17, 2025
  36. Respondent’s Supplemental Reply Brief on Racial Justice Act Remedy Questions Filed on November 17, 2025
  37. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief on the Effect of Assembly Bill No. 1071 Filed on November 17, 2025
  38. Supplemental Amicus Curiae Brief of California District Attorneys Association Filed on November 19, 2025
  39. Amicus Curiae Brief of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Filed on November 19, 2025
  40. Amicus Curiae Brief of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Filed on November 21, 2025
  41. Amicus Curiae Brief of San Diego County District Attorney Filed on November 21, 2025
  42. Appellant’s Supplemental Reply Brief on Assembly Bill 1071 Filed on December 1, 2025

S105403 – People v. Chhuon (Run Peter) and Pan (Samreth Sam), [Automatic Appeal]

(Reargument – Jenkins, J., retired Supreme Court justice, participating)

  1. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Opening Brief Filed on June 28, 2012
  2. Appellant, Run Peter Chhuon, Opening Brief Filed on July 7, 2014
  3. Respondent’s Brief Filed on March 5, 2015
  4. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Reply Brief Filed on June 29, 2016
  5. Appellant, Run Peter Chhuon, Reply Brief Filed on November 7, 2016
  6. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Supplemental Brief Filed on June 20, 2018
  7. Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on August 6, 2018
  8. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on August 22, 2018
  9. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Second Supplemental Brief Filed on April 7, 2023
  10. Second Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on July 5, 2023
  11. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Second Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on August 1, 2023
  12. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Third Supplemental Brief Filed on January 11, 2024
  13. Third Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on April 9, 2024
  14. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Third Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on April 24, 2024
  15. Appellant, Run Peter Chhuon, Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on July 29, 2024
  16. Fourth Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on October 29, 2024
  17. Appellant, Run Peter Chhuon, Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on February 20, 2025
  18. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Fourth Supplemental Brief Filed on April 25, 2025
  19. Appellant, Run Peter Chhuon, Focus Issues Letter Filed on May 7, 2025
  20. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Focus Issues Letter Filed on May 7, 2025
  21. Fifth Supplemental Respondent’s Brief Filed on June 23, 2025
  22. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Fourth Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on July 11, 2025
  23. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Fifth Supplemental RJA Brief Filed on August 14, 2025
  24. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief on Racial Justice Act Remedy Questions Filed on September 24, 2025
  25. Amicus Curiae Brief of Office of the District Attorney of San Luis Obispo County Filed on September 25, 2025
  26. Appellant, Run Peter Chhuon, Second Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on September 25, 2025
  27. Amicus Curiae Brief of Center for Juvenile Law & Policy and Loyola Anti-Racism Center Filed on September 29, 2025
  28. Amicus Curiae Brief of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at the University of California, Irvine School of Law; Center for Law, Equity and Race at Northeastern University School of Law; Center on Law, Race & Policy at Duke University School of Law; Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice at Seattle University School of Law; Center for Security, Race and Rights at Rutgers Law School; Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at New York University School of Law; Devon Carbado; Rachel D. Godsil; Jerry Kang; and L. Song Richardson Filed on September 25, 2025
  29. Amicus Curiae Brief of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Filed on September 30, 2025
  30. Amicus Curiae Brief of California District Attorneys Association Filed on October 1, 2025
  31. Amicus Curiae Brief of San Diego County District Attorney Filed on October 1, 2025
  32. Amicus Curiae Brief of Assemblymember Ash Kalra Filed on October 1, 2025
  33. Amicus Curiae Brief of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Filed on October 1, 2025
  34. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Sixth Supplemental AB 1071 Brief and Reply to the Attorney General’s RJA Remedy Brief Filed on November 10, 2025
  35. Amicus Curiae Brief of San Diego County District Attorney Filed on November 17, 2025
  36. Amicus Curiae Brief of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Filed on November 17, 2025
  37. Appellant, Run Peter Chhuon, Second Supplemental Reply Brief and Supplemental Brief Re: AB 1071 Filed on November 17, 2025
  38. Respondent’s Supplemental Reply Brief on Racial Justice Act Remedy Questions Filed on November 17, 2025
  39. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief on the Effect of Assembly Bill No. 1071 Filed on November 17, 2025
  40. Supplemental Amicus Curiae Brief of California District Attorneys Association Filed on November 20, 2025
  41. Amicus Curiae Brief of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Filed on November 20, 2025
  42. Appellant, Run Peter Chhuon, Supplemental Reply Brief on Assembly Bill 1071 Filed on December 1, 2025
  43. Appellant, Samreth Sam Pan, Sixth Supplemental AB 1071 Reply Brief Filed on December 15, 2025

S159120 – People v. Demolle (Alex), [Automatic Appeal]

(Reargument – Jenkins, J., retired Supreme Court justice, participating)

  1. Appellant’s Opening Brief Filed on February 24, 2016
  2. Respondent’s Brief Filed on October 17, 2016
  3. Appellant’s Reply Brief Filed on December 15, 2017
  4. Appellant’s Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on October 8, 2024
  5. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief Filed on May 1, 2025
  6. Appellant’s Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on June 5, 2025
  7. Respondent’s Focus Issues Letter Filed on September 22, 2025
  8. Appellant’s Focus Issues Letter Filed on September 25, 2025
  9. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief on Racial Justice Act Questions Filed on January 2, 2026
  10. Appellant’s Supplemental Opening Brief Filed on January 2, 2026
  11. Appellant’s Motion to Take Judicial Notice Filed on January 2, 2026
  12. Respondent’s Opposition to Appellant’s Motion to Take Judicial Notice Filed on January 8, 2026
  13. Appellant’s Second Supplemental Reply Brief Filed on January 23, 2026
  14. Appellant’s Reply in Support of Motion to Take Judicial Notice Filed on January 23, 2026