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May 20, 2026 Oral Argument Cases

S287946 - GOROBETS v. JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA

(justice pro tempore to be assigned)

  1. Appellant’s Petition for Review Filed on November 19, 2024
  2. Respondent’s Answer to Petition for Review Filed on December 9, 2024
  3. Appellant’s Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on December 19, 2024
  4. Appellant’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on June 9, 2025
  5. Appellant’s Request for Judicial Notice Filed on June 9, 2025
  6. Appellant’s Exhibits Filed on June 9, 2025
  7. Respondent’s Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on October 20, 2025
  8. Respondent’s Request for Judicial Notice Filed on October 20, 2025
  9. Respondent’s Exhibits Filed on October 20, 2025
  10. Appellant’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on January 9, 2026

S290426 - PEOPLE v. HYATT

(justice pro tempore to be assigned)

  1. Appellant’s Petition for Review Filed on April 21, 2025
  2. Respondent’s Answer to Petition for Review Filed on May 6, 2025
  3. Appellant’s Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on May 15, 2025
  4. Appellant’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on July 11, 2025
  5. Respondent’s Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on October 21, 2025
  6. Appellant’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on October 30, 2025
  7. Amicus Curiae Brief of Appellate Defenders, Inc. Filed on December 2, 2025

S282186 - PEOPLE v. HERNANDEZ

(justice pro tempore to be assigned)

  1. Appellant’s Petition for Review Filed on October 10, 2023
  2. Non-Title Respondent, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Answer to Petition for Review Filed on December 8, 2023
  3. Appellant’s Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on December 13, 2023
  4. Appellant’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on January 30, 2024
  5. Non-Title Respondent, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on April 2, 2024
  6. Appellant’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on May 16, 2024
  7. Amicus Curiae Brief of Immigration Legal Resource Center; Criminal Justice Clinic at the University of California Irvine School of Law; Organization for the Legal Advancement of Raza, Inc.; and University of California Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic Filed on June 17, 2024
  8. Amicus Curiae, Immigration Legal Resource Center; Criminal Justice Clinic at the University of California Irvine School of Law; Organization for the Legal Advancement of Raza, Inc.; and University of California Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic, Notice of Errata Filed on June 17, 2024
  9. Amicus Curiae Brief of Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s Office, Fresno County Public Defender’s Office, Ventura County Public Defender’s Office, and Marin County Public Defender’s Office Filed on June 18, 2024
  10. Amicus Curiae, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s Office, Fresno County Public Defender’s Office, Ventura County Public Defender’s Office, and Marin County Public Defender’s Office, Notice of Errata Filed on June 18, 2024
  11. Amicus Curiae, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s Office, Fresno County Public Defender’s Office, Ventura County Public Defender’s Office, and Marin County Public Defender’s Office, Notice of Errata Filed on June 20, 2024
  12. Non-Title Respondent, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on August 19, 2024
  13. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on April 10, 2026
  14. Non-Title Respondent, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Supplemental Brief Filed on April 13, 2026

S286371 - PEOPLE v. ESQUIVIAS

(justice pro tempore to be assigned)

  1. Appellant’s Petition for Review Filed on August 20, 2024
  2. Appellant’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on February 24, 2025
  3. Respondent’s Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on June 26, 2025
  4. Appellant’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on September 2, 2025
  5. Amicus Curiae Brief of California Public Defender’s Association and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Filed on November 10, 2025
  6. Respondent’s Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on February 9, 2026

S226760 - PEOPLE v. LIGHTSEY (CHRISTOPHER CHARLES)

(justice pro tempore to be assigned)

  1. Appellant’s Opening Brief Filed on November 1, 2021
  2. Appellant’s Request for Judicial Notice Filed on November 1, 2021
  3. Respondent’s Brief Filed on November 28, 2022
  4. Appellant’s Reply Brief Filed on February 28, 2024

S161909 - PEOPLE v. SHOVE (THEODORE CHURCHILL)

(justice pro tempore to be assigned)

  1. Appellant’s Opening Brief Filed on June 23, 2016
  2. Respondent’s Brief Filed on November 3, 2017
  3. Appellant’s Reply Brief Filed on November 5, 2018
  4. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on August 26, 2021
  5. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief Filed on December 13, 2021
  6. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on March 16, 2022