Kingdom of Sweden v. Soliman CA2/6

DISCUSSION

Appellant’s Briefs Violate Rules of Appellate Procedure “Failure to comply with time-honored rules of appellate procedure may result in forfeiture of the issues on appeal.” (L.O. v. Kilrain (2023) 96 Cal.App.5th 616, 618.) Appellant’s opening brief violates several rules of appellate procedure. Many of the cases she cites do not support the propositions for which they are cited, and do not address the issues she cites them for. For example, she cites Southern Cal. Gas Co. v. Public Utilities Com. (1990) 50 Cal.3d 31, 55 saying it held “that courts must evaluate standing based on objective evidence, not conclusory statements.” Yet that case does not discuss standing at all. As support for her contention that “A court cannot presume standing or allow a party to establish standing solely through its own conclusory declarations” she cites Patterson v. Superior Court (2021) 70 Cal.App.5th 473 disapproved of by Ramirez v. Charter Communications, Inc. (2024) 16 Cal.5th 478, a case that does not mention standing. She also does not inform us that Patterson was disapproved by Ramirez. Appellant includes alleged quotes from cases that do not contain the quoted language. For…