Rios

Rios v. Puente Hills Ford CA2/3

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaFebruary 17, 2026B344199California2,131 words

Opinion

Opinion

Adams, J.

DISCUSSION

It is a fundamental rule of appellate review that an appealed judgment or order is presumed correct, and error must be affirmatively shown. (Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594, 609 (Jameson); Denham v. Superior Court (1970) 2 Cal.3d 557, 564.) “ ‘In the absence of a contrary showing in the record, all presumptions in favor of the trial court’s action will be made by the appellate court.’ ” (Jameson, at p. 609.) To overcome this presumption, the appellant has the burden of providing the appellate court with an adequate record demonstrating error. (Ibid.; Maria P. v. Riles (1987) 43 Cal.3d 1281, 1295.) It is also the appellant’s burden to provide reasoned argument and citations to relevant legal authority to support that argument. (Lee v. Kim (2019) 41 Cal.App.5th 705, 721; Hernandez v. First Student, Inc. (2019) 37 Cal.App.5th 270, 277.) Accordingly, “[w]hen an appellant fails to raise a point, or asserts it but fails to support it with reasoned argument and citations to authority, we treat the point as forfeited.” (Delta Stewardship Council Cases (2020) 48 Cal.App.5th 1014, 1075.) These “same rules apply to a party appearing in propria persona as to any other…

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