ZAVALA, MARIO v. GENERAL MOTORS

PLACER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT THURSDAY, CIVIL LAW AND MOTION DEPARTMENT 3 THE HONORABLE MICHAEL W. JONES TENTATIVE RULINGS FOR JUNE 4, 2026, AT 8:30 A.M.

11. S-CV-0056024 IN RE THE PETITION OF GARDNER, JESSICA

Petition for Approval of Minor’s Compromise Claim (Ryder Gardner)

The petition for approval of minor’s compromise claim is granted. After careful consideration of the petition and attachments, the court finds the settlement is in the best interest of the minor. (Prob. Code, § 3500; Code Civ. Proc., § 372; Pearson v. Superior Court (2012) 202 Cal.App.4th 1333, 1337-38.)

12. S-CV-0056214 CARSON, CHRISTOPHER v. BUDAC, ABIGAILA

The demurer is continued to July 2, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 3.

13. S-CV-0056706 ZAVALA, MARIO v. GENERAL MOTORS

The demurrer is dropped from calendar in light of defendant filing an amended answer with the court on May 21, 2026.

14. S-CV-0056779 DALO, SAMAN v. STATE COMMISSIONER

Petition for Mandamus

Between May 24 and August 16, 2021, petitioner called 911 hundreds of times; threatened the dispatchers who answered his telephone calls; demanded to know a dispatcher’s name and personal address; and threatened to shoot or kill police officers who came to his house.

Petitioner was thereafter charged with a violation of Penal Code section 646.9(a) (felony stalking), two violations of Penal Code section 69 (felony counts of resisting an executive officer), and a violation of Penal Code section 653x(a) (misdemeanor count of making unlawful 911 calls). Petitioner pled no contest to the violation of Penal Code section 646.9(a) and the remaining charges were dismissed. Petitioner was sentenced to 45 days in county jail, two years of probation, and ordered to pay court fines. Petitioner’s probation was terminated early, his felony stalking conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor, and the conviction was eventually dismissed pursuant to Penal Code section 1203.4. Petitioner did not report his conviction to the Department of Real Estate.