| Case | County / Judge | Motion | Ruling | Indexed | Hearing |
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| Case | County / Judge | Motion | Ruling | Indexed | Hearing |
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orange · Civil Donald F. Gaffney |
| Demurrer; Motion to strike |
| Demurrer OVERRULED; Motion to strike DENIED |
| Jul 30, 2026 |
| Jul 15, 2026 |
25CV-0325 Luis Reyes v. Michael Laws, et al. | slo · Civil Not specified | Plaintiff’s motion to compel further responses to requests for production of documents, Set One; Azteca’s motion for judgment on the pleadings | Plaintiff's motion granted in part; Azteca's motion for judgment on the pleadings granted with leave to amend. | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
26CV000810 Rore Manufacturing, Inc. v. Karen Coffy | napa · Civil Cynthia P. Smith | DEFENDANT’S SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE SLAPP SUIT AND FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS | CONTINUED | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
25CV018904 DOE, et al. vs BHC SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC., A TENNESSEE CORPORATION, et al. | sacramento · Civil | Demurrer to Plaintiffs’ Complaint | Mixed: Demurrer to 8th cause of action overruled; Demurrer to 7th cause of action sustained with leave to amend. | Aug 11, 2026 | Jul 14, 2026 |
25CV469153 Aida Setka vs Subaru of America, Inc. et al | santaclara · Civil Eunice Lee | Motion to Strike; Demurrer | Mixed | Jul 14, 2026 | Jul 14, 2026 |
24-01391305 URP California, LLC vs. Kohr | orange · Civil Gassia Apkarian | Right to attach order and writ of attachment | DENIED | Jul 14, 2026 | Jul 14, 2026 |
2025-01532139 Lorenze v. Pakbaz | orange · Civil Julianne Sartain Bancroft | DEMURRER TO AMENDED COMPLAINT | SUSTAINED IN PART WITH LEAVE TO AMEND; OVERRULED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 13, 2026 |
30-2025-01531073 Cunningham vs. Santa Ana Unified School District | orange · Civil Nathan Vu | Demurrer; Motion to Strike | Demurrer SUSTAINED in part and OVERRULED in part; Motion to Strike GRANTED | Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 13, 2026 |
24CV05331 Juan Gutierrez v. JM Roofing Company, Inc., et al. | santabarbara · Civil Colleen Sterne | Motion for Summary Judgment; Motion to Appear and Testify at Deposition and Produce Documents/Request for Monetary Sanctions | Summary judgment granted; motion to compel taken off-calendar as moot. | Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 13, 2026 |
VCU311593 V., J. vs. County of Tulare | tulare-civil · Civil Nathan D. Ide | County's (1) Demurrer and (2) Motion to Strike Sixth Amended Complaint | Mixed | Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 13, 2026 |
23CV421547 Farzam Forouzandeh vs Thaddeus Taube et al | santaclara · Civil Nahal Iravani-Sani | Motion for Summary Judgment, or in the Alternative, Summary Adjudication | DENIED | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
25-01513594 Polselli vs. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC | orange · Civil Carmen R. Luege | 1. Demurrer to Complaint; 2. Motion to Strike Complaint | Demurrer OVERRULED; Motion to Strike DENIED | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
2023-01365548 H.G. vs. Tustin Unified School District | orange · ComplexCivil William D. Claster | Plaintiff’s Motion to Quash Discovery Subpoena | GRANTED IN PART; Sanctions DENIED | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
30-2025-01464483-CU-BC-CJC Sultzer vs. Ford Motor Company | orange · Civil Kimberly Knill | Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings | DENIED in part, GRANTED in part | Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
2025-1469238 Sais vs. Cubesmart | orange · Civil Scott A. Steiner | Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Adjudication | DENIED | Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
2024-01416569 Dempsey vs. La Jolla Group, Inc. | orange · ComplexCivil Layne H. Melzer | Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement | CONDITIONALLY GRANTED | Jul 17, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
30-2025-01520541 Huawei Ma, Trustee of The Liu and Ma Family Trust vs. Li | orange · Civil H. Shaina Colover | Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint; Demurrer to Complaint | Demurrer: OVERRULED as to 1st, 2nd, 4th causes of action; SUSTAINED with leave to amend as to 3rd; SUSTAINED without leave to amend as to 5th, 6th. Motion to Strike: DENIED as to punitive damages; GRANTED with leave to amend as to attorney fees. | Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
2025-01531751 Barber vs. Multi Media, LLC | orange · ComplexCivil Layne H. Melzer | Demurrer to Complaint; Motion for Protective Order; Motion to Strike portions of Demurrer | Demurrer Sustained in part with/without leave; Motion to Strike Denied; Motion for Protective Order Denied | Jul 17, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
3 Steinhardt vs. Capistrano Unified School District | orange · Civil R. Shawn Nelson | Motion for Summary Judgment | GRANTED | Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
34-2023-00334325-CU-FR-GDS Alicia M Martens vs. Roderick L. MacKenzie | sacramento · Civil Unknown | Demurrer to Second Amended Complaint | SUSTAINED | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 |
25CV474549 Cynthia Schwarting et al vs. Kyle Kwong, et.al. | santaclara · Civil Rafael Sivilla-Jones | City’s demurrer to the fifth cause of action for inverse condemnation; Demurrer to the second cause of action for private nuisance; Demurrer to the sixth cause of action for violation of a mandatory duty | SUSTAINED without leave to amend | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 |
25-CIV-01108 LANCE WARE VS. ROBERT HELLMAN, ET AL | sanmateo · Civil David A. Silberman | DEFENDANTS’ DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFF’S SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT | SUSTAINED in part, OVERRULED in part | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 |
23-CIV-04063 MARIGOLDYZP I LLC VS. 88 TUSCALOOSA AVE LLC, ET AL | sanmateo · Civil David A. Silberman | CROSS-DEFENDANTS DELIA FEI AND RON GABLE’S DEMURRER TO PIERRE BULJAN AND ELIZABETH BULJAN’S 2ND AMENDED CROSS-COMPLAINT | OVERRULED | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 |
2026-01540310 Wach vs. East | orange · Civil Bradley Erdosi | Demurrer to Complaint; Case Management Conference | SUSTAINED | Jul 6, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 |
25CV000964 Thomas Pollock et al v. Angel Melendez Pimentel et al | napa · Civil Joseph J. Solga | DEFENDANT FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY’S MOTION TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENAS TO DLA PIPER LLP | DENIED | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
6 Nguyen vs. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | orange · Civil R. Shawn Nelson | Demurrer to First Amended Complaint | OVERRULED | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
9 Cunningham vs. FCA US LLC | orange · Civil R. Shawn Nelson | Demurrer to First Amended Complaint; Motion to Strike | OVERRULED; DENIED | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
25CV00633 COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, et al. v. FINSAND, et al. | santacruz · Civil | DEFENDANT JRG ATTORNEYS AT LAW’S DEMURRER TO AND MOTION TO STRIKE FIRST AMENDED CROSS-COMPLAINT | The demurrer is sustained without leave to amend as to the first, second, third, fourth, and sixth causes of action (partial); overruled as to the third and fourth (as to Jeffrey Finsand); and sustained with leave to amend as to the fifth, sixth, and seventh. Motion to strike is denied as moot. | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
2 Martin vs. FCA US LLC | orange · Civil Donald F. Gaffney | Demurrer to First Amended Complaint | OVERRULED | Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 |
CIV2003621 Michael Rauch v. Larry Francis Klosowski, et al. | marin · Civil Sheila S. Lichtblau | Motion – Attorney’s Fees; Motion – Attorney’s Fees; Motion – Strike; Motion – Other: For award of pre-judgment interest | Fees motions denied for both sides. Motion to strike costs granted. Motion for prejudgment interest granted in amount of $43,920.03. | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 |
RG21100427 Mount VS 3M Company | alameda · Civil Patrick McKinney | Motion for Summary Adjudication filed by American Honda Motor Co., Inc. | GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Fraud-based causes of action are granted, punitive damages claim is denied. | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
RG21100427 Mount VS 3M Company | alameda · Civil Patrick McKinney | Motion for Summary Adjudication of fraud-based causes of action; Motion for Summary Adjudication of punitive damages claims | GRANTED in part, DENIED in part | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
24CV06263 Grace Hartell vs Jonathan Mark Hartell | santabarbara · Civil Colleen Sterne | Motion of Defendant to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents; Motion of Defendant to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories; Motion of Defendant to Compel Further Responses to Form Interrogatories | Mixed | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 |
24CV01784 LY v. SANTA CRUZ SEASIDE COMPANY | santacruz · Civil | PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT | DENIED | Jul 7, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
CV0009240 NICHOLAS BUTLER vs. PODS ENTERPRISES, LLC | marin · Civil Mark A. Talamantes | DEMURRER | OVERRULED | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
VCU313509 Asman, Bruce E. et al vs. Ponce, Cipriano et al | tulare-civil · Civil David C. Mathias | Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Amend | DENIED | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
25-1497840 Johns v. Children’s Hospital of Orange County | orange · Civil Theodore Howard | Demurrer; Motion to strike | Demurrer OVERRULED, Motion to strike DENIED | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
9 Adjemian v. Gallo | orange · Civil R. Shawn Nelson | Plaintiff Kevork Adjemian’s motion for protective order | GRANTED | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
25CV470037 Diana Guadalupe Chipana vs Jaspinder Grewal et al. | santaclara · Civil Eunice Lee | Demurrer | OVERRULED | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
25-01506671 Dr. Erasto Gutierrez, MD, Inc. vs. Jolish RSM, LLC | orange · Civil Sandy N. Leal | Demurrer to Complaint | SUSTAINED with 30 days’ leave to amend | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
26-01568888 Howden US Services, LLC vs. Acrisure of California, LLC | orange · Civil Sandy N. Leal | Preliminary Injunction | DENIED | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
30-2025-01470501 Chastain vs. California Department of Transporation | orange · Civil H. Shaina Colover | Motion for Continuance-Other (Defendants’ MSJ) | GRANTED | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
25CV00512 NATHE et al. v. SANTA CRUZIDENCE OPCO, LLC et al. | santacruz · Civil | PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES BY DEFENDANT SANTA CRUZIDENCE OPCO, LLC TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES, SET TWO | GRANTED | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
25CV462169 Hai Bui v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., et al. | santaclara · Civil Vincent I. Parrett | Demurrer to the Sixth Cause of Action; Motion to Strike punitive damages claim | OVERRULED; DENIED | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
24CV015815 CONGI, et al. vs DIGNITY HEALTH | sacramento · Civil | Demurrer to Plaintiff's Third Amended Verified Complaint | OVERRULED in part and SUSTAINED in part | Aug 21, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
25CV474904 Jaron Toilolo vs Wei-Chen Chen et al | santaclara · Civil Eunice Lee | Demurrer | SUSTAINED | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
25CVP-0248 Alice Glover, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, et al. | slo · Civil Not specified | Demurrer to the sixth cause of action | OVERRULED | Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
24CV001130 Niebaum Coppola Estate Winery, LP et al v. George Giles Beeker et al | napa · Civil Lloyd Llewelyn | DEMURRER TO KERRI L. BEEKER’S FIRST AMENDED CROSS-COMPLAINT; MOTION TO STRIKE; DEMURRER TO FIRST AMENDED CROSS-COMPLAINT (COPPOLA) | SUSTAINED / OVERRULED / GRANTED IN PART / MOOT | Jul 7, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
2025CUBC046578 ENER I LOPEZ, et al. vs FCA US LLC, et al. | ventura · Civil Charmaine H. Buehner | Defendants’ Demurrer and Motion to Strike | Defendant’s demurrer is OVERRULED as to the sixth cause of action for fraudulent concealment and SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND as to the fifth cause of action for negligent repair; motion to strike is DENIED. | Jun 23, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
PCU323020 JENICEK, MICHAEL vs. IHG MANAGEMENT (MARYLAND) LLC et al | tulare-civil · Civil Russell P. Burke | Defendant's (1) Demurrer and (2) Motion to Strike | Sustained in part and Denied in part; Moot in part | Jun 23, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |