Monterey County Tentative Rulings

Name: California Superior Court Tentative Rulings
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Every tentative ruling DecisionDepot has indexed from the Monterey County Superior Court — 200 rulings, newest first. Each links to the full ruling with judge, motion type, outcome, and cited authorities. California tentative rulings are public records posted under California Rules of Court, rule 3.1308.

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Gayle Roderick v. Carmel Beauty Boutique, et al.
22CV002867 · Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses
GRANTED IN PART, DENIED IN PARTMay 29, 2026
Joseph B. Carvalho v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
25CV000988 · Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Deposition of Defendant’s Experts with Document Production
PARTIES TO APPEARMay 29, 2026
Evan Auld-Susott, et al. v. Daniel Susott
23CV003092 · Defendant and Cross-Complainant’s Motion for Summary Adjudication
DENIEDMay 28, 2026
Taylor Snow v. 555 Ocean View Blvd. LLC, et al.
23CV001630 · Plaintiff’s Motion for Approval of PAGA Settlement
CONTINUEDMay 22, 2026
Panda Solutions, LLC v. Pro Mechanical Services Inc.
25CV001352 · Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint
GRANTEDMay 22, 2026
Gwendolyn S. Faulkner v. Kent Ciucci, et al.
Not provided · Not provided · Defendants’ Motion for Summary Adjudication
DENIEDMay 22, 2026
Gwendolyn S. Faulkner v. Kent Ciucci, et al.
UNKNOWN · UNKNOWN · Defendants’ Motion for Summary Adjudication
DENIEDMay 22, 2026
Gwendolyn S. Faulkner v. Kent Ciucci, et al.
Not stated · Not stated · Defendants’ Motion for Summary Adjudication
DENIEDMay 22, 2026
Capital One, N.A. v. Smokey G. Heisey
24CV003596 · Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration
DENIEDMay 22, 2026
Raquel Chavez v. Constant Staffing, LLC
24CV004236 · Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class and Representative Action Settlement
CONTINUEDMay 22, 2026
Joselynn Hernandez, as Guardian Ad Litem for Rosario Martinez Atlalpa, et al. v. Natividad Medical Center
21CV003542 · Petition to Compromise the Disputed Claims of Edwin Hernandez
GRANTEDMay 22, 2026
People of the State of California v. United States Fire Insurance Company
26CV000150 · Motion to Vacate Summary Judgment, Reinstate Bond, Extend Time, and Exonerate Bond
DENIEDMay 22, 2026
Jesus Corza Huerta v. Araceli Cortez Hernandez, et al.
24CV004625 · Not Specified · Defendants’ Motion to Contest Application for Determination of Good Faith Settlement
PARTIES TO APPEARMay 22, 2026
Gayle Roderick v. Carmel Beauty Boutique, et al.
22CV002867 · Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses
GRANTED IN PART, DENIED IN PARTMay 15, 2026
City of Monterey v. Leslie J. Flores, et al.
24CV000750 · Plaintiff’s Motion for Fees and Costs
GRANTED IN PARTMay 15, 2026
Matthew Arcoleo v. John Mayer
23CV002720 · Defendant John Mayer’s Motion for Consolidation
GRANTEDMay 15, 2026
Alexander Guadalupe Venegas, et al. v. County of Monterey, et al.
23CV002984 · Plaintiffs’ Request for Leave to Amend Complaint
CONTINUEDMay 15, 2026
Giuseppe Panzuto v. Michael Tutelian
23CV003810 · Defendant’s Motion to Seal Records
DENIEDMay 15, 2026
Kevin Michael Johnson v. Wedgewood Hospitality Group, Inc., et al.
25CV006016 · Defendants’ Motion for Leave to File a Cross-Complaint; Defendants’ Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Answer
GRANTEDMay 15, 2026
Laura Ulrich v. Dina Cabral, et al.
25CV000311 · Defendant Dina Cabral’s Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PARTMay 15, 2026
Rafael Lira Cupa v. Organicgirl, LLC
23CV003744 · Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement
GRANTEDMay 8, 2026
Helen Albano, et al. v. County of Monterey, et al.
24CV004107 · Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment or, Alternatively, Summary Adjudication
GRANTEDMay 8, 2026
Cristina Araujo, et al. v. Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
22CV000011 · Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment or, Alternatively, Summary Adjudication
GRANTEDMay 8, 2026
Bryson Burpo v. General Motors LLC
25CV004449 · Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment
DENIEDMay 8, 2026
Erik Gregory v. Peraton, et al.
25CV004243 · Not specified · Defendant Peraton Inc.’s Motion to Compel Arbitration; Defendants’ Motion for Protective Order and to Stay Discovery; Plaintiff’s Request for Judicial Notice; Plaintiff’s request for sanctions
Motion to Compel Arbitration GRANTED; Motion to Stay Discovery/Protective Order MOOT; Judicial Notice PARTIALLY GRANTED/PARTIALLY DENIED; Sanctions DENIEDMay 8, 2026
Bryson Burpo vs. General Motors LLC
25CV004449 · Rivamonte, Ian · Tentative Ruling
A tentative ruling has been posted; manual review required.May 8, 2026
Helen Albano , et al. vs. County of Monterey, et al.
24CV004107 · Rivamonte, Ian · Tentative Ruling
Tentative ruling postedMay 8, 2026
County of Monterey v. Life Foundation Monterey, LLC, et al.
24CV004599 · Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Venue; Defendants’ Motion to Quash Deposition Subpoena; Defendants’ Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint; Order to Show Cause Re: Contempt
Venue transfer: DENIED. Motion to Quash: DENIED subject to protective order. Demurrer: OVERRULED. OSC: DISCHARGED IN PART AND SUSTAINED IN PART.May 8, 2026
RANCH HOUSE PLACE ASSOCIATION v. ALL MEMBERS OF RANCH HOUSE PLACE ASSOCIATION
26CV003431 · Petition for Order to Reduce Required Approval Percentage and Amend CC&Rs
CONTINUEDMay 6, 2026
People of the State of California v. Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc.
25CV005278 · Motion to Set Aside Summary Judgment, Discharge Forfeiture, and Exonerate Bail
GRANTEDMay 1, 2026
Stacy Hill v. Legacy Painting and Renovating, Inc.
26CV001227 · Defendant’s Ex Parte Application for Relief from Default and Plaintiff’s Request for Fees
GRANTEDMay 1, 2026
Guadalupe Gutierrez Islas v. General Motors LLC
25CV001621 · Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Defendant’s Further Responses to Document Requests
GRANTED as to RPD 10; DENIED as to remaining RPDs and sanctionsMay 1, 2026
Rodrigo Alvarado v. Carmel Building & Design, Inc.
25CV005046 · Cross-Defendants’ Demurrer to Cross-Complaint
OVERRULEDMay 1, 2026
UniFirst Corporation v. G&A Welding
25CV006607 · Motion to Confirm Contractual Arbitration Award
PARTIES TO APPEARMay 1, 2026
Eduardo Calderon Meza v. D&M Carriers, LLC dba FREYMILLER, et al.
24CV003526 · Defendant D&M Carriers’ Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Notice of Errata re: Location of Incident of Plaintiff’s Complaint for Damages
GRANTEDApr 28, 2026
Universal Coatings, Inc. v. Madrone Ventures, Inc., et al.
22CV002819 · Universal Coatings, Inc.’s Motion for Relief Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 473(b)
GRANTEDApr 24, 2026
Perzow Antiaging General Partnership v. Philip Lee Miller, et al.
23CV000647 · Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss; Defendant’s Motion to Compel
Motion to Dismiss DENIED; Motion to Compel GRANTED IN PART; Sanctions requests DENIED/GRANTED IN PARTApr 24, 2026
Peninsula Development Co., LLC v. Kelly Dzubay and Jeremy Dzubay
25CV006725 · Defendants’ Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Complaint
SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMENDApr 24, 2026
Humane Farming Association v. Gonzalo Narez
25CV004313 · Plaintiff, Humane Farming Associations’ Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16(c)
GRANTEDApr 24, 2026
Justin Abney v. Coastal Tractor
24CV002152 · Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement
CONTINUEDApr 24, 2026
Prasad Shankar v. Monterey County DCSS
22CV002308 · Plaintiff’s Motion to Tax Costs
DENIEDApr 24, 2026
Cassandra Diaz v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
24CV004894 · Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Plaintiff’s Request for Production of Documents, Set One
GRANTEDApr 24, 2026
Maria Esmeralda Lopez v. In-N-Out Burger, Inc.
25CV000082 · Defendant’s Deem-Admitted Motion and Request for Monetary Sanctions
Motion to deem admitted is MOOT; Request for monetary sanctions is GRANTED ($1,060).Apr 24, 2026
Gerard Feliciano Jr. v. Nissan North America Inc.
26cv000600 · Defendant Nissan North America Inc.’s Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Complaint
Demurrer to the First Cause of Action is OVERRULED; Demurrer to the Second Cause of Action is SUSTAINED, with leave to amend within 30 days.Apr 24, 2026
Jennifer Garcia v. Bakhtiyor Khushmamadov, et al.
26CV000059 · Defendant U-Haul Co. of Arizona and Channara Thourk’s Motion to Transfer Action and for Sanctions; Defendant, Roman Toltoledo Gonzalez’s Motion to Change Venue
DENIED without prejudiceApr 24, 2026
In the Matter of Eleanor Shockley
26PR000136 · Minor’s Compromise Petition
CONTINUEDApr 24, 2026
Jian Loar v. Xiaolan Liu
25CV000600 · Defendant’s Motion to Compel Plaintiff’s Document Production and Continued Deposition
GRANTEDApr 24, 2026
Artin Nazaryan, et al. v. Racing Operations, LLC, et al.
25CV006470 · Defendant, Friends of Laguna Seca, Inc.’s Demurrer to Complaint; Defendant Friends of Laguna Sece, Inc’s Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint
Demurrer: OVERRULED as to 2nd, 3rd, and 6th causes of action; SUSTAINED without leave to amend as to 4th, 5th, and 7th causes of action (leave granted to amend 1st cause of action). Motion to Strike: GRANTED without prejudice.Apr 21, 2026
Lisa Clontz v. Mimi Park
25CV005153 · Motion to Revoke Plaintiff’s Fee Waiver; Motion to Vacate Judgment Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 473(d); Motion to Strike Memorandum of Costs or in the Alternative, to Tax Costs
Motion to Revoke Fee Waiver DENIED; Motion to Vacate Judgment GRANTED (court's own motion); Motion to Strike Costs DENIED; Motion to Tax Costs GRANTEDOct 7, 2025
Angel Oseguera v. Kia America, Inc.
26CV000828 · Motion for Entry of Protective Order to Govern Production of Confidential Materials
GRANTEDAug 28, 2000