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August 2025 California tentative-ruling recap
In August 2025, our index recorded 897 tentative rulings across 4 California counties. Below: the motion types that dominated the docket, the judges who handled the most volume, and the outcome breakdown.
Rulings ingested
897
Counties active
4
Judges issuing rulings
10
Outcome breakdown
- Granted233 (26%)
- Off calendar178 (20%)
- Denied169 (19%)
- Continued135 (15%)
- Other108 (12%)
- Mixed (in part)28 (3%)
- Sustained25 (3%)
- Overruled14 (2%)
Top motion types
Top counties by volume
Selected rulings from August 2025
- SONJOY KUMAR DAS VS. HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS LLC ET ALCGC25622968sf·Judge Joseph M. Quinn·Aug 29, 2025DEMURRER to ANSWER to COMPLAINTOVERRRULED IN PART AND SUSTAINED IN PART
- CITIBANK,N.A. VS. MATIJA MOSUNICCGC25626593sf·Judge Christine Van Aken·Aug 29, 2025Notice Of Motion To Quash Service Of SummonsOff calendar as untimely. Code Civ. Proc., section 1005, subd. (b).
- ELIZABETH KARNAZES VS. ALBERT LEE ET ALCGC21594697sf·Judge Christine Van Aken·Aug 29, 2025DEFENDANT ALBERT LEE's MOTION TO STRIKE COMPLAINTHearing required.
- IN RE: DAVID ESTRADACPF25518993sf·Judge Christine Van Aken·Aug 29, 2025Motion For Summary JudgmentOff calendar
- PAUL MARGARITAS ET AL VS. LESTER WONG ET ALCGC23604432sf·Judge Charles F. Haines·Aug 29, 2025Motion for Summary Judgment Or, In The Alternative, Summary AdjudicationDENIED
- J. DENNIS BONNEY VS. 1810 JACKSON STREET, A CONDOMINIUM ET ALCGC23609401sf·Judge Christine Van Aken·Aug 29, 2025MOTION TO BIFURCATE/SEVER Notice Of Motion And Motion To Bifurcate Trial On The Causes Of Action For Declaratory ReliefTRANSFERRED to Department 206 on the day of trial (01/20/2026) to be heard by the assigned trial judge.
- JUDY TERGIS VS. KARAN GARTNER ET ALCGC25625164sf·Judge Charles F. Haines·Aug 29, 2025MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGSGRANTED with leave to amend
- ANIELKA SALVADORA NOVOA VS. RESTORATION HARDWARE, INC., A CORPORATION ET ALCGC25626013sf·Judge Christine Van Aken·Aug 29, 2025MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATIONDefendant Restoration Hardware Inc.'s motion to compel arbitration and stay is granted. Defendant Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc's motion to compel arbitration and stay is denied as moot.
- AIMEE SILVER VS. GREYSTAR CALIFORNIA, INC., A CORPORATION ET ALCGC23608761sf·Judge Charles F. Haines·Aug 29, 2025MOTION TO ADMIT COUNSEL PRO HAC VICECONTINUED
- SOPHIE PAPPAS ET AL VS. 1853 UNION ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, A CALIFORNIA ET ALCGC25626759sf·Judge Charles F. Haines·Aug 29, 2025Notice Of Application And Hearing For Right To Attach Order, Order For Issuance Of Writ Of AttachmentCONTINUED
- WESTLAKE SERVICES, LLC, VS. FELICIA M WILLIAMS ET ALCGC25624738sf·Judge Joseph M. Quinn·Aug 29, 2025Motion To DismissDENIED
- EMI J. YOSHIDA ET AL VS. 479 LOS PALMOS, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED ET ALCGC23608302sf·Judge Charles F. Haines·Aug 29, 2025Amended Notice Of Joinder And Joinder Of Demurrer Of Defendants Joshua Chavez And Peninsula Gold, Inc.; Defendant Silicon Valley Real Ventures LLC's Joinder to DemurrerOVERRULED
Statewide patterns for these motion types
Frequently asked questions
How many California tentative rulings were issued in August 2025?+
DecisionDepot indexed 897 California Superior Court tentative rulings during August 2025, across 4 counties. SF led volume with 818 rulings. Coverage spans Civil, Probate, and Family Law divisions.
Which motion types dominated California Superior Courts in August 2025?+
The most common motion type in August 2025 was "other" (370 indexed rulings). DecisionDepot's monthly recap covers the top 10 motion types for the month, with grant/deny breakdowns by motion type and county available on the topic landing pages.