Motions for Sanctions
Sanctions in California civil litigation arise in two main contexts: discovery sanctions (CCP §2023.030) for refusal to comply with discovery orders, and litigation-conduct sanctions (CCP §128.5, §128.7) for frivolous filings or bad-faith tactics. This page indexes sanctions-related tentative rulings from our corpus.
Outcome breakdown
- Granted956 (33%)
- Other600 (21%)
- Denied529 (18%)
- Continued388 (14%)
- Off calendar219 (8%)
- Granted in part129 (5%)
- Unspecified21 (1%)
- Moot20 (1%)
Recent examples
Browse all motions for sanctions rulings →- ESTATE OF JACK PEFLEY25PR0283El Dorado County·Civil·Sep 28, 2026DENIED
- Nadia Bernardi vs Terence Alemann et al24CV04426Santa Barbara County·Civil·Judge Donna D. Geck·Aug 28, 2026CONTINUED
- Reicherts vs. Farris25-01479895Orange County·Civil·Judge Andre Manssourian·Aug 28, 2026VACATED
- IN RE: NATHANIEL ORMONDCPF26519730San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 24, 2026Petitioner's petition to compel and request for sanctions is denied as moot without prejudice. Treasury Prime's request for sanctions is granted in part; Petitioner must pay $2,290.
- BRIGID ACUNA VS. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ET ALCGC25630898San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 24, 2026Motion to compel further answer to form interrogatory 15.1 is granted and request for monetary sanctions is denied.
- BRIGID ACUNA VS. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ET ALCGC25630898San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 24, 2026DENIED
- BRIGID ACUNA VS. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ET ALCGC25630898San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 24, 2026DENIED
- MEGAN BROGGER VS. NOCTURNAL CODE, UNKNOWN ENTITY ET ALCGC24613234San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 24, 2026Off calendar
- Timothy Silva vs Ryan Purkait25CV01202Santa Barbara County·Civil·Judge Colleen Sterne·Aug 24, 2026CONTINUED
- LVNV Funding, LLC vs. Lake TimothyLC26-00063Plumas County·Civil·Judge William Abramson·Aug 24, 2026GRANTED
- Kevin Robinson v. Westside Loan Office26STLC00289Los Angeles County·Civil·Aug 24, 2026GRANTED in part, DENIED in part
- Spencer Hodgin, et al. v. FCA US LLC25STCV19834Los Angeles County·Civil·Judge Spencer·Aug 24, 2026DENIED
- CERVANTEZ, YENI ALEJANDRA CORTEZ vs CITY OF TURLOCKCV-24-010714Stanislaus County·Civil·Judge Stacy P. Speiller·Aug 21, 2026CONTINUED
- MARTINEZ, JORDAN P vs DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER OF MODESTOCV-23-007325Stanislaus County·Civil·Judge Clifford Tong·Aug 21, 2026GRANTED
- MARY ASTOR SMITHE VS. EDIB ZILDZO ET AL26CV0764El Dorado County·Civil·Aug 21, 2026DENIED
- 1140 HARRISON ASSOCIATES LP VS. SHAVON BUTLER ET ALCUD26681510San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Samuel K. Feng·Aug 21, 2026GRANTED
- DUYEN NGUYEN VS. TRINA MUI ET ALCGC25627868San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 21, 2026CONTINUED
- DUYEN NGUYEN VS. TRINA MUI ET ALCGC25627868San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 21, 2026CONTINUED
- DUYEN NGUYEN VS. TRINA MUI ET ALCGC25627868San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 21, 2026CONTINUED
- DUYEN NGUYEN VS. TRINA MUI ET ALCGC25627868San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 21, 2026CONTINUED
- DUYEN NGUYEN VS. TRINA MUI ET ALCGC25627868San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 21, 2026CONTINUED
- DUYEN NGUYEN VS. TRINA MUI ET ALCGC25627868San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 21, 2026CONTINUED
- DUYEN NGUYEN VS. TRINA MUI ET ALCGC25627868San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 21, 2026CONTINUED
- DUYEN NGUYEN VS. TRINA MUI ET ALCGC25627868San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Aug 21, 2026CONTINUED
- UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. V. PRECISION PIPELINE & PAVING INC. ET AL.23NWCV00043Los Angeles County·Civil·Judge Not stated·Aug 21, 2026GRANTED
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Frequently asked questions
What is a motions for sanctions in California?+
Sanctions in California civil litigation arise in two main contexts: discovery sanctions (CCP §2023.030) for refusal to comply with discovery orders, and litigation-conduct sanctions (CCP §128.5, §128.7) for frivolous filings or bad-faith tactics. This page indexes sanctions-related tentative rulings from our corpus.
How often are motions for sanctions granted in California Superior Court?+
DecisionDepot tracks grant rates, denial rates, and outcome breakdowns for motions for sanctions across 34+ California Superior Court counties. The live statistics on this page are derived from every indexed tentative ruling matching this motion type — updated continuously as new rulings arrive.