Order to Show Cause
TENTATIVE RULINGS CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE CALENDAR HELD IN DEPT. 18 Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 3:00 p.m. Courtroom 16 – Hon. Rene A. Chouteau for Hon. Patrick M. Broderick 3035 Cleveland Avenue, Suite 200, Santa Rosa
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The tentative rulings will become the ruling of the Court unless a party desires to be heard. If you desire to appear and present oral argument, YOU MUST NOTIFY Judge Broderick’s Judicial Assistant by telephone at (707) 521-6725 and all other opposing parties of your intent to appear no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing date.
The following cases are required to appear at 3:00 p.m.: 23CV02197, Philbin v. Saksen 25CV00322, Sonoma Valley Next 100 v. California Department of General Services 25CV03815, La Forge v. Whitman 25CV06499, Springfield v. Cresco Equipment Rentals & Affiliates 25CV08080, Muehl v. Nissan North America Inc 25CV08138, Salazar v. Wilson 25CV08343, Russell v. Switch Vehicles, Inc.
The following cases will be continued to a further CMC/OSC calendar in Courtroom 16 (no appearance required): 25CV02397, Gelsinger v. Alliant Specialty Insurance Services – to 11/17/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 16 for case status post motion for final distribution 25CV04416, Christos v. Crane – to 11/17/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 16 for settled pleadings and trial setting 25CV08037, Swenson v. Sebastian – to 11/17/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 16 for settled pleadings 25CV08073, Rodriguez v. Pena, et al. – to 7/28/26 3:30 p.m., Dept. 16 for an Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal for Failure to Timely File Proof of Service of Process, Failure to File and Serve a Timely Case Management Conference Statement, and Failure to Prosecute. An Order to Show Cause shall issue separately. 25CV08600, Tarantino v. Benchmark Builders, LLC – to 11/17/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 16 for settled pleadings
The following cases will be set for trial with notice to follow (no appearance required): NONE
Any cases that do not appear on the list above have been DROPPED from this calendar for various reasons.
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