| Case | County / Judge | Motion | Ruling | Indexed | Hearing |
|---|
santabarbara · Civil Thomas Anderle |
| 1. Demurrer of Real Party in Interest Riviera Vista I, LLC, to First Amended Petition 2. Joinder of Respondent City of Santa Barbara to Demurrer |
| SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND |
| Jul 31, 2026 |
| Jun 24, 2026 |
23PR-0079 In re: Janice A. Pankey Trust | slo · Civil Not specified | Melanie Taylor’s Motion to Strike Amended Petition to Remove the Appointed Guardian Ad Litem; Kendra Sabi’s Motion to Strike Amended Petition to Remove the Appointed Guardian Ad Litem; Kendra Sabi’s Demurrer to the Amended Petition to Remove the Appointed Guardian Ad Litem | Taylor’s motion to strike is granted. Sabi’s motion to strike is denied. Sabi’s demurrer is sustained without leave to amend. | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
25CV469820 Ying Wang vs The John Stewart Company et al. | santaclara · Civil Eunice Lee | Motion to Compel; Motion for Protective Order | GRANTED in part and DENIED in part | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
26PR00257 Matter of Jim and Sandra Chase Trust | santabarbara · Civil James F. Rigali | Petition to Determine Claim to Property | Appearances required; recommend denial | Jul 28, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
26PR00257 Matter of Jim and Sandra Chase Trust | santabarbara · Civil James F. Rigali | Petition to Determine Claim to Property | Pending; defective service and substantive legal issues | Jul 14, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
26PR00257 Matter of Jim and Sandra Chase Trust | santabarbara · Civil James F. Rigali | Petition to Determine Claim to Property | Defective service; petition denied on merits | Jul 27, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
26PR00257 Matter of Jim and Sandra Chase Trust | santabarbara · Civil James F. Rigali | Petition to Determine Claim to Property | Appearances required; petition must be denied based on legal precedent | Jul 17, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
26PR00257 Matter of Jim and Sandra Chase Trust | santabarbara · Civil James F. Rigali | Petition to Determine Claim to Property | Appearances required; petition denied due to judicial admissions | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
CIVSB1936791 JOSE MEJIA CASTELLON v. GARY SCOTT ACKERMAN, et al. | sanbernardino · Civil David Driscoll | Motion for Leave to Amend | GRANTED | Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 |
24CV05905 The People of the State of California v National CPR Foundation LLC et al | santabarbara · Civil Thomas Anderle | 1. Motion for Protective Order; 2. Motion to Compel | GRANTED in part, DENIED in part | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 |
2024CUPP030331 RAFAEL PINEDA vs THE THACHER SCHOOL | ventura · Civil | Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative, Summary Adjudication | GRANTED | Jul 6, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 |
1 Activate Clean Energy, LLC vs. DMX Engineering, LLC | orange · Civil Donald F. Gaffney | Motion to strike | DENIED | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 8, 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 |
25-CIV-01788 JOHN P. MCATAMNEY, ET AL VS. JAMES E. MCGOVERN, INC. | sanmateo · Civil Mark A. McCannon | DEFENDANT JAMES E. MCGOVERN, INC’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT/ ADJUDICATION | DENIED | 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 |
30-2024-01389908-CU-PO-CJC Noriega vs. Avalonbay Communities, Inc. | orange · Civil Andre De La Cruz | Motion to Compel the Further Deposition Testimony | DENIED | Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
23CV001364 Balcal Construction, Inc. v. Suzanne Giraudo et al | napa · Civil Cynthia P. Smith | Motion for Leave to Amend Cross-Complaint | DENIED | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
2022-01246305 MD Hydration Inc. vs. Fusion Hydration, LLC | orange · ComplexCivil Layne H. Melzer | Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint; Motion to Seal | GRANTED | Jul 17, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
22CV1334 CHERYL BLY-CHESTER vs. EL DORADO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ET AL | eldorado · Civil | DEMURRER TO 4TH AMENDED COMPLAINT | DEFENDANT’S DEMURRER IS OVERRULED AS TO FAC’S THIRD, FOURTH, AND EIGHTH CAUSE OF ACTION. DEFENDANT’S DEMURRER IS SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND AS TO FAC’S SEVENTH CAUSE OF ACTION. | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
26CV001221 LEWIS vs H&S ENERGY, LLC, et al. | sacramento · Civil Unknown | Motion to Compel Arbitration | GRANTED | Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 13, 2026 |
23CV00018 GRAY v. VERBANEC | santacruz · Civil | CROSS-DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT | DENIED | Jul 14, 2026 | Jul 14, 2026 |
25CV480264 Lee Drone v. Peter D. Bear, et al. | santaclara · Civil Vincent I. Parrett | Motion to Quash Service of Summons | GRANTED | Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
12 White v. Walmart, Inc. | orange · Civil Donald F. Gaffney | Demurrer and Motion to strike | SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
30-2025-01475570 Gutierrez vs. Westrux International, Inc | orange · Civil H. Shaina Colover | Motion to Compel Answers to Form Interrogatories; Motion to Compel Answers to Form Interrogatories | GRANTED | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
25CV04416 Christos v. Crane | sonoma · Civil Jane Gaskell | Motion for order vacating the clerk’s entry of default; Motion for sanctions | GRANTED | Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 |
23CV006108 Zolnikov v. Giron, et al. | sacramento · Civil Unknown | Motion for Summary Judgment; Motion for Summary Adjudication | DENIED | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
25CV457905 First Baptist Church of Campbell vs Great Commission Association of Southern Baptist Churches | santaclara · Civil William J. Monahan | Demurrer to First Amended Cross Complaint; Motion to Strike Entire of the First Amended Complaint | OVERRULED; DENIED | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 |
11 Sweiss v. Holbrook | orange · Civil Craig L. Griffin | Motion for Summary Judgment | DENIED | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
25CV08155 Robert Schwob et al vs County of Santa Barbara, California et al | santabarbara · Civil Colleen Sterne | CMC; Demurrer to Petition for Writ of Mandate | GRANTED | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
23CV411778 Bernardo Magana Loya et al vs General Motors LLC | santaclara · Civil Eunice Lee | Motion for Attorney’s Fees and Cost | GRANTED in part, DENIED in part | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
34-2021-00309918-CU-MC-GDS Phillip James Colwell vs. Michael Aye | sacramento · Civil | Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint | SUSTAINED without leave to amend. | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 |
25CV07493 Marilyn Osgood et al vs Smart & Final Stores, LLC et al | santabarbara · Civil Donna D. Geck | CMC; Motions to Compel; Motion for Trial Preference | GRANTED in part, DENIED in part | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |