| Case | County / Judge | Motion | Ruling | Indexed | Hearing |
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| Case | County / Judge | Motion | Ruling | Indexed | Hearing |
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orange · Civil Gassia Apkarian |
| Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Adjudication |
| Issue 1 DENIED; Issue 2 DENIED; Issue 3 DENIED; Issue 4 GRANTED |
| Jun 29, 2026 |
| Jun 23, 2026 |
25CV03943 DEPENAU v. BARNES | santacruz · Civil | DEFENDANT BARNES’ MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND STAY PROCEEDINGS | DENIED | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
2 Watanabe vs. Maserati North America, Inc. | orange · Civil Donald F. Gaffney | Demurrer | SUSTAINED, with 30-days leave to amend | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
CIVSB2531093 Hector Lopez v. Esquivel Auto Depot, Inc., et al. | sanbernardino · Civil Joseph Widman | Motion to compel arbitration and stay action; Motion to confirm material breach of arbitration clause and for fees and costs | Motion to compel arbitration is GRANTED; Motion to confirm breach and award fees/costs is DENIED | Jul 7, 2026 | Jun 24, 2026 |
24CV453516 Ana Verdugo et al. v. Depot Willows, LLP et al. | santaclara · Civil Jeffrey B. El-Hajj | Defendants’ demurrer to the second amended complaint | SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND as to 1st, 2nd, 6th causes of action; SUSTAINED WITHOUT FURTHER LEAVE TO AMEND as to 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th causes of action. | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
24CECG04794 Harout Torosian v. BMW of North America, LLC | fresno · Probate Jonathan Skiles | By Defendant BMW of North America, LLC for Summary Judgment or Summary Adjudication | DENIED | Jul 7, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
24-01371395 Battersby vs. Hutchens | orange · Civil Sandy N. Leal | Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Motion for Sanctions | Motion 1: GRANTED with 20 days leave to amend. Motion 2: DENIED in part, GRANTED in part. | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
24CV453450 Christopher Love vs Ford Motor Company et al. | santaclara · Civil Eunice Lee | Motion for Summary Judgment/Adjudication | DENIED in part and GRANTED in part | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
CIVVS2400422 Rodney Glenn Williams Jr and Deiundra Teshawn Cox v. General Motors LLC | sanbernardino · Civil Nicole Quintana Winter | Summary Judgment, or in the alternative, Adjudication | GRANTED | Jul 7, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
CIV2003621 Michael Rauch v. Larry Francis Klosowski, et al. | marin · Civil Sheila S. Lichtblau | Motion – Attorney’s Fees; Motion – Attorney’s Fees; Motion – Strike; Motion – Other: For award of pre-judgment interest | Fees motions denied for both sides. Motion to strike costs granted. Motion for prejudgment interest granted in amount of $43,920.03. | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 |
2 Martin vs. FCA US LLC | orange · Civil Donald F. Gaffney | Demurrer to First Amended Complaint | OVERRULED | Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 |
6 Mathews vs. Hyundai Motor America | orange · Civil Donald F. Gaffney | Motion to Compel Arbitration | GRANTED | Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 |
6 Nguyen vs. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | orange · Civil R. Shawn Nelson | Demurrer to First Amended Complaint | OVERRULED | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
30-2025-01500072 Salmeron vs. Audicus, Inc | orange · Civil H. Shaina Colover | Motion to Compel Answers to Form Interrogatories; Motion to Compel Arbitration; Motion to Deem Facts Admitted; Order to Show Cause re: Appointment of Discovery Referee | GRANTED as to Motion to Compel Arbitration; others OFF CALENDAR AS MOOT | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
9 Cunningham vs. FCA US LLC | orange · Civil R. Shawn Nelson | Demurrer to First Amended Complaint; Motion to Strike | OVERRULED; DENIED | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
2025-01519196 Dang vs. Hyundai Motor America | orange · Civil Thomas J. Lo | Motion to Compel Arbitration | DENIED | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
30-2024-01390718 Chavez vs. General Motors, LLC | orange · Civil H. Shaina Colover | Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Adjudication | CONTINUED | Jul 3, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 |
2026CUBC064418 ANGELA C. MARTINEZ, et al. vs FORD MOTOR COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, et al. | ventura · Civil | Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Action by Ford Motor Company | GRANTED | Jul 6, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 |
VCU333368 Fuentes, Amanda vs. General Motors, LLC | tulare-civil · Civil Bret D. Hillman | Demurrer to First Amended Complaint | SUSTAINED | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 |
VCU333839 Garcia, Anna Teresa vs. Hyundai Motor of America | tulare-civil · Civil Bret D. Hillman | Motion to Compel Arbitration | GRANTED | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 |
23-01361158 Franks vs. Ford Motor Company | orange · Civil Gassia Apkarian | Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings | DENIED | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 |
2023CUBC017482 JUAN CERVANTES LOPEZ, et al. vs GENERAL MOTORS LLC | ventura · Civil | Motion for Summary Judgment | DENIED | Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
24CV454552 Robert Busto vs. Ford Motor Company, et.al. | santaclara · Civil Rafael Sivilla-Jones | summary adjudication | GRANTED | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
S-CV-0051662 MARMOL, RUVIM v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR | placer · Civil THE HONORABLE MICHAEL W. JONES | Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, or in the Alternative, Summary Adjudication | GRANTED in part, DENIED in part | Jul 24, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
25-1506621 MedLab20230, Inc. v. UHC of California | orange · Civil Theodore Howard | Demurrer | SUSTAINED with 30 days’ leave to amend | Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
CL25-04630 SPIRO PISTIOLAS v. ERIK GIOVANNI FRAIRE and CINDY HEREDIA | solano · Civil STEPHEN GIZZI | PISTIOLAS’s Demurrer to FRAIRE and HEREDIA’s First Amended Cross-Complaint | Sustained without leave to amend regarding breach of contract, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and violation of Civil Code sections 1942.4 and 789.3; Overruled regarding breach of the implied warranty of habitability, negligence, and common counts. | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
PCU332515 Ritchie, Rhonda vs. Karman, Timothy et al | tulare-civil · Civil Russell P. Burke | Demurrer | Overruled in part, Sustained with leave to amend in part, Sustained without leave to amend in part | Jul 14, 2026 | Jul 14, 2026 |
2025CUBC037975 MARIO RODRIGUEZ vs GENERAL MOTORS, LLC | ventura · Civil | Motion to Compel Defendants Further Responses to Request for Production of Documents; Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories | CONTINUED | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
VCU334384 Aguila, Miguel vs. FCA US, LLC | tulare-civil · Civil David C. Mathias | FCA's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings | GRANTED in part, DENIED in part | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
25-1526158 Sheddan v. Willhoit | orange · Civil Theodore Howard | Demurrer; Motion to Strike | Demurrer SUSTAINED in part, OVERRULED in part; Motion to Strike DENIED | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
24CV091985 DE SOUSA vs HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, A CORPORATION | alameda · Civil Jamilah A. Jefferson | Motion for Attorney Fees | GRANTED IN PART | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
25CV471084 Maria Ruiz v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. et al. | santaclara · Civil Eunice Lee | Demurrer; Motion to Strike | Demurrer OVERRULED; Motion to Strike GRANTED with 10 days leave to amend | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
26-01551242 Abas vs. Rivian Automotive, LLC | orange · Civil Carmen R. Luege | Motion to Compel Arbitration | GRANTED | Jul 17, 2026 | Jul 17, 2026 |
CU25-08144 GRANT ANDREW ANDERSON vs. FORD MOTOR COMPANY; ET AL. | solano · Civil TIM P. KAM | FORD FAIRFIELD’s Motion to Compel Arbitration | GRANTED | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
25CV474331 Amy Hunter vs San Jose Motorsport, Inc. et al. | santaclara · Civil Eunice Lee | Petition to Compel Arbitration | GRANTED | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
26CV006272 ABLES vs HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA., A CORPORATION, et al. | sacramento · Civil James McFetridge | Motion to Compel Arbitration | DENIED | Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 |
24CV454910 Ismael Villanueva Palafox et al v. Empire Farm Labor Contractor, LLC et al | santaclara · ComplexCivil Theodore C. Zayner | Motion to compel arbitration | DENIED | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 |
34-2022-00318084-CU-BC-GDS Bryan Finkel vs. General Motors, LLC | sacramento · Civil Krueger | Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings | DENIED | Aug 13, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
CIVSB2434789 Daniel Patrick Hawkins, et al. v. General Motors LLC, et al. | sanbernardino · Civil Joseph Widman | Motion for Summary Judgment; Leave to Amend | GRANTED | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
25CV468980 Staci A. Santoro vs Ford Motor Co., et al | santaclara · Civil Eunice Lee | Motion for Judgment on Pleadings | DENIED | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
26CV0942 Gregory Swift v. FCA US, LLC et al | eldorado · Civil Unknown | Demurrer; Motion to Strike | MIXED | Aug 27, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 |
25-01532093 Sanchez vs. Newhall | orange · Civil Andre Manssourian | Demurrer to Complaint; Motion to Strike Complaint; Case Management Conference | OVERRULED in part, SUSTAINED in part; Motion to Strike GRANTED | Jul 24, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 |
VCU329280 Galvan-Padilla, Jose De Jesus vs. Nissan North America, Inc. | tulare-civil · Civil Bret D. Hillman | Defendant's Motion to Strike | GRANTED with leave to amend | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
2025-01488628 Zamora vs. General Motors LLC | orange · Civil Bradley Erdosi | Motion for Summary Judgment and/or Adjudication | GRANTED | Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 |
2025-1469117 New Beginnings Diversified LLC vs. H Greg Auto Buena Park LLC | orange · Civil Scott A. Steiner | Demurrer; Motion to strike | Demurrer overruled in part/sustained in part; Motion to strike granted in part | Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 |
2026CUBC063904 SKYLER DITCHFIELD AND LINDSEY DITCHFIELD AS TRUSTEES OF THE SLK FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST vs RORY CYPERS, et al. | ventura · Civil | Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Stay Proceedings | GRANTED | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 |
CIVSB2505826 Ramirez v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc., et al | sanbernardino · Civil Carlos M. Cabrera | Compel Compliance with Discovery Order | GRANTED. AHM is ordered to produce its PMQ(s) for topics Nos. 21-26. Defendant and its attorneys are ordered to pay $2,212.50 in monetary sanctions. | Aug 7, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 |
23-01357182 Peltekci vs. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC | orange · Civil Richard Y. Lee | Motion for Attorney Fees | GRANTED (reduced) | Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 |
24CV452135 Bryana Manchester v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc. et al | santaclara · Civil Nahal Iravani-Sani | MOTION: SUMMARY ADJUDICATION | GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
30-2020-01174005 Utzman vs. County of Orange | orange · ComplexCivil David A. Hoffer | Motion for Summary Judgment; Motion for Summary Adjudication | DENIED / GRANTED IN PART | Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 |