Apr 2026 – May 15, 2026 · 33 rulings. This court actively publishes tentative rulings; the most recent one was posted 6 days ago.
Divisions not listed above (typically Criminal, Small Claims, Traffic) are not posted as tentative rulings by this court and are not searchable here.
| Case | Division | Judge | Motion | Ruling | Indexed | Hearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22CV002867 Gayle Roderick v. Carmel Beauty Boutique, et al. | Civil | — | Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses | GRANTED IN PART, DENIED IN PART | May 20, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
23CV002720 Matthew Arcoleo v. John Mayer | Civil | — | Defendant John Mayer’s Motion for Consolidation | GRANTED | May 20, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
23CV002984 Alexander Guadalupe Venegas, et al. v. County of Monterey, et al. | Civil | — | Plaintiffs’ Request for Leave to Amend Complaint | CONTINUED |
| May 20, 2026 |
| May 15, 2026 |
23CV003810 Giuseppe Panzuto v. Michael Tutelian | Civil | — | Defendant’s Motion to Seal Records | DENIED | May 20, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
25CV006016 Kevin Michael Johnson v. Wedgewood Hospitality Group, Inc., et al. | Civil | — | Defendants’ Motion for Leave to File a Cross-Complaint; Defendants’ Motion for Leave to File a First Amended Answer | GRANTED | May 20, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
24CV000750 City of Monterey v. Leslie J. Flores, et al. | Civil | — | Plaintiff’s Motion for Fees and Costs | GRANTED IN PART | May 20, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
25CV000311 Laura Ulrich v. Dina Cabral, et al. | Civil | — | Defendant Dina Cabral’s Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses | GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART | May 20, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
25CV004449 Bryson Burpo vs. General Motors LLC | Civil | Rivamonte, Ian | Tentative Ruling | A tentative ruling has been posted; manual review required. | May 20, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
24CV004107 Helen Albano , et al. vs. County of Monterey, et al. | Civil | Rivamonte, Ian | Tentative Ruling | Tentative ruling posted | May 20, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
22CV000011 Cristina Araujo, et al. v. Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System | Civil | — | Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment or, Alternatively, Summary Adjudication | GRANTED | May 20, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
23CV003744 Rafael Lira Cupa v. Organicgirl, LLC | Civil | — | Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement | GRANTED | May 20, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
24CV004107 Helen Albano, et al. v. County of Monterey, et al. | Civil | — | Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment or, Alternatively, Summary Adjudication | GRANTED | May 20, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
24CV004599 County of Monterey v. Life Foundation Monterey, LLC, et al. | Civil | — | Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Venue; Defendants’ Motion to Quash Deposition Subpoena; Defendants’ Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint; Order to Show Cause Re: Contempt | Venue transfer: DENIED. Motion to Quash: DENIED subject to protective order. Demurrer: OVERRULED. OSC: DISCHARGED IN PART AND SUSTAINED IN PART. | May 20, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
25CV004243 Erik Gregory v. Peraton, et al. | Civil | Not specified | Defendant Peraton Inc.’s Motion to Compel Arbitration; Defendants’ Motion for Protective Order and to Stay Discovery; Plaintiff’s Request for Judicial Notice; Plaintiff’s request for sanctions | Motion to Compel Arbitration GRANTED; Motion to Stay Discovery/Protective Order MOOT; Judicial Notice PARTIALLY GRANTED/PARTIALLY DENIED; Sanctions DENIED | May 20, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
25CV004449 Bryson Burpo v. General Motors LLC | Civil | — | Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment | DENIED | May 20, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
25CV005278 People of the State of California v. Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc. | Civil | — | Motion to Set Aside Summary Judgment, Discharge Forfeiture, and Exonerate Bail | GRANTED | May 20, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
25CV001621 Guadalupe Gutierrez Islas v. General Motors LLC | Civil | — | Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Defendant’s Further Responses to Document Requests | GRANTED as to RPD 10; DENIED as to remaining RPDs and sanctions | May 20, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
25CV006607 UniFirst Corporation v. G&A Welding | Civil | — | Motion to Confirm Contractual Arbitration Award | PARTIES TO APPEAR | May 20, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
25CV005046 Rodrigo Alvarado v. Carmel Building & Design, Inc. | Civil | — | Cross-Defendants’ Demurrer to Cross-Complaint | OVERRULED | May 20, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
26CV001227 Stacy Hill v. Legacy Painting and Renovating, Inc. | Civil | — | Defendant’s Ex Parte Application for Relief from Default and Plaintiff’s Request for Fees | GRANTED | May 20, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
22CV002308 Prasad Shankar v. Monterey County DCSS | Civil | — | Plaintiff’s Motion to Tax Costs | DENIED | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
22CV002819 Universal Coatings, Inc. v. Madrone Ventures, Inc., et al. | Civil | — | Universal Coatings, Inc.’s Motion for Relief Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 473(b) | GRANTED | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
23CV000647 Perzow Antiaging General Partnership v. Philip Lee Miller, et al. | Civil | — | Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss; Defendant’s Motion to Compel | Motion to Dismiss DENIED; Motion to Compel GRANTED IN PART; Sanctions requests DENIED/GRANTED IN PART | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
24CV002152 Justin Abney v. Coastal Tractor | Civil | — | Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement | CONTINUED | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
24CV004894 Cassandra Diaz v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | Civil | — | Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Plaintiff’s Request for Production of Documents, Set One | GRANTED | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
25CV000082 Maria Esmeralda Lopez v. In-N-Out Burger, Inc. | Civil | — | Defendant’s Deem-Admitted Motion and Request for Monetary Sanctions | Motion to deem admitted is MOOT; Request for monetary sanctions is GRANTED ($1,060). | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
25CV000600 Jian Loar v. Xiaolan Liu | Civil | — | Defendant’s Motion to Compel Plaintiff’s Document Production and Continued Deposition | GRANTED | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
25CV004313 Humane Farming Association v. Gonzalo Narez | Civil | — | Plaintiff, Humane Farming Associations’ Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16(c) | GRANTED | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
25CV006725 Peninsula Development Co., LLC v. Kelly Dzubay and Jeremy Dzubay | Civil | — | Defendants’ Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Complaint | SUSTAINED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
26CV000059 Jennifer Garcia v. Bakhtiyor Khushmamadov, et al. | Civil | — | Defendant U-Haul Co. of Arizona and Channara Thourk’s Motion to Transfer Action and for Sanctions; Defendant, Roman Toltoledo Gonzalez’s Motion to Change Venue | DENIED without prejudice | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
26cv000600 Gerard Feliciano Jr. v. Nissan North America Inc. | Civil | — | Defendant Nissan North America Inc.’s Demurrer to Plaintiff’s Complaint | Demurrer to the First Cause of Action is OVERRULED; Demurrer to the Second Cause of Action is SUSTAINED, with leave to amend within 30 days. | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
26PR000136 In the Matter of Eleanor Shockley | Probate | — | Minor’s Compromise Petition | CONTINUED | May 20, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
25CV006470 Artin Nazaryan, et al. v. Racing Operations, LLC, et al. | Civil | — | Defendant, Friends of Laguna Seca, Inc.’s Demurrer to Complaint; Defendant Friends of Laguna Sece, Inc’s Motion to Strike Portions of Complaint | Demurrer: OVERRULED as to 2nd, 3rd, and 6th causes of action; SUSTAINED without leave to amend as to 4th, 5th, and 7th causes of action (leave granted to amend 1st cause of action). Motion to Strike: GRANTED without prejudice. | May 20, 2026 | Apr 21, 2026 |