Richard Y. Lee

Name: California Superior Court Tentative Rulings
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Ruling distribution

156

rulings

Granted38%

Denied24%

Continued8%

Other30%

Prevailing party

determined

Plaintiff25%

Defendant34%

Mixed41%

At a glance

Grant rate38%

Denial rate24%

Continuance rate8%

First seenMay 14, 2026

Most recentAug 20, 2026

Motion type breakdown

Other

Demurrer

Motion to Compel Discovery

Motion for Sanctions

Motion to Strike

Motion to Compel Further Responses

Motion for Summary Judgment

Petition

Motion for Summary Adjudication

Motion to Quash

Motion to Deem Matters Admitted

Motion for Attorney Fees

Granted

Denied

Continued

Other

Statewide patterns:Demurrers →Demurrers to Answer / Cross-Complaint →Motions to Compel Discovery →Motions for Sanctions →Motions to Strike →Motions to Compel Further Discovery Responses →Motions for Summary Judgment →Motions for Summary Adjudication (MSA) →Motions to Quash →Attorney's Fees Motions →

Recent rulings

Case	County	Motion	Ruling	Indexed	Hearing
22-01290692 Sea Purity, LLC v. Four Thirteen, LLC	orange Civil	Motion to enforce settlement agreement	DENIED	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
25-01451322 Yasuda v. Pacific Life Insurance Company	orange Civil	Motion to compel further responses; Motion for monetary sanctions	GRANTED	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
26-01538545 Segal v. Tesla, Inc.	orange Civil	Motion to set aside default	GRANTED	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
23-01330147 Douglas v. Gordon Lane Healthcare, LLC	orange Civil	Motion to compel PMK deposition and production of documents; Motion for monetary sanctions	GRANTED	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
24-01413332 Elsaey v. Premier Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Buena Park	orange Civil	Motion for summary judgment	DENIED	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
22-01290699 ZeroCarbon Offsets SPV I, L.P. v. Four Thirteen, LLC	orange Civil	Motion to enforce settlement agreement	DENIED	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
25-01515105 Daniels v. Balderas	orange Civil	N/A	Off-calendar.	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
26-01538453 Stellantis Financial Services, Inc. v. Nurkashev	orange Civil	Motion	Off-calendar	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
23-01359983 Clay v. Delgadillo	orange Civil	Motion to quash deposition subpoena	GRANTED IN PART, DENIED IN PART	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
24-01387754 Zavala v. Becker	orange Civil	Motion to compel further responses; Motion for monetary sanctions	GRANTED	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
25-01534382 Premier Financial Services, LLC v. 520 Capital, LLC	orange Civil	Application for Writ of Possession	GRANTED	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
26-01544831 Gonzalez v. The Tjx Companies Inc	orange Civil	Demurrer to Complaint	OVERRULED	Aug 19, 2026	Aug 20, 2026
24-01405644 Doe vs. City of Santa Ana	orange Civil	—	Off-calendar	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
25-01517952 TruAbutment Inc. vs. BioAbutment Inc.	orange Civil	Multiple motions to compel; Request for sanctions	Mixed (some conference scheduled, some denied as moot)	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
24-01403124 Richardson vs. Hyter	orange Civil	Motion to Compel Response to RFA	DENIED without prejudice	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
25-01515504 Kim vs. Mercedes-Benz USA LLC	orange Civil	Motion to be Relieved as Counsel	DENIED without prejudice	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
25-01455576 Maple Iron Grove LLC vs. Brown	orange Civil	Motion to be Relieved as Counsel	GRANTED	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
23-01341677 AmazinXpress, Inc. vs. KZ International, LLC	orange Civil	Multiple motions to compel; Motion to deem matters admitted; Request for sanctions	Mixed (some denied as moot, some GRANTED)	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
23-01345138 H&B Collision, Inc. vs. Collision Repair Tools LLC	orange Civil	Motion to be Relieved as Counsel	GRANTED	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
23-01367250 Orange Tint, Inc. vs. Lim	orange Civil	Motion to be Relieved as Counsel	GRANTED	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
24-01385594 Maldonado vs. City of Garden Grove	orange Civil	Motion to compel responses; Request for sanctions	GRANTED	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
24-01398810 Am-Kore Fire Protection Co. Inc. vs. Phoebecat Investments, LLC	orange Civil	Motion to compel responses; Request for sanctions	GRANTED	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
24-01442766 Kobold vs. American Honda Motor Company, Inc.	orange Civil	Motion to compel; Motion to deem matters admitted; Request for sanctions	DENIED as moot	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
24-01442825 Lemus vs. Brea Mall	orange Civil	Motion to compel responses; Request for sanctions	GRANTED	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
25-01451185 Trinh vs. Parmar	orange Civil	—	Off-calendar	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
25-01451322 Yasuda vs. Pacific Life Insurance Company	orange Civil	—	Off-calendar	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
25-01477135 Holmes vs. Palmer	orange Civil	Application For Pro Hac Vice Admission of Michael R. Sklaire	GRANTED	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
25-01498116 GSM Auto Group LLC vs. Thompson	orange Civil	Motion to be Relieved as Counsel of Record	DENIED without prejudice	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
25-01502626 Burton vs. Ford Motor Company	orange Civil	—	Withdrawn	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
25-01523819 Smith vs. Marshall’s Store	orange Civil	—	Off-calendar	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
25-01527024 Chamberlain Properties, LLC vs. Giz	orange Civil	Motion to be Relieved as Counsel of Record	GRANTED	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
26-01541399 R.D. Olson Construction, Inc. vs. Pacific Coast Glazing, Inc.	orange Civil	—	Off-calendar	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
26-01550293 RUME MEDICAL GROUP, INC. vs. UHC OF CALIFORNIA	orange Civil	Motion to Allow Robert G. Keefe to Appear As Counsel Pro Hac Vice	GRANTED	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 17, 2026
24-01402022 Home Mortgage Alliance Corporation (HMAC) vs. Turturro	orange Civil	Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Motion to Strike	Motion for judgment on pleadings DENIED in part, GRANTED in part; Motions continued to Oct 1	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 13, 2026
23-01317103 BKC Entertainment LLC vs. K1 Speed Franchising, Inc.	orange Civil	Not specified	Off-calendar	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 13, 2026
23-01361330 Yu vs. Kaiser Permanente	orange Civil	Petition to confirm arbitration award	GRANTED	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 13, 2026
26-01549057 Perceptive Tax Advisory Group, LLC vs. Zero Effort Nutrition, L.P.	orange Civil	Demurrer; Motion for Change of Venue	Demurrer overruled; Motion for Change of Venue GRANTED	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 13, 2026
25-01473457 The Standard Fire Insurance Company vs. Milton Roy Company, Hartell Division	orange Civil	Applications for Pro Hac Vice; Motion to Compel Deposition	Pro Hac Vice applications GRANTED; Motion to Compel CONTINUED	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 13, 2026
24-01398810 Am-Kore Fire Protection Co. Inc. vs. Phoebecat Investments, LLC	orange Civil	Motion to consolidate	DENIED	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 13, 2026
25-01498608 Garces vs. Kia America, Inc.	orange Civil	Motion for Summary Judgment	GRANTED	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 13, 2026
24-01381325 Scates vs. Regal Entertainment, Inc.	orange Civil	Motion to compel medical examination	GRANTED	Aug 4, 2026	Aug 6, 2026
25-01491063 Citibank vs. Brown	orange Civil	Motion for Assignment Order	GRANTED	Aug 4, 2026	Aug 6, 2026
24-01447014 Lolli vs. Liberty Dental Plan of California, Inc.	orange Civil	Demurrer by Defendant Amir Neshat; Demurrer by Entity Defendants; Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Production	Demurrers SUSTAINED without leave to amend. Motion to compel production DENIED as moot. Sanctions request DENIED.	Aug 4, 2026	Aug 6, 2026
26-01538684 Ho vs. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company	orange Civil	Motion for order regarding policy limits disclosure	DENIED	Aug 4, 2026	Aug 6, 2026
24-01413332 Elsaey vs. Premier Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Buena Park	orange Civil	—	Off-calendar	Aug 4, 2026	Aug 6, 2026
23-01317103 BKC Entertainment LLC vs. K1 Speed Franchising, Inc.	orange Civil	Motion for Summary Adjudication	DENIED	Jul 29, 2026	Jul 30, 2026
23-01313001 James Bay Resources Limited vs. Lockett & Horwitz	orange Civil	Motion for Summary Judgment / Summary Adjudication	DENIED	Jul 29, 2026	Jul 30, 2026
23-01357182 Peltekci vs. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC	orange Civil	Motion for Attorney Fees	GRANTED (reduced)	Jul 29, 2026	Jul 30, 2026
24-01385594 Maldonado vs. City of Garden Grove	orange Civil	Motion to Compel Further Responses	GRANTED	Jul 29, 2026	Jul 30, 2026
23-01328771 Alpine Equipment Funding, Inc. vs. Guerra	orange Civil	Motion to Authorize Sheriff Levy	GRANTED in part, DENIED in part	Jul 29, 2026	Jul 30, 2026
24-01422858 Barajas vs. Iniguez	orange Civil	Motion to Consolidate; Motion to Continue Trial	GRANTED	Jul 29, 2026	Jul 30, 2026
24-01421374 Iorio vs. Certified HOA Management, Inc.	orange Civil	Demurrer	OVERRULED in part, SUSTAINED in part	Jul 29, 2026	Jul 30, 2026
23-01360634 Allen v. Airbnb, Inc.	orange Civil	Demurrer; Motion to Strike	SUSTAINED (Demurrer); MOOT (Motion to Strike)	Jul 29, 2026	Jul 30, 2026
24-01405644 Doe vs. City of Santa Ana	orange Civil	Motion to Compel Deposition	GRANTED	Jul 29, 2026	Jul 30, 2026
26-01568185 LUC vs. MAI	orange Civil	Motion to Expunge Lis Pendens	GRANTED	Jul 29, 2026	Jul 30, 2026
25-01515105 Daniels vs. Balderas	orange Civil	Demurrer; Motion to Strike	CONTINUED	Jul 29, 2026	Jul 30, 2026
26-01568185 110 LUC vs. MAI	orange Civil	Not specified	CONTINUED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
23-01328771 103 Alpine Equipment Funding, Inc. vs. Guerra	orange Civil	Not specified	CONTINUED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
25-01531431 101 Ally Bank vs. Carmona	orange Civil	Application for writ of possession	GRANTED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
25-01474865 205 Bank of America, N.A. vs. Alves	orange Civil	Motion to set aside entry of default	GRANTED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
25-01515105 102 Daniels vs. Balderas	orange Civil	Not specified	CONTINUED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
24-01444493 106 Revelo De Rosales vs. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.	orange Civil	Motion to compel vehicle inspection; Motion to compel deposition of Marta E. Revelo De Rosales; Motion to compel deposition of Francis O. Rosales	GRANTED in part; Sanctions ordered against Plaintiff	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
26-01556345 200 CRLA Southern California vs. Saddleback Valley Unified School District	orange Civil	Not specified	Contact clerk	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
25-01523031 204 Geraci Legal Corporation vs. BriteCity, LLC	orange Civil	Demurrer; Motion to strike	Mixed	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
23-01367893 105 Zhejiang Zheshang Asset Management Co., Ltd. vs. Xinwen	orange Civil	Not specified	CONTINUED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
25-01455700 107 Jarvis Restoration vs. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company	orange Civil	Motion to strike	DENIED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
25-01535962 104 Foroughi vs. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC	orange Civil	Not specified	CONTINUED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
24-01418094 109 Cervantes vs. Verdin	orange Civil	Motion for Summary Judgment	GRANTED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
24-01420136 207 Labor Commissioner of the State of California, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement vs. Devank, LLC	orange Civil	Motion to be relieved as counsel	GRANTED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
25-01495933 111 Rask vs. County of Orange	orange Civil	Motion to Stay Proceedings; Demurrer to First Amended Complaint; Motion to Strike Portions of FAC	CONTINUED; OSC set for dismissal	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
23-01365637 112 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. vs. Enteshari	orange Civil	Motion to compel further responses to RPDs and Special Interrogatories	Mixed	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
24-01420618 201 Loera vs. United Parcel Services Inc	orange Civil	Motion to compel further responses	DENIED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
24-01392447 206 Hoshour vs. Montgomery	orange Civil	Motion to compel further responses	GRANTED; Sanctions denied	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
25-01453870 202 Maple Iron Grove LLC vs. Hudson	orange Civil	Motion to be relieved as counsel of record	GRANTED	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
25-01521920 108 Castillo vs. Aesthetic Management Partners	orange Civil	N/A	OFF-CALENDAR	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
25-01534382 100 Premier Financial Services, LLC vs. 520 Capital, LLC.	orange Civil	Application for writ of possession	DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
26-01572047 203 KHATSKO vs. OVCHAROV	orange Civil	Application for Right to Attach Order	DENIED in part; GRANTED in part	Jul 22, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
25-01531630 Rodriguez vs. Saathoff	orange Civil	Motion to consolidate	GRANTED	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 2, 2026
23-01362888 Palmer vs. Holmes	orange Civil	Quashing Plaintiff’s deposition subpoenas; Modifying subpoenas; Protective order; Awarding sanctions	DENIED	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 2, 2026
22-01279230 Hunter vs. Stor It Self Storage-Costa Mesa, Inc.	orange Civil	Motion to dismiss; Motion for reconsideration	Dismissal denied; Sanctions granted; Reconsideration granted	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 2, 2026
25-01525302 Kaufman vs. Varraveto	orange Civil	Demurrer; Motion to stay pending bankruptcy	Demurrer moot; Stay denied; Request for judicial notice granted in part, denied in part	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 2, 2026
25-01531875 Ally Bank vs. SDL Fire Protection Inc.	orange Civil	Application for Writ of Possession	Granted as to SDL Fire Protection; Denied as to Gustavo Garcia Barajas	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 2, 2026
22-01256587 Westcoast Therapy, Inc. vs. Xavier	orange Civil	Motion to compel binding arbitration and stay proceedings	DENIED	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 2, 2026
24-01402403 Shee vs. Han	orange Civil	Demurrer; Motion to Strike	Demurrer sustained with leave to amend; Strike motion moot	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 2, 2026
24-01371446 Nguyen vs. Nguyen	orange Civil	N/A	Off-calendar	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 2, 2026
22-01282213 Norton vs. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.	orange Civil	Motion for Summary Judgment; Motion for Summary Adjudication	DENIED	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 2, 2026
25-01519619 Fenning vs. Alvord	orange Civil	Motion to quash service of summons and Complaint	GRANTED	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 2, 2026
24-01431153 Sullivan vs. Santa Ana Unified School District	orange Civil	Demurrer to Second Amended Complaint; Motion to Strike	SUSTAINED	Jun 29, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
25-01531431 Ally Bank vs. Carmona	orange Civil	Application for Writ of Possession	CONTINUED	Jun 29, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
23-01365637 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. vs. Enteshari	orange Civil	Six motions to compel discovery responses	CONTINUED	Jun 29, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
22-01257212 Holl vs. ADK Bancorp, Inc.	orange Civil	Motion for Attorney Fees	DENIED	Jun 29, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
22-01278030 Potter vs. Brookdale Irvine	orange Civil	Motion for Summary Judgment	DENIED	Jun 29, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
22-01241507 Club Speed, LLC vs. K1 Speed, Inc.	orange Civil	Demurrer to FAC	OVERRULED	Jun 29, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
24-01403550 Ariaga vs. City of Brea	orange Civil	Motion for Summary Judgment	GRANTED	Jun 29, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
24-01417052 Hernandez vs. Evergreen Royalle	orange Civil	Demurrer to Complaint; Motion to Strike	SUSTAINED in part, OVERRULED in part	Jun 29, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
24-01414288 Novak vs. Andry	orange Civil	Motions to compel responses to form interrogatories, special interrogatories, requests for production; motion to deem matters admitted; motion to compel further responses; motion for sanctions	GRANTED in part, DENIED in part	Jun 29, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
25-01492979 Legg vs. CSCDA Community Improvement Authority	orange Civil	Demurrer to Complaint	OVERRULED	Jun 29, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
22-01278030 Potter vs. Brookdale Irvine	orange Civil	Motion for summary judgment; Motion for summary adjudication	DENIED, without prejudice.	Jun 22, 2026	Jun 18, 2026
23-01315296 Prindiville vs. Golden Rain Foundation of Laguna Woods	orange Civil	Motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication	GRANTED.	Jun 22, 2026	Jun 18, 2026
21-01195079 Merchant Capital Source, LLC vs. Ram Construction and Engineering, LLC	orange Civil	Motion to set aside default and default judgment	DENIED.	Jun 22, 2026	Jun 18, 2026

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What is Judge Richard Y. Lee's grant rate in California Superior Court?+

Based on 156 tentative rulings indexed by DecisionDepot, Judge Richard Y. Lee has a 38% grant rate (24% denial rate, 8% continued). Counties active: ORANGE.

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