William J. Monahan

Name: California Superior Court Tentative Rulings
Creator: DecisionDepot
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SANTACLARA · 16 rulings ingested

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Ruling distribution

rulings

Granted44%

Denied13%

Continued0%

Other44%

Prevailing party

determined

Plaintiff33%

Defendant33%

Mixed33%

At a glance

Grant rate44%

Denial rate13%

Continuance rate0%

First seenJul 22, 2026

Most recentJul 24, 2026

Motion type breakdown

Other

Demurrer

Petition

Motion to Strike

Motion to Quash

Motion for Reconsideration

Motion to Compel Discovery

Motion to Compel Further Responses

Motion for Summary Judgment

Granted

Denied

Continued

Other

Statewide patterns:Demurrers →Demurrers to Answer / Cross-Complaint →Motions to Strike →Motions to Quash →Motions for Reconsideration (CCP §1008) →Motions to Compel Discovery →Motions to Compel Further Discovery Responses →Motions for Summary Judgment →

Recent rulings

Case	County	Motion	Ruling	Indexed	Hearing
23CV426612 Bathena Dixon vs General Motors, LLC	santaclara Civil	Continue Trial and all related dates	DENIED	Jul 23, 2026	Jul 24, 2026
24CV448840 SKANSKA-SHIMMICK-HERZOG, A JOINT VENTURE vs LAN/TYLIN, A JOINT VENTURE et al	santaclara Civil	Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Admissions and Form Interrogs; Motion to Strike Portions of LTYL's Motion to Compel Further Responses	DENIED; GRANTED (Sealing)	Jul 23, 2026	Jul 24, 2026
25CV458057 Discover Bank vs Devanshu Kumar	santaclara Civil	Summary Judgment/Adjudication	GRANTED	Jul 23, 2026	Jul 24, 2026
25CV483511 Jean Brandenburg et al vs THREE ARCH LLC et al	santaclara Civil	Order Granting a Trial Preference	GRANTED	Jul 23, 2026	Jul 24, 2026
25CV457905 First Baptist Church of Campbell vs Great Commission Association of Southern Baptist Churches	santaclara Civil	Demurrer to First Amended Cross Complaint; Motion to Strike Entire of the First Amended Complaint	OVERRULED; DENIED	Jul 23, 2026	Jul 24, 2026
25CV468350 CAMDEN PARK LLC, a Delaware limited liability company vs SAMUEL SHAW et al	santaclara Civil	Withdraw as attorney	GRANTED	Jul 23, 2026	Jul 24, 2026
20CV368334 Anthony Canciamilla et al vs Rumit Kotak	santaclara Civil	Quash service of summons by Defendant CTE CAL Inc.	OFF CALENDAR. The moving party defendant CTE CAL Inc. was dismissed on 4/16/2026 per request for dismissal. Motion is now MOOT.	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026
25CV473804 PEDRO BOSCHI vs MEGAN ALLEN et al	santaclara Civil	Demurrer to the Complaint of plaintiff Pedro Boschi by Defendant AMR DARWISH	SUSTAINED WITH 15 DAYS LEAVE TO AMEND.	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026
25CV468644 Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. vs Javier Zuniga	santaclara Civil	Request for Admissions of Truth of facts be deem admitted	UNOPPOSED and GRANTED. Truth of all specified facts in the Request for Admissions (RFA), Set One, are DEEMED ADMITTED.	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026
25CV458413 In Re: AUA CORPORATION	santaclara Civil	Order for Judgment of Dissolution and Distribution of Assets by Petitioner Teddy Liang	GRANTED.	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026
23CV416289 A & S Enterprises, LLC et al vs MELISSA KOZAR et al	santaclara Civil	Withdraw as attorney (multiple)	UNOPPOSED and GRANTED.	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026
25CV458272 Dwayne Culbertson vs Jose Arias et al	santaclara Civil	Set Aside Dismissal by Plaintiff Dwayne Culbertson	GRANTED. The dismissal of defendant Arias is VACATED.	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026
25CV469740 PEPPER AAHZ vs GLOBAL SPECTRUM, LP et al	santaclara Civil	Leave to File first amended complaint by Plaintiff PEPPER AAHZ	OFF CALENDAR as MOOT.	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026
25CV474776 Kevin Lu vs COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA	santaclara Civil	Demurrer to the complaint by Defendant County of Santa Clara erroneously sued as Main Jail Medical Department	UNOPPOSED and GRANTED. Demurrer sustained with 15 days leave to amend.	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026
25CV481480 MELISSA IKEDA et al vs FCA US LLC et al	santaclara Civil	Compel Initial disclosures pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 871.26 and for monetary sanctions	GRANTED in part, DENIED in part. Motion to compel production granted; request for monetary sanctions denied.	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026
26CV484023 City of San Jose et al vs Cheryl Lam et al	santaclara Civil	Order to Approve Receiver's April 2026 Report and Payment of Receiver's Fees and Expenses	GRANTED. Defendants’ objections are OVERRULED.	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026

Frequently asked questions

What is Judge William J. Monahan's grant rate in California Superior Court?+

Based on 16 tentative rulings indexed by DecisionDepot, Judge William J. Monahan has a 44% grant rate (13% denial rate, 0% continued). Counties active: SANTACLARA.

What kinds of motions does Judge William J. Monahan hear most often?+

The most common motion type in Judge William J. Monahan's indexed rulings is Other. The full motion-type breakdown appears on this page — each motion type shows grant, denial, and continuance counts so practitioners can prepare accordingly.