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Motions for Sanctions
Sanctions in California civil litigation arise in two main contexts: discovery sanctions (CCP §2023.030) for refusal to comply with discovery orders, and litigation-conduct sanctions (CCP §128.5, §128.7) for frivolous filings or bad-faith tactics. This page indexes sanctions-related tentative rulings from our corpus.
Rulings indexed
2,897
Counties
8
Judges
10
Outcome breakdown
- Granted965 (33%)
- Other607 (21%)
- Denied537 (19%)
- Continued393 (14%)
- Off calendar222 (8%)
- Granted in part131 (5%)
- Unspecified22 (1%)
- Moot20 (1%)
Recent examples
Browse all motions for sanctions rulings →- ESTATE OF JACK PEFLEY25PR0283El Dorado County·Civil·Sep 28, 2026DENIED
- Nadia Bernardi vs Terence Alemann et al24CV04426Santa Barbara County·Civil·Judge Donna D. Geck·Aug 28, 2026CONTINUED
- Nadia Bernardi vs Terence Alemann et al24CV04426Santa Barbara County·Civil·Judge Donna D. Geck·Aug 28, 2026CONTINUED
- Reicherts vs. Farris25-01479895Orange County·Civil·Judge Andre Manssourian·Aug 28, 2026VACATED
- Angel Venegas Gomez v. FCA US, LLC, et al.24STCV30123Los Angeles County·Civil·Aug 25, 2026DENIED
- Eric Zimmerman, et al. v. Ryan Johnson, et al.BC529122Los Angeles County·Civil·Aug 25, 2026DENIED
- Merilee Drew v. Bruce Black, et al.25CVP-0245San Luis Obispo County·Civil·Judge Not stated·Aug 25, 2026GRANTED in part
- Timothy Silva vs Ryan Purkait25CV01202Santa Barbara County·Civil·Judge Colleen Sterne·Aug 24, 2026CONTINUED
- ESTATE OF NORMAN HUGGINS25PB-0033031Shasta County·Probate·Aug 24, 2026Order to Show Cause VACATED; Matter CONTINUED
- BAMFORD, ET AL. VS. BURNEY WATER DISTRICT24CV-0204809Shasta County·Civil·Aug 24, 2026DISCHARGED
- Juneman v. FCA US LLC, et al.25CV-0207145Shasta County·Civil·Judge Not stated·Aug 24, 2026GRANTED
- Hollowell v. Littlepage, et al.25CV-0206936Shasta County·Civil·Judge Not stated·Aug 24, 2026Terminating Sanctions motion DENIED; Motion to Compel Deposition GRANTED
- West vs. Zacky2023-01320118Orange County·Civil·Judge Bradley Erdosi·Aug 24, 2026No tentative ruling issued.
- Westlake Services, LLC v. Richland Motors, Inc., et al.25NWLC14050Los Angeles County·Civil·Judge Jonathan H. Eisenman·Aug 24, 2026GRANTED
- Glass Residential Group, Inc. v. Joseph Keyshawn Johnson, et al.25VECV03005Los Angeles County·Civil·Judge Lee S. Arian·Aug 24, 2026GRANTED. Sanctions awarded in the amount of $1,185.00.
- California Company, LLC v. Matthew D. Rifat and Law Offices of Matthew D. Rifat, APC25STCV25005Los Angeles County·Civil·Judge Unknown·Aug 24, 2026Demurrer SUSTAINED with leave to amend; Motion to Strike MOOT; Motion for Sanctions DENIED
- Nelson v. Bannon20STCV48295Los Angeles County·Civil·Judge Unknown·Aug 24, 2026GRANTED IN PART
- Brayan Romero v. Roberto Menjivar, et al.24STCV24999Los Angeles County·Civil·Judge Brock T. Hammond·Aug 24, 2026GRANTED
- Brandon Hoxey, et al. v. Icehouse Ventures V, LLC, et al.22STCV15874Los Angeles County·Civil·Judge Brock T. Hammond·Aug 24, 2026DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE
- Gonzalez v. EBS Foods, LLC25STCV06016Los Angeles County·Civil·Aug 24, 2026DENIED as MOOT. Requests for Sanctions DENIED for lack of proper notice.
- Nueva Esperanza Healthcare Medical Clinic, Inc. v. Community Family Care Medical Group, Inc.20STCV09790Los Angeles County·Civil·Judge Ann Kough (Ret.)·Aug 24, 2026The Petition to Vacate the Arbitration Award is DENIED. The Request for Sanctions is DENIED.
- EQUITY GROWTH ASSET MANAGEMENT VS. WACO SEPPO ET ALCUD25679289San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Charles F. Haines·Aug 24, 2026OFF CALENDAR. Settlement agreement on file.
- EQUITY GROWTH ASSET MANAGEMENT VS. WACO SEPPO ET ALCUD25679289San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Unknown·Aug 24, 2026OFF CALENDAR. Settlement agreement on file.
- CALVIN BOWSER III VS. WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES, INC. ET ALCGC26633635San Francisco County·Civil·Aug 24, 2026DENIED
- LINDA HARRINGTON ET AL VS. ALEJANDRA GARCIA ET ALCGC25625145San Francisco County·Civil·Aug 24, 2026Off calendar. Not filed and served in compliance with CCP 1005(b).
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Frequently asked questions
What is a motions for sanctions in California?+
Sanctions in California civil litigation arise in two main contexts: discovery sanctions (CCP §2023.030) for refusal to comply with discovery orders, and litigation-conduct sanctions (CCP §128.5, §128.7) for frivolous filings or bad-faith tactics. This page indexes sanctions-related tentative rulings from our corpus.
How often are motions for sanctions granted in California Superior Court?+
DecisionDepot tracks grant rates, denial rates, and outcome breakdowns for motions for sanctions across 34+ California Superior Court counties. The live statistics on this page are derived from every indexed tentative ruling matching this motion type — updated continuously as new rulings arrive.