Judge (retired)
Retired from the Riverside Superior Court.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Matters of the Heart | Riverside County Superior Court | Jun. 26, 2009 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Barriga v. 99 Cents Only Stores LLC
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| 
Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Feb. 10, 2020 | 
| 
Smith v. LoanMe, Inc.
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 23, 2019 | 
| 
Friends of Riverside's Hills v. City or Riverside 
 affirmed 
 | 
Environmental Law | Sep. 10, 2018 | 
| 
Center for Community Action v. City of Moreno Valley 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Government | Aug. 27, 2018 | 
| 
King v. CompPartners, Inc.
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Workers' Compensation | Aug. 24, 2018 | 
| 
Ehret v. WinCo Foods, LLC 
 affirmed 
 | 
Labor Law | Aug. 16, 2018 | 
| Modification: Curry v. Equilon Enterprises, LLC | Employment Law | May 21, 2018 | 
| 
Curry v. Equilon Enterprises, LLC 
 affirmed 
 | 
Employment Law | Apr. 30, 2018 | 
| 
 Creed-21 v. City of Wildomar
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 21, 2017 | 
| 
State of California v. Continental Insurance Company
 affirmed 
 | 
Insurance | Oct. 2, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Meier v. PennySaver USA, LLC, et al. | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 15, 2017 | 
| Gloria Vasquez v. A.H. Belo Corporation | Personal Injury | judge | Nov. 30, 2004 | 
| Dena Hester, Chuck Hester v. Fashion 21 | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 16, 2003 | 
| Jeff Zirbel, Jeremy Zirbel, Mellisa Zirbel v. Corona Regional Medical Center, California Emergency Physicians Group, Paul Grover, James Boyd, et al. | Personal Injury | judge | Aug. 26, 2003 | 
| Keri Wall v. Christopher Alexander | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 6, 2002 | 
| Kwon v. Mitsubishi and Swift Transportation Co. Inc., et al. | Torts | judge | Mar. 2, 2002 | 
| Dustin Ward v. Howard Hicks, Maria Salas | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Feb. 22, 2001 | 
| Jang Kim v. City of Corona, et al. | Torts | judge | Dec. 9, 2000 | 
| Ruben Marmolejo v. City of Corona, et al. | Torts | judge | Dec. 2, 2000 | 
| Lorri McKinzie v. Timely Transportation Inc., et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 15, 2000 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Matters of the Heart | Riverside County Superior Court | Jun. 26, 2009 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Barriga v. 99 Cents Only Stores LLC
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| 
Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Feb. 10, 2020 | 
| 
Smith v. LoanMe, Inc.
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 23, 2019 | 
| 
Friends of Riverside's Hills v. City or Riverside 
 affirmed 
 | 
Environmental Law | Sep. 10, 2018 | 
| 
Center for Community Action v. City of Moreno Valley 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Government | Aug. 27, 2018 | 
| 
King v. CompPartners, Inc.
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Workers' Compensation | Aug. 24, 2018 | 
| 
Ehret v. WinCo Foods, LLC 
 affirmed 
 | 
Labor Law | Aug. 16, 2018 | 
| Modification: Curry v. Equilon Enterprises, LLC | Employment Law | May 21, 2018 | 
| 
Curry v. Equilon Enterprises, LLC 
 affirmed 
 | 
Employment Law | Apr. 30, 2018 | 
| 
 Creed-21 v. City of Wildomar
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 21, 2017 | 
| 
State of California v. Continental Insurance Company
 affirmed 
 | 
Insurance | Oct. 2, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Meier v. PennySaver USA, LLC, et al. | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 15, 2017 | 
| Gloria Vasquez v. A.H. Belo Corporation | Personal Injury | judge | Nov. 30, 2004 | 
| Dena Hester, Chuck Hester v. Fashion 21 | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 16, 2003 | 
| Jeff Zirbel, Jeremy Zirbel, Mellisa Zirbel v. Corona Regional Medical Center, California Emergency Physicians Group, Paul Grover, James Boyd, et al. | Personal Injury | judge | Aug. 26, 2003 | 
| Keri Wall v. Christopher Alexander | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 6, 2002 | 
| Kwon v. Mitsubishi and Swift Transportation Co. Inc., et al. | Torts | judge | Mar. 2, 2002 | 
| Dustin Ward v. Howard Hicks, Maria Salas | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Feb. 22, 2001 | 
| Jang Kim v. City of Corona, et al. | Torts | judge | Dec. 9, 2000 | 
| Ruben Marmolejo v. City of Corona, et al. | Torts | judge | Dec. 2, 2000 | 
| Lorri McKinzie v. Timely Transportation Inc., et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 15, 2000 | 
