 
Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
3rd Appellate District
Days:
M-F
914 Capitol Mall, 4th Floor
Sacramento , CA 95814-4814
(916) 654-0209
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| On the Run | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Antelope Valley) | Apr. 3, 2008 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| In re H.T. author | Juveniles | Oct. 31, 2025 | 
| Brockman v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals author | Arbitration | Sep. 22, 2025 | 
| Sheetz v. County of El Dorado author | Real Property | Jul. 31, 2025 | 
| Lacour v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 7, 2025 | 
| Siskiyou Hospital v. County of Siskiyou author | Health Care | Feb. 26, 2025 | 
| R.D. v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 20, 2025 | 
| L.W. v. Audi AG author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 16, 2025 | 
| In re Maury author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 3, 2024 | 
| Sellers v. Superior Court (People) dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2024 | 
| Malmquist v. City of Folsom author | Civil Procedure | May 15, 2024 | 
| Sheetz v. El Dorado County vacated and remanded | Real Property | Apr. 12, 2024 | 
| In re J.S. author | Juveniles | Mar. 6, 2024 | 
| California Privacy Protection Agency v. Superior Court (California Chamber of Commerce) author | Administrative Agencies | Feb. 12, 2024 | 
| People v. Saldana author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 20, 2023 | 
| Torres v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 16, 2023 | 
| Hernandez v. City of Stockton author | Torts | May 1, 2023 | 
| Modification: People v. Shkrabak author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 5, 2023 | 
| People v. Shkrabak author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 29, 2023 | 
| Zahnleuter v. Mueller author | probate_and_trusts | Mar. 8, 2023 | 
| People v. Brown reversed and remanded | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 2, 2023 | 
| LaBarbera v. Security National Insurance Company author | Insurance | Dec. 29, 2022 | 
| Modification: Adoption of M.R. author | Family Law | Oct. 27, 2022 | 
| Adoption of M.R. author | Family Law | Oct. 24, 2022 | 
| Sheetz v. County of El Dorado author | Real Property | Oct. 20, 2022 | 
| People v. Johnson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 5, 2022 | 
| People v. Board of Parole Hearings author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 15, 2022 | 
| People v. Garcia author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 2, 2022 | 
| People v. Cheatham author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 30, 2022 | 
| People v. Gregor author | Immigration | Aug. 12, 2022 | 
| Legg v. Dept. of Justice author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2022 | 
| In re G.A. author | Dependency | Jul. 20, 2022 | 
| Parkford Owners for a Better Community v. Windeshausen author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 15, 2022 | 
| People v. Davis author | Evidence | Mar. 2, 2022 | 
| People v. Speck author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 4, 2022 | 
| Cirrincione v. American Scissor Lift author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 6, 2022 | 
| Russell v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation author | Torts | Dec. 20, 2021 | 
| People v. Shropshire author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 27, 2021 | 
| Williams v. RGIS, LLC author | Labor Law | Oct. 20, 2021 | 
| Murchison v. County of Tehama author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 4, 2021 | 
| Vulk v. State Farm General Ins. Co. author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 27, 2021 | 
| Dept. of Water Resources Cases author | Immunity | Sep. 24, 2021 | 
| People v. Bharth author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Yang author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2021 | 
| People v. Yang author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 30, 2021 | 
| Taking Offense v. State of California author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 20, 2021 | 
| People v. Aguirre author | Civil Procedure | May 26, 2021 | 
| People v. Lyon author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 26, 2021 | 
| Sandoval-Ryan v. Oleander Holdings author | Arbitration | Dec. 9, 2020 | 
| In re Canady author | statutory_interpretation | Nov. 30, 2020 | 
| County of Monterey v. Bosler author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 18, 2020 | 
| Oak Valley Hospital Dist. v. State Dept. of Health Care Services concurring | Insurance | Aug. 13, 2020 | 
| People v. Hubbard author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 24, 2020 | 
| People v. Reneaux dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 19, 2020 | 
| Alliance for Constitutional v. Dept. of Corrections author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 18, 2020 | 
| People v. Marcus author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 18, 2020 | 
| St. Myers v. Dignity Health author | Employment Law | Jan. 16, 2020 | 
| Modification: Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. author | Workers' Compensation | Dec. 24, 2019 | 
| In re Schuster author | Civil Rights | Dec. 4, 2019 | 
| Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. author | Workers' Compensation | Nov. 25, 2019 | 
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Newsom author | Government | Aug. 28, 2019 | 
| Amalgamated Transit Union v. San Joaquin Reg. Transit Dist. author | Government | Jun. 10, 2019 | 
| CA Dept. of Finance v. City of Merced author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 26, 2019 | 
| People v. Hem author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 15, 2019 | 
| Rymel v. Save Mart Supermarkets author | Labor Law | Jan. 3, 2019 | 
| Modification: Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control v. ABC Appeals Board author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 21, 2018 | 
| Georgetown Preservation Society v. County of El Dorado author | Environmental Law | Dec. 19, 2018 | 
| People v. Burton author | Evidence | Dec. 5, 2018 | 
| Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) v. ABC Appeals Bd. author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 28, 2018 | 
| Modification: Palmieri v. Cal. State Personnel Bd. author | Government | Nov. 26, 2018 | 
| Hernandez v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co. author | Employment Law | Nov. 19, 2018 | 
| C.A. v. C.P. author | Family Law | Nov. 15, 2018 | 
| Palmieri v. Cal. State Personnel Bd. author | Government | Nov. 2, 2018 | 
| Monterey Coastkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Board author | Environmental Law | Oct. 19, 2018 | 
| People v. Yushchuk author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2018 | 
| People v. Delgado author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 3, 2018 | 
| Jones v. IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co. author | Insurance | Sep. 27, 2018 | 
| People v. Reardon author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2018 | 
| Jones v. Sorenson author | Torts | Aug. 6, 2018 | 
| American Indian Health v. Kent author | Health Care | Jun. 21, 2018 | 
| Raines v. Coastal Pacific Food Distributors author | Civil Procedure | May 23, 2018 | 
| Yeager v. Holt author | Anti-SLAPP | May 18, 2018 | 
| People v. Williams author | Evidence | May 17, 2018 | 
| People v. Cabrera author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 20, 2018 | 
| Modification: In re Marriage of Connolly author | Family Law | Mar. 14, 2018 | 
| People v. Henderson author | statutory_interpretation | Feb. 15, 2018 | 
| In re Marriage of Connolly author | Family Law | Feb. 13, 2018 | 
| Conservatorship of Lee C. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 3, 2018 | 
| Modification: City of Grass Valley v. Cohen author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 21, 2017 | 
| City of Anaheim v. Cohen dissenting | Municipal Law | Dec. 21, 2017 | 
| City of Grass Valley v. Cohen author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 21, 2017 | 
| Fernandes v. Singh author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 6, 2017 | 
| California Correctional Peace Officers Assn v. Dept. of Corrections author | Administrative Agencies | Sep. 11, 2017 | 
| City of Anaheim v. Cohen concurring | Municipal Law | Aug. 31, 2017 | 
| Direct Capital Corporation v. Brooks author | Family Law | Aug. 31, 2017 | 
| Cal Sierra Development Inc. v. George Reed Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 24, 2017 | 
| Ponte v. County of Calaveras author | Contracts | Aug. 17, 2017 | 
| People v. Brown author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2017 | 
| J.C., a Minor author | Juveniles | Aug. 3, 2017 | 
| Ewald v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 31, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| On the Run | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Antelope Valley) | Apr. 3, 2008 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| In re H.T. author | Juveniles | Oct. 31, 2025 | 
| Brockman v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals author | Arbitration | Sep. 22, 2025 | 
| Sheetz v. County of El Dorado author | Real Property | Jul. 31, 2025 | 
| Lacour v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 7, 2025 | 
| Siskiyou Hospital v. County of Siskiyou author | Health Care | Feb. 26, 2025 | 
| R.D. v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 20, 2025 | 
| L.W. v. Audi AG author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 16, 2025 | 
| In re Maury author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 3, 2024 | 
| Sellers v. Superior Court (People) dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2024 | 
| Malmquist v. City of Folsom author | Civil Procedure | May 15, 2024 | 
| Sheetz v. El Dorado County vacated and remanded | Real Property | Apr. 12, 2024 | 
| In re J.S. author | Juveniles | Mar. 6, 2024 | 
| California Privacy Protection Agency v. Superior Court (California Chamber of Commerce) author | Administrative Agencies | Feb. 12, 2024 | 
| People v. Saldana author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 20, 2023 | 
| Torres v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 16, 2023 | 
| Hernandez v. City of Stockton author | Torts | May 1, 2023 | 
| Modification: People v. Shkrabak author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 5, 2023 | 
| People v. Shkrabak author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 29, 2023 | 
| Zahnleuter v. Mueller author | probate_and_trusts | Mar. 8, 2023 | 
| People v. Brown reversed and remanded | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 2, 2023 | 
| LaBarbera v. Security National Insurance Company author | Insurance | Dec. 29, 2022 | 
| Modification: Adoption of M.R. author | Family Law | Oct. 27, 2022 | 
| Adoption of M.R. author | Family Law | Oct. 24, 2022 | 
| Sheetz v. County of El Dorado author | Real Property | Oct. 20, 2022 | 
| People v. Johnson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 5, 2022 | 
| People v. Board of Parole Hearings author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 15, 2022 | 
| People v. Garcia author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 2, 2022 | 
| People v. Cheatham author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 30, 2022 | 
| People v. Gregor author | Immigration | Aug. 12, 2022 | 
| Legg v. Dept. of Justice author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2022 | 
| In re G.A. author | Dependency | Jul. 20, 2022 | 
| Parkford Owners for a Better Community v. Windeshausen author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 15, 2022 | 
| People v. Davis author | Evidence | Mar. 2, 2022 | 
| People v. Speck author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 4, 2022 | 
| Cirrincione v. American Scissor Lift author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 6, 2022 | 
| Russell v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation author | Torts | Dec. 20, 2021 | 
| People v. Shropshire author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 27, 2021 | 
| Williams v. RGIS, LLC author | Labor Law | Oct. 20, 2021 | 
| Murchison v. County of Tehama author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 4, 2021 | 
| Vulk v. State Farm General Ins. Co. author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 27, 2021 | 
| Dept. of Water Resources Cases author | Immunity | Sep. 24, 2021 | 
| People v. Bharth author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Yang author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2021 | 
| People v. Yang author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 30, 2021 | 
| Taking Offense v. State of California author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 20, 2021 | 
| People v. Aguirre author | Civil Procedure | May 26, 2021 | 
| People v. Lyon author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 26, 2021 | 
| Sandoval-Ryan v. Oleander Holdings author | Arbitration | Dec. 9, 2020 | 
| In re Canady author | statutory_interpretation | Nov. 30, 2020 | 
| County of Monterey v. Bosler author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 18, 2020 | 
| Oak Valley Hospital Dist. v. State Dept. of Health Care Services concurring | Insurance | Aug. 13, 2020 | 
| People v. Hubbard author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 24, 2020 | 
| People v. Reneaux dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 19, 2020 | 
| Alliance for Constitutional v. Dept. of Corrections author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 18, 2020 | 
| People v. Marcus author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 18, 2020 | 
| St. Myers v. Dignity Health author | Employment Law | Jan. 16, 2020 | 
| Modification: Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. author | Workers' Compensation | Dec. 24, 2019 | 
| In re Schuster author | Civil Rights | Dec. 4, 2019 | 
| Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. author | Workers' Compensation | Nov. 25, 2019 | 
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Newsom author | Government | Aug. 28, 2019 | 
| Amalgamated Transit Union v. San Joaquin Reg. Transit Dist. author | Government | Jun. 10, 2019 | 
| CA Dept. of Finance v. City of Merced author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 26, 2019 | 
| People v. Hem author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 15, 2019 | 
| Rymel v. Save Mart Supermarkets author | Labor Law | Jan. 3, 2019 | 
| Modification: Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control v. ABC Appeals Board author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 21, 2018 | 
| Georgetown Preservation Society v. County of El Dorado author | Environmental Law | Dec. 19, 2018 | 
| People v. Burton author | Evidence | Dec. 5, 2018 | 
| Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) v. ABC Appeals Bd. author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 28, 2018 | 
| Modification: Palmieri v. Cal. State Personnel Bd. author | Government | Nov. 26, 2018 | 
| Hernandez v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co. author | Employment Law | Nov. 19, 2018 | 
| C.A. v. C.P. author | Family Law | Nov. 15, 2018 | 
| Palmieri v. Cal. State Personnel Bd. author | Government | Nov. 2, 2018 | 
| Monterey Coastkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Board author | Environmental Law | Oct. 19, 2018 | 
| People v. Yushchuk author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2018 | 
| People v. Delgado author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 3, 2018 | 
| Jones v. IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co. author | Insurance | Sep. 27, 2018 | 
| People v. Reardon author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2018 | 
| Jones v. Sorenson author | Torts | Aug. 6, 2018 | 
| American Indian Health v. Kent author | Health Care | Jun. 21, 2018 | 
| Raines v. Coastal Pacific Food Distributors author | Civil Procedure | May 23, 2018 | 
| Yeager v. Holt author | Anti-SLAPP | May 18, 2018 | 
| People v. Williams author | Evidence | May 17, 2018 | 
| People v. Cabrera author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 20, 2018 | 
| Modification: In re Marriage of Connolly author | Family Law | Mar. 14, 2018 | 
| People v. Henderson author | statutory_interpretation | Feb. 15, 2018 | 
| In re Marriage of Connolly author | Family Law | Feb. 13, 2018 | 
| Conservatorship of Lee C. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 3, 2018 | 
| Modification: City of Grass Valley v. Cohen author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 21, 2017 | 
| City of Anaheim v. Cohen dissenting | Municipal Law | Dec. 21, 2017 | 
| City of Grass Valley v. Cohen author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 21, 2017 | 
| Fernandes v. Singh author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 6, 2017 | 
| California Correctional Peace Officers Assn v. Dept. of Corrections author | Administrative Agencies | Sep. 11, 2017 | 
| City of Anaheim v. Cohen concurring | Municipal Law | Aug. 31, 2017 | 
| Direct Capital Corporation v. Brooks author | Family Law | Aug. 31, 2017 | 
| Cal Sierra Development Inc. v. George Reed Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 24, 2017 | 
| Ponte v. County of Calaveras author | Contracts | Aug. 17, 2017 | 
| People v. Brown author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2017 | 
| J.C., a Minor author | Juveniles | Aug. 3, 2017 | 
| Ewald v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 31, 2017 | 
 

 
