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Suzanne R. Bolanos

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Judge (ret.)
ADR Services



Joined ADR Services, April 2025; San Francisco County Superior Court



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Suzanne R. Bolanos San Francisco County Sep. 22, 2015
A Bright Future Predicted for Judge With a Sterling Past San Francisco County Superior Court Jun. 8, 2006

Rulings
Case Category Published
Shah v. Skillz Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Apr. 9, 2024
Abney v. State Dept. of Health Care Services
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Feb. 1, 2024
Kirchmeyer v. Helios Psychiatry Inc.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 15, 2023
Szarowicz v. Birenbaum
reversed
 Torts Dec. 8, 2020
Johnson v. Monsanto Co.
reversed
 Remedies Jul. 22, 2020
Doe v. Marten
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jun. 8, 2020
Daley v. Regents of the University of California
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Sep. 4, 2019
Tierney v. Javaid
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure Jun. 6, 2018
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper v. City of San Buenaventura
reversed
 Civil Procedure Feb. 1, 2018
Hilliard v. Harbour
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 19, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
John Doe v. Roe Transporation Technology Company Personal Injury judge Oct. 25, 2024
City and County of San Francisco, People of the State of California, by and through David Chiu, City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco v. Naim Jamali, in his individual capacity and as trustee of the Naim & Sana M Jamali 2013 Revocable Trust; Sana Jamali, in her individual capacity and as trustee of the Naim & Sana Jamali 2013 Revocable Trust, and Doe One through Doe Five Real Property judge Oct. 11, 2024
Odnamar Ikhbold, individually and successor in interest to decedent Todd Odnamar v. City and County of San Francisco; San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency; Gene Mabrey, and Does 1-50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Sep. 20, 2024
Damon Davila, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Lindsay Bowman v. The Regents of the University of California dba University of California San Francisco Medical Center and Does 1 through 200 Medical judge Jan. 27, 2023
Jacob Rimler, Giovanni Jones, Dora Lee, Kellyn Timmerman, and Joshua Albert, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated and in their capacities as Private Attorney General Representatives v. Postmates Inc. Employment Law judge Sep. 24, 2021
Jodie D. Collins, Sr. and Marjorie Collins v. Crane Co.; Ford Motor Company; Georgia-Pacific LLC (FKA Georgia-Pacific Corporation); Owens-Illinois, Inc.; BMW of North America, LLC; Fisher Controls International LLC; Airgas-Northern California & Nevada, Inc.; Keenan Properties, Inc.; Steel Products Co.; Associated Insulation of California; Sequoia Ventures Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corporation; Chevron U.S.A. Inc.; Conocophillips Company; Texaco, Inc.; Union Oil Company of California; Landsea Holding Company; Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc.; Atkn Company (FKA Guy F. Atkinson Company); Parsons Government Services, Inc. (FKA Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc.); RPI Company; Scott Co. of California; Petrochem Insulation, Inc. (FKA Petro-Chemical Insulation, Inc.); Swinerton Builders; Fluor Corporation; and Does 1 through 800, inclusive Torts judge Feb. 5, 2021
Michael D. Szarowicz v. Jeremy Birenbaum, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jan. 25, 2019
City and County of San Francisco, a Municipal Corporation; People of the State of California, by and through Dennis J. Herrera, City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco v. Darren Lee, Valerie Lee, 3073-3075 Clay Street LLC, Jefferson Chen, and Doe One through Doe Fifty Real Property judge Jan. 25, 2019
Aluma Systems Concrete Construction of California Inc. v. Nibbi Bros. Inc., Nibbi Bros. Associates Inc., Nibbi Bros. Associates Inc. dba Nibbi Concrete, Old Republic General Insurance Corporation, and Does 1 through 10 Contracts judge Sep. 22, 2017
Title Court Published
Suzanne R. Bolanos San Francisco County Sep. 22, 2015
A Bright Future Predicted for Judge With a Sterling Past San Francisco County Superior Court Jun. 8, 2006
Case Category Published
Shah v. Skillz Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Apr. 9, 2024
Abney v. State Dept. of Health Care Services
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Feb. 1, 2024
Kirchmeyer v. Helios Psychiatry Inc.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 15, 2023
Szarowicz v. Birenbaum
reversed
 Torts Dec. 8, 2020
Johnson v. Monsanto Co.
reversed
 Remedies Jul. 22, 2020
Doe v. Marten
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jun. 8, 2020
Daley v. Regents of the University of California
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Sep. 4, 2019
Tierney v. Javaid
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure Jun. 6, 2018
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper v. City of San Buenaventura
reversed
 Civil Procedure Feb. 1, 2018
Hilliard v. Harbour
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 19, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
John Doe v. Roe Transporation Technology Company Personal Injury judge Oct. 25, 2024
City and County of San Francisco, People of the State of California, by and through David Chiu, City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco v. Naim Jamali, in his individual capacity and as trustee of the Naim & Sana M Jamali 2013 Revocable Trust; Sana Jamali, in her individual capacity and as trustee of the Naim & Sana Jamali 2013 Revocable Trust, and Doe One through Doe Five Real Property judge Oct. 11, 2024
Odnamar Ikhbold, individually and successor in interest to decedent Todd Odnamar v. City and County of San Francisco; San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency; Gene Mabrey, and Does 1-50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Sep. 20, 2024
Damon Davila, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Lindsay Bowman v. The Regents of the University of California dba University of California San Francisco Medical Center and Does 1 through 200 Medical judge Jan. 27, 2023
Jacob Rimler, Giovanni Jones, Dora Lee, Kellyn Timmerman, and Joshua Albert, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated and in their capacities as Private Attorney General Representatives v. Postmates Inc. Employment Law judge Sep. 24, 2021
Jodie D. Collins, Sr. and Marjorie Collins v. Crane Co.; Ford Motor Company; Georgia-Pacific LLC (FKA Georgia-Pacific Corporation); Owens-Illinois, Inc.; BMW of North America, LLC; Fisher Controls International LLC; Airgas-Northern California & Nevada, Inc.; Keenan Properties, Inc.; Steel Products Co.; Associated Insulation of California; Sequoia Ventures Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corporation; Chevron U.S.A. Inc.; Conocophillips Company; Texaco, Inc.; Union Oil Company of California; Landsea Holding Company; Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc.; Atkn Company (FKA Guy F. Atkinson Company); Parsons Government Services, Inc. (FKA Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc.); RPI Company; Scott Co. of California; Petrochem Insulation, Inc. (FKA Petro-Chemical Insulation, Inc.); Swinerton Builders; Fluor Corporation; and Does 1 through 800, inclusive Torts judge Feb. 5, 2021
Michael D. Szarowicz v. Jeremy Birenbaum, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jan. 25, 2019
City and County of San Francisco, a Municipal Corporation; People of the State of California, by and through Dennis J. Herrera, City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco v. Darren Lee, Valerie Lee, 3073-3075 Clay Street LLC, Jefferson Chen, and Doe One through Doe Fifty Real Property judge Jan. 25, 2019
Aluma Systems Concrete Construction of California Inc. v. Nibbi Bros. Inc., Nibbi Bros. Associates Inc., Nibbi Bros. Associates Inc. dba Nibbi Concrete, Old Republic General Insurance Corporation, and Does 1 through 10 Contracts judge Sep. 22, 2017
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