
Presiding Judge
Criminal
San Luis Obispo County Superior Court
San Luis Obispo Courthouse
Department/Division:
3
Days:
M-F
1050 Monterey Street
San Luis Obispo , CA 93401
Appointed to the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2012; U.S. magistrate judge, U.S. District Court, Central District, Santa Barbara, 2004-12; judicial staff attorney and judge pro tempore, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, 1999-04; judicial staff attorney, U.S. District Court, Central District, Los Angeles, 1991-99; associate, Shearer, Lanctot, Walsh & Knorp, San Francisco, 1989-90.
California Western School of Law, 1989
Judicial Profiles
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Cards and Numbers | San Luis Obispo County (Paso Robles) | Jun. 6, 2019 |
Behind the Bench | U.S. Central California Bankruptcy Court (Santa Barbara) | Jun. 18, 2009 |
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Dignity Health v. Mounts
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 18, 2024 |
People v. Casillas
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 8, 2021 |
People v. Moine
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2021 |
People v. Foster
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 2, 2021 |
Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
---|---|---|---|
Cresencio Cruz, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated vs. Holland America Flowers, LLC and Does 1 through 100, inclusive | Employment Law | judge | Aug. 2, 2024 |
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Cards and Numbers | San Luis Obispo County (Paso Robles) | Jun. 6, 2019 |
Behind the Bench | U.S. Central California Bankruptcy Court (Santa Barbara) | Jun. 18, 2009 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Dignity Health v. Mounts
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 18, 2024 |
People v. Casillas
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 8, 2021 |
People v. Moine
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2021 |
People v. Foster
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 2, 2021 |
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
---|---|---|---|
Cresencio Cruz, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated vs. Holland America Flowers, LLC and Does 1 through 100, inclusive | Employment Law | judge | Aug. 2, 2024 |