Judge (Ret.)
Judicate West
Joined Judicate West, May 2024; appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009, retired April 2024; partner, Kuhn & Belz, San Juan Capistrano; sole practitioner, Laguna Niguel, 1995-98; partner, Landgren & Belz, Tustin, 1981-95; partner, associate, Giles, Callahan, McCune, Willis & Edwards, Tustin, 1976-81.
Pepperdine University School of Law, 1976
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Good Listener | Orange County (Santa Ana) | Mar. 21, 2019 |
| David Belz | Orange County (Santa Ana) | Jan. 21, 2010 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
O.C. v. Superior Court (Orange)
writ issued
|
Immigration | Jan. 9, 2020 |
|
Modification: Placencia v. Strazicich
affirmed in part
|
probate_and_trusts | Dec. 26, 2019 |
|
Placencia v. Strazicich
affirmed in part
|
probate_and_trusts | Dec. 2, 2019 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Coghill et al. v. Regents of the University of California et al. | Breach of Contract | Plaintiff | Dec. 9, 2006 |
| Raymond Warren Yuenger, Diane Yuenger and Paul Yuenger e al v. The Regents of the University of California, Christopher Brown et al | Contracts | Plaintiff | May 13, 2006 |
| Rebecca Nelson v. Walt Disney World Company | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Feb. 15, 2005 |
| Gonzalez v. Thompson | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Aug. 31, 2004 |
| Marlynn Landgren v. Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational; Palm Springs Charities Foundation; Desert Hospital; Richard Shapiro; Electric Car | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Aug. 9, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Plaintiff | Feb. 10, 1996 |
| Pamela Dahl v. Nicholas Terrafranca, D.P.M. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Plaintiff | Sep. 17, 1994 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Good Listener | Orange County (Santa Ana) | Mar. 21, 2019 |
| David Belz | Orange County (Santa Ana) | Jan. 21, 2010 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
O.C. v. Superior Court (Orange)
writ issued
|
Immigration | Jan. 9, 2020 |
|
Modification: Placencia v. Strazicich
affirmed in part
|
probate_and_trusts | Dec. 26, 2019 |
|
Placencia v. Strazicich
affirmed in part
|
probate_and_trusts | Dec. 2, 2019 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Coghill et al. v. Regents of the University of California et al. | Breach of Contract | Plaintiff | Dec. 9, 2006 |
| Raymond Warren Yuenger, Diane Yuenger and Paul Yuenger e al v. The Regents of the University of California, Christopher Brown et al | Contracts | Plaintiff | May 13, 2006 |
| Rebecca Nelson v. Walt Disney World Company | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Feb. 15, 2005 |
| Gonzalez v. Thompson | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Aug. 31, 2004 |
| Marlynn Landgren v. Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational; Palm Springs Charities Foundation; Desert Hospital; Richard Shapiro; Electric Car | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Aug. 9, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Plaintiff | Feb. 10, 1996 |
| Pamela Dahl v. Nicholas Terrafranca, D.P.M. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Plaintiff | Sep. 17, 1994 |