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    • Randolph M. Hammock

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    Judge
    Los Angeles County Superior Court
    Central District - Stanley Mosk Courthouse
    Los Angeles County Superior Court
    Department/Division: 49 Courtroom/Floor: 509

    111 N Hill St
    Los Angeles , CA 90012-3014
    (213) 633-0649



    Elected to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2010; referee, Los Angeles County Superior Court referee, 2008; senior associate, Law Offices of Richard M. Lester, 1996-2008; partner, Chelski Hammock & Hedges, 1985-95; associate, Law Offices of Stephen J. Dimeff, 1983-85.

    Univeristy of San Diego School of Law



    Judicial Profiles
    Title Court Published
    ‘Legal Influence’ Los Angeles (Torrance) Mar. 4, 2021
    Randolph Hammock Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) Sep. 22, 2011

    Columns
    Title Category Published
    Service of process: Sacrifice in the name of progress Law Practice, Letters Jun. 30, 2021
    ‘Just the facts, ma’am. Just the facts.’ Judges and Judiciary, Letters Mar. 24, 2020
    Ballot designation blues Judges and Judiciary Dec. 11, 2019
    More on ballot designations and other shenanigans Government, Judges and Judiciary Mar. 15, 2018
    Judicial ballot reform is here Government, Judges and Judiciary Feb. 27, 2018
    Need a statement of damages in that subrogation case? Litigation Mar. 9, 2016
    Judicial elections: educate, don't eliminate Judges and Judiciary May 29, 2014

    Rulings
    Case Category Published
    Medallion Film LLC v. Loeb & Loeb LLP
    reversed and remanded
    		 Anti-SLAPP Mar. 29, 2024
    Rubio v. CIA Wheel Group
    affirmed
    		 Remedies Apr. 16, 2021
    Shuler v. City of Los Angeles
    affirmed
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 7, 2021
    Michael S. Yu, a Law Corp. v. Superior Court (Bank of the West)
    petition granted
    		 statutory_interpretation Oct. 29, 2020
    Gruber v. Gruber
    affirmed
    		 Anti-SLAPP May 6, 2020
    Mikhaeilpoor v. BMW of North America, LLC
    affirmed
    		 Civil Procedure Apr. 28, 2020
    Dickinson v. Cosby
    affirmed
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 30, 2019
    Rockefeller Technology Inv. v. Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co.
    reversed and remanded
    		 Civil Procedure Jun. 6, 2018
    Saheli v. White Memorial Medical Center
    		statutory_interpretation Mar. 16, 2018

    Verdicts & Settlements
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    The People of the State of California v. HRB Digital LLC, HRB Tax Group, Inc. Business Law judge May 3, 2024
    Juan Ubaldo Pena-Sanchez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Jan. 8, 2021
    Luz Flores v. City of Long Beach Employment Law judge Jan. 25, 2019
    Florentino Carrera v. Eldorado Construction and Management, Mora Construction, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 9, 2018
    Artak Daldumyan v. Jonathan Mehrian, and Does 1 through 100 Contracts judge Dec. 22, 2017
    Hilario Cruz v. Nissan North America, et al. Personal Injury judge Oct. 13, 2017
    Hilario Cruz, an individual, v. Solomon Methenge, an individual, and Does 1-100 / Araceli Mendez v. Solomon Methenge, Nissan North America, Continental Automotive Systems Inc., and Does 1-20 / Juana de la Cruz Bernardino v. Nissan North America Inc., Continental Automotive Systems Inc. aka Continental Teves, and Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Sep. 29, 2017
    John McCord v. Ivan Semenyuk, Wayne McMahon, Sam Oliver, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff Nov. 22, 2001
    Dennis Rogers v. John James Orcott and All Cartage Transportation, Inc. Personal Injury Plaintiff Apr. 4, 1998
    Joseph DiBello v. Naum Sheckhter, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Plaintiff Apr. 12, 1997
    Jorge Delgadillo v. Estate of Richard Forssen Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff May 11, 1996
    Paul Burval, Jr. v. Jack Shashoua dba Affordable Towing, Armando Gonzales, Kay Kamiyama, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff Mar. 30, 1996
    Title Court Published
    ‘Legal Influence’ Los Angeles (Torrance) Mar. 4, 2021
    Randolph Hammock Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) Sep. 22, 2011
    Title Category Published
    Service of process: Sacrifice in the name of progress Law Practice, Letters Jun. 30, 2021
    ‘Just the facts, ma’am. Just the facts.’ Judges and Judiciary, Letters Mar. 24, 2020
    Ballot designation blues Judges and Judiciary Dec. 11, 2019
    More on ballot designations and other shenanigans Government, Judges and Judiciary Mar. 15, 2018
    Judicial ballot reform is here Government, Judges and Judiciary Feb. 27, 2018
    Need a statement of damages in that subrogation case? Litigation Mar. 9, 2016
    Judicial elections: educate, don't eliminate Judges and Judiciary May 29, 2014
    Case Category Published
    Medallion Film LLC v. Loeb & Loeb LLP
    reversed and remanded
    		 Anti-SLAPP Mar. 29, 2024
    Rubio v. CIA Wheel Group
    affirmed
    		 Remedies Apr. 16, 2021
    Shuler v. City of Los Angeles
    affirmed
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 7, 2021
    Michael S. Yu, a Law Corp. v. Superior Court (Bank of the West)
    petition granted
    		 statutory_interpretation Oct. 29, 2020
    Gruber v. Gruber
    affirmed
    		 Anti-SLAPP May 6, 2020
    Mikhaeilpoor v. BMW of North America, LLC
    affirmed
    		 Civil Procedure Apr. 28, 2020
    Dickinson v. Cosby
    affirmed
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 30, 2019
    Rockefeller Technology Inv. v. Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co.
    reversed and remanded
    		 Civil Procedure Jun. 6, 2018
    Saheli v. White Memorial Medical Center
    		statutory_interpretation Mar. 16, 2018
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    The People of the State of California v. HRB Digital LLC, HRB Tax Group, Inc. Business Law judge May 3, 2024
    Juan Ubaldo Pena-Sanchez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Jan. 8, 2021
    Luz Flores v. City of Long Beach Employment Law judge Jan. 25, 2019
    Florentino Carrera v. Eldorado Construction and Management, Mora Construction, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 9, 2018
    Artak Daldumyan v. Jonathan Mehrian, and Does 1 through 100 Contracts judge Dec. 22, 2017
    Hilario Cruz v. Nissan North America, et al. Personal Injury judge Oct. 13, 2017
    Hilario Cruz, an individual, v. Solomon Methenge, an individual, and Does 1-100 / Araceli Mendez v. Solomon Methenge, Nissan North America, Continental Automotive Systems Inc., and Does 1-20 / Juana de la Cruz Bernardino v. Nissan North America Inc., Continental Automotive Systems Inc. aka Continental Teves, and Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Sep. 29, 2017
    John McCord v. Ivan Semenyuk, Wayne McMahon, Sam Oliver, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff Nov. 22, 2001
    Dennis Rogers v. John James Orcott and All Cartage Transportation, Inc. Personal Injury Plaintiff Apr. 4, 1998
    Joseph DiBello v. Naum Sheckhter, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Plaintiff Apr. 12, 1997
    Jorge Delgadillo v. Estate of Richard Forssen Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff May 11, 1996
    Paul Burval, Jr. v. Jack Shashoua dba Affordable Towing, Armando Gonzales, Kay Kamiyama, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff Mar. 30, 1996
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