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    • Thomas S. Clark

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    Supervising Judge
    Civil Direct Calendar
    Kern County Superior Court
    Metropolitan Division
    Department/Division: 17

    1415 Truxtun Ave
    Bakersfield , CA 93301-4172



    Appointed to the Kern County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2010; partner, Arrache Clarke & Potter, Bakersfield, 1985-2010; partner, Rudnick Arrache & Clark, Bakersfield; 1978-85; deputy district attorney, Kern County, 1975-78; in-house counsel, Income Equities Corp., Beverly Hills, 1973-75

    USC Gould School of Law



    Judicial Profiles
    Title Court Published
    Next Best Thing Kern County (Bakersfield) Apr. 22, 2022
    Thomas S. Clark Superior Court Kern County (Bakersfield) Mar. 4, 2013

    Rulings
    Case Category Published
    Knudsen v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
    reversed and remanded
    		 Administrative Agencies Apr. 4, 2024
    Galarsa v. Dolgen California, LLC
    reversed in part
    		 Arbitration Feb. 27, 2023
    Bichai v. Dignity Health
    affirmed
    		 Civil Procedure Mar. 16, 2021
    People v. Pierce
    affirmed
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 2019

    Verdicts & Settlements
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Roger Westfall, and Joseph M. Atwell, as individuals, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Naes Corporation and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
    Charlotte Lee, et al v. Bank of America, et al. Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
    Stacie Horton, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Everside Health LLC, Healthstat Wellness Inc., and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
    Jorge Diaz and Jose Fidel Celio v. Greenview Farming Inc., Illume Agriculture LLC, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Aug. 11, 2023
    Jose Dominguez, on behalf of himself and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Basin Valve Company; Blair-Martin Co., Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 10, 2023
    George Marin Jr., as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 3, 2023
    Cristina Gonzalez, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Good Samaritan Hospital, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 8, 2022
    Khalid Abu-Dayyeh and Aminah Uwais, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Guidance Residential LLC, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 27, 2022
    Alfredo Espinosa Jr., Alice Espinosa v. Penske Truck Leasing, Corp.; Fidel Sanchez, and Does 1 to 50 Personal Injury judge May 27, 2022
    Terry Sullivan v. NuSil Technology LLC; Israel (Last Name Unknown), and Does 1 through 250 Employment Law judge May 13, 2022
    The People of the State of California v. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Business Law judge Mar. 25, 2022
    William Mora, Christine Mora v. Albertsons LLC, AM Wighton & Sons dba A&J Refrigeration and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Mar. 18, 2022
    Randy Hatfield v. Michael C. Tivnon Medical judge Mar. 11, 2022
    Stacey Lee Burton v. Francisco Murillo Personal Injury judge Feb. 11, 2022
    Melanie Singer v. California Highway Patrol, and Does 1-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 14, 2022
    Laurence Mitchell Little, Susan Little v. Davinder Singh, Wabash National, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Personal Injury judge Oct. 15, 2021
    Kelly M. McCardle v. Tony's Pizza, Anthony Martinez Jr. Personal Injury judge Oct. 1, 2021
    Infinity Select Insurance Company v. Timothy Maples, et al and related cross-complaint Insurance judge Jul. 9, 2021
    Anthony McCarthy v. Kern High School District, Kern High School Board of Trustees, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge May 21, 2021
    Angelica Hermosillo v. Brent Robinson, Kevin Wood Personal Injury judge Jan. 15, 2021
    The People of the State of California ex rel. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of the State of California v. County of Kern, The Kern County Sheriff's Office Constitutional Law judge Jan. 15, 2021
    Imani Lewis v. De Anda Transportation, et al. Personal Injury judge Nov. 6, 2020
    Olegario Becerra Garcia v. A&B Trucking Services Inc., Aaron Robinson Personal Injury judge Jul. 17, 2020
    Dennis Carpenter v. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District, Does Supervisor One, Does Supervisor Two and Does Supervisor Three Employment Law judge Feb. 22, 2019
    Sharrell Lynn Castro v. Jorge A. Enriquez- Diaz, M.D. Medical judge Jan. 4, 2019
    In re Excalibur Property Holdings LLC Real Property Respondent Mar. 31, 2012
    Thomas Haddad, et al. v. Donald Valpredo, et al. Contracts Defendant Mar. 25, 2003
    Title Court Published
    Next Best Thing Kern County (Bakersfield) Apr. 22, 2022
    Thomas S. Clark Superior Court Kern County (Bakersfield) Mar. 4, 2013
    Case Category Published
    Knudsen v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
    reversed and remanded
    		 Administrative Agencies Apr. 4, 2024
    Galarsa v. Dolgen California, LLC
    reversed in part
    		 Arbitration Feb. 27, 2023
    Bichai v. Dignity Health
    affirmed
    		 Civil Procedure Mar. 16, 2021
    People v. Pierce
    affirmed
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 2019
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Roger Westfall, and Joseph M. Atwell, as individuals, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Naes Corporation and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
    Charlotte Lee, et al v. Bank of America, et al. Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
    Stacie Horton, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Everside Health LLC, Healthstat Wellness Inc., and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
    Jorge Diaz and Jose Fidel Celio v. Greenview Farming Inc., Illume Agriculture LLC, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Aug. 11, 2023
    Jose Dominguez, on behalf of himself and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Basin Valve Company; Blair-Martin Co., Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 10, 2023
    George Marin Jr., as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 3, 2023
    Cristina Gonzalez, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Good Samaritan Hospital, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 8, 2022
    Khalid Abu-Dayyeh and Aminah Uwais, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Guidance Residential LLC, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 27, 2022
    Alfredo Espinosa Jr., Alice Espinosa v. Penske Truck Leasing, Corp.; Fidel Sanchez, and Does 1 to 50 Personal Injury judge May 27, 2022
    Terry Sullivan v. NuSil Technology LLC; Israel (Last Name Unknown), and Does 1 through 250 Employment Law judge May 13, 2022
    The People of the State of California v. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Business Law judge Mar. 25, 2022
    William Mora, Christine Mora v. Albertsons LLC, AM Wighton & Sons dba A&J Refrigeration and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Mar. 18, 2022
    Randy Hatfield v. Michael C. Tivnon Medical judge Mar. 11, 2022
    Stacey Lee Burton v. Francisco Murillo Personal Injury judge Feb. 11, 2022
    Melanie Singer v. California Highway Patrol, and Does 1-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 14, 2022
    Laurence Mitchell Little, Susan Little v. Davinder Singh, Wabash National, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Personal Injury judge Oct. 15, 2021
    Kelly M. McCardle v. Tony's Pizza, Anthony Martinez Jr. Personal Injury judge Oct. 1, 2021
    Infinity Select Insurance Company v. Timothy Maples, et al and related cross-complaint Insurance judge Jul. 9, 2021
    Anthony McCarthy v. Kern High School District, Kern High School Board of Trustees, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge May 21, 2021
    Angelica Hermosillo v. Brent Robinson, Kevin Wood Personal Injury judge Jan. 15, 2021
    The People of the State of California ex rel. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of the State of California v. County of Kern, The Kern County Sheriff's Office Constitutional Law judge Jan. 15, 2021
    Imani Lewis v. De Anda Transportation, et al. Personal Injury judge Nov. 6, 2020
    Olegario Becerra Garcia v. A&B Trucking Services Inc., Aaron Robinson Personal Injury judge Jul. 17, 2020
    Dennis Carpenter v. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District, Does Supervisor One, Does Supervisor Two and Does Supervisor Three Employment Law judge Feb. 22, 2019
    Sharrell Lynn Castro v. Jorge A. Enriquez- Diaz, M.D. Medical judge Jan. 4, 2019
    In re Excalibur Property Holdings LLC Real Property Respondent Mar. 31, 2012
    Thomas Haddad, et al. v. Donald Valpredo, et al. Contracts Defendant Mar. 25, 2003
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