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James L. Crandall

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Judge (ret.), Neutral
Judicate West



Orange County Superior Court, retired 2023



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
James L. Crandall Orange County (Santa Ana) Superior Court Dec. 11, 2014

Rulings
Case Category Published
Glynn v. Orange Circle Lounge Inc.
affirmed
Torts Oct. 2, 2023
Aresh v. Marin-Morales
reversed and remanded
Attorneys Jun. 6, 2023
Modification: Sales v. City of Tustin
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Jun. 30, 2021
Sales v. City of Tustin
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Jun. 10, 2021
Kramer v. Traditional Escrow
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Oct. 22, 2020
City of Huntington Beach v. Becerra
reversed and remanded
Constitutional Law Jan. 14, 2020
Chen v. Berenjian
vacated in whole or part
Civil Procedure Apr. 1, 2019
Weiler v. Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services
reversed and remanded
Arbitration May 2, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Yara Brighton Wilde, an individual; Jane Doe 7026, an individual v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District; James Harris; Kathy Harris; and Does 4-10 Personal Injury adr Jul. 12, 2024
Insuk Yoo Lee v. Fullerton Corporate Fitness, Inc dba Gold's Gym Fullerton Personal Injury judge Nov. 4, 2022
Ana Maria Ciuca v. Christine Merie Milucky Personal Injury judge Dec. 30, 2021
City of Fullerton v. Friends for Fullerton's Future Government judge May 28, 2021
David M. Scallon v. The County of Orange, Treasure - Tax Collector Employment Law judge Nov. 22, 2019
Christine Villegas, a minor, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Miguel Villegas; Ricezen Villegas, minor, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Miguel Villegas; Daniel Villegas, a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Miguel Villegas; Jocelyn Castillo Villegas; and Estate of Bernie Cervantes Villegas v. City of Anaheim, a California municipal entity; Anaheim Police Department, a California municipal entity; John Welter; Brett Heitmann; Kevin Voorhis; Matthew Ellis; and Nicholas Bennallack Civil Rights judge Jun. 7, 2019
Elijah Pomaika Simone v. Bruce Graham Jameson and Lela Jameson as personal representative of the Estate of Bruce G. Jameson Personal Injury judge Feb. 8, 2019
Navigator's Specialty Insurance Company v. Moorefield Construction Inc. Insurance judge Mar. 23, 2018
Andreas Lindenthal v. Sterling Quinn Contracts judge Mar. 16, 2018
Lynn Mobley v. The Irvine Company, LLC; Gelson's Market; Irvine Company Retail Properties; and Oak Creek Shopping Center Personal Injury judge Feb. 16, 2018
Anthony Derrick Williams v. Mouy Sok Kaing, Wei L. Lin Personal Injury judge Jul. 7, 2017
Pamela Carpenter v. Allstate Insurance Company Insurance Plaintiff Nov. 3, 2012
Holden v. Jordan, et al. Personal Injury Defendant Oct. 13, 2007
Confidential Insurance Defendant Oct. 22, 2005
Confidential Insurance Defendant Jun. 7, 2005
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Aug. 10, 2004
Auberman v. State Farm Insurance Defendant Jun. 10, 2003
Mindrup v. Hobbs Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Oct. 1, 2002
Perez v. Citation Insurance Plaintiff Jul. 20, 2002
Confidential Insurance Defendant Apr. 26, 1997
Colucci v. Perfectdata Corporation Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Plaintiff Jul. 13, 1996
George A. Dalinger v. Nissei Sangyo Company, Ltd., Adaptive Information Systems, Hitachi Ltd. Employment Law Plaintiff Jun. 4, 1994
Title Court Published
James L. Crandall Orange County (Santa Ana) Superior Court Dec. 11, 2014
Case Category Published
Glynn v. Orange Circle Lounge Inc.
affirmed
Torts Oct. 2, 2023
Aresh v. Marin-Morales
reversed and remanded
Attorneys Jun. 6, 2023
Modification: Sales v. City of Tustin
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Jun. 30, 2021
Sales v. City of Tustin
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Jun. 10, 2021
Kramer v. Traditional Escrow
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Oct. 22, 2020
City of Huntington Beach v. Becerra
reversed and remanded
Constitutional Law Jan. 14, 2020
Chen v. Berenjian
vacated in whole or part
Civil Procedure Apr. 1, 2019
Weiler v. Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services
reversed and remanded
Arbitration May 2, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Yara Brighton Wilde, an individual; Jane Doe 7026, an individual v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District; James Harris; Kathy Harris; and Does 4-10 Personal Injury adr Jul. 12, 2024
Insuk Yoo Lee v. Fullerton Corporate Fitness, Inc dba Gold's Gym Fullerton Personal Injury judge Nov. 4, 2022
Ana Maria Ciuca v. Christine Merie Milucky Personal Injury judge Dec. 30, 2021
City of Fullerton v. Friends for Fullerton's Future Government judge May 28, 2021
David M. Scallon v. The County of Orange, Treasure - Tax Collector Employment Law judge Nov. 22, 2019
Christine Villegas, a minor, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Miguel Villegas; Ricezen Villegas, minor, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Miguel Villegas; Daniel Villegas, a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Miguel Villegas; Jocelyn Castillo Villegas; and Estate of Bernie Cervantes Villegas v. City of Anaheim, a California municipal entity; Anaheim Police Department, a California municipal entity; John Welter; Brett Heitmann; Kevin Voorhis; Matthew Ellis; and Nicholas Bennallack Civil Rights judge Jun. 7, 2019
Elijah Pomaika Simone v. Bruce Graham Jameson and Lela Jameson as personal representative of the Estate of Bruce G. Jameson Personal Injury judge Feb. 8, 2019
Navigator's Specialty Insurance Company v. Moorefield Construction Inc. Insurance judge Mar. 23, 2018
Andreas Lindenthal v. Sterling Quinn Contracts judge Mar. 16, 2018
Lynn Mobley v. The Irvine Company, LLC; Gelson's Market; Irvine Company Retail Properties; and Oak Creek Shopping Center Personal Injury judge Feb. 16, 2018
Anthony Derrick Williams v. Mouy Sok Kaing, Wei L. Lin Personal Injury judge Jul. 7, 2017
Pamela Carpenter v. Allstate Insurance Company Insurance Plaintiff Nov. 3, 2012
Holden v. Jordan, et al. Personal Injury Defendant Oct. 13, 2007
Confidential Insurance Defendant Oct. 22, 2005
Confidential Insurance Defendant Jun. 7, 2005
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Aug. 10, 2004
Auberman v. State Farm Insurance Defendant Jun. 10, 2003
Mindrup v. Hobbs Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Oct. 1, 2002
Perez v. Citation Insurance Plaintiff Jul. 20, 2002
Confidential Insurance Defendant Apr. 26, 1997
Colucci v. Perfectdata Corporation Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Plaintiff Jul. 13, 1996
George A. Dalinger v. Nissei Sangyo Company, Ltd., Adaptive Information Systems, Hitachi Ltd. Employment Law Plaintiff Jun. 4, 1994