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    • Tara M. Desautels

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    Associate Justice
    California Courts of Appeal
    1st Appellate District, Division 2
    Department/Division: 2

    350 McAllister St.
    San Francisco , CA 94102-3600
    (415) 865-7300



    Appointed to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, and confirmed May 2024; appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, April 8, 2010; senior associate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, 2005-10; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1997-2005

    UC Hastings College of the Law, 1997



    Judicial Profiles
    Title Court Published
    Order in the court Alameda County (Oakland) Jan. 6, 2020
    Tara M. Desautels Alameda County (San Leandro) Aug. 17, 2011

    Rulings
    Case Category Published
    Bowen v. Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc.
    author
    		 Torts Jul. 16, 2024
    Modification: Apex Solutions, Inc. v. Falls Lake Insurance Management Co., Inc.
    affirmed in part
    		 Insurance Apr. 17, 2024
    Apex Solutions, Inc. v. Falls Lake Insurance Management Co., Inc.
    affirmed in part
    		 Insurance Mar. 29, 2024
    Myasnyankin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
    affirmed
    		 Insurance Jan. 31, 2024
    Escamilla v. Vannucci
    affirmed
    		 Attorneys Nov. 16, 2023

    Verdicts & Settlements
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    People of the State of California v. Mariner Health Care Inc. Health Care judge Jun. 21, 2024
    Brian Thomas Ruff, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated and all aggrieved employees v. Wilson Logistics Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
    Jonathan Garcia and Oscar Mendoza, individually, and on behalf of all other aggrieved employees, and the general public v. Barney's College Inc., Barney's Piedmont Inc., Barney's San Francisco Inc., Barney's San Vicente Inc., Barney's Solano Inc., Barney's Brentwood Inc., Barney's Shattuck Incorporated, Barney's Steiner LLC, and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Employment Law judge May 26, 2023
    As You Sow v. Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc., Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc., Ajinomoto Cambrooke Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
    The People of the State of California v. McKinsey & Company Inc., United States Business Law judge Apr. 30, 2021
    The People of the State of California v. Boston Scientific Corporation Business Law judge Apr. 23, 2021
    The People of the State of California v. Apple Inc. Consumer Law judge Dec. 11, 2020
    Gary Kevorkyan, Gen-Mar Inc., a California corporation v. Valero Marketing and Supply Company, a Delaware corporation, Valero Refining and Marketing Company, a Delaware corporation, Valero Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, McWhirter Distributing Co., Inc., a California corporation Civil Rights Defendant Mar. 14, 2009
    Title Court Published
    Order in the court Alameda County (Oakland) Jan. 6, 2020
    Tara M. Desautels Alameda County (San Leandro) Aug. 17, 2011
    Case Category Published
    Bowen v. Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc.
    author
    		 Torts Jul. 16, 2024
    Modification: Apex Solutions, Inc. v. Falls Lake Insurance Management Co., Inc.
    affirmed in part
    		 Insurance Apr. 17, 2024
    Apex Solutions, Inc. v. Falls Lake Insurance Management Co., Inc.
    affirmed in part
    		 Insurance Mar. 29, 2024
    Myasnyankin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
    affirmed
    		 Insurance Jan. 31, 2024
    Escamilla v. Vannucci
    affirmed
    		 Attorneys Nov. 16, 2023
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    People of the State of California v. Mariner Health Care Inc. Health Care judge Jun. 21, 2024
    Brian Thomas Ruff, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated and all aggrieved employees v. Wilson Logistics Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
    Jonathan Garcia and Oscar Mendoza, individually, and on behalf of all other aggrieved employees, and the general public v. Barney's College Inc., Barney's Piedmont Inc., Barney's San Francisco Inc., Barney's San Vicente Inc., Barney's Solano Inc., Barney's Brentwood Inc., Barney's Shattuck Incorporated, Barney's Steiner LLC, and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Employment Law judge May 26, 2023
    As You Sow v. Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc., Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc., Ajinomoto Cambrooke Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
    The People of the State of California v. McKinsey & Company Inc., United States Business Law judge Apr. 30, 2021
    The People of the State of California v. Boston Scientific Corporation Business Law judge Apr. 23, 2021
    The People of the State of California v. Apple Inc. Consumer Law judge Dec. 11, 2020
    Gary Kevorkyan, Gen-Mar Inc., a California corporation v. Valero Marketing and Supply Company, a Delaware corporation, Valero Refining and Marketing Company, a Delaware corporation, Valero Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, McWhirter Distributing Co., Inc., a California corporation Civil Rights Defendant Mar. 14, 2009
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