Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
3rd Appellate District
Days:
M-F
914 Capitol Mall, 4th Floor
Sacramento , CA 95814-4814
(916) 654-0209
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Mosley v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 5, 2024 | 
| People v. Santos author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 14, 2024 | 
| People v. Smyth author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 24, 2024 | 
| Grayot v. Bank of Stockton author | Consumer Law | Dec. 21, 2023 | 
| In re Koenig author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 29, 2023 | 
| Oroville Dam Cases author | Environmental Law | Oct. 5, 2023 | 
| Pacific Gas and Electric Co. v. Superior Court (South San Joaquin Irrigation District) author | Eminent Domain | Sep. 22, 2023 | 
| People v. Miller author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 24, 2023 | 
| Kielar v. Superior Court (Hyundai) author | Arbitration | Aug. 16, 2023 | 
| Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. v. Baass author | Administrative Agencies | May 2, 2023 | 
| Modification: Environmental Law Foundation v. State Water Resources Control Bd. author | Environmental Law | Apr. 14, 2023 | 
| People v. Pantaleon author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 29, 2023 | 
| Environmental Law Foundation v. State Water Resources Control Bd. author | Environmental Law | Mar. 20, 2023 | 
| Freedom Foundation v. Superior Court (Department of Human Resources) author | Public Records Act | Jan. 3, 2023 | 
| People v. White author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 28, 2022 | 
| Little v. Commission on Teacher Credentialing author | Education | Oct. 19, 2022 | 
| Gormley v. Gonzalez concurring | Contracts | Oct. 13, 2022 | 
| Chodosh v. Commission on Judicial Performance author | Judges | Jul. 18, 2022 | 
| People v. Zabelle author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 12, 2022 | 
| Simonyan v. Nationwide Insurance Co. of America author | Attorneys | May 18, 2022 | 
| People v. Nance author | Civil Procedure | May 16, 2022 | 
| People v. Weisner dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 28, 2022 | 
| People v. McMurray author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 31, 2022 | 
| In re D.P. author | Juveniles | Mar. 14, 2022 | 
| Wang v. City of Sacramento Police Dept. author | statutory_interpretation | Sep. 1, 2021 | 
| Westwood Homes, Inc. v. AGCPII Villa Salerno Member author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 23, 2021 | 
| California Manufacturers & Technology Assoc. v. State Water Resources Control Bd. author | Water Rights | May 19, 2021 | 
| People v. Curry author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2021 | 
| People v. Andahl author | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 23, 2021 | 
| Wyatt v. City of Sacramento author | Constitutional Law | Feb. 2, 2021 | 
| People v. Pack-Ramirez author | statutory_interpretation | Nov. 2, 2020 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Ferraro) author | statutory_interpretation | Jul. 9, 2020 | 
| In re M.W. author | Native American Affairs | Jun. 9, 2020 | 
| Modification: In re J.H. author | Juveniles | May 5, 2020 | 
| People v. May concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 22, 2020 | 
| People v. Broadbent author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 17, 2020 | 
| In re J.H. author | Juveniles | Apr. 8, 2020 | 
| Lincoln Unified School Dist. v. Superior Court (Jones) author | Government | Mar. 5, 2020 | 
| Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Ameron Pole Products LLC author | Torts | Dec. 30, 2019 | 
| People v. Schmidt author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 12, 2019 | 
| Williams v. Superior Court author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 22, 2019 | 
| Brown v. City of Sacramento author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 19, 2019 | 
| Center for Biological Diversity v. CA Dept. of Conservation author | Environmental Law | Jun. 19, 2019 | 
| Paxton v. Bd. of Admin., CalPERS author | Administrative Agencies | May 21, 2019 | 
| People v. Accredited Surety & Casualty Co. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 1, 2019 | 
| Last Frontier Healthcare Dist. v. Superior Ct. author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 28, 2019 | 
| Avitia v. Superior Court affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 27, 2018 | 
| Travelers Property Casualty Co. of Amer. v. Engel Insulation, Inc. author | Insurance | Dec. 4, 2018 | 
| Modification: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Superior Court author | Remedies | Jul. 30, 2018 | 
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Superior Court author | Remedies | Jul. 5, 2018 | 
| People v. Tom author | statutory_interpretation | Apr. 17, 2018 | 
| Ponce v. Wells Fargo Bank author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 14, 2018 | 
| In re I.F. author | Juveniles | Feb. 26, 2018 | 
| Doe v. Becerra author | statutory_interpretation | Feb. 12, 2018 | 
| Rossetta v. CitiMortgage, Inc., et al. author | Torts | Dec. 20, 2017 | 
| Yuba City Unified School District v. California State Teachers' Retirement System author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 19, 2017 | 
| In re Marriage of Vargas and Ross author | Family Law | Dec. 5, 2017 | 
| Harrington v. City of Davis (LeBlanc) author | Municipal Law | Oct. 23, 2017 | 
| People v. Jo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 5, 2017 | 
| Williams v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 2, 2017 | 
| California Public Records Research v. County of Yolo author | Administrative Agencies | Oct. 16, 2016 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Gomez v. Bill Lockyer, in his official capacity, Rita Saenz, in her official capacity, and Does 1-100 inclusive | Family Law | Defendant | Dec. 15, 2007 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Mosley v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 5, 2024 | 
| People v. Santos author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 14, 2024 | 
| People v. Smyth author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 24, 2024 | 
| Grayot v. Bank of Stockton author | Consumer Law | Dec. 21, 2023 | 
| In re Koenig author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 29, 2023 | 
| Oroville Dam Cases author | Environmental Law | Oct. 5, 2023 | 
| Pacific Gas and Electric Co. v. Superior Court (South San Joaquin Irrigation District) author | Eminent Domain | Sep. 22, 2023 | 
| People v. Miller author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 24, 2023 | 
| Kielar v. Superior Court (Hyundai) author | Arbitration | Aug. 16, 2023 | 
| Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. v. Baass author | Administrative Agencies | May 2, 2023 | 
| Modification: Environmental Law Foundation v. State Water Resources Control Bd. author | Environmental Law | Apr. 14, 2023 | 
| People v. Pantaleon author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 29, 2023 | 
| Environmental Law Foundation v. State Water Resources Control Bd. author | Environmental Law | Mar. 20, 2023 | 
| Freedom Foundation v. Superior Court (Department of Human Resources) author | Public Records Act | Jan. 3, 2023 | 
| People v. White author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 28, 2022 | 
| Little v. Commission on Teacher Credentialing author | Education | Oct. 19, 2022 | 
| Gormley v. Gonzalez concurring | Contracts | Oct. 13, 2022 | 
| Chodosh v. Commission on Judicial Performance author | Judges | Jul. 18, 2022 | 
| People v. Zabelle author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 12, 2022 | 
| Simonyan v. Nationwide Insurance Co. of America author | Attorneys | May 18, 2022 | 
| People v. Nance author | Civil Procedure | May 16, 2022 | 
| People v. Weisner dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 28, 2022 | 
| People v. McMurray author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 31, 2022 | 
| In re D.P. author | Juveniles | Mar. 14, 2022 | 
| Wang v. City of Sacramento Police Dept. author | statutory_interpretation | Sep. 1, 2021 | 
| Westwood Homes, Inc. v. AGCPII Villa Salerno Member author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 23, 2021 | 
| California Manufacturers & Technology Assoc. v. State Water Resources Control Bd. author | Water Rights | May 19, 2021 | 
| People v. Curry author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2021 | 
| People v. Andahl author | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 23, 2021 | 
| Wyatt v. City of Sacramento author | Constitutional Law | Feb. 2, 2021 | 
| People v. Pack-Ramirez author | statutory_interpretation | Nov. 2, 2020 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Ferraro) author | statutory_interpretation | Jul. 9, 2020 | 
| In re M.W. author | Native American Affairs | Jun. 9, 2020 | 
| Modification: In re J.H. author | Juveniles | May 5, 2020 | 
| People v. May concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 22, 2020 | 
| People v. Broadbent author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 17, 2020 | 
| In re J.H. author | Juveniles | Apr. 8, 2020 | 
| Lincoln Unified School Dist. v. Superior Court (Jones) author | Government | Mar. 5, 2020 | 
| Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Ameron Pole Products LLC author | Torts | Dec. 30, 2019 | 
| People v. Schmidt author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 12, 2019 | 
| Williams v. Superior Court author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 22, 2019 | 
| Brown v. City of Sacramento author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 19, 2019 | 
| Center for Biological Diversity v. CA Dept. of Conservation author | Environmental Law | Jun. 19, 2019 | 
| Paxton v. Bd. of Admin., CalPERS author | Administrative Agencies | May 21, 2019 | 
| People v. Accredited Surety & Casualty Co. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 1, 2019 | 
| Last Frontier Healthcare Dist. v. Superior Ct. author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 28, 2019 | 
| Avitia v. Superior Court affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 27, 2018 | 
| Travelers Property Casualty Co. of Amer. v. Engel Insulation, Inc. author | Insurance | Dec. 4, 2018 | 
| Modification: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Superior Court author | Remedies | Jul. 30, 2018 | 
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Superior Court author | Remedies | Jul. 5, 2018 | 
| People v. Tom author | statutory_interpretation | Apr. 17, 2018 | 
| Ponce v. Wells Fargo Bank author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 14, 2018 | 
| In re I.F. author | Juveniles | Feb. 26, 2018 | 
| Doe v. Becerra author | statutory_interpretation | Feb. 12, 2018 | 
| Rossetta v. CitiMortgage, Inc., et al. author | Torts | Dec. 20, 2017 | 
| Yuba City Unified School District v. California State Teachers' Retirement System author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 19, 2017 | 
| In re Marriage of Vargas and Ross author | Family Law | Dec. 5, 2017 | 
| Harrington v. City of Davis (LeBlanc) author | Municipal Law | Oct. 23, 2017 | 
| People v. Jo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 5, 2017 | 
| Williams v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 2, 2017 | 
| California Public Records Research v. County of Yolo author | Administrative Agencies | Oct. 16, 2016 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Gomez v. Bill Lockyer, in his official capacity, Rita Saenz, in her official capacity, and Does 1-100 inclusive | Family Law | Defendant | Dec. 15, 2007 | 
 

 
