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Richard S. Whitney

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Judge
Civil IC
San Diego County Superior Court
Central Division - Hall of Justice
Department/Division: 68 Courtroom/Floor: 5th

330 W Broadway
San Diego , CA 92101
(619) 450-7068





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Richard S. Whitney San Diego County (Vista) Nov. 16, 2016
Third and Long San Diego County Superior Court Oct. 30, 2007

Rulings
Case Category Published
Let Them Choose v. San Diego Unified School Dist.
reversed
 Civil Procedure Jul. 18, 2024
Ahn v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
affirmed
 Antitrust Jul. 5, 2023
Cole v. Superior Court (Zeiner)
petition granted
 Civil Procedure Dec. 30, 2022
Morgan v. Ygrene Energy Fund, Inc.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 22, 2022
Morgan v. Ygrene Energy Fund, Inc.
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Nov. 2, 2022
Curtin Maritime Corp. v. Pacific Dredge
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Mar. 23, 2022
Andrews v. Metropolitan Transit System 1
reversed and remanded
 Government Feb. 2, 2022
Modification: San Diegans for Open Government v. Fonseca
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 9, 2021
San Diegans for Open Government v. Fonseca
affirmed
 Civil Procedure May 20, 2021
Burgess v. Coronado Unified School District
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 29, 2020
People v. Jimenez
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 22, 2019

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Joseph Lopez, Dianna Lopez, Danielle Lopez, and James Leonen v. City of San Diego Personal Injury judge May 17, 2024
Ilse Robles, et al. v. Anzar Enterprises Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Dec. 15, 2023
Kekoa Young v. City of San Diego Personal Injury judge Nov. 10, 2023
Matthew William Shapiro v. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Mary Catherine Carden Personal Injury judge Oct. 27, 2023
Vicky Haye v. Jimmie Johnson Kearny Mesa Chevrolet, Hendrick Automotive Group, ACDelco, Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Sep. 22, 2023
Stryder Spillane v. Pil In Leadership LLC, Duval Laws, Sheina Nilsen, Christa Martin, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 26, 2023
Mack Ricks, Marlena Barr and Christina Moore, as individuals and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Conam Management Corporation, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge May 12, 2023
James Brewer, M.D., Ph.D. v. Impact Biomedicines, John Hood, Celgene Corporation, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Torts judge Mar. 24, 2023
Jasfer Nepomuceno and Danielle Winkle, individually, and on behalf of aggrieved employees pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act v. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 10, 2023
Andrew Rasmussen, in a representative capacity only, and on behalf of other members of the public similarly situated v. Customized Services Administrators Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 21, 2022
Toni Chase v. American Multi-Cinema Inc., Westfield LLC, Westfield Property Management LLC Personal Injury judge Oct. 29, 2021
Teresa McKinney, Nino Koller, and Michelle Brown, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Consumer Reports Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive Consumer Law judge Sep. 24, 2021
Scripps Health dba Scripps Green Hospital v. The City of San Diego Torts judge Apr. 9, 2021
Scott Lorenzen v. Maria Velasco, Luis Garcia Personal Injury judge Apr. 17, 2020
Theodore Segerstrom, Rae Segerstrom v. Jeffrey Yergovich, J&J Performance Center Inc., JBA Speed Shop, R&A Motorsports Inc., et al. Contracts judge Nov. 1, 2019
Eduardo Martinez Ruiz v. William Louis Sanders, Block Island Remodeling Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Apr. 5, 2019
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Dec. 14, 1996
Title Court Published
Richard S. Whitney San Diego County (Vista) Nov. 16, 2016
Third and Long San Diego County Superior Court Oct. 30, 2007
Case Category Published
Let Them Choose v. San Diego Unified School Dist.
reversed
 Civil Procedure Jul. 18, 2024
Ahn v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.
affirmed
 Antitrust Jul. 5, 2023
Cole v. Superior Court (Zeiner)
petition granted
 Civil Procedure Dec. 30, 2022
Morgan v. Ygrene Energy Fund, Inc.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 22, 2022
Morgan v. Ygrene Energy Fund, Inc.
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Nov. 2, 2022
Curtin Maritime Corp. v. Pacific Dredge
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Mar. 23, 2022
Andrews v. Metropolitan Transit System 1
reversed and remanded
 Government Feb. 2, 2022
Modification: San Diegans for Open Government v. Fonseca
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 9, 2021
San Diegans for Open Government v. Fonseca
affirmed
 Civil Procedure May 20, 2021
Burgess v. Coronado Unified School District
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 29, 2020
People v. Jimenez
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 22, 2019
Case Name Topic Role Published
Joseph Lopez, Dianna Lopez, Danielle Lopez, and James Leonen v. City of San Diego Personal Injury judge May 17, 2024
Ilse Robles, et al. v. Anzar Enterprises Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Dec. 15, 2023
Kekoa Young v. City of San Diego Personal Injury judge Nov. 10, 2023
Matthew William Shapiro v. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Mary Catherine Carden Personal Injury judge Oct. 27, 2023
Vicky Haye v. Jimmie Johnson Kearny Mesa Chevrolet, Hendrick Automotive Group, ACDelco, Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Sep. 22, 2023
Stryder Spillane v. Pil In Leadership LLC, Duval Laws, Sheina Nilsen, Christa Martin, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 26, 2023
Mack Ricks, Marlena Barr and Christina Moore, as individuals and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Conam Management Corporation, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge May 12, 2023
James Brewer, M.D., Ph.D. v. Impact Biomedicines, John Hood, Celgene Corporation, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Torts judge Mar. 24, 2023
Jasfer Nepomuceno and Danielle Winkle, individually, and on behalf of aggrieved employees pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act v. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 10, 2023
Andrew Rasmussen, in a representative capacity only, and on behalf of other members of the public similarly situated v. Customized Services Administrators Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 21, 2022
Toni Chase v. American Multi-Cinema Inc., Westfield LLC, Westfield Property Management LLC Personal Injury judge Oct. 29, 2021
Teresa McKinney, Nino Koller, and Michelle Brown, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Consumer Reports Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive Consumer Law judge Sep. 24, 2021
Scripps Health dba Scripps Green Hospital v. The City of San Diego Torts judge Apr. 9, 2021
Scott Lorenzen v. Maria Velasco, Luis Garcia Personal Injury judge Apr. 17, 2020
Theodore Segerstrom, Rae Segerstrom v. Jeffrey Yergovich, J&J Performance Center Inc., JBA Speed Shop, R&A Motorsports Inc., et al. Contracts judge Nov. 1, 2019
Eduardo Martinez Ruiz v. William Louis Sanders, Block Island Remodeling Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Apr. 5, 2019
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Dec. 14, 1996
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