 
Judge
Retired August 2022, San Francisco County Superior Court.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Running on empty: SF's sole law-and-motion judge keeps things moving | San Francisco County Superior Court | Jul. 5, 2012 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Artus v. Gramercy Towers Condominium Assn. affirmed | Civil Procedure | Mar. 31, 2022 | 
| Hom v. Petrou affirmed | Attorneys | Aug. 5, 2021 | 
| Letterman Digital Arts Ltd. v. City and County of San Francisco affirmed | Tax | Jan. 4, 2021 | 
| Chaplin v. State Personnel Board affirmed in part | Government | Sep. 25, 2020 | 
| Steuer v. Franchise Tax Board reversed | Tax | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| People ex rel. Gascon v. HomeAdvisor, Inc. affirmed | Constitutional Law | Jun. 9, 2020 | 
| Valero Refining Co. v. Bay Area Air Quality reversed and remanded | Environmental Law | Jun. 1, 2020 | 
| Marez v. Lyft, Inc. affirmed | Torts | May 4, 2020 | 
| Obbard v. State Bar of California affirmed | Attorneys | Apr. 30, 2020 | 
| Rincon EV Realty LLC v. CP III Rincon Towers, Inc. affirmed | Civil Procedure | Dec. 30, 2019 | 
| SF Urban Forest Coalition v. City and County of San Francisco affirmed | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 23, 2019 | 
| O&C Creditors Group, LLC v. Stephens & Stephens XII, LLC affirmed | Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 27, 2019 | 
| O'Grady v. Merchant Exchange Productions, Inc. reversed | Labor Law | Nov. 4, 2019 | 
| Minton v. Dignity Health reversed and remanded | Civil Rights | Sep. 19, 2019 | 
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian v. Kent affirmed | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2019 | 
| City and County of San Francisco v. Uber Technologies affirmed | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 13, 2019 | 
| Berger v. Varum reversed and remanded | Torts | Jun. 5, 2019 | 
| Subcontracting Concepts (CT), LLC v. De Melo affirmed | Employment Law | Apr. 12, 2019 | 
| Synergy Project Management, Inc. v. City and County of S.F. reversed and remanded | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 18, 2019 | 
| Boschetti v. Pacific Bay Investments Inc. affirmed | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 11, 2019 | 
| Yee v. Superior Court petition granted | Government | Jan. 10, 2019 | 
| Strawn v. Morris, Polich & Purdy reversed and remanded | Attorneys | Jan. 8, 2019 | 
| Luxor Cabs, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk affirmed | Insurance | Jan. 7, 2019 | 
| Moustafa v. Bd. of Registered Nursing affirmed in part | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 11, 2018 | 
| Maplebear v. Busick affirmed | Arbitration | Aug. 23, 2018 | 
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital v. Kent affirmed | Health Care | Aug. 2, 2018 | 
| City and County of San Francisco v. HomeAway.com, Inc. affirmed | Consumer Law | Mar. 30, 2018 | 
| Medical Board of California v. Superior Court petition granted | Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 | 
| Jameson v. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. affirmed | Employment Law | Nov. 3, 2017 | 
| Nakai v. Friendship House Association of American Indians Inc. affirmed | Employment Discrimination | Sep. 7, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Running on empty: SF's sole law-and-motion judge keeps things moving | San Francisco County Superior Court | Jul. 5, 2012 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Artus v. Gramercy Towers Condominium Assn. affirmed | Civil Procedure | Mar. 31, 2022 | 
| Hom v. Petrou affirmed | Attorneys | Aug. 5, 2021 | 
| Letterman Digital Arts Ltd. v. City and County of San Francisco affirmed | Tax | Jan. 4, 2021 | 
| Chaplin v. State Personnel Board affirmed in part | Government | Sep. 25, 2020 | 
| Steuer v. Franchise Tax Board reversed | Tax | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| People ex rel. Gascon v. HomeAdvisor, Inc. affirmed | Constitutional Law | Jun. 9, 2020 | 
| Valero Refining Co. v. Bay Area Air Quality reversed and remanded | Environmental Law | Jun. 1, 2020 | 
| Marez v. Lyft, Inc. affirmed | Torts | May 4, 2020 | 
| Obbard v. State Bar of California affirmed | Attorneys | Apr. 30, 2020 | 
| Rincon EV Realty LLC v. CP III Rincon Towers, Inc. affirmed | Civil Procedure | Dec. 30, 2019 | 
| SF Urban Forest Coalition v. City and County of San Francisco affirmed | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 23, 2019 | 
| O&C Creditors Group, LLC v. Stephens & Stephens XII, LLC affirmed | Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 27, 2019 | 
| O'Grady v. Merchant Exchange Productions, Inc. reversed | Labor Law | Nov. 4, 2019 | 
| Minton v. Dignity Health reversed and remanded | Civil Rights | Sep. 19, 2019 | 
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian v. Kent affirmed | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2019 | 
| City and County of San Francisco v. Uber Technologies affirmed | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 13, 2019 | 
| Berger v. Varum reversed and remanded | Torts | Jun. 5, 2019 | 
| Subcontracting Concepts (CT), LLC v. De Melo affirmed | Employment Law | Apr. 12, 2019 | 
| Synergy Project Management, Inc. v. City and County of S.F. reversed and remanded | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 18, 2019 | 
| Boschetti v. Pacific Bay Investments Inc. affirmed | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 11, 2019 | 
| Yee v. Superior Court petition granted | Government | Jan. 10, 2019 | 
| Strawn v. Morris, Polich & Purdy reversed and remanded | Attorneys | Jan. 8, 2019 | 
| Luxor Cabs, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk affirmed | Insurance | Jan. 7, 2019 | 
| Moustafa v. Bd. of Registered Nursing affirmed in part | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 11, 2018 | 
| Maplebear v. Busick affirmed | Arbitration | Aug. 23, 2018 | 
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital v. Kent affirmed | Health Care | Aug. 2, 2018 | 
| City and County of San Francisco v. HomeAway.com, Inc. affirmed | Consumer Law | Mar. 30, 2018 | 
| Medical Board of California v. Superior Court petition granted | Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 | 
| Jameson v. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. affirmed | Employment Law | Nov. 3, 2017 | 
| Nakai v. Friendship House Association of American Indians Inc. affirmed | Employment Discrimination | Sep. 7, 2017 | 
 

 
