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Anne-Christine T. Massullo

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Presiding Judge
Civil Master Calendar / Misd Settlements
San Francisco County Superior Court
Civic Center Courthouse
Department/Division: 206 Days: M-F

400 McAllister St
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 551-3705



Appointed San Francisco County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2006; attorney, San Francisco city attorney's office, 2006; assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of California, , 1989-2006; associate, Jackson & Wallace LLP, 1987-89; associate, McCutchen Doyle Brown & Enersen LLP, 1984-87

University of Michigan School of Law, 1984



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Independent Choices San Francisco County (San Francisco) Oct. 16, 2018
Making the Headlines San Francisco Superior Court Nov. 30, 2008

Rulings
Case Category Published
Villarroel v. Recology
reversed and remanded
 Utilities Dec. 4, 2023
Karnazes v. The Lauriedale Homeowners Assn.
writ issued
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 12, 2023
Rosenberg-Wohl v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.
affirmed
 Insurance Jul. 12, 2023
Thai v. International Business Machines Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Jul. 11, 2023
Modification: State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
reversed and remanded
 Banking May 31, 2023
State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
reversed and remanded
 Banking Apr. 28, 2023
Bernuy v. Bridge Property Management Co.
affirmed
 Consumer Law Mar. 31, 2023
California-American Water Co. v. Marina Coast Water Dist.
reversed and remanded
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 28, 2022
State of Cal. ex rel. Edelweiss v. JP Morgan Chase
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 24, 2020
People v. Anderson
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 24, 2020

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jane Swigart v. San Francisco Department of Public Works, City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Sep. 20, 2024
Helen Mattson v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Sep. 20, 2024
Elijah Williams, a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Ann Precilla Luyon v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 100 Personal Injury judge Sep. 6, 2024
Ralph Harris v. City of San Francisco, County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Sep. 6, 2024
Jean Agustin v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Aug. 30, 2024
Ralph Bower v. City and County of San Francisco Personal Injury judge Aug. 23, 2024
Patrick Marks v. City and County of San Francisco Personal Injury judge Aug. 23, 2024
The People of the State of California v. Doordash Inc. Consumer Law judge Aug. 16, 2024
Mason Masuda v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Public Works, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco Water Power Sewer and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jul. 12, 2024
Peter Misthos v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 12, 2024
Jeffrey Pailet v. City and County of San Francisco, District Attorney's Office, District Attorney Chesa Boudin, David Campos, Dana Drusinsky, Stephanie Lacambra, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Jul. 12, 2024
Shally Nguyen and Kyle Ravelo v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Jul. 12, 2024
Jocelyn Li v. City and County of San Francisco and Does 1 to 10 Personal Injury judge May 24, 2024
Jane Doe 1; Jane Doe 2; John Doe 1; John Doe 3, John Doe 4; Jane Doe 4; Jane Doe 5; John Doe 5; Jane Doe 6; Jane Doe 7; John Doe 6; John Doe 7; Jane Doe 9; by and through their Guardian ad litem; Charles A. Jonas; and Jade Doe 3; Jane Doe 8; Jane Doe 10; and John Doe 2 v. City and County of San Francisco; City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and Does 1 through 25 Personal Injury judge Apr. 12, 2024
Jonathan Valladares v. City and County of San Francisco Personal Injury judge Apr. 12, 2024
Raye Richardson v. Francena Cranshaw, individually, and as trustee of The Francena Cranshaw Revocable Trust, dated June 8, 2011; Cleo Cummings, individually and as trustee of The Cummings Family Trust dated February 14, 1997; Michael Cummings, an individual; and Does 1 to 50 Business Law judge Mar. 29, 2024
Phaedra Michelle Scott v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 25, inclusive Personal Injury judge Feb. 9, 2024
Alfred Coutts by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Laurel Dunbar Coutts v. City and County of San Francisco, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and Does 1-100, inclusive Personal Injury judge Feb. 9, 2024
Tatiana Umnov, Anatoly Umnov v. City and County of San Francisco, 2301-2321 Chestnut Street LLC, and Does 1-50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Dec. 8, 2023
Duk Soon Lee v. Jamie Austin Miller, City and County of San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Dec. 8, 2023
Breon Johnson v. The Regents of the University of California, Dr. Amanda Sammann, M.D., Francis L. Valesteros, R.N., Sharon Morse, R.N., The City of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 50, inclusive Medical judge Dec. 8, 2023
Akashni Bhan v. The City and County of San Francisco; Sergeant Jennifer Streegan; Sergeant Steven Pomatto; Officer Anthony Oerlemans; Officer Jennifer O'Keefe, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
Abdul Nevarez and Priscilla Nevarez v. City of San Francisco, and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Oct. 20, 2023
Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1-100, inclusive Taxation judge Oct. 20, 2023
Ricky Williams v. City and County of San Francisco Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
Bi Jun Zhang v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Oct. 20, 2023
Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. v. Esquivel Grading & Paving Inc., Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Contracts judge Oct. 13, 2023
New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC v. City and County of San Francisco; Jose Cisnearos, Treasurer of the City and County of San Francisco; David Augustine, Tax Collector of the City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 50 Government judge Oct. 13, 2023
M. Hernandez Construction Inc. dba Hernandez Engineering v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1-50, fictitiously-name defendants Contracts judge Sep. 15, 2023
Erica Zweig v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 100 Personal Injury judge Sep. 1, 2023
Jose Chavarria v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 15, inclusive Personal Injury judge Aug. 25, 2023
Andrea Cervantes v. CIty and County of San Francisco, Cheryl Sperry, an individual; Tania Fokin, an individual, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Aug. 25, 2023
William Bailey v. San Francisco Sheriff's Department Employment Law judge Aug. 25, 2023
Ludmila Ulitskaya v. City and County of San Francisco, Univista Apartments, Does 1 to 25, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jun. 30, 2023
Coordination Proceeding Special Title (Cal. R. Ct. 1550(b)) Automobile Antitrust Cases I, II Antitrust judge Feb. 10, 2023
Kimberley Metzke, individually, and on behalf of others similarly situated and aggrieved v. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 6, 2022
Lance Jensen v. California Physicians' Service dba Blue Shield of California and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 22, 2022
Jaclyn Epter, on behalf of herself and all other persons similarly situated v. Downtown Streets Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 8, 2022
Lilia Garcia-Brower, in her official capacity as Labor Commissioner for the State of California v. Z&Y Restaurant, Jun Yuan Zhang, Li Jun Han, and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 10, 2021
State of California, ex rel, Edelweiss Fund LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; and JP Morgan Securities Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Citibank NA; Citigroup Financial Products Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Bank of America Corporation; Bank of America NA; Bank of America Securities LLC; BOFA Merrill Lynch Asset Holdings Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.; Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.; Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.; Barclays Bank PLC; Barclays Capital Inc.; RBC Capital Markets LLC; Piper Jaffray & Co.; Piper Jaffray Financial Products Inc. Contracts judge Sep. 17, 2021
UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated v. Sutter Health; Sutter East Bay Hospitals; Sutter West Bay Hospitals; Eden Medical Center; Sutter Central Valley Hospitals; Mills-Peninsula Health Services; Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region; Sutter Coast Hospital; Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Healthcare, Research and Education; and Sutter Medical Foundation Business Law judge Apr. 2, 2021
People of the State of California v. Morgan Stanley; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC fka Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC fka Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc.; Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc.; Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc.; Saxon Funding Management LLC; Saxon Asset Securities Company and Does 1-100 Securities judge Jun. 28, 2019
People of the State of California, acting by and through San Francisco City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. The Hertz Corporation; American Traffic Solutions Inc.; ATS Processing Services LLC; American Traffic Solutions Consolidated LLC; Platepass LLC; and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Business Law judge Apr. 5, 2019
Title Court Published
Independent Choices San Francisco County (San Francisco) Oct. 16, 2018
Making the Headlines San Francisco Superior Court Nov. 30, 2008
Case Category Published
Villarroel v. Recology
reversed and remanded
 Utilities Dec. 4, 2023
Karnazes v. The Lauriedale Homeowners Assn.
writ issued
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 12, 2023
Rosenberg-Wohl v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.
affirmed
 Insurance Jul. 12, 2023
Thai v. International Business Machines Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Jul. 11, 2023
Modification: State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
reversed and remanded
 Banking May 31, 2023
State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
reversed and remanded
 Banking Apr. 28, 2023
Bernuy v. Bridge Property Management Co.
affirmed
 Consumer Law Mar. 31, 2023
California-American Water Co. v. Marina Coast Water Dist.
reversed and remanded
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 28, 2022
State of Cal. ex rel. Edelweiss v. JP Morgan Chase
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 24, 2020
People v. Anderson
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 24, 2020
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jane Swigart v. San Francisco Department of Public Works, City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Sep. 20, 2024
Helen Mattson v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Sep. 20, 2024
Elijah Williams, a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Ann Precilla Luyon v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 100 Personal Injury judge Sep. 6, 2024
Ralph Harris v. City of San Francisco, County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Sep. 6, 2024
Jean Agustin v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Aug. 30, 2024
Ralph Bower v. City and County of San Francisco Personal Injury judge Aug. 23, 2024
Patrick Marks v. City and County of San Francisco Personal Injury judge Aug. 23, 2024
The People of the State of California v. Doordash Inc. Consumer Law judge Aug. 16, 2024
Mason Masuda v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Public Works, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco Water Power Sewer and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jul. 12, 2024
Peter Misthos v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 12, 2024
Jeffrey Pailet v. City and County of San Francisco, District Attorney's Office, District Attorney Chesa Boudin, David Campos, Dana Drusinsky, Stephanie Lacambra, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Jul. 12, 2024
Shally Nguyen and Kyle Ravelo v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Jul. 12, 2024
Jocelyn Li v. City and County of San Francisco and Does 1 to 10 Personal Injury judge May 24, 2024
Jane Doe 1; Jane Doe 2; John Doe 1; John Doe 3, John Doe 4; Jane Doe 4; Jane Doe 5; John Doe 5; Jane Doe 6; Jane Doe 7; John Doe 6; John Doe 7; Jane Doe 9; by and through their Guardian ad litem; Charles A. Jonas; and Jade Doe 3; Jane Doe 8; Jane Doe 10; and John Doe 2 v. City and County of San Francisco; City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and Does 1 through 25 Personal Injury judge Apr. 12, 2024
Jonathan Valladares v. City and County of San Francisco Personal Injury judge Apr. 12, 2024
Raye Richardson v. Francena Cranshaw, individually, and as trustee of The Francena Cranshaw Revocable Trust, dated June 8, 2011; Cleo Cummings, individually and as trustee of The Cummings Family Trust dated February 14, 1997; Michael Cummings, an individual; and Does 1 to 50 Business Law judge Mar. 29, 2024
Phaedra Michelle Scott v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 25, inclusive Personal Injury judge Feb. 9, 2024
Alfred Coutts by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Laurel Dunbar Coutts v. City and County of San Francisco, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and Does 1-100, inclusive Personal Injury judge Feb. 9, 2024
Tatiana Umnov, Anatoly Umnov v. City and County of San Francisco, 2301-2321 Chestnut Street LLC, and Does 1-50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Dec. 8, 2023
Duk Soon Lee v. Jamie Austin Miller, City and County of San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, and Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Dec. 8, 2023
Breon Johnson v. The Regents of the University of California, Dr. Amanda Sammann, M.D., Francis L. Valesteros, R.N., Sharon Morse, R.N., The City of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 50, inclusive Medical judge Dec. 8, 2023
Akashni Bhan v. The City and County of San Francisco; Sergeant Jennifer Streegan; Sergeant Steven Pomatto; Officer Anthony Oerlemans; Officer Jennifer O'Keefe, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
Abdul Nevarez and Priscilla Nevarez v. City of San Francisco, and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Oct. 20, 2023
Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1-100, inclusive Taxation judge Oct. 20, 2023
Ricky Williams v. City and County of San Francisco Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
Bi Jun Zhang v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Oct. 20, 2023
Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. v. Esquivel Grading & Paving Inc., Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Contracts judge Oct. 13, 2023
New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC v. City and County of San Francisco; Jose Cisnearos, Treasurer of the City and County of San Francisco; David Augustine, Tax Collector of the City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 50 Government judge Oct. 13, 2023
M. Hernandez Construction Inc. dba Hernandez Engineering v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1-50, fictitiously-name defendants Contracts judge Sep. 15, 2023
Erica Zweig v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 100 Personal Injury judge Sep. 1, 2023
Jose Chavarria v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 15, inclusive Personal Injury judge Aug. 25, 2023
Andrea Cervantes v. CIty and County of San Francisco, Cheryl Sperry, an individual; Tania Fokin, an individual, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Aug. 25, 2023
William Bailey v. San Francisco Sheriff's Department Employment Law judge Aug. 25, 2023
Ludmila Ulitskaya v. City and County of San Francisco, Univista Apartments, Does 1 to 25, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jun. 30, 2023
Coordination Proceeding Special Title (Cal. R. Ct. 1550(b)) Automobile Antitrust Cases I, II Antitrust judge Feb. 10, 2023
Kimberley Metzke, individually, and on behalf of others similarly situated and aggrieved v. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 6, 2022
Lance Jensen v. California Physicians' Service dba Blue Shield of California and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 22, 2022
Jaclyn Epter, on behalf of herself and all other persons similarly situated v. Downtown Streets Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 8, 2022
Lilia Garcia-Brower, in her official capacity as Labor Commissioner for the State of California v. Z&Y Restaurant, Jun Yuan Zhang, Li Jun Han, and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 10, 2021
State of California, ex rel, Edelweiss Fund LLC v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; and JP Morgan Securities Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Citibank NA; Citigroup Financial Products Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Bank of America Corporation; Bank of America NA; Bank of America Securities LLC; BOFA Merrill Lynch Asset Holdings Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.; Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.; Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.; Barclays Bank PLC; Barclays Capital Inc.; RBC Capital Markets LLC; Piper Jaffray & Co.; Piper Jaffray Financial Products Inc. Contracts judge Sep. 17, 2021
UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated v. Sutter Health; Sutter East Bay Hospitals; Sutter West Bay Hospitals; Eden Medical Center; Sutter Central Valley Hospitals; Mills-Peninsula Health Services; Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region; Sutter Coast Hospital; Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Healthcare, Research and Education; and Sutter Medical Foundation Business Law judge Apr. 2, 2021
People of the State of California v. Morgan Stanley; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC fka Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC fka Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc.; Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc.; Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc.; Saxon Funding Management LLC; Saxon Asset Securities Company and Does 1-100 Securities judge Jun. 28, 2019
People of the State of California, acting by and through San Francisco City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. The Hertz Corporation; American Traffic Solutions Inc.; ATS Processing Services LLC; American Traffic Solutions Consolidated LLC; Platepass LLC; and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Business Law judge Apr. 5, 2019
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