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    • Brian C. Walsh

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    Judge



    Retired January 2021; Santa Clara County Superior Court



    Judicial Profiles
    Title Court Published
    Brian C. Walsh Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court May 20, 2013

    Rulings
    Case Category Published
    Prager University v. Google LLC
    affirmed
    		 Cyber Law Dec. 6, 2022
    Modification: California Water Curtailment Cases
    affirmed
    		 Water Rights Sep. 29, 2022
    California Water Curtailment Cases
    affirmed
    		 Water Rights Sep. 13, 2022
    Heimlich v. Shivji
    reversed and remanded
    		 Arbitration May 31, 2019
    Baxter v. California State Teachers' Retirement System
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Dec. 13, 2017
    People v. Pettie
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 12, 2017

    Verdicts & Settlements
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Richard Amato, an individual, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Layton Construction Company LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 11, 2022
    Ronald Balanag and Javier Graciano, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the general public v. Laptalo Enterprises Inc. dba JL Precision, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 23, 2021
    Vijayalakshmi Kanna, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Tranzeal Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 19, 2021
    Christopher Ontiveros, an individual, on behalf of himself and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Baker Concrete Construction Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 24, 2020
    Melbert Magpugay, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Harbor Electronics Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 24, 2020
    Alfred Lax, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Roto-Rooter Services Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 18, 2020
    Lee Webster, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the general public v. Platinum Parking Management LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 11, 2020
    In re Alphabet Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation Torts judge Dec. 4, 2020
    Hector Luna, as an aggrieved employee pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA") v. Triple Canopy Inc.; Constellis Inc.; Constellis LLC; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 27, 2020
    Albert Ramos, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. American Airlines Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 27, 2020
    Karen Cruz, an individual, on behalf of the State of California, as a private attorney general v. Island Hospitality Management III LLC, and Does 1 to 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 13, 2020
    Adam Wright, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. SF Markets LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 13, 2020
    Jose Carrillo, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. New Balance Athletics Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Labor Law judge Nov. 6, 2020
    Latanya Simmons and Kevin Tobin, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Apple Inc. Consumer Law judge Oct. 9, 2020
    Daniel Araiza, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, and the general public v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 25, 2020
    Thompson Ly, individually and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Sage Intacct Inc., and Does 1 to 10 Employment Law judge Sep. 18, 2020
    Charmie Ruffy, individually and on behalf of all current and former employees of defendants in the State of California v. Island Hospitality Management Inc., Island Hospitality Management LLC, and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 18, 2020
    Hirijono Soenardi, Chinh Nguyen and Andy Dharmadi, individuals, on behalf of themselves, and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Magnussen Imports Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 18, 2020
    Vivian Deveroux, on behalf of herself and other similarly situated v. Apple Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Consumer Law judge Sep. 11, 2020
    Kurt Autrey, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated v. Level 3 Communications LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Elizabeth Merritt, individually and on behalf of herself and others similarly situated v. Houzz Inc., and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Adam Holt v. Blue Bottle Coffee, Inc. Consumer Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Donald Markham, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Quik Stop Markets Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Prexxie Pascual and Arturo Fonseca, as individuals and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Satellite Healthcare Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Martin Z. Jadan, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Jose Soto v. Environmental Systems, Inc., an unknown entity; Tony Gregory, an individual; and DOES 1 through 50 inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 28, 2020
    Juan Velasquez-Alfaro v. Trevis Berry Transportation, a California corporation and DOES 1 through 50 inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 28, 2020
    Arturo Reyes v. Ivary Management Company dba Renaissance Stone Care & Waterproofing, a California Corporation and DOES 1 through 50 inclusive, Employment Law judge Aug. 21, 2020
    Ian McCray, an individual, on behalf of himself, and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated v. Marriott Hotel Services Inc., dba San Jose Marriott, SJMEC Inc. (San Jose Marriott), and Does 1 through 100 Employment Law judge Jul. 31, 2020
    Andres Alejandro Mercado v. Security Industry Specialists Inc., et al. Employment Law judge May 1, 2020
    Shokoufeh Azima v. CSI Medical Group, et al. Employment Law judge May 1, 2020
    Shannon Sanchez and Richa Ahuja, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. ExamOne World Wide Inc., Quest Diagnostic Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 27, 2020
    Robert John Stevenson Sr., as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. SJBH LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 13, 2020
    Paul Hancock, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Magnolia Hi-Fi LLC, Best Buy Stores L.P., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 24, 2020
    Gerardo Segura, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. San Jose LLC, Regional Medical Center of San Jose, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 3, 2020
    Thomas J. Butler, individually and on behalf of classes of similarly situated individuals v. Apple Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Business Law judge Dec. 20, 2019
    Alivia Stricklin, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. First Alarm Security & Patrol, Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 29, 2019
    Juan C. Garcia, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sanmina Corporation, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 21, 2019
    Vanessa Camorlinga, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated; Angela Mammina, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Zara USA Inc., and Does 1 -20, inclusive Employment Law judge May 17, 2019
    Jesus Chavez, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Hugo Boss Retail Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 29, 2019
    Tymuoi Ha; Austin Bonner; David Rabil, and Raymond Roberts, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Google Inc., Urpan Technologies Inc. Employment Law judge Mar. 2, 2018
    Lee Webster, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the general public v. Live Nation Worldwide Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 23, 2018
    Sandra Estrada, on behalf of herself and all current and former aggrieved employees pursuant to the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, Labor Code Section 2698 et seq. v. OS Restaurant Services, LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 23, 2018
    Jackson Stovall, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Golfland Entertainment Centers Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 24, 2017
    Herbert Hopkins, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. J.W. McClenahan Co., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2017
    Servando Velasco Perez, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. California Drywall Co., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 15, 2017
    Victor Melendrez Puentes, Jamie Melendrez Puentes, Francisco Melendrez Puentes, Jose Gonzales Valdez, Guadalupe Flores, and Oscar Alejandro Iniguez, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Atlantic Concrete Inc., and Does 1 through 50 Employment Law judge Jul. 7, 2017
    Dayco Products Inc. v. Neo Products Corp. Torts judge Jun. 15, 2004
    Title Court Published
    Brian C. Walsh Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court May 20, 2013
    Case Category Published
    Prager University v. Google LLC
    affirmed
    		 Cyber Law Dec. 6, 2022
    Modification: California Water Curtailment Cases
    affirmed
    		 Water Rights Sep. 29, 2022
    California Water Curtailment Cases
    affirmed
    		 Water Rights Sep. 13, 2022
    Heimlich v. Shivji
    reversed and remanded
    		 Arbitration May 31, 2019
    Baxter v. California State Teachers' Retirement System
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Dec. 13, 2017
    People v. Pettie
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 12, 2017
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Richard Amato, an individual, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Layton Construction Company LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 11, 2022
    Ronald Balanag and Javier Graciano, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the general public v. Laptalo Enterprises Inc. dba JL Precision, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 23, 2021
    Vijayalakshmi Kanna, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Tranzeal Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 19, 2021
    Christopher Ontiveros, an individual, on behalf of himself and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Baker Concrete Construction Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 24, 2020
    Melbert Magpugay, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Harbor Electronics Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 24, 2020
    Alfred Lax, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Roto-Rooter Services Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 18, 2020
    Lee Webster, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the general public v. Platinum Parking Management LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 11, 2020
    In re Alphabet Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation Torts judge Dec. 4, 2020
    Hector Luna, as an aggrieved employee pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA") v. Triple Canopy Inc.; Constellis Inc.; Constellis LLC; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 27, 2020
    Albert Ramos, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. American Airlines Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 27, 2020
    Karen Cruz, an individual, on behalf of the State of California, as a private attorney general v. Island Hospitality Management III LLC, and Does 1 to 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 13, 2020
    Adam Wright, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. SF Markets LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 13, 2020
    Jose Carrillo, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. New Balance Athletics Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Labor Law judge Nov. 6, 2020
    Latanya Simmons and Kevin Tobin, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Apple Inc. Consumer Law judge Oct. 9, 2020
    Daniel Araiza, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, and the general public v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 25, 2020
    Thompson Ly, individually and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Sage Intacct Inc., and Does 1 to 10 Employment Law judge Sep. 18, 2020
    Charmie Ruffy, individually and on behalf of all current and former employees of defendants in the State of California v. Island Hospitality Management Inc., Island Hospitality Management LLC, and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 18, 2020
    Hirijono Soenardi, Chinh Nguyen and Andy Dharmadi, individuals, on behalf of themselves, and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Magnussen Imports Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 18, 2020
    Vivian Deveroux, on behalf of herself and other similarly situated v. Apple Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Consumer Law judge Sep. 11, 2020
    Kurt Autrey, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated v. Level 3 Communications LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Elizabeth Merritt, individually and on behalf of herself and others similarly situated v. Houzz Inc., and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Adam Holt v. Blue Bottle Coffee, Inc. Consumer Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Donald Markham, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Quik Stop Markets Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Prexxie Pascual and Arturo Fonseca, as individuals and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Satellite Healthcare Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Martin Z. Jadan, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
    Jose Soto v. Environmental Systems, Inc., an unknown entity; Tony Gregory, an individual; and DOES 1 through 50 inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 28, 2020
    Juan Velasquez-Alfaro v. Trevis Berry Transportation, a California corporation and DOES 1 through 50 inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 28, 2020
    Arturo Reyes v. Ivary Management Company dba Renaissance Stone Care & Waterproofing, a California Corporation and DOES 1 through 50 inclusive, Employment Law judge Aug. 21, 2020
    Ian McCray, an individual, on behalf of himself, and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated v. Marriott Hotel Services Inc., dba San Jose Marriott, SJMEC Inc. (San Jose Marriott), and Does 1 through 100 Employment Law judge Jul. 31, 2020
    Andres Alejandro Mercado v. Security Industry Specialists Inc., et al. Employment Law judge May 1, 2020
    Shokoufeh Azima v. CSI Medical Group, et al. Employment Law judge May 1, 2020
    Shannon Sanchez and Richa Ahuja, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. ExamOne World Wide Inc., Quest Diagnostic Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 27, 2020
    Robert John Stevenson Sr., as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. SJBH LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 13, 2020
    Paul Hancock, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Magnolia Hi-Fi LLC, Best Buy Stores L.P., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 24, 2020
    Gerardo Segura, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. San Jose LLC, Regional Medical Center of San Jose, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 3, 2020
    Thomas J. Butler, individually and on behalf of classes of similarly situated individuals v. Apple Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Business Law judge Dec. 20, 2019
    Alivia Stricklin, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. First Alarm Security & Patrol, Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 29, 2019
    Juan C. Garcia, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sanmina Corporation, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 21, 2019
    Vanessa Camorlinga, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated; Angela Mammina, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Zara USA Inc., and Does 1 -20, inclusive Employment Law judge May 17, 2019
    Jesus Chavez, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Hugo Boss Retail Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 29, 2019
    Tymuoi Ha; Austin Bonner; David Rabil, and Raymond Roberts, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Google Inc., Urpan Technologies Inc. Employment Law judge Mar. 2, 2018
    Lee Webster, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the general public v. Live Nation Worldwide Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 23, 2018
    Sandra Estrada, on behalf of herself and all current and former aggrieved employees pursuant to the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, Labor Code Section 2698 et seq. v. OS Restaurant Services, LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 23, 2018
    Jackson Stovall, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Golfland Entertainment Centers Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 24, 2017
    Herbert Hopkins, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. J.W. McClenahan Co., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2017
    Servando Velasco Perez, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. California Drywall Co., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 15, 2017
    Victor Melendrez Puentes, Jamie Melendrez Puentes, Francisco Melendrez Puentes, Jose Gonzales Valdez, Guadalupe Flores, and Oscar Alejandro Iniguez, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Atlantic Concrete Inc., and Does 1 through 50 Employment Law judge Jul. 7, 2017
    Dayco Products Inc. v. Neo Products Corp. Torts judge Jun. 15, 2004
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