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Sunshine S. Sykes

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District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Eastern Division / George E. Brown Jr. Federal Building & Courthouse
Days: M-F

3470 Twelfth Street
Riverside , CA 92501-3000
(951) 328-4462



Appointed to the US District Court for the Central District of California by Gov. Gavin Newsom and confirmed May 2022; appointed to Riverside Superior Court, 2013; California Indian Legal Services; Southwest Justice Center; California Department of Social Services

Stanford Law School



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Sunshine Sykes Riverside County (Riverside Courthouse) Superior Court Apr. 1, 2015

Rulings
Case Category Published
Moten v. Transworld Systems Inc.
reversed
Anti-SLAPP Jan. 5, 2024
Gerlach v. K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Beaumont, LLC
affirmed
Real Property Aug. 18, 2022
Reales Investment, LLC v. Johnson
affirmed
Civil Procedure Oct. 7, 2020
Modification: Mosley v. Pacific Specialty Insurance Co.
reversed
Contracts Jun. 26, 2020
Mosley v. Pacific Specialty Insurance Co.
reversed
Contracts May 28, 2020
Michele Coyle v. Historic Mission Inn Corporation
reversed
Torts Jun. 20, 2018
Webb v. City of Riverside
affirmed
Tax May 15, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Trina Adam, Dino Adam v. LA Kings Icetown, Dunn Enterprises Inc., LA Kings Personal Injury judge Dec. 29, 2017
Title Court Published
Sunshine Sykes Riverside County (Riverside Courthouse) Superior Court Apr. 1, 2015
Case Category Published
Moten v. Transworld Systems Inc.
reversed
Anti-SLAPP Jan. 5, 2024
Gerlach v. K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Beaumont, LLC
affirmed
Real Property Aug. 18, 2022
Reales Investment, LLC v. Johnson
affirmed
Civil Procedure Oct. 7, 2020
Modification: Mosley v. Pacific Specialty Insurance Co.
reversed
Contracts Jun. 26, 2020
Mosley v. Pacific Specialty Insurance Co.
reversed
Contracts May 28, 2020
Michele Coyle v. Historic Mission Inn Corporation
reversed
Torts Jun. 20, 2018
Webb v. City of Riverside
affirmed
Tax May 15, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Trina Adam, Dino Adam v. LA Kings Icetown, Dunn Enterprises Inc., LA Kings Personal Injury judge Dec. 29, 2017