Judge (Ret.), neutral
real estate, business, employment
Judicate West
Phone:
(213) 830-0771
Joined Judicate West in June 2023; appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gray Davis, October 2002, retired May 2023; pro tem justice, 2nd Second District Court of Appeal, 2017; supervising judge, North Valley District, 2016; adjunct professor, USC Gould School of Law, 2002-present; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1986-2002; associate, Kadison Pfaelzer Woodard Quinn & Rossi, 1981-84.
Columbia Law School
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Monica Bachner won’t let cases go to trial without strong resolution efforts | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Feb. 10, 2023 |
| Monica Bachner | Los Angeles County (Foltz) | Mar. 10, 2013 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Safieddine v. MBC FZ, LLC, et al.
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2024 |
|
WasteXperts, Inc. v. The City of Los Angeles
reversed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 12, 2024 |
|
Argueta v. Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Evidence | Dec. 6, 2023 |
|
Martin v. Board of Trustees of the California State University
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | Nov. 14, 2023 |
|
Logan v. Country Oaks Partners
affirmed
|
Arbitration | Aug. 19, 2022 |
|
Tukes v. Richard
affirmed in part
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 13, 2022 |
|
Soleimany v. Narimanzadeh
reversed and remanded
|
Contracts | May 19, 2022 |
|
Ghukasian v. Aegis Security Insurance Company
affirmed
|
Insurance | May 6, 2022 |
|
Musso & Frank Grill v. Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA
affirmed
|
Insurance | Apr. 25, 2022 |
| Los Angeles Leadership Academy v. Prang | Tax | Mar. 12, 2020 |
|
Garcia v. Myllyla
affirmed
|
Remedies | Oct. 7, 2019 |
|
People v. Sawyers
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 27, 2017 |
|
In re Barber
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2017 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marqui Barber v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group Inc., Teodoro Kann Bolos Mendoza, and Does 1 through 50 | Torts | judge | Mar. 2, 2018 |
| IMT Capital II Beverly Arnaz LLC v. City of Los Angeles | Real Property | judge | Nov. 10, 2017 |
| Laura Jackman v. City of Los Angeles, and Does 1 through 100 | Employment Law | judge | Nov. 10, 2017 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Monica Bachner won’t let cases go to trial without strong resolution efforts | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Feb. 10, 2023 |
| Monica Bachner | Los Angeles County (Foltz) | Mar. 10, 2013 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Safieddine v. MBC FZ, LLC, et al.
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2024 |
|
WasteXperts, Inc. v. The City of Los Angeles
reversed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 12, 2024 |
|
Argueta v. Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Evidence | Dec. 6, 2023 |
|
Martin v. Board of Trustees of the California State University
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | Nov. 14, 2023 |
|
Logan v. Country Oaks Partners
affirmed
|
Arbitration | Aug. 19, 2022 |
|
Tukes v. Richard
affirmed in part
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 13, 2022 |
|
Soleimany v. Narimanzadeh
reversed and remanded
|
Contracts | May 19, 2022 |
|
Ghukasian v. Aegis Security Insurance Company
affirmed
|
Insurance | May 6, 2022 |
|
Musso & Frank Grill v. Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA
affirmed
|
Insurance | Apr. 25, 2022 |
| Los Angeles Leadership Academy v. Prang | Tax | Mar. 12, 2020 |
|
Garcia v. Myllyla
affirmed
|
Remedies | Oct. 7, 2019 |
|
People v. Sawyers
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 27, 2017 |
|
In re Barber
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2017 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marqui Barber v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group Inc., Teodoro Kann Bolos Mendoza, and Does 1 through 50 | Torts | judge | Mar. 2, 2018 |
| IMT Capital II Beverly Arnaz LLC v. City of Los Angeles | Real Property | judge | Nov. 10, 2017 |
| Laura Jackman v. City of Los Angeles, and Does 1 through 100 | Employment Law | judge | Nov. 10, 2017 |