
Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
1st Appellate District, Division 2
Department/Division:
2
350 McAllister St.
San Francisco , CA 94102-3600
(415) 865-7300
Appointed to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2014; judge, San Francisco County Superior Court, 2005-14; partner, Morrison & Foerster, 1996-2005; chief assistant district attorney, San Francisco, 1996; partner, Howard Rice, 1992-96; assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of California, 1987-92; partner, Howard Rice, 1986-87; associate, Howard Rice, 1981-86; clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Charles M. Merrill, 1980-81
Harvard Law School, 1980
Title | Court | Published |
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The Appeal of Appeals | 1st District, Division 2 (San Francisco) | Jul. 13, 2021 |
Good and Ready | San Francisco County Superior Court | May 11, 2008 |
Case | Category | Published |
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Nassiri v. City of Lafayette
author
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Environmental Law | Jul. 18, 2024 |
People v. Morales
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 21, 2024 |
Williams v. J-M Manufacturing Company
author
|
Torts | May 23, 2024 |
Kime v. Dignity Health, Inc.
author
|
Health Care | Apr. 26, 2024 |
People v. Dain
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 31, 2024 |
People v. Underwood
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 30, 2024 |
People v. Ponder
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 26, 2023 |
People v. Narro
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 8, 2023 |
Marriage of Hearn
author
|
Family Law | Aug. 11, 2023 |
Doe v. CFR Enterprises, Inc.
author
|
Torts | Jul. 28, 2023 |
In re Damari Y.
author
|
Dependency | Jun. 19, 2023 |
McKneely v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 26, 2023 |
Jack v. Ring LLC
author
|
Arbitration | May 26, 2023 |
In re Jonathan C.M.
author
|
Dependency | May 24, 2023 |
Gola v. University of San Francisco
dissenting
|
Employment Law | Apr. 14, 2023 |
Ruegg & Ellsworth v. City of Berkeley
author
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 14, 2023 |
People v. Oliva
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 10, 2023 |
Gostev v. Skillz Platform
author
|
Arbitration | Feb. 28, 2023 |
Degala v. John Stewart Company
author
|
Torts | Feb. 8, 2023 |
People v. Ornelas
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 31, 2023 |
Sarah K. v. Superior Court (Sonoma County Human Services Department)
author
|
Dependency | Jan. 17, 2023 |
Doe v. Massage Envy Franchising, LLC
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 29, 2022 |
Doe v. Finke
author
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 22, 2022 |
Modification: In re Foster
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 2, 2022 |
In re Foster
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 2, 2022 |
Sarkany v. West
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 31, 2022 |
People v. Caparaz
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 1, 2022 |
Turo v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Business Law | Jun. 29, 2022 |
People v. Padilla-Martel
author
|
Constitutional Law | May 3, 2022 |
Wong v. Restoration Robotics
author
|
Securities | May 2, 2022 |
Modification: Gajanan v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Tax | Apr. 28, 2022 |
Gajanan v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Tax | Apr. 26, 2022 |
People v. Pantoja
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 14, 2022 |
In re Cesar G.
author
|
Juveniles | Feb. 14, 2022 |
Hutcheson v. Superior Court (UBS Financial Services)
author
|
Employment Law | Feb. 9, 2022 |
People v. James
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 1, 2021 |
Doe v. The Regents of the University of California
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 21, 2021 |
Doe v. The Regents of the University of California
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 21, 2021 |
Pilliod v. Monsanto Co.
author
|
Torts | Aug. 11, 2021 |
People v. Bankers Insurance Co.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 11, 2021 |
People v. Clotfelter
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 4, 2021 |
People v. McInnis
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 3, 2021 |
People v. McCloud
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 14, 2021 |
In re R.A.
author
|
Dependency | Mar. 15, 2021 |
People v. Hall
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 27, 2020 |
Denny v. Arntz
author
|
Government | Oct. 16, 2020 |
Carter v. Pulte Home Corporation
concurring
|
Insurance | Jul. 24, 2020 |
Modification: Fadeeff v. State Farm General Insurance Co.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 |
Eghtesad v. State Farm General Insurance Company
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 1, 2020 |
Fadeeff v. State Farm General Insurance Co.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 10, 2020 |
Insalaco v. Hope Lutheran Church
author
|
Torts | May 29, 2020 |
In re Shelton
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 17, 2020 |
People v. Matthews
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 16, 2020 |
City of Warren Police and Fire Retirement System v. Natera Inc.
author
|
Securities | Mar. 25, 2020 |
Roth v. Jelley
author
|
probate_and_trusts | Feb. 26, 2020 |
In re Amber K.
author
|
Juveniles | Feb. 25, 2020 |
People v. Harper
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Taniguchi v. Restoration Homes LLC
author
|
Real Property | Dec. 18, 2019 |
Modification: Ashmus v. Superior Court (San Mateo)
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Ashmus v. Superior Court (San Mateo)
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 6, 2019 |
California Taxpayers Action Network v. Taber Construction, Inc.
author
|
Government | Dec. 3, 2019 |
People v. McCann
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 18, 2019 |
Christensen v. Lightbourne
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Jul. 9, 2019 |
People v. Reyes
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 21, 2019 |
Modification: Taniguchi v. Restoration Homes
author
|
Real Property | May 6, 2019 |
Taniguchi v. Restoration Homes
author
|
Real Property | May 2, 2019 |
People v. Salinas-Jacobo
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 1, 2019 |
People v. Beman
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Darrin v. Miller
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Modification: Bunzl Distribution v. Franchise Tax Bd.
affirmed
|
Tax | Oct. 25, 2018 |
People v. Jones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 19, 2018 |
Bunzl Distribution v. Franchise Tax Bd.
affirmed
|
Tax | Oct. 2, 2018 |
Maplebear v. Busick
author
|
Arbitration | Aug. 23, 2018 |
People v. Brown
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 29, 2018 |
Small Property Owners, etc., v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Government | Apr. 13, 2018 |
SMS Financial v. Cornerstone Tile Co.
author
|
Torts | Jan. 30, 2018 |
Zuniga v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
author
|
Workers' Compensation | Jan. 29, 2018 |
Davis v. Superior Court
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 3, 2018 |
City of Fontana et al. v. California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
concurring
|
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 30, 2017 |
Placerville Historic Preservation League v. Judicial Council of California (County of El Dorado)
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 17, 2017 |
Christensen v. Lightbourne
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 10, 2017 |
Vallejo Police Officers Assoc. v. City of Vallejo
author
|
Contracts | Sep. 25, 2017 |
Cross v. Facebook
concurring
|
Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 11, 2017 |
Marriage of Kumar
author
|
Family Law | Aug. 1, 2017 |
Duarte v. Pacific Specialty Insurance Co.
author
|
Insurance | Jul. 3, 2017 |
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
---|---|---|---|
2121 Broadway Inc. v. Andrei Urazov, Home Impressions Inc., Eugene Shenkar | Contracts | judge | Aug. 6, 2005 |
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
The Appeal of Appeals | 1st District, Division 2 (San Francisco) | Jul. 13, 2021 |
Good and Ready | San Francisco County Superior Court | May 11, 2008 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Nassiri v. City of Lafayette
author
|
Environmental Law | Jul. 18, 2024 |
People v. Morales
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 21, 2024 |
Williams v. J-M Manufacturing Company
author
|
Torts | May 23, 2024 |
Kime v. Dignity Health, Inc.
author
|
Health Care | Apr. 26, 2024 |
People v. Dain
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 31, 2024 |
People v. Underwood
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 30, 2024 |
People v. Ponder
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 26, 2023 |
People v. Narro
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 8, 2023 |
Marriage of Hearn
author
|
Family Law | Aug. 11, 2023 |
Doe v. CFR Enterprises, Inc.
author
|
Torts | Jul. 28, 2023 |
In re Damari Y.
author
|
Dependency | Jun. 19, 2023 |
McKneely v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 26, 2023 |
Jack v. Ring LLC
author
|
Arbitration | May 26, 2023 |
In re Jonathan C.M.
author
|
Dependency | May 24, 2023 |
Gola v. University of San Francisco
dissenting
|
Employment Law | Apr. 14, 2023 |
Ruegg & Ellsworth v. City of Berkeley
author
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 14, 2023 |
People v. Oliva
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 10, 2023 |
Gostev v. Skillz Platform
author
|
Arbitration | Feb. 28, 2023 |
Degala v. John Stewart Company
author
|
Torts | Feb. 8, 2023 |
People v. Ornelas
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 31, 2023 |
Sarah K. v. Superior Court (Sonoma County Human Services Department)
author
|
Dependency | Jan. 17, 2023 |
Doe v. Massage Envy Franchising, LLC
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 29, 2022 |
Doe v. Finke
author
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 22, 2022 |
Modification: In re Foster
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 2, 2022 |
In re Foster
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 2, 2022 |
Sarkany v. West
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 31, 2022 |
People v. Caparaz
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 1, 2022 |
Turo v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Business Law | Jun. 29, 2022 |
People v. Padilla-Martel
author
|
Constitutional Law | May 3, 2022 |
Wong v. Restoration Robotics
author
|
Securities | May 2, 2022 |
Modification: Gajanan v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Tax | Apr. 28, 2022 |
Gajanan v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Tax | Apr. 26, 2022 |
People v. Pantoja
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 14, 2022 |
In re Cesar G.
author
|
Juveniles | Feb. 14, 2022 |
Hutcheson v. Superior Court (UBS Financial Services)
author
|
Employment Law | Feb. 9, 2022 |
People v. James
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 1, 2021 |
Doe v. The Regents of the University of California
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 21, 2021 |
Doe v. The Regents of the University of California
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 21, 2021 |
Pilliod v. Monsanto Co.
author
|
Torts | Aug. 11, 2021 |
People v. Bankers Insurance Co.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 11, 2021 |
People v. Clotfelter
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 4, 2021 |
People v. McInnis
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 3, 2021 |
People v. McCloud
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 14, 2021 |
In re R.A.
author
|
Dependency | Mar. 15, 2021 |
People v. Hall
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 27, 2020 |
Denny v. Arntz
author
|
Government | Oct. 16, 2020 |
Carter v. Pulte Home Corporation
concurring
|
Insurance | Jul. 24, 2020 |
Modification: Fadeeff v. State Farm General Insurance Co.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 |
Eghtesad v. State Farm General Insurance Company
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 1, 2020 |
Fadeeff v. State Farm General Insurance Co.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 10, 2020 |
Insalaco v. Hope Lutheran Church
author
|
Torts | May 29, 2020 |
In re Shelton
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 17, 2020 |
People v. Matthews
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 16, 2020 |
City of Warren Police and Fire Retirement System v. Natera Inc.
author
|
Securities | Mar. 25, 2020 |
Roth v. Jelley
author
|
probate_and_trusts | Feb. 26, 2020 |
In re Amber K.
author
|
Juveniles | Feb. 25, 2020 |
People v. Harper
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Taniguchi v. Restoration Homes LLC
author
|
Real Property | Dec. 18, 2019 |
Modification: Ashmus v. Superior Court (San Mateo)
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 |
Ashmus v. Superior Court (San Mateo)
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 6, 2019 |
California Taxpayers Action Network v. Taber Construction, Inc.
author
|
Government | Dec. 3, 2019 |
People v. McCann
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 18, 2019 |
Christensen v. Lightbourne
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Jul. 9, 2019 |
People v. Reyes
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 21, 2019 |
Modification: Taniguchi v. Restoration Homes
author
|
Real Property | May 6, 2019 |
Taniguchi v. Restoration Homes
author
|
Real Property | May 2, 2019 |
People v. Salinas-Jacobo
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 1, 2019 |
People v. Beman
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Darrin v. Miller
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Modification: Bunzl Distribution v. Franchise Tax Bd.
affirmed
|
Tax | Oct. 25, 2018 |
People v. Jones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 19, 2018 |
Bunzl Distribution v. Franchise Tax Bd.
affirmed
|
Tax | Oct. 2, 2018 |
Maplebear v. Busick
author
|
Arbitration | Aug. 23, 2018 |
People v. Brown
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 29, 2018 |
Small Property Owners, etc., v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Government | Apr. 13, 2018 |
SMS Financial v. Cornerstone Tile Co.
author
|
Torts | Jan. 30, 2018 |
Zuniga v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
author
|
Workers' Compensation | Jan. 29, 2018 |
Davis v. Superior Court
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 3, 2018 |
City of Fontana et al. v. California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
concurring
|
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 30, 2017 |
Placerville Historic Preservation League v. Judicial Council of California (County of El Dorado)
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 17, 2017 |
Christensen v. Lightbourne
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 10, 2017 |
Vallejo Police Officers Assoc. v. City of Vallejo
author
|
Contracts | Sep. 25, 2017 |
Cross v. Facebook
concurring
|
Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 11, 2017 |
Marriage of Kumar
author
|
Family Law | Aug. 1, 2017 |
Duarte v. Pacific Specialty Insurance Co.
author
|
Insurance | Jul. 3, 2017 |
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
---|---|---|---|
2121 Broadway Inc. v. Andrei Urazov, Home Impressions Inc., Eugene Shenkar | Contracts | judge | Aug. 6, 2005 |