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Daniel S. Belsky

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Judge
Probate
San Diego County Superior Court
Central Division - Central Courthouse
Department/Division: 504 Courtroom/Floor: 5th

1100 Union Street
San Diego , CA 92101
(619) 844-2054



Appointed to the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017; president, Belsky & Associates, San Diego, 1992-2017; partner, Sulzner & Belsky, San Diego, 1986-92 CQ; associate, Rhoades & Hollywood, San Diego, 1979-86 CQ; associate, Elliasen Postal & Mee, San Francisco, 1978-89

University of Miami School of Law, 1977



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
The Right Fit San Diego County (Vista) Oct. 18, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jane Doe v. Roe Doctors, Roe Hospital Personal Injury Defendant Jan. 16, 2016
Megan F. Isbell v. University of California San Diego Health System, Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego, Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego, AMG Inc., Karen Kling, M.D., Michael Levy, M.D., Robert Lark, M.D., Hal Meltzer, M.D., Peter O. Newton, M.D., Burt Yaszay, M.D., Tamara K. Zagustia Personal Injury Defendant Oct. 24, 2015
Madison E. Varga, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, Robert T. Varga v. Rady Children's Hospital and Health Care Center; Children's Specialists of San Diego, a Medical Group Inc.; H. Michael Worthen, M.D.; Victor M. Vargas, M.D.; Daniela S. Carvalho, M.D.; Nathan C. Page, M.D. Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 20, 2014
Rodolfo Alvarez, individually, and as Successor in Interest of Martha Avendivar De Alvarez, deceased; Marcela Alvarez, Carlos Alvarez v. Trevor D. Nelson, M.D.; LJR Medical Group, et al. Personal Injury Defendant Oct. 26, 2013
Remzija Husic v. TLC Laser Eye Centers; Laser Eye Care of California, LLC; David J. Schanzlin, M.D.; UCSD Shiley Eye Center; The Regents of the University of California; Abbott Medical Optics Inc.; Advanced Medical Optics Inc.; VISX Inc.; and PNY Technologies Inc. Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 22, 2012
Alberto Flores Jr., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Maria Flores v. John Santoro, D.P.M.; Thuan Le, M.D. Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 14, 2012
Baby Doe v. Roe Hospital, Roe Medical Group Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 18, 2011
Harry Raitano, Vania Raitano v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group Personal Injury Respondent Jun. 26, 2010
Joseph P. Doherty v. Christian D. Bentley, M.D., Primary Care Associates Medical Group Inc. Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 6, 2008
William Grubb, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Laura Bayonas v. Michael Levy, M.D., Kevin Yoo, M.D. Personal Injury Defendant Aug. 23, 2008
Andrea Martinez v. Pediatric Partners Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 26, 2008
Doe v. Doe Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 28, 2007
Don Olson and Karen Olson v. Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Christian D. Bentley, Nathan A. Miller Torts Defendant Dec. 9, 2006
Kristin Strojan v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Personal Injury Defendant Nov. 25, 2006
Lucia Delzio, Diana Carolina Delzio, Anthony Andrew Delzio v. Arnold Berlin, M.D., Arnold Berlin, M.D., Inc. Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 3, 2006
Carmen Contreras v. Jorge Pelayo-Garcia Personal Injury Defendant Oct. 1, 2005
Sayed Habibullah, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Nancy Habibullah v. Neighborhood Healthcare Personal Injury Defendant May 24, 2005
Natalie Arechiga v. El Centro Regional Medical Center, Elias Moukarzel, Lawrence Arguilez Personal Injury Defendant Feb. 8, 2005
Brian Jones, Russell Jones, Malcolm Jones, on behalf of themselves and their mother Elizabeth Jones, an incompetent v. David Meyer Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 2, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 3, 2003
My Lam v. David D. Dowling Jr., Sharp Memorial Hospital Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 8, 2003
Marcello Hernandez, an individual, and guardian ad litem for minors, Marcella Hernandez, Marcello Hernandez Jr., et al. v. Lawrence W. Schenden Personal Injury Defendant Nov. 5, 2002
Merrilynn Clark, William Clark v. Theodore G. Obenchain, Theodore G. Obenchain, M.D., Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Jun. 22, 2002
Tamara Chavez v. Eva Abbo Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Dec. 20, 2001
Ronald Faulkner v. Jorge Llorente, M.D., Henry Miller, M.D., Daniel Marnell, M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Nov. 20, 1999
Rosa Natal v. Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc., Gabriela Parente, M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant May 22, 1999
Jeffrey Dreyer, an incompetent, by and through his guardian ad litem, Margit Dreyer; Margit Dreyer v. Thomas S. Velky, Jr., M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Nov. 29, 1997
Ida Giadone and George N. Grant v. Pat O. Daily, M.D., Brian E. Jaski, M.D., and Allen H. Goodman, M.D. Personal Injury Defendant Aug. 30, 1997
Claudine Levenson; Eric Thies v. Sharp Mission Park Medical Group, Inc.; Stephen Wilson, M.D.; James Groth, M.D.; Sheila McKenzie, R.N.P., et al. Personal Injury Defendant Aug. 16, 1997
John Colombero, et al. v. Stephen Wilson, M.D. Personal Injury Defendant Jul. 26, 1997
Celena Sanchez v. Elliott F. Elledge, M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Sep. 28, 1996
Georgia Cramer v. Charles Chase, M.D., et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Sep. 7, 1996
Marty A. Lehrke, et al. v. Robert Fechner, M.D.; Valerian A. Catanzarite, M.D.; Alexander Pue, M.D.; et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Aug. 12, 1995
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Jul. 22, 1995
De Anna Devlin v. William M. Shuffett, M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Aug. 6, 1994
Title Court Published
The Right Fit San Diego County (Vista) Oct. 18, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jane Doe v. Roe Doctors, Roe Hospital Personal Injury Defendant Jan. 16, 2016
Megan F. Isbell v. University of California San Diego Health System, Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego, Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego, AMG Inc., Karen Kling, M.D., Michael Levy, M.D., Robert Lark, M.D., Hal Meltzer, M.D., Peter O. Newton, M.D., Burt Yaszay, M.D., Tamara K. Zagustia Personal Injury Defendant Oct. 24, 2015
Madison E. Varga, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, Robert T. Varga v. Rady Children's Hospital and Health Care Center; Children's Specialists of San Diego, a Medical Group Inc.; H. Michael Worthen, M.D.; Victor M. Vargas, M.D.; Daniela S. Carvalho, M.D.; Nathan C. Page, M.D. Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 20, 2014
Rodolfo Alvarez, individually, and as Successor in Interest of Martha Avendivar De Alvarez, deceased; Marcela Alvarez, Carlos Alvarez v. Trevor D. Nelson, M.D.; LJR Medical Group, et al. Personal Injury Defendant Oct. 26, 2013
Remzija Husic v. TLC Laser Eye Centers; Laser Eye Care of California, LLC; David J. Schanzlin, M.D.; UCSD Shiley Eye Center; The Regents of the University of California; Abbott Medical Optics Inc.; Advanced Medical Optics Inc.; VISX Inc.; and PNY Technologies Inc. Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 22, 2012
Alberto Flores Jr., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Maria Flores v. John Santoro, D.P.M.; Thuan Le, M.D. Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 14, 2012
Baby Doe v. Roe Hospital, Roe Medical Group Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 18, 2011
Harry Raitano, Vania Raitano v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group Personal Injury Respondent Jun. 26, 2010
Joseph P. Doherty v. Christian D. Bentley, M.D., Primary Care Associates Medical Group Inc. Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 6, 2008
William Grubb, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Laura Bayonas v. Michael Levy, M.D., Kevin Yoo, M.D. Personal Injury Defendant Aug. 23, 2008
Andrea Martinez v. Pediatric Partners Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 26, 2008
Doe v. Doe Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 28, 2007
Don Olson and Karen Olson v. Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Christian D. Bentley, Nathan A. Miller Torts Defendant Dec. 9, 2006
Kristin Strojan v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Personal Injury Defendant Nov. 25, 2006
Lucia Delzio, Diana Carolina Delzio, Anthony Andrew Delzio v. Arnold Berlin, M.D., Arnold Berlin, M.D., Inc. Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 3, 2006
Carmen Contreras v. Jorge Pelayo-Garcia Personal Injury Defendant Oct. 1, 2005
Sayed Habibullah, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Nancy Habibullah v. Neighborhood Healthcare Personal Injury Defendant May 24, 2005
Natalie Arechiga v. El Centro Regional Medical Center, Elias Moukarzel, Lawrence Arguilez Personal Injury Defendant Feb. 8, 2005
Brian Jones, Russell Jones, Malcolm Jones, on behalf of themselves and their mother Elizabeth Jones, an incompetent v. David Meyer Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 2, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 3, 2003
My Lam v. David D. Dowling Jr., Sharp Memorial Hospital Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 8, 2003
Marcello Hernandez, an individual, and guardian ad litem for minors, Marcella Hernandez, Marcello Hernandez Jr., et al. v. Lawrence W. Schenden Personal Injury Defendant Nov. 5, 2002
Merrilynn Clark, William Clark v. Theodore G. Obenchain, Theodore G. Obenchain, M.D., Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Jun. 22, 2002
Tamara Chavez v. Eva Abbo Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Dec. 20, 2001
Ronald Faulkner v. Jorge Llorente, M.D., Henry Miller, M.D., Daniel Marnell, M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Nov. 20, 1999
Rosa Natal v. Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc., Gabriela Parente, M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant May 22, 1999
Jeffrey Dreyer, an incompetent, by and through his guardian ad litem, Margit Dreyer; Margit Dreyer v. Thomas S. Velky, Jr., M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Nov. 29, 1997
Ida Giadone and George N. Grant v. Pat O. Daily, M.D., Brian E. Jaski, M.D., and Allen H. Goodman, M.D. Personal Injury Defendant Aug. 30, 1997
Claudine Levenson; Eric Thies v. Sharp Mission Park Medical Group, Inc.; Stephen Wilson, M.D.; James Groth, M.D.; Sheila McKenzie, R.N.P., et al. Personal Injury Defendant Aug. 16, 1997
John Colombero, et al. v. Stephen Wilson, M.D. Personal Injury Defendant Jul. 26, 1997
Celena Sanchez v. Elliott F. Elledge, M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Sep. 28, 1996
Georgia Cramer v. Charles Chase, M.D., et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Sep. 7, 1996
Marty A. Lehrke, et al. v. Robert Fechner, M.D.; Valerian A. Catanzarite, M.D.; Alexander Pue, M.D.; et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Aug. 12, 1995
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Jul. 22, 1995
De Anna Devlin v. William M. Shuffett, M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Aug. 6, 1994