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Victoria G. Chaney

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Associate Justice (Ret)



California Courts of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District, Retired July 15, 2024.



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Victoria G. Chaney 2nd District Court of Appeal justice (Division 1) May 26, 2011

Rulings
Case Category Published
Morell v. Board of Retirement of the Orange County Employees' Retirement System
author
Government Jul. 11, 2024
Krug v. Board of Trustees of the California State Univ.
author
Employment Law Aug. 30, 2023
Pollock v. Superior Court (Schuster)
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 31, 2023
In re Jenkins
reversed and remanded
Evidence Mar. 27, 2023
In re N.M.
author
Family Law Mar. 2, 2023
Modification: So. California Gas Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
author
Constitutional Law Feb. 6, 2023
Modification: Grosz v. California Dept. of Tax & Fee Administration
author
Administrative Agencies Jan. 24, 2023
State of California v. Encino Hospital Medical Center
author
Insurance Jan. 23, 2023
Grosz v. California Dept. of Tax & Fee Administration
author
Administrative Agencies Jan. 10, 2023
So. California Gas Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
author
Constitutional Law Jan. 9, 2023
People v. Castro
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 15, 2022
GC Brothers Entertainment v. Alcoholic Beverage Control
author
Administrative Agencies Nov. 2, 2022
Manlin v. Milner
author
Anti-SLAPP Sep. 8, 2022
Multiversal Enterprises-Mammoth Properties, LLC v. Yelp Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Feb. 7, 2022
Multiversal Enterprises-Mammoth Properties, LLC v. Yelp, Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Jan. 31, 2022
Hill RHF Housing Partners, L.P. v. City of Los Angeles
reversed and remanded
Administrative Agencies Dec. 21, 2021
Lejins v. City of Long Beach
author
Government Dec. 3, 2021
In re S.G.
dissenting
Juveniles Nov. 17, 2021
Modification: Wertheim, LLC v. Currency Corp.
author
Attorneys Nov. 15, 2021
Wertheim, LLC v. Currency Corp.
author
Attorneys Oct. 18, 2021
Swanson v. The Marley-Wylain Co.
author
Civil Procedure Jun. 29, 2021
Modification: Pinto v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
author
Insurance Mar. 22, 2021
Pinto v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
author
Insurance Mar. 10, 2021
In re Nathan E.
author
Dependency Feb. 23, 2021
Morgan v. J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc.
author
Torts Feb. 22, 2021
Southern California School of Theology v. Claremont Graduate Univ.
author
Real Property Jan. 26, 2021
People v. Laanui
dissenting
statutory_interpretation Jan. 12, 2021
People v. Swanson
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 20, 2020
People v. Roldan
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2020
Miles v. City of Los Angeles
author
Labor Law Oct. 30, 2020
Moritz v. Universal City Studios LLC
author
Arbitration Sep. 4, 2020
People v. Nguyen
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 27, 2020
People v. Brooks
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 24, 2020
Abdulkadhim v. Wu
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 13, 2020
Bautista v. Fantasy Activewear, Inc.
author
Arbitration Jul. 28, 2020
VVA-TWO, LLC v. Impact Development Group, LLC
dissenting
Arbitration May 14, 2020
Robertson v. Saadat
concurring
Torts May 6, 2020
Lange v. Monster Energy Co.
author
Contracts Mar. 16, 2020
Moofly Productions, LLC v. Favila
concurring
Civil Procedure Mar. 6, 2020
Reed v. City of Los Angeles
author
Immunity Mar. 4, 2020
Bom v. Superior Court (Los Angeles)
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 8, 2020
People v. Kingston
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 23, 2019
Barajas v. Appellate Division
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 8, 2019
County of L.A. v. Civil Service Com. of the County of L.A.
author
Government Oct. 7, 2019
Travelers Property Casualty v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
author
Workers' Compensation Oct. 3, 2019
Modaraei v. Action Property Management, Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Oct. 2, 2019
People v. Pearson
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 2, 2019
McCleery v. Allstate Ins. Co.
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 17, 2019
Thee Aguila v. Century Law Group
author
Eminent Domain Jul. 5, 2019
Wertheim, LLC v. Currency Corporation
author
Civil Procedure Jun. 10, 2019
McFadden v. L.A. County Treasurer
author
Civil Procedure May 3, 2019
Mesa RHF Partners v. City of Los Angeles
author
Civil Procedure Apr. 2, 2019
Darab N. v. Olivera
author
Evidence Feb. 6, 2019
Dondlinger v. L.A. County Regional Park
author
statutory_interpretation Feb. 4, 2019
In re Roger S.
author
Family Law Jan. 25, 2019
McCleery v. Allstate Ins. Co.
author
Civil Procedure Dec. 18, 2018
City of Commerce v. Argumedo
author
Government Oct. 19, 2018
Black v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
author
Constitutional Law Sep. 10, 2018
Mack v. All Counties Trustee Services, Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Sep. 4, 2018
Modification: Post Foods, LLC v. Superior Court
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 17, 2018
Weinstein v. Blumberg
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 19, 2018
Post Foods, LLC v. Superior Court
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 18, 2018
People v. Ogunmowo
author
Criminal Law and Procedure May 14, 2018
People v. Valenzuela
author
Criminal Law and Procedure May 11, 2018
In re D.L.
author
Juveniles May 4, 2018
Tikosky v. Yehuda
author
Civil Procedure Feb. 1, 2018
Williams v. Superior Court (Marshalls of CA LLC)
author
Civil Procedure Nov. 17, 2017
In re Travis C.
author
Juveniles Aug. 4, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
M.A. Mortenson Company v. Walt Disney Concert Hall Inc., fka Walt Disney Concert Hall I Inc.; Walt Disney Concert Hall II Inc.; County of Los Angeles; Parking Authority of the County of Los Angeles; State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A.; California Institute of the Arts; The Music Center Operating Company; Performing Arts Center o Torts judge Oct. 21, 2006
Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 26, 2005
Confidential Construction Law judge Jan. 21, 2004
Garrigues v. Hurvitz, et al. Torts judge Dec. 24, 2002
Sirinum v. APCOM Torts judge Feb. 16, 2002
Gibilisco, et al. v. Thomason Mechanical Corp., et al. Torts judge Dec. 13, 2001
Confidential Real Property judge Jun. 14, 2001
Confidential Insurance judge Nov. 25, 2000
Confidential Contracts judge Jun. 10, 2000
Kermith Sonnier v. Farmers Insurance Exchange Employment Law judge Apr. 22, 2000
Frankie Lee Adger, et al. v. William Don Henderson Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Apr. 8, 2000
Manuel Lima v. Freddy James Boyd, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Aug. 14, 1999
Confidential Real Property judge May 8, 1999
Che Terra Robinson v. Los Angeles Unified School District Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge May 1, 1999
Deborah Mitchell and Kevin Minds v. Moonstar Greene Personal Injury judge Jan. 1, 1999
Robyne Roberson and James Roberson v. Greater Valley Medical Group, Inc. and Martin A. Cooper, M.D. Torts judge Dec. 5, 1998
Ashley Rodriguez v. Arrow Trucking Co. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Dec. 5, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury judge Oct. 31, 1998
Continental Casualty Company v. Penhall Company Insurance judge Jun. 20, 1998
Lyle Field v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Employment Law judge Oct. 12, 1996
Title Court Published
Victoria G. Chaney 2nd District Court of Appeal justice (Division 1) May 26, 2011
Case Category Published
Morell v. Board of Retirement of the Orange County Employees' Retirement System
author
Government Jul. 11, 2024
Krug v. Board of Trustees of the California State Univ.
author
Employment Law Aug. 30, 2023
Pollock v. Superior Court (Schuster)
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 31, 2023
In re Jenkins
reversed and remanded
Evidence Mar. 27, 2023
In re N.M.
author
Family Law Mar. 2, 2023
Modification: So. California Gas Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
author
Constitutional Law Feb. 6, 2023
Modification: Grosz v. California Dept. of Tax & Fee Administration
author
Administrative Agencies Jan. 24, 2023
State of California v. Encino Hospital Medical Center
author
Insurance Jan. 23, 2023
Grosz v. California Dept. of Tax & Fee Administration
author
Administrative Agencies Jan. 10, 2023
So. California Gas Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
author
Constitutional Law Jan. 9, 2023
People v. Castro
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 15, 2022
GC Brothers Entertainment v. Alcoholic Beverage Control
author
Administrative Agencies Nov. 2, 2022
Manlin v. Milner
author
Anti-SLAPP Sep. 8, 2022
Multiversal Enterprises-Mammoth Properties, LLC v. Yelp Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Feb. 7, 2022
Multiversal Enterprises-Mammoth Properties, LLC v. Yelp, Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Jan. 31, 2022
Hill RHF Housing Partners, L.P. v. City of Los Angeles
reversed and remanded
Administrative Agencies Dec. 21, 2021
Lejins v. City of Long Beach
author
Government Dec. 3, 2021
In re S.G.
dissenting
Juveniles Nov. 17, 2021
Modification: Wertheim, LLC v. Currency Corp.
author
Attorneys Nov. 15, 2021
Wertheim, LLC v. Currency Corp.
author
Attorneys Oct. 18, 2021
Swanson v. The Marley-Wylain Co.
author
Civil Procedure Jun. 29, 2021
Modification: Pinto v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
author
Insurance Mar. 22, 2021
Pinto v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
author
Insurance Mar. 10, 2021
In re Nathan E.
author
Dependency Feb. 23, 2021
Morgan v. J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc.
author
Torts Feb. 22, 2021
Southern California School of Theology v. Claremont Graduate Univ.
author
Real Property Jan. 26, 2021
People v. Laanui
dissenting
statutory_interpretation Jan. 12, 2021
People v. Swanson
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 20, 2020
People v. Roldan
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 3, 2020
Miles v. City of Los Angeles
author
Labor Law Oct. 30, 2020
Moritz v. Universal City Studios LLC
author
Arbitration Sep. 4, 2020
People v. Nguyen
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 27, 2020
People v. Brooks
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 24, 2020
Abdulkadhim v. Wu
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 13, 2020
Bautista v. Fantasy Activewear, Inc.
author
Arbitration Jul. 28, 2020
VVA-TWO, LLC v. Impact Development Group, LLC
dissenting
Arbitration May 14, 2020
Robertson v. Saadat
concurring
Torts May 6, 2020
Lange v. Monster Energy Co.
author
Contracts Mar. 16, 2020
Moofly Productions, LLC v. Favila
concurring
Civil Procedure Mar. 6, 2020
Reed v. City of Los Angeles
author
Immunity Mar. 4, 2020
Bom v. Superior Court (Los Angeles)
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 8, 2020
People v. Kingston
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 23, 2019
Barajas v. Appellate Division
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 8, 2019
County of L.A. v. Civil Service Com. of the County of L.A.
author
Government Oct. 7, 2019
Travelers Property Casualty v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
author
Workers' Compensation Oct. 3, 2019
Modaraei v. Action Property Management, Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Oct. 2, 2019
People v. Pearson
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 2, 2019
McCleery v. Allstate Ins. Co.
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 17, 2019
Thee Aguila v. Century Law Group
author
Eminent Domain Jul. 5, 2019
Wertheim, LLC v. Currency Corporation
author
Civil Procedure Jun. 10, 2019
McFadden v. L.A. County Treasurer
author
Civil Procedure May 3, 2019
Mesa RHF Partners v. City of Los Angeles
author
Civil Procedure Apr. 2, 2019
Darab N. v. Olivera
author
Evidence Feb. 6, 2019
Dondlinger v. L.A. County Regional Park
author
statutory_interpretation Feb. 4, 2019
In re Roger S.
author
Family Law Jan. 25, 2019
McCleery v. Allstate Ins. Co.
author
Civil Procedure Dec. 18, 2018
City of Commerce v. Argumedo
author
Government Oct. 19, 2018
Black v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
author
Constitutional Law Sep. 10, 2018
Mack v. All Counties Trustee Services, Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Sep. 4, 2018
Modification: Post Foods, LLC v. Superior Court
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 17, 2018
Weinstein v. Blumberg
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 19, 2018
Post Foods, LLC v. Superior Court
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 18, 2018
People v. Ogunmowo
author
Criminal Law and Procedure May 14, 2018
People v. Valenzuela
author
Criminal Law and Procedure May 11, 2018
In re D.L.
author
Juveniles May 4, 2018
Tikosky v. Yehuda
author
Civil Procedure Feb. 1, 2018
Williams v. Superior Court (Marshalls of CA LLC)
author
Civil Procedure Nov. 17, 2017
In re Travis C.
author
Juveniles Aug. 4, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
M.A. Mortenson Company v. Walt Disney Concert Hall Inc., fka Walt Disney Concert Hall I Inc.; Walt Disney Concert Hall II Inc.; County of Los Angeles; Parking Authority of the County of Los Angeles; State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A.; California Institute of the Arts; The Music Center Operating Company; Performing Arts Center o Torts judge Oct. 21, 2006
Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 26, 2005
Confidential Construction Law judge Jan. 21, 2004
Garrigues v. Hurvitz, et al. Torts judge Dec. 24, 2002
Sirinum v. APCOM Torts judge Feb. 16, 2002
Gibilisco, et al. v. Thomason Mechanical Corp., et al. Torts judge Dec. 13, 2001
Confidential Real Property judge Jun. 14, 2001
Confidential Insurance judge Nov. 25, 2000
Confidential Contracts judge Jun. 10, 2000
Kermith Sonnier v. Farmers Insurance Exchange Employment Law judge Apr. 22, 2000
Frankie Lee Adger, et al. v. William Don Henderson Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Apr. 8, 2000
Manuel Lima v. Freddy James Boyd, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Aug. 14, 1999
Confidential Real Property judge May 8, 1999
Che Terra Robinson v. Los Angeles Unified School District Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge May 1, 1999
Deborah Mitchell and Kevin Minds v. Moonstar Greene Personal Injury judge Jan. 1, 1999
Robyne Roberson and James Roberson v. Greater Valley Medical Group, Inc. and Martin A. Cooper, M.D. Torts judge Dec. 5, 1998
Ashley Rodriguez v. Arrow Trucking Co. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Dec. 5, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury judge Oct. 31, 1998
Continental Casualty Company v. Penhall Company Insurance judge Jun. 20, 1998
Lyle Field v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Employment Law judge Oct. 12, 1996