Judge
Retired August 2022, San Francisco County Superior Court.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Running on empty: SF's sole law-and-motion judge keeps things moving | San Francisco County Superior Court | Jul. 5, 2012 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Artus v. Gramercy Towers Condominium Assn.
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 31, 2022 |
|
Hom v. Petrou
affirmed
|
Attorneys | Aug. 5, 2021 |
|
Letterman Digital Arts Ltd. v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
|
Tax | Jan. 4, 2021 |
|
Chaplin v. State Personnel Board
affirmed in part
|
Government | Sep. 25, 2020 |
|
Steuer v. Franchise Tax Board
reversed
|
Tax | Jul. 2, 2020 |
|
People ex rel. Gascon v. HomeAdvisor, Inc.
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Jun. 9, 2020 |
|
Valero Refining Co. v. Bay Area Air Quality
reversed and remanded
|
Environmental Law | Jun. 1, 2020 |
|
Marez v. Lyft, Inc.
affirmed
|
Torts | May 4, 2020 |
|
Obbard v. State Bar of California
affirmed
|
Attorneys | Apr. 30, 2020 |
|
Rincon EV Realty LLC v. CP III Rincon Towers, Inc.
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 30, 2019 |
|
SF Urban Forest Coalition v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 23, 2019 |
|
O&C Creditors Group, LLC v. Stephens & Stephens XII, LLC
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 27, 2019 |
|
O'Grady v. Merchant Exchange Productions, Inc.
reversed
|
Labor Law | Nov. 4, 2019 |
|
Minton v. Dignity Health
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 19, 2019 |
|
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian v. Kent
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2019 |
|
City and County of San Francisco v. Uber Technologies
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 13, 2019 |
|
Berger v. Varum
reversed and remanded
|
Torts | Jun. 5, 2019 |
|
Subcontracting Concepts (CT), LLC v. De Melo
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Apr. 12, 2019 |
|
Synergy Project Management, Inc. v. City and County of S.F.
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 18, 2019 |
|
Boschetti v. Pacific Bay Investments Inc.
affirmed
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 11, 2019 |
|
Yee v. Superior Court
petition granted
|
Government | Jan. 10, 2019 |
|
Strawn v. Morris, Polich & Purdy
reversed and remanded
|
Attorneys | Jan. 8, 2019 |
|
Luxor Cabs, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk
affirmed
|
Insurance | Jan. 7, 2019 |
|
Moustafa v. Bd. of Registered Nursing
affirmed in part
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 11, 2018 |
|
Maplebear v. Busick
affirmed
|
Arbitration | Aug. 23, 2018 |
|
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital v. Kent
affirmed
|
Health Care | Aug. 2, 2018 |
|
City and County of San Francisco v. HomeAway.com, Inc.
affirmed
|
Consumer Law | Mar. 30, 2018 |
|
Medical Board of California v. Superior Court
petition granted
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 |
|
Jameson v. Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Nov. 3, 2017 |
|
Nakai v. Friendship House Association of American Indians Inc.
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | Sep. 7, 2017 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Running on empty: SF's sole law-and-motion judge keeps things moving | San Francisco County Superior Court | Jul. 5, 2012 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Artus v. Gramercy Towers Condominium Assn.
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 31, 2022 |
|
Hom v. Petrou
affirmed
|
Attorneys | Aug. 5, 2021 |
|
Letterman Digital Arts Ltd. v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
|
Tax | Jan. 4, 2021 |
|
Chaplin v. State Personnel Board
affirmed in part
|
Government | Sep. 25, 2020 |
|
Steuer v. Franchise Tax Board
reversed
|
Tax | Jul. 2, 2020 |
|
People ex rel. Gascon v. HomeAdvisor, Inc.
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Jun. 9, 2020 |
|
Valero Refining Co. v. Bay Area Air Quality
reversed and remanded
|
Environmental Law | Jun. 1, 2020 |
|
Marez v. Lyft, Inc.
affirmed
|
Torts | May 4, 2020 |
|
Obbard v. State Bar of California
affirmed
|
Attorneys | Apr. 30, 2020 |
|
Rincon EV Realty LLC v. CP III Rincon Towers, Inc.
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 30, 2019 |
|
SF Urban Forest Coalition v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 23, 2019 |
|
O&C Creditors Group, LLC v. Stephens & Stephens XII, LLC
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 27, 2019 |
|
O'Grady v. Merchant Exchange Productions, Inc.
reversed
|
Labor Law | Nov. 4, 2019 |
|
Minton v. Dignity Health
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 19, 2019 |
|
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian v. Kent
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2019 |
|
City and County of San Francisco v. Uber Technologies
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 13, 2019 |
|
Berger v. Varum
reversed and remanded
|
Torts | Jun. 5, 2019 |
|
Subcontracting Concepts (CT), LLC v. De Melo
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Apr. 12, 2019 |
|
Synergy Project Management, Inc. v. City and County of S.F.
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 18, 2019 |
|
Boschetti v. Pacific Bay Investments Inc.
affirmed
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 11, 2019 |
|
Yee v. Superior Court
petition granted
|
Government | Jan. 10, 2019 |
|
Strawn v. Morris, Polich & Purdy
reversed and remanded
|
Attorneys | Jan. 8, 2019 |
|
Luxor Cabs, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk
affirmed
|
Insurance | Jan. 7, 2019 |
|
Moustafa v. Bd. of Registered Nursing
affirmed in part
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 11, 2018 |
|
Maplebear v. Busick
affirmed
|
Arbitration | Aug. 23, 2018 |
|
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital v. Kent
affirmed
|
Health Care | Aug. 2, 2018 |
|
City and County of San Francisco v. HomeAway.com, Inc.
affirmed
|
Consumer Law | Mar. 30, 2018 |
|
Medical Board of California v. Superior Court
petition granted
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 |
|
Jameson v. Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Nov. 3, 2017 |
|
Nakai v. Friendship House Association of American Indians Inc.
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | Sep. 7, 2017 |