Associate Justice (retired)
Employment, family law, construction, land use, landlord/tenant, elder care and abuse
ADR Services
Appointed to bench January 1997. Retired from California Court of Appeal for the First District, Division 4, March 2018.
ADR Profiles
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| The Magic of the Unmagical | ADR Services Inc. | Feb. 21, 2020 | 
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Maria P. Rivera | 1st District Court of Appeal (San Francisco) | Jun. 14, 2011 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Modification: City of Modesto v. Dow Chemical Co.
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Feb. 8, 2018 | 
| 
Heron Bay Homeowners Association v. City of San Leandro 
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jan. 16, 2018 | 
| 
City of Modesto v. Dow Chemical Co.
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jan. 10, 2018 | 
| 
 Noel v. Thrifty Payless, Inc. 
 concurring 
 | 
Consumer Law | Dec. 6, 2017 | 
| 
Brewer v. Superior Court for the County of Contra Costa
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 8, 2017 | 
| 
Stoetzl v. State of California 
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Sep. 5, 2017 | 
| 
Energy Ins. Mutual Ltd. v. Ace American Ins. Co.
 concurring 
 | 
Insurance | Aug. 14, 2017 | 
| 
Cummings v. Dessel 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 21, 2017 | 
| 
ZL Technologies v. Doe
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 21, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale Association Inc. v. California Department of Health Services, et al. | Breach of Contract | judge | Oct. 18, 1997 | 
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| The Magic of the Unmagical | ADR Services Inc. | Feb. 21, 2020 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Maria P. Rivera | 1st District Court of Appeal (San Francisco) | Jun. 14, 2011 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Modification: City of Modesto v. Dow Chemical Co.
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Feb. 8, 2018 | 
| 
Heron Bay Homeowners Association v. City of San Leandro 
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jan. 16, 2018 | 
| 
City of Modesto v. Dow Chemical Co.
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jan. 10, 2018 | 
| 
 Noel v. Thrifty Payless, Inc. 
 concurring 
 | 
Consumer Law | Dec. 6, 2017 | 
| 
Brewer v. Superior Court for the County of Contra Costa
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 8, 2017 | 
| 
Stoetzl v. State of California 
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Sep. 5, 2017 | 
| 
Energy Ins. Mutual Ltd. v. Ace American Ins. Co.
 concurring 
 | 
Insurance | Aug. 14, 2017 | 
| 
Cummings v. Dessel 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 21, 2017 | 
| 
ZL Technologies v. Doe
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 21, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale Association Inc. v. California Department of Health Services, et al. | Breach of Contract | judge | Oct. 18, 1997 | 
