Associate Justice
Retired July 1, 2020; California Court of Appeal 3rd Appellate District, Sacramento.
UC Davis School of Law
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Justice M. Kathleen Butz | California Appellate Courts - Sacramento | Sep. 10, 2009 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
People v. Campbell 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| 
Modification: Delta Stewardship Council Cases
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jun. 9, 2020 | 
| 
Delta Stewardship Council Cases
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | May 14, 2020 | 
| 
City of Anaheim v. Bosler 
 author 
 | 
Government | Nov. 27, 2019 | 
| 
Natarajan v. Dignity Health 
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 25, 2019 | 
| 
Atlantic Richfield v. Central Valley Regional Water Quality
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Oct. 16, 2019 | 
| 
In re Bolton
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 1, 2019 | 
| 
Davis v. Ross 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 5, 2019 | 
| 
Omlansky v. Save Mart Supermarkets 
 author 
 | 
Health Care | Sep. 4, 2019 | 
| 
Bustos v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 author 
 | 
Remedies | Aug. 30, 2019 | 
| 
Quigley v. Garden Valley Fire Protection Dist. 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Government | Jul. 16, 2019 | 
| 
Townley v. BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Jul. 9, 2019 | 
| 
Ione Valley Land, Air, and Water etc. v. County of Amador 
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Mar. 21, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Hubbard
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2018 | 
| 
People v. Bussey
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2018 | 
| 
CalPERS v. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | May 31, 2018 | 
| 
Cal Fire Local 2881 v. Public Employment Relations Board
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Feb. 28, 2018 | 
| 
People v. Marsh
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Feb. 23, 2018 | 
| 
Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection v. Howell 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 7, 2017 | 
| 
The People v. Valdivia 
 concurring 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 9, 2017 | 
| 
Hogue v. Hogue
 author 
 | 
Family Law | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Lee v. William Beck | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 14, 1999 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Justice M. Kathleen Butz | California Appellate Courts - Sacramento | Sep. 10, 2009 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
People v. Campbell 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| 
Modification: Delta Stewardship Council Cases
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jun. 9, 2020 | 
| 
Delta Stewardship Council Cases
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | May 14, 2020 | 
| 
City of Anaheim v. Bosler 
 author 
 | 
Government | Nov. 27, 2019 | 
| 
Natarajan v. Dignity Health 
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 25, 2019 | 
| 
Atlantic Richfield v. Central Valley Regional Water Quality
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Oct. 16, 2019 | 
| 
In re Bolton
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 1, 2019 | 
| 
Davis v. Ross 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 5, 2019 | 
| 
Omlansky v. Save Mart Supermarkets 
 author 
 | 
Health Care | Sep. 4, 2019 | 
| 
Bustos v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 author 
 | 
Remedies | Aug. 30, 2019 | 
| 
Quigley v. Garden Valley Fire Protection Dist. 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Government | Jul. 16, 2019 | 
| 
Townley v. BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Jul. 9, 2019 | 
| 
Ione Valley Land, Air, and Water etc. v. County of Amador 
 author 
 | 
Environmental Law | Mar. 21, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Hubbard
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2018 | 
| 
People v. Bussey
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2018 | 
| 
CalPERS v. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | May 31, 2018 | 
| 
Cal Fire Local 2881 v. Public Employment Relations Board
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Feb. 28, 2018 | 
| 
People v. Marsh
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Feb. 23, 2018 | 
| 
Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection v. Howell 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 7, 2017 | 
| 
The People v. Valdivia 
 concurring 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 9, 2017 | 
| 
Hogue v. Hogue
 author 
 | 
Family Law | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Lee v. William Beck | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 14, 1999 | 
