Judge (ret.)
San Diego County Superior Court, retired June 2021
ADR Profiles
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| The Lifeguard | Aug. 19, 2022 | 
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Casserly | San Diego County (Vista) | Sep. 29, 2016 | 
| Finding His Fate | San Diego County Superior Court (Vista) | May 30, 2007 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Gunther v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. 
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Employment Law | Dec. 2, 2021 | 
| 
Dunning v. Johnson 
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | May 17, 2021 | 
| 
Borman v. Brown 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Torts | Jan. 20, 2021 | 
| 
Dziubla v. Piazza
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Dec. 31, 2020 | 
| 
Willis v. City of Carlsbad
 affirmed 
 | 
Employment Law | May 13, 2020 | 
| 
Machado v. Myers
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 12, 2019 | 
| 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Ward 
 reversed 
 | 
Real Property | Apr. 1, 2019 | 
| 
Hoffman v. Superior Ready Mix Concrete, L.P.
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 21, 2018 | 
| 
Beach and Bluff Conservancy v. City of Solana Beach 
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Oct. 18, 2018 | 
| 
Golden Eagle Land Investment v. Rancho Santa Fe Association
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Jan. 16, 2018 | 
| 
Howeth v. Coffelt
 dismissed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 12, 2017 | 
| 
Doe v. San Diego-Imperial Council
 reversed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Oct. 18, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Doe v. Roe Rehab Center | Medical | adr | Aug. 29, 2025 | 
| Mark Hinkle and Daniel Rossi, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sports Research Corporation | Consumer Law | judge | May 13, 2022 | 
| Julie Gunther v. Alaska Air Group Inc., Alaska Airlines Inc. | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 13, 2020 | 
| ViaSat Inc. v. Acacia Communications Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive | Contracts | judge | Nov. 15, 2019 | 
| Jake Leonard v. Brandon Berglund, Daniel Berglund | Personal Injury | judge | Nov. 24, 2017 | 
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| The Lifeguard | Aug. 19, 2022 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Casserly | San Diego County (Vista) | Sep. 29, 2016 | 
| Finding His Fate | San Diego County Superior Court (Vista) | May 30, 2007 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Gunther v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. 
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Employment Law | Dec. 2, 2021 | 
| 
Dunning v. Johnson 
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | May 17, 2021 | 
| 
Borman v. Brown 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Torts | Jan. 20, 2021 | 
| 
Dziubla v. Piazza
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Dec. 31, 2020 | 
| 
Willis v. City of Carlsbad
 affirmed 
 | 
Employment Law | May 13, 2020 | 
| 
Machado v. Myers
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 12, 2019 | 
| 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Ward 
 reversed 
 | 
Real Property | Apr. 1, 2019 | 
| 
Hoffman v. Superior Ready Mix Concrete, L.P.
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 21, 2018 | 
| 
Beach and Bluff Conservancy v. City of Solana Beach 
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Oct. 18, 2018 | 
| 
Golden Eagle Land Investment v. Rancho Santa Fe Association
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Jan. 16, 2018 | 
| 
Howeth v. Coffelt
 dismissed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 12, 2017 | 
| 
Doe v. San Diego-Imperial Council
 reversed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Oct. 18, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Doe v. Roe Rehab Center | Medical | adr | Aug. 29, 2025 | 
| Mark Hinkle and Daniel Rossi, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sports Research Corporation | Consumer Law | judge | May 13, 2022 | 
| Julie Gunther v. Alaska Air Group Inc., Alaska Airlines Inc. | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 13, 2020 | 
| ViaSat Inc. v. Acacia Communications Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive | Contracts | judge | Nov. 15, 2019 | 
| Jake Leonard v. Brandon Berglund, Daniel Berglund | Personal Injury | judge | Nov. 24, 2017 | 
