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 | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Ceron v. Liu 
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Real Property | Jun. 27, 2025 | 
| 
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 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Ceron v. Liu 
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Real Property | Jun. 27, 2025 | 
| 
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 | 
