Civil Tentative Rulings Announcement
CIVIL TENTATIVE RULING ANNOUNCEMENT
If the Tentative Ruling in your case is satisfactory, you need not appear at the scheduled time, the ruling becomes final, and the prevailing party prepares the order.
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Please refer to Local Rule of Court 3.12 concerning Court reporter fees.
If a Hearing is required or you have requested a Hearing for a Law and Motion Matter Scheduled in Department 21, 22, 23 or 24 in Modesto, please contact the Court Reporter Coordinator at (209) 530-3105 or ctreport@stanct.org to request a reporter and determine availability. If a Staff Reporter is not available, you may need to provide your own.
Effective April 2, 2012
Staff Court Reporters may be available, though it is not guaranteed, to report law and motion matters on the following schedule:
Department 21 - Wednesdays and Fridays only. Staff Reporters may be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please call to confirm.
Department 22 - Tuesdays and Thursdays only. Staff Reporters may be available on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please call to confirm.
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Department 24 - Tuesdays and Thursdays only. Staff Reporters may be available on Wednesdays or Fridays. Please call to confirm.
If a Staff Reporter is not available, counsel can make arrangements to have their hearing reported by a private CSR. Please contact the Court Reporter Coordinator at (209)530-3105 to request a Staff Reporter and to determine if a Staff Reporter will be available for your hearing
The following is the tentative ruling for a case calendared before Judge John R. Mayne in Department 21:
CV-24-007707 - DORES, TONY vs FARIA, IRENE CHRISTINE – a) Defendant Irene Christine Faria's Motion to Compel Amended Responses to Form Interrogatories, Set One; Request for Sanctions- HEARING REQUIRED. b) Defendant Irene Christine Faria's Motion to Compel Amended Responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One; Request for Sanctions- HEARING REQUIRED. c) Defendant Irene Christine Faria's Motion to Compel Amended Responses to Production of Documents, Set One; Request for Sanctions - HEARING REQUIRED.
a-c) Plaintiff’s counsel is sanctioned $600 payable to the Court within 10 days for her violation of the Court’s orders to meet, confer, and provide a joint statement. The Court has an affirmative obligation to enforce its orders and gain compliance with Court orders generally.
The Court needs clarification on Form Interrogatory 17.1 and what items are remaining. The Court believes the definition of “shared” is unnecessary and therefore Special Interrogatory 13 is resolved.
Defendant’s “unresolved” status as to Special Interrogatory 15 and 16 appear to be based on the insufficiency of the evidence to support the claim, rather than failing to provide extant documentation. As such, the Court considers the matter resolved.
As to RFP 22, further production is likely required to assert no other responsive documents exist.
The Court is inclined to issue sanctions in the first motion of five hours at $450 per hour for Mr. Sodhi’s time for $2,250 plus $90 in motion filing and reporter fees jointly and severally against Plaintiff and counsel. For the other two motions, two hours at $450 plus $60 in fees is $960 per motion. The Court considered the difficulty of the motion, the degree of success, the fact that the claim of untimeliness was unsound, and the failure to engage on discovery issues by Plaintiff even upon my order.
The following are the tentative rulings for cases calendared before Judge Stacy P. Speiller in Department 22:
***There are no tentative rulings for Department 22***
The following are the tentative rulings for cases calendared before Judge Marie Silveria sitting on assignment in Department 23:
***There are no tentative rulings for Department 23***
The following are the tentative rulings for cases calendared before Judge Sonny S. Sandhu in Department 24:
CV-23-004199 – UDOH, JANE vs GREAT VALLEY ACADEMY – Final Fairness – HEARING REQUIRED.
Good cause appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, the Court finds the payment to the Class Representative, to the Class Members and the Class Administrator to be appropriate given all relevant factors of the settlement. The Court also finds Class Counsel’s attorney’s fees and costs to be reasonable and comparable to the award of fees generally issued by California Courts. The Court is therefore inclined to grant final approval of the Class Action Settlement herein.
In accordance with the provisions of Code Civ. Proc. §384, the Court sets a compliance hearing for Thursday October 9, 2026, at 8:30 am in Department 24 to confirm full administration of the settlement.
Class counsel shall submit a compliance report no later than five (5) court days before the date of the hearing, which shall include the total amount that was actually paid to the class members pursuant to the subject settlement. At the time of the compliance hearing, the Court shall amend the judgment to direct that the sum of the unpaid funds, plus interest as required by the statute, be distributed as set forth in the Settlement Agreement.
In addition, the Court orders that Notice of the Court’s Order Granting Final Approval and Judgment shall be posted on the Settlement Administrator’s website for a period of at least 90 days. (Civ. Code §1781(g); Cal. Rules of Ct., rule 3.771(b).)
CV-25-007569 – WELLS FARGO BANK NA vs GOODRICH, TERRA – Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment Pursuant to CCP 437c – CONTINUED, on the Court’s own motion.
In the interests of judicial efficiency and economy, Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment is continued to Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 8:30 am in Department 24 of this Court, to be heard on the same date as Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration.
The following are the tentative rulings for cases calendared before Commissioner Jared D. Beeson in Department 19 located at the Turlock Division at 300 Starr Avenue, Turlock, CA:
***There are no tentative rulings for Department 19***