The Inland Empire’s tentative rulings for the past week are not official, and may have changed or been delayed after meeting.
- Breach of contract, daughter suing parents for Palm Springs condominium: Riverside Superior Judge Kira Klatchko denied a motion for summary judgment Nov. 10 (Baum v. Mark Epstein|CVPS2103589)
- Personal injury: foster care sexual abuse: Riverside Superior Judge Chad Firetag sustained a demurrer with leave to amend after finding no negligence case against Orange County Nov. 1 (Doe v. Harvey|CVRI2000771)
- Personal injury: Riverside Superior Judge Carol Greene said the case is being settled Nov. 9 (Peralta v. county of Riverside|CVRI2000009)
- Playground attack: Riverside Superior Judge O.G. Magno granted: no triable issues of fact a summary judgment Nov. 10 (Booker v. Universal Health Services|RIC2001613)
- Personal injury, hit by driver, plaintiff alleging dangerous condition on Barstow’s Main Street and Avenue G: San Bernardino Superior Judge Winston Keh sustained without leave to amend a demurrer Nov. 9 (Saiz v. city of Barstow|CIVSB2027598)
- Personal injury: fall down Ontario airport’s escalator: San Bernardino Superior Judge Winston Keh overruled a demurrer, except for two causes with leave to amend, Nov. 10 (Hammersly v. Ontario Airport|CIVSB2123892)
- Breach of contract: Riverside Superior Judge O. G. Magno denied an anti-SLAPP motion to strike Nov. 1: “motion is frivolous on its face” (Wynne v. Wynne|CVRI2203209)
- Breach of Contract/Warranty: Riverside Superior Judge Kira Klatchko denied a motion to strike complaint Nov. 9 (Smith v. Dobris|CVPS2200357)
- Labor: discrimination and retaliation: San Bernardino Superior Judge Gilbert Ochoa granted summary judgment only for the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim Nov. 2 (Dr. Melda Gaskins v. Victor Valley Union High School District|CIVDS1916501)
- Wrongful Termination: Riverside Superior Judge Manny Bustamante denied a summary adjudication Nov. 9 (Elizabeth v. Palumbo|CVPS2106116)
- Eviction: Riverside Superior Judge Manny Bustamante overruled a demurrer Nov. 9 (Glnjyan v. Jordan|UDPS2200752)
- Sale of goods: Riverside Superior Judge Angel Bermudez granted an unopposed motion for summary adjudication Nov. 9 (Alliance Environmental Group, LLC v. Custom Commercial Solutions|CVSW2100266)
- Real estate fraud: Riverside Superior Judge Raquel Marquez sustained a demurrer Nov. 9 (Sandhu v. Jordan|CVSW2104413)
- Unknown case type: Riverside Superior Judge Carol Greene granted a motion for new trial due to jury misconduct Nov. 9 (Esquer v. Stater Bros Markets|PSC1905286)
- Breach of contract on lease agreement: Riverside Superior Judge Carol Greene sustained a demurrer Nov. 8 (Dreyer v. Noble|CVRI2203504)
- Medical malpractice: Riverside Superior Judge Raquel Marquez granted summary judgment Nov. 8 (Guiliano v. Greek, M.D.|CVSW2102044)
- Breach of contract: attorney suing former client for not paying legal services: Riverside Superior Judge Manny Bustamante denied a motion to change courts Oct. 31 (Fuentes v. Hammond|CVSW2102044)
- Unknown case type: Riverside Superior Judge Manny Bustamante denied a motion to vacate the default judgment due to time Oct. 31 (Tyler Mall v. Inland Boardshop|CVRI2101829)
- Personal injury: Riverside Superior Judge Carol Greene granted summary judgment Oct. 31 (Doe v. Riverside County Office of Education|CVRI2100301)
- Real estate contract: Riverside Superior Judge Chad Firetag granted a motion to enforce settlement Oct. 31 (Sierra v. Shaver|RIC1900725)
- Breach of contract: Riverside Superior Judge Eric Keen granted an unopposed demurrer/motion to strike Oct. 31 (Bachman v. Steven C. Brekunitch|CVRI2201662)
- Auto: Riverside Superior Judge Eric Keen sustained without leave to amend a demurrer Oct. 31 (Nieto v. Denton|CVRI2201855)
- Personal injury: Riverside Superior Judge O. G. Magno overruled a demurrer Oct. 31 (Bryant v. Riverside Community College District|CVRI2200454)
- Wrongful termination: Riverside Superior Judge Harold Hopp granted a motion for summary judgment Oct. 31 (Rivera v. Recovery Innovations, Inc.|CVRI2000299)
- Labor: Riverside Superior Judge Harold Hopp denied a motion to compel arbitration Oct. 31 (Smith v. Desert Regional Medical Center, Inc.|CVRI2103419)
- Auto warranty: Riverside Superior Judge Carol Greene granted a motion to compel arbitration Nov. 1 (Stone v. Fca Us|CVRI2201707)
- Personal injury: Riverside Superior Judge Eric Keen denied a motion for summary judgment Nov. 1 (Torres v. Emerson Electric Co|RIC2000613)
- Civil rights: Riverside Superior Judge Kira Klatchko granted an unopposed motion to strike/demurrer Nov. 2 (Nunes v. Desert Regional Medical Center, Inc.|CVPS2106534)
- Breach of contract, general contractor: Riverside Superior Judge Kira Klatchko sustained a demurrer Nov. 2 (Kellogg v. Better Built|CVPS2200455)
- Real estate contract: Riverside Superior Judge Angel Bermudez overruled a demurrer in part, sustained in part, Nov. 2 (Rohrbacher v. Schonder|CVSW2108595)
- Quiet title: Riverside Superior Judge Eric Keen sustained without leave to amend a demurrer/motion to strike Nov. 2 (Martinez v. Arangure|CVRI2202170)
- Auto accident, DUI: Riverside Superior Judge Kira Klatchko granted a motion to strike without leave to amend Nov. 10 (Palacios v. Manriquez|CVPS2200392)
- Breach of contract: Riverside Superior Judge Marie Wood sustained a demurrer Nov. 10 (Alltra Fresh Cleaning Specialists Inc. v. Cooper|CVSW2200399)
- Eviction: Riverside Superior Judge Carol Greene sustained a demurrer against two causes, with leave to amend, Nov. 10 (Marinita Sage Rancho LLC v. Party City|UDBA2100010)
- Car crash liability: contractor: Riverside Superior Judge Harold Hopp granted summary judgment Nov. 10 (Taitano v. Isa & Est|RIC2002763)
- Labor: disability retaliation: San Bernardino Superior Judge Gilbert Ochoa granted a summary adjudication Nov. 10 (Walker v. Inland Empire Utilities Agency|CIVSB2026701)
- Discrimination: San Bernardino Superior Judge Gilbert Ochoa partially sustained a demurrer Nov. 9 (Abena Awankwa v. Jeffrey Lee Galitz, M.D.|CIVSB2209005)
- Mortgage: San Bernardino Superior Judge Gilbert Ochoa granted summary judgment Nov. 8 (Freedom Mortgage Corp. v. Jamie Chapman|CIVDS1928408)
- Unknown case type: San Bernardino Superior Judge Gilbert Ochoa sustained a demurrer with 10 days leave to amend Nov. 8 (Garrison v. Kojima|CIVDS2001906)
- Labor: whistleblower retaliation: San Bernardino Superior Judge Winston Keh overruled a motion for summary adjudication Nov. 9 (Montoya v. Cunning Dental|CIVDS1932297)
- Motor accident; DUI: San Bernardino Superior Judge Winston Keh (sitting for Brian McCarville) denied a motion for summary adjudication Nov. 9 (Williams v. Wilson|CIVDS2002655)
- Unknown case type: San Bernardino Superior Judge Janet Frangie partially sustained a demurrer Nov. 7 (Martha Aldaco, et al v. York Enterprises South, Inc.|CIVDS2011352)
- Personal injury: log splitter injury: San Bernardino Superior Judge Winston Keh granted to third cause of action a summary judgment Nov. 8 (Koloa v. The Ranch|CIVSB2108099)
- Unknown case type: San Bernardino Superior Judge Janet Frangie sustained without leave to amend a motion to strike Nov. 1 (Scott Jones, et al v. San Antonio Regional Hospital, et al|CIVSB2133445)
