Case Management Calendar
TO JOIN ZOOM ONLINE:
D17 – CMC 3:00 pm Thursday
- Meeting ID: 161 126 4123
- Passcode: 062178
TO JOIN ZOOM BY PHONE:
- By Phone (same meeting ID and password as listed above):
- +1 669 254 5252
The tentative rulings will become the ruling of the Court unless a party desires to be heard. If you desire to appear and present oral argument, YOU MUST NOTIFY Judge Gaskell's Judicial Assistant by telephone at (707) 521-6723 and all other opposing parties of your intent to appear no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing date.
THE COURT WILL NOT BE SETTING A MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, BUT ENCOURAGES THE PARTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF RESOLUTION.
Tentative Rulings
Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
The following cases are required to appear at 3:00 p.m.:
24CV03381, Pappas v. Pruett
25CV05823, Coello v. Ford Motor Company
25CV05858, Lewis v. Carl
25CV05875, Lucero-Gonzalez v. Flinders, M.D.
25CV06003, Griffo Distillery LLC v. Griffo
The following cases will be continued to a further CMC or OSC calendar in Department 17 (no appearance is required, and notice will be mailed):
24CV02065, Cortez v. Sutter Bay Hospitals—Continued to June 25, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. for Status of Federal Claim and Possible Removal or Trial Setting.
24CV04788, Otani v. Northfield—Continued to June 25, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. for Status after Motion for Leave to Amend the Complaint.
25CV02067, Virgil v. Santa Rosa Post Acute Care, LLC—Continued to May 28, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. for Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute, Failure to Serve Complaint, File Proof of Service or Declaration of Diligent Efforts, and Failure to Timely File a CMC Statement as required by CRC 3.725(a). An Order to Show Cause will issue separately.
25CV02984, Borgnis v. Arellanes—Continued to June 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. for Status after Motion for Interlocutory Judgment of Partition and/or Trial Setting.
25CV05869, McGlade v. Auzenne—Continued to April 16, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. for Resubmission of Notice of Settlement with a corrected page two.
25CV05870, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. v. Chung—Continued to June 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. for Service of Complaint and Settled Pleadings.
25CV05982, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. v. Smith—Continued to June 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. for Settled Pleadings or Submission of Request for Entry of Default.
25CV05999, Foresti v. Petaluma SNF Healthcare, LLC—Continued to June 11, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. for Status after Motion to Compel Arbitration and Settled Pleadings.
25CV06089, Cornerstone Communities II, LLC v. The City of Santa Rosa—Continued to June 11, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. for Status after Demurrer and/or settled pleadings and trial setting.
The following cases will be set for trial with notice to follow (no appearance is required):
None.