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 8, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
The following cases are required to appear at 3:00 p.m.:
24CV01027, Farre v. General Motors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
24CV06614, Slater v. FCA US, LLC.
25CV01001, Castillo v. Olpp, II
25CV01344, Little Woods Mobile Villa LLC v. City of Petaluma
25CV01789, Taurian v. Taurian
25CV02662, Velasco-Arrango v. Otis
25CV05143, Medeiros v. Strack
25CV05342, DTI, LLC. v. Morgan Properties, Inc.
SCV-272568, Harmony Home Improvements, Inc. v. Cookman
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):
24CV03857, Simpson v. Burbank Housing Property Corporation – to 6/4/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 17 for status post motion for preliminary approval of class action
24CV05294, Cohodes v. Cohodes – to 6/4/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 17 for settled pleadings
25CV00751, Kingsborough v. Guy – to 6/4/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 17 for settled pleadings
25CV01532, Luria v. Patterson – to 6/11/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 17 for settled pleadings
25CV01920, Carlberg v. Ordonez – to 6/11/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 17 for settled pleadings or entry of default judgment
25CV04859, Sonoma County v. Rodriguez – to 4/16/26 3:30 p.m., Dept. 17 for an Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute and Failure to File and Serve a Timely Case Management Conference Statement. An Order to Show Cause will issue separately.
25CV04872, Smith v. California Dept. of Motor Vehicles – to 4/16/26 3:30 p.m., Dept. 17 for an Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute, Failure to Timely File Proof of Service, and Failure to File and Serve a Timely Case Management Conference Statement. An Order to Show Cause will issue separately.
25CV05255, Really Why LLC. a California Limited Liability Company v. Guinnane Construction Co., Inc., a California Corporation – to 4/30/26 3:30 p.m., Dept. 17 for an Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute, Failure to Timely File Proof of Service, and Failure to File and Serve a Timely Case Management Conference Statement. An Order to Show Cause will issue separately.
25CV05348, Galvan v. CSL Berkshire Operating Co., LLC. – to 6/11/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 17 for settled pleadings
25CV05358, Pisenti & Brinker LLP. V. Stewart – to 6/11/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 17 for settled pleadings
SCV-272504, Phipps v. Rueter – to 7/9/26 3:00 p.m., Dept. 17 for case update post arbitration
The following cases will be set for trial with notice to follow (no appearance is required):
None.