Order to Show Cause Calendar
TO JOIN ZOOM BY ONLINE:
D17 - OSC 3:30 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.
Tentative Rulings
Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. UPDATED 3/17
The following cases are required to appear at 3:30 p.m.:
None.
The following cases will be DISMISSED by the Court unless a party to the action requests a hearing:
None.
The following cases will be continued to a further OSC or CMC calendar in Department 17 (no appearance is required and notice will be mailed):
25CV05570, Woodrow Pierson, Jr v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.—Continued as previously set to October 9, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. for Jury Trial. The Court is satisfied with the Declaration Re: Plaintiff’s Failure to Appear filed by Plaintiff’s counsel on March 3, 2026. The Court vacates the previously issued Order to Show Cause and will not impose sanctions.
25CV01946, Hickey v. City of Petaluma—Continued as previously set to December 4, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. for Jury Trial. The Court is satisfied with Defendant’s Counsel Response to the Court’s Order to Show Cause filed on January 22, 2026 by Defendant Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit. The Court vacates the previously issued Order to Show Cause and will not impose sanctions.
25CV05609, Lopez v. Sonoma County Office of Education.—Continued as previously set to October 23, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. for Jury Trial. The Court is satisfied with the Declaration Re: OSC for Failure to Appear filed by Plaintiff’s counsel on February 3, 2026. The Court vacates the previously issued Order to Show Cause and will not impose sanctions.
The following cases will be set for trial with notice to follow (no appearance is required):
None.
Any cases that do not appear on the list above have been DROPPED from this calendar for various reasons.
24CV01091, Lincoln v. Solutions Plan LLC—Request for Dismissal filed 3/16/26