Civil Procedure
Sep. 4, 2026
North Bay fire litigation moves closer to an end
Judge Jeffrey S. Ross is weighing how to wind down the 2017 wildfire JCCP while preserving access to records needed to resolve remaining claims involving Davey Tree companies.
Nearly nine years after Northern California's devastating 2017 wildfires, the coordinated litigation arising from the fires is moving closer to an end.
Attorneys on Thursday asked San Francisco Superior Court Judge Jeffrey S. Ross to begin winding down the California North Bay Fire Cases JCCP, including eventually relieving its longtime referee, Judge Richard L. Gilbert.
But a request by attorneys for the Davey Tree companies to conclude the coordinated proce...
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