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Maureen A. Folan

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Judge (ret.)



Appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009, retired February 20, 2025



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Maureen A. Folan Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court Mar. 3, 2013

Rulings
Case Category Published
Li v. Jin
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Sep. 19, 2022
Modification: County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (Doctors Medical Center of Modesto)
writ issued
 Immunity May 23, 2022
County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (Doctors Medical Center of Modesto)
writ issued
 Immunity Apr. 28, 2022
Prima Donna Development Corp. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
affirmed
 Arbitration Nov. 14, 2019
J. Arthur Properties, II, LLC v. City of San Jose
affirmed
 Municipal Law Mar. 20, 2018
Munro v. Deptartment of Motor Vehicles
reversed and remanded
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 9, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Safe Products for Californians LLC v. Ancient Brands LLC, et al. Consumer Law judge Aug. 21, 2020
Hamid Khazaeli v. David Brewer Fraud judge Jun. 19, 2020
Safe Products for Californians LLC v. Rawr Naturals Inc.; Amazon.com Inc.; Primarch Manufacturing Inc., and Does 1 through 150 Consumer Law judge Jun. 5, 2020
Nicholas W. Emmerling v. The City Of Mountain View Employment Law judge Jun. 21, 2019
Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Wen-Lung Chow, et al. Civil Rights judge Dec. 15, 2017
Patrick Dougherty v. James Walker, PLM Lender Services Inc. Breach of Contract judge Nov. 24, 2017
Cheriel Jensen v. Santa Clara Valley Water District, et al. Torts judge Aug. 11, 2017
Title Court Published
Maureen A. Folan Santa Clara County (San Jose) Superior Court Mar. 3, 2013
Case Category Published
Li v. Jin
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Sep. 19, 2022
Modification: County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (Doctors Medical Center of Modesto)
writ issued
 Immunity May 23, 2022
County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (Doctors Medical Center of Modesto)
writ issued
 Immunity Apr. 28, 2022
Prima Donna Development Corp. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
affirmed
 Arbitration Nov. 14, 2019
J. Arthur Properties, II, LLC v. City of San Jose
affirmed
 Municipal Law Mar. 20, 2018
Munro v. Deptartment of Motor Vehicles
reversed and remanded
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 9, 2018
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