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Earl H. Maas III

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Judge
Civil IC
San Diego County Superior Court
North County Division
Department/Division: 28

325 S Melrose Dr
Vista , CA 92081
(760) 201-8028



University of San Diego School of Law



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Bigger and better things San Diego County Aug. 12, 2020
Earl Maas San Diego County (Vista) Apr. 3, 2011

Rulings
Case Category Published
Preciado v. Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jan. 24, 2023
Finlan v. Chase
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure Sep. 16, 2021
All of Us or None etc. v. Hamrick
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law May 28, 2021
Area 55 v. Nicholas & Tomasevic
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Feb. 24, 2021
Fabian v. Renovate America, Inc.
affirmed
 Arbitration Dec. 6, 2019
Correia v. NB Baker Electric, Inc.
affirmed
 Arbitration Feb. 26, 2019
Rojas v. HSBC Card Services
reversed and remanded
 Consumer Law Feb. 13, 2018
Medical Acquisition Company v. Superior Court
petition denied
 Eminent Domain Jan. 12, 2018
Dryden Oaks LLC v. San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
affirmed
 Real Property Oct. 20, 2017
Baker v. Italian Maple Holdings LLC
reversed
 Arbitration Aug. 2, 2017
Demara v. The Raymond Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Torts Jul. 20, 2017
Lynch v. California Coastal Commission
Real Property Jul. 7, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Ricky Lopez, Jr. v. Lewis S. Coleman, M.D., D.A.B.A., et al. Medical judge Jan. 24, 2025
Lisa Joy Kelly v. County of San Diego and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Torts judge Feb. 16, 2024
Melissa Casey, Jeremy Reece v. Marie Taylor Abeyta, Joseph Abeyta Personal Injury judge May 6, 2022
Evelyn Wimberley v. Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., and Does 1-25, inclusive Consumer Law judge Feb. 21, 2020
Gerald Seelman, Sally Seelman v. Coit Services Inc. Torts judge Feb. 9, 2018
Meritage Homes of California, Inc. v. Peppertree Village-VII, LLC, et al. Contracts judge Sep. 22, 2017
Russell Bellows v. Plaza Bonita, Kone Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Apr. 26, 2001
Confidential Attorneys Dec. 12, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 7, 1997
DL&C Cartune, Inc.; Dennis Lesavich; William Houlihan; Robert Furman v. Shanwar, Inc; Anwar Menerally and Precision Tune, Inc. Business Law Defendant May 24, 1997
Harriet Wieberg v. Centermark Properties, Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant May 24, 1997
Issac Whiting v. San Diego Unified School District Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Oct. 12, 1996
Confidential Insurance Defendant Aug. 3, 1996
Marco and Sandro Pietrobon vs. Judy Kaster and Orange Coast Title Company, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Mar. 16, 1996
George Cooper v. SOS Metals, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Oct. 21, 1995
Title Court Published
Bigger and better things San Diego County Aug. 12, 2020
Earl Maas San Diego County (Vista) Apr. 3, 2011
Case Category Published
Preciado v. Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jan. 24, 2023
Finlan v. Chase
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure Sep. 16, 2021
All of Us or None etc. v. Hamrick
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law May 28, 2021
Area 55 v. Nicholas & Tomasevic
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Feb. 24, 2021
Fabian v. Renovate America, Inc.
affirmed
 Arbitration Dec. 6, 2019
Correia v. NB Baker Electric, Inc.
affirmed
 Arbitration Feb. 26, 2019
Rojas v. HSBC Card Services
reversed and remanded
 Consumer Law Feb. 13, 2018
Medical Acquisition Company v. Superior Court
petition denied
 Eminent Domain Jan. 12, 2018
Dryden Oaks LLC v. San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
affirmed
 Real Property Oct. 20, 2017
Baker v. Italian Maple Holdings LLC
reversed
 Arbitration Aug. 2, 2017
Demara v. The Raymond Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Torts Jul. 20, 2017
Lynch v. California Coastal Commission
Real Property Jul. 7, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Ricky Lopez, Jr. v. Lewis S. Coleman, M.D., D.A.B.A., et al. Medical judge Jan. 24, 2025
Lisa Joy Kelly v. County of San Diego and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Torts judge Feb. 16, 2024
Melissa Casey, Jeremy Reece v. Marie Taylor Abeyta, Joseph Abeyta Personal Injury judge May 6, 2022
Evelyn Wimberley v. Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., and Does 1-25, inclusive Consumer Law judge Feb. 21, 2020
Gerald Seelman, Sally Seelman v. Coit Services Inc. Torts judge Feb. 9, 2018
Meritage Homes of California, Inc. v. Peppertree Village-VII, LLC, et al. Contracts judge Sep. 22, 2017
Russell Bellows v. Plaza Bonita, Kone Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Apr. 26, 2001
Confidential Attorneys Dec. 12, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 7, 1997
DL&C Cartune, Inc.; Dennis Lesavich; William Houlihan; Robert Furman v. Shanwar, Inc; Anwar Menerally and Precision Tune, Inc. Business Law Defendant May 24, 1997
Harriet Wieberg v. Centermark Properties, Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant May 24, 1997
Issac Whiting v. San Diego Unified School District Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Oct. 12, 1996
Confidential Insurance Defendant Aug. 3, 1996
Marco and Sandro Pietrobon vs. Judy Kaster and Orange Coast Title Company, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Mar. 16, 1996
George Cooper v. SOS Metals, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Oct. 21, 1995
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