Presiding Justice
California Courts of Appeal
4th Appellate District, Division 2
4th District Court of Appeal
Department/Division:
2
Days:
M-F
3389 12th Street
Riverside , CA 92501
(951) 782-2500
Elevated by Gov. George Deukmejian to the 4th District Court of Appeal, 1990; judge, Orange County Superior Court, 1986-90; judge, Orange County Municipal Court, 1983-86; deputy district attorney, Orange County, 1976-83.
Loyola Law School, 1974
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| A Grand Vision | 4th District Court of Appeal (Riverside) | Sep. 28, 2018 |
| Manuel A. Ramirez | 4th District, Division 2 (Riverside) | Dec. 16, 2009 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Law Day 2021: A celebration of the law and lawyers | Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal | Apr. 30, 2021 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Tafoya
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 18, 2025 |
|
People v. Lopez
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 23, 2025 |
|
People v. Thompson
author
|
Habeas Corpus | Oct. 28, 2024 |
|
Syre v. Douglas
author
|
Attorneys | Aug. 20, 2024 |
|
Riversiders Against Increased Taxes v. City of Riverside
author
|
Government | Aug. 20, 2024 |
|
People v. Bratton
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 26, 2023 |
|
People v. Harrell
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 5, 2023 |
|
People v. Vance
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 8, 2023 |
|
People v. Lopez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2023 |
|
Modification: San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors v. Monell
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2023 |
|
Garcia v. Superior Court (Bianco)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 31, 2023 |
|
San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors v. Monell
author
|
Constitutional Law | May 26, 2023 |
|
People v. Scott
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 25, 2023 |
|
People v. Carr
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 7, 2023 |
|
GRFCO, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dept. Industrial Relations)
author
|
Commercial Law | Apr. 4, 2023 |
|
People v. Ngo
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 13, 2023 |
|
Modification: People v. Cress
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 3, 2023 |
|
People v. Cress
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 10, 2023 |
|
People v. Griffin
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 14, 2022 |
|
Shouse v. County of Riverside
author
|
Government | Nov. 4, 2022 |
|
In re T.O.
concurring
|
Juveniles | Oct. 19, 2022 |
|
Gavriiloglou v. Prime Healthcare Management
author
|
Employment Law | Sep. 21, 2022 |
|
People v. Fuller
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2022 |
|
Guardianship of A.H.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 13, 2022 |
|
People v. Richardson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 17, 2022 |
|
Modification: Marriage of Aviles & Vulovic
author
|
Family Law | Jun. 14, 2022 |
|
Marriage of Aviles & Vulovic
author
|
Family Law | Jun. 10, 2022 |
|
Bowser v. Ford Motor Company
author
|
Consumer Law | May 13, 2022 |
|
People v. Parramartinez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 9, 2022 |
|
People v. Vaughn
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 20, 2022 |
|
People v. Kiger
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 31, 2022 |
|
People v. Pixley
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 8, 2022 |
|
Modification: In re L.A.-O.
author
|
Juveniles | Jan. 21, 2022 |
|
Modification: People v. Jimenez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 12, 2022 |
|
Protect Our Neighborhoods v. City of Palm Springs
author
|
Real Property | Jan. 11, 2022 |
|
In re L.A.-O.
author
|
Juveniles | Dec. 29, 2021 |
|
Modification: People v. Jimenez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 20, 2021 |
|
People v. Jimenez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 16, 2021 |
|
People v. Bravo
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 6, 2021 |
|
Humphrey v. Bewley
author
|
Real Property | Sep. 30, 2021 |
|
In re Sims
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 13, 2021 |
|
People v. Stewart
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2021 |
|
In re A.C.
author
|
Juveniles | Jun. 30, 2021 |
|
People v. Coleman
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 21, 2021 |
|
People v. Williams
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 21, 2021 |
|
Best v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
author
|
Real Property | May 25, 2021 |
|
Modification: Planet Bingo LLC v. The Burlington Insurance Co.
author
|
Insurance | Apr. 14, 2021 |
|
Planet Bingo LLC v. The Burlington Insurance Co.
author
|
Insurance | Mar. 22, 2021 |
|
In re D.C.
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Feb. 16, 2021 |
|
People v. Bravo
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 28, 2020 |
|
People v. Gentile
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 18, 2020 |
|
Russell v. Man
author
|
Remedies | Dec. 15, 2020 |
|
In re K.W.
author
|
Juveniles | Sep. 10, 2020 |
|
Thurston v. Fairfield Collectibles of Georgia, LLC
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 28, 2020 |
|
Riverside County Transportation Comm. v. Southern California Gas Co.
author
|
Utilities | Aug. 26, 2020 |
|
People v. Cardenas
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 12, 2020 |
|
In re Smith
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 28, 2020 |
|
People v. Law
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 7, 2020 |
|
In re G.C.
concurring
|
Dependency | Apr. 28, 2020 |
|
People v. Bullard
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2020 |
|
People v. Perez
reversed
|
Evidence | Feb. 28, 2020 |
|
Zemek v. Superior Court
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 24, 2020 |
|
Modification: People v. Windfield
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 17, 2020 |
|
People v. Windfield
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 24, 2019 |
|
People v. Vivar
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 13, 2019 |
|
People v. Salcido
author
|
Immigration | Nov. 27, 2019 |
|
Highland Springs Conference etc. v. City of Banning
author
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 25, 2019 |
|
Gardner v. Superior Court
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 14, 2019 |
|
In re K.T.
author
|
Dependency | Nov. 14, 2019 |
|
Precision Framing Systems Inc. v. Luzuriaga
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 3, 2019 |
|
Monster Energy Company v. Schechter
reversed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 12, 2019 |
|
People v. Canizales
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 25, 2019 |
|
Modification: People v. Gentile
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 24, 2019 |
|
People v. McShane
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 17, 2019 |
|
People v. Gentile
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 3, 2019 |
|
Modification: People v. Salcido
author
|
Immigration | May 15, 2019 |
|
People v. Salcido
author
|
Immigration | May 6, 2019 |
|
People v. Lara
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 12, 2019 |
|
Orchard Estate Homes v. Orchard Homeowners Alliance
author
|
Real Property | Feb. 25, 2019 |
|
Gassner v. Stasa
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 19, 2018 |
|
People v. Lavoie
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 5, 2018 |
|
People v. Superior Court (Ahn)
author
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 29, 2018 |
|
Thee Sombrero, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 29, 2018 |
|
R.B. v. D.R.
author
|
Family Law | Oct. 15, 2018 |
|
People v. Gutierrez
author
|
Evidence | Oct. 11, 2018 |
|
Fuentes v. TMCSF, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Aug. 27, 2018 |
|
GameStop, Inc. v. Superior Court
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 24, 2018 |
|
Levingston v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 21, 2018 |
|
Ehret v. WinCo Foods, LLC
author
|
Labor Law | Aug. 16, 2018 |
|
Heidary v. Superior Court
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 16, 2018 |
|
Monster Energy Co. v. Schechter
author
|
Contracts | Aug. 15, 2018 |
|
Padda v. Superior Court (Riverside)
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 10, 2018 |
|
In re Marriage of Binette
author
|
Family Law | Jul. 3, 2018 |
|
Kaura v. Stabilis Fund II, LLC
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Jun. 14, 2018 |
|
In re R.W.
author
|
Juveniles | Jun. 6, 2018 |
|
Modification: People v. Perez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 11, 2018 |
|
People v. Perez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 16, 2018 |
|
In re D.P.
author
|
Juveniles | Mar. 13, 2018 |
|
In re Marriage of Cassinelli
author
|
Family Law | Mar. 6, 2018 |
|
Naidu v. Superior Court
author
|
Constitutional Law | Feb. 9, 2018 |
|
People v. Lucero
author
|
Attorneys | Dec. 18, 2017 |
|
People v. Nguyen
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 12, 2017 |
|
Morris v. Superior Court
author
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 22, 2017 |
|
Whitehall v. County of San Bernardino
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 16, 2017 |
|
People v. Perez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 27, 2017 |
|
Stewart v. Superior Court (St. Joseph's Health)
author
|
Torts | Oct. 13, 2017 |
|
In re D.H.
dissenting
|
Dependency | Aug. 24, 2017 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| A Grand Vision | 4th District Court of Appeal (Riverside) | Sep. 28, 2018 |
| Manuel A. Ramirez | 4th District, Division 2 (Riverside) | Dec. 16, 2009 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Law Day 2021: A celebration of the law and lawyers | Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal | Apr. 30, 2021 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Tafoya
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 18, 2025 |
|
People v. Lopez
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 23, 2025 |
|
People v. Thompson
author
|
Habeas Corpus | Oct. 28, 2024 |
|
Syre v. Douglas
author
|
Attorneys | Aug. 20, 2024 |
|
Riversiders Against Increased Taxes v. City of Riverside
author
|
Government | Aug. 20, 2024 |
|
People v. Bratton
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 26, 2023 |
|
People v. Harrell
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 5, 2023 |
|
People v. Vance
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 8, 2023 |
|
People v. Lopez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2023 |
|
Modification: San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors v. Monell
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2023 |
|
Garcia v. Superior Court (Bianco)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 31, 2023 |
|
San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors v. Monell
author
|
Constitutional Law | May 26, 2023 |
|
People v. Scott
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 25, 2023 |
|
People v. Carr
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 7, 2023 |
|
GRFCO, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dept. Industrial Relations)
author
|
Commercial Law | Apr. 4, 2023 |
|
People v. Ngo
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 13, 2023 |
|
Modification: People v. Cress
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 3, 2023 |
|
People v. Cress
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 10, 2023 |
|
People v. Griffin
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 14, 2022 |
|
Shouse v. County of Riverside
author
|
Government | Nov. 4, 2022 |
|
In re T.O.
concurring
|
Juveniles | Oct. 19, 2022 |
|
Gavriiloglou v. Prime Healthcare Management
author
|
Employment Law | Sep. 21, 2022 |
|
People v. Fuller
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2022 |
|
Guardianship of A.H.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 13, 2022 |
|
People v. Richardson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 17, 2022 |
|
Modification: Marriage of Aviles & Vulovic
author
|
Family Law | Jun. 14, 2022 |
|
Marriage of Aviles & Vulovic
author
|
Family Law | Jun. 10, 2022 |
|
Bowser v. Ford Motor Company
author
|
Consumer Law | May 13, 2022 |
|
People v. Parramartinez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 9, 2022 |
|
People v. Vaughn
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 20, 2022 |
|
People v. Kiger
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 31, 2022 |
|
People v. Pixley
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 8, 2022 |
|
Modification: In re L.A.-O.
author
|
Juveniles | Jan. 21, 2022 |
|
Modification: People v. Jimenez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 12, 2022 |
|
Protect Our Neighborhoods v. City of Palm Springs
author
|
Real Property | Jan. 11, 2022 |
|
In re L.A.-O.
author
|
Juveniles | Dec. 29, 2021 |
|
Modification: People v. Jimenez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 20, 2021 |
|
People v. Jimenez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 16, 2021 |
|
People v. Bravo
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 6, 2021 |
|
Humphrey v. Bewley
author
|
Real Property | Sep. 30, 2021 |
|
In re Sims
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 13, 2021 |
|
People v. Stewart
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2021 |
|
In re A.C.
author
|
Juveniles | Jun. 30, 2021 |
|
People v. Coleman
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 21, 2021 |
|
People v. Williams
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 21, 2021 |
|
Best v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
author
|
Real Property | May 25, 2021 |
|
Modification: Planet Bingo LLC v. The Burlington Insurance Co.
author
|
Insurance | Apr. 14, 2021 |
|
Planet Bingo LLC v. The Burlington Insurance Co.
author
|
Insurance | Mar. 22, 2021 |
|
In re D.C.
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Feb. 16, 2021 |
|
People v. Bravo
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 28, 2020 |
|
People v. Gentile
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 18, 2020 |
|
Russell v. Man
author
|
Remedies | Dec. 15, 2020 |
|
In re K.W.
author
|
Juveniles | Sep. 10, 2020 |
|
Thurston v. Fairfield Collectibles of Georgia, LLC
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 28, 2020 |
|
Riverside County Transportation Comm. v. Southern California Gas Co.
author
|
Utilities | Aug. 26, 2020 |
|
People v. Cardenas
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 12, 2020 |
|
In re Smith
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 28, 2020 |
|
People v. Law
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 7, 2020 |
|
In re G.C.
concurring
|
Dependency | Apr. 28, 2020 |
|
People v. Bullard
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2020 |
|
People v. Perez
reversed
|
Evidence | Feb. 28, 2020 |
|
Zemek v. Superior Court
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 24, 2020 |
|
Modification: People v. Windfield
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 17, 2020 |
|
People v. Windfield
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 24, 2019 |
|
People v. Vivar
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 13, 2019 |
|
People v. Salcido
author
|
Immigration | Nov. 27, 2019 |
|
Highland Springs Conference etc. v. City of Banning
author
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 25, 2019 |
|
Gardner v. Superior Court
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 14, 2019 |
|
In re K.T.
author
|
Dependency | Nov. 14, 2019 |
|
Precision Framing Systems Inc. v. Luzuriaga
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 3, 2019 |
|
Monster Energy Company v. Schechter
reversed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 12, 2019 |
|
People v. Canizales
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 25, 2019 |
|
Modification: People v. Gentile
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 24, 2019 |
|
People v. McShane
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 17, 2019 |
|
People v. Gentile
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 3, 2019 |
|
Modification: People v. Salcido
author
|
Immigration | May 15, 2019 |
|
People v. Salcido
author
|
Immigration | May 6, 2019 |
|
People v. Lara
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 12, 2019 |
|
Orchard Estate Homes v. Orchard Homeowners Alliance
author
|
Real Property | Feb. 25, 2019 |
|
Gassner v. Stasa
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 19, 2018 |
|
People v. Lavoie
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 5, 2018 |
|
People v. Superior Court (Ahn)
author
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 29, 2018 |
|
Thee Sombrero, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 29, 2018 |
|
R.B. v. D.R.
author
|
Family Law | Oct. 15, 2018 |
|
People v. Gutierrez
author
|
Evidence | Oct. 11, 2018 |
|
Fuentes v. TMCSF, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Aug. 27, 2018 |
|
GameStop, Inc. v. Superior Court
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 24, 2018 |
|
Levingston v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 21, 2018 |
|
Ehret v. WinCo Foods, LLC
author
|
Labor Law | Aug. 16, 2018 |
|
Heidary v. Superior Court
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 16, 2018 |
|
Monster Energy Co. v. Schechter
author
|
Contracts | Aug. 15, 2018 |
|
Padda v. Superior Court (Riverside)
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 10, 2018 |
|
In re Marriage of Binette
author
|
Family Law | Jul. 3, 2018 |
|
Kaura v. Stabilis Fund II, LLC
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Jun. 14, 2018 |
|
In re R.W.
author
|
Juveniles | Jun. 6, 2018 |
|
Modification: People v. Perez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 11, 2018 |
|
People v. Perez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 16, 2018 |
|
In re D.P.
author
|
Juveniles | Mar. 13, 2018 |
|
In re Marriage of Cassinelli
author
|
Family Law | Mar. 6, 2018 |
|
Naidu v. Superior Court
author
|
Constitutional Law | Feb. 9, 2018 |
|
People v. Lucero
author
|
Attorneys | Dec. 18, 2017 |
|
People v. Nguyen
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 12, 2017 |
|
Morris v. Superior Court
author
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 22, 2017 |
|
Whitehall v. County of San Bernardino
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 16, 2017 |
|
People v. Perez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 27, 2017 |
|
Stewart v. Superior Court (St. Joseph's Health)
author
|
Torts | Oct. 13, 2017 |
|
In re D.H.
dissenting
|
Dependency | Aug. 24, 2017 |