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Kristi Culver Kapetan

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Supervising Judge
Civil Trials
Fresno County Superior Court
B.F. Sisk Courthouse
Department/Division: D502 Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 4th

1130 O Street
Fresno , CA 93721-2220
(559) 457-6319





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Kristi Culver Kapetan Superior Court Fresno County (Fresno) Sep. 23, 2015

Rulings
Case Category Published
Jones v. Solgen Construction
affirmed
 Arbitration Feb. 27, 2024
Martinez v. City of Clovis
reversed in part
 Government Apr. 7, 2023
Atalla v. Rite Aid Corporation
affirmed
 Employment Law Mar. 15, 2023
Kaur v. Foster Poultry Farms LLC
reversed in part
 Civil Procedure Sep. 15, 2022
Colonial Van & Storage, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dominguez)
writ issued
 Employment Law Mar. 21, 2022
Becerra v. The McClatchy Co.
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Oct. 4, 2021
Modification: Sierra Club v. County of Fresno
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Dec. 24, 2020
Sierra Club v. County of Fresno
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Nov. 30, 2020
Monsanto Co. v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
affirmed
 Environmental Law Apr. 23, 2018
Brown v. Superior Court (Fresno)
petition denied
 statutory_interpretation Feb. 1, 2018
Ly v. County of Fresno
affirmed
 Workers' Compensation Oct. 16, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jane Roe 26 v. Riverdale Assembly of God dba Riverdale Christian Academy, Inc., et al. Personal Injury judge May 1, 2025
Norman W. Miller, an individual and Irene Heeterbry, as the Trustee of the Miller Family Trust of 2024 Irene Heetebry v. Larry M. and Patricia D. Oakander, husband and wife Real Property judge May 1, 2025
Robert Pitts v. Ri Sheng Deng, Hui Ping Ma, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Apr. 25, 2025
John Roe 9 v. Riverdale Assembly of God Inc. Inc. dba Riverdale Christian Academy; The General Council of the Assemblies of God; The Southern California District Council of the Assemblies of God; James Davis, and Does 6 through 100, inclusiv Personal Injury judge Apr. 11, 2025
Lanishia Stanley, on behalf of herself and other aggrieved employees v. Fresno Valley SNF LLC dba Orchard Post Acute, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 10, 2025
Jessica Villa, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sante Health System Inc., Digestive Disease Consultants, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 4, 2025
Gurpreet Kaur and Veer Singh Ghotra, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Bikramjit Singh Sohal v. Gurdeep Singh dba Suni Transport; Pritpal Singh Personal Injury judge Jan. 17, 2025
Natalie Bennett, Royce King v. Antonio Calderon, Uber Technologies Inc., Rasier LLC, Rasier-CA LLC, and Does 1 to 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Dec. 20, 2024
Joey Reyes, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Valley Chrome Plating Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 4, 2024
Michelle Ritchie v. Joseph Yrulegui; Yrulegui & Roberts; and Does 1 through 78, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 23, 2024
Fadi Abboud, Bill Maida v. Gary Yep, Jerry Yep, Scott Christopher Yep, Kristen Deidra Yep, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Torts judge Aug. 23, 2024
Tracy Harmon, Victor Torres v. Community Regional Medical Center, Omni Women's Health Medical Group, Ron Lichtenstein, M.D., and Does 1-200 Personal Injury judge Aug. 23, 2024
Yolanda Cruz Aceves, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Lyons Magnus, LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 9, 2024
Lucia Sibaja and Esmerelda Olivo Aguirre, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Plastic Industries Inc., and Does 1-20, inclusive Employment Law judge May 3, 2024
Courtney Haynes, on behalf of herself and all other aggrieved employees v. The GAP Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 12, 2024
Diane Gil, on behalf of herself and all aggrieved employees pursuant to Labor Code section 2698 et seq. v. Electronic Recyclers of America, LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 5, 2024
Michael Giannetta v. Sierra Pacific Orthopedic Center Medial Group Inc. Medical judge Jan. 12, 2024
Marlon Ramon Guillen, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Max's Artisan Breads Inc., Partners Personnel - Management Services LLC, Nexem Partners LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 17, 2023
Vidali Aleman, an individual on behalf of herself and others similarly situated v. Moonlight Packing Corporation, Moonlight Packing Company LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 6, 2023
Keren Farley, Jonathan Farley v. Pedro Bautista, and Does 1 to 100 Personal Injury judge Dec. 10, 2021
Nicholas R. Merlo, by and through his Conservator and Guardian ad Litem, Kaci K. Merlo, and Kaci K. Merlo, individually v. Simranjit Singh Bassi, CRNA, American Ambulance, Brina Portillo, Allison Freer, and Katherine Schneider Medical judge Nov. 12, 2021
Tyler L. Biedermann, in his representative capacity v. Producers Dairy Foods Inc., and Does 1-25 Labor Law judge Aug. 20, 2021
Gary Wayn Edwards v. Mark Angelo Rodrigues, and Does 1 to 25, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jun. 4, 2021
Sandra Camargo v. Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center dba Clovis Community Medical Center, Brent Castle, D.O., James Osborne, M.D., Northwest Medical Group Urgent Care Medical judge Feb. 19, 2021
Ira Green v. State of California, et al. Civil Rights judge Feb. 12, 2021
Fernando Orozco, an individual, individually on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated under the Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) pursuant to Labor Code sections 2698, et seq. v. Bulldog Square Inc. dba Bulldog Towing Service; Richard McCracken, an individual, dba 76 Towing; Kevin McCracken, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Jan. 15, 2021
Samuel A. James, Joanne S. James v. S&A Capital Partners Inc., Entra Default Solutions LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge Dec. 18, 2020
Election Integrity Project California, Inc. v. Brandi L. Orth, County Clerk/ Registrar of 13 Voters, County of Fresno, California, and Does 1-10, inclusive Government judge Dec. 11, 2020
Diann Fletcher v. Gil Cabrera dba Powercity; Cabrera Duston Inc.; GC Services Lic#C-10#9088853; Ygrene Financial Contracts judge Nov. 20, 2020
Kimberly Ballinger v. Ryan Daniel Ramirez, Ryan Ramirez Inc., David M. Faith, individually and dba Faith Home Inspection, Randy L. Martin, Karen Martin, and Does 1 through 15 Contracts judge Oct. 9, 2020
Crystal D. Dominguez v. Carol Holaday, Colonial Van & Storage Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Aug. 4, 2020
Cesar Rodriguez v. City of Fresno, Officer Steven Gonzales, Officer Geoff Tushnet, and Does 1-20, inclusive Civil Rights judge Mar. 23, 2018
Kristy Lee Harris, individually and as Guardian ad Litem of Dallas Harris, a minor, and Chase Harris, a minor v. Angela Catherine Soto; William Soto; and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Mar. 2, 2018
Thomas Lambert v. City of Coalinga, and Does 1 to 25, inclusive Personal Injury judge Oct. 20, 2017
D.A., by and through his Guardian ad Litem, L.M. v. Daphne C. Silva, aka Daphne Chneil Silva aka Daphne Silva and Does 1 through 300, inclusive Personal Injury judge Sep. 8, 2017
Rebecca Law, an individual; Rebecca Law, as guardian ad litem for Lauren Lajara, a minor; Rebecca Law, as guardian ad litem for Samantha Law, a minor; and Shannon Law, as guardian ad litem for Brandon Law, a minor v. Jack Michael Eiermann, Ruth Eiermann, Envision Construction & Design Inc. Personal Injury judge Aug. 4, 2017
Dorina Gilmore, an individual; Dorina Gilmore, as personal representative of the Estate of Ericlee Gilmore; and Dorina Gilmore, as Guardian ad Litem to minors Meilani, Giada, and Zayla Gilmore v. Hipolito G. Mariano Jr., M.D.; Fresno Family Medical Clinic, and Does 1 to 30 Medical judge Aug. 4, 2017
Kant Muchhala, Carolyn Muchhala v. United States of America Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 2, 2007
Kant Muchhala and Carolyn Muchhala v. United States of America Torts Defendant Apr. 21, 2007
Estate of Peter Terbush v. United States of America Personal Injury Defendant Feb. 11, 2006
Title Court Published
Kristi Culver Kapetan Superior Court Fresno County (Fresno) Sep. 23, 2015
Case Category Published
Jones v. Solgen Construction
affirmed
 Arbitration Feb. 27, 2024
Martinez v. City of Clovis
reversed in part
 Government Apr. 7, 2023
Atalla v. Rite Aid Corporation
affirmed
 Employment Law Mar. 15, 2023
Kaur v. Foster Poultry Farms LLC
reversed in part
 Civil Procedure Sep. 15, 2022
Colonial Van & Storage, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dominguez)
writ issued
 Employment Law Mar. 21, 2022
Becerra v. The McClatchy Co.
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Oct. 4, 2021
Modification: Sierra Club v. County of Fresno
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Dec. 24, 2020
Sierra Club v. County of Fresno
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Nov. 30, 2020
Monsanto Co. v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
affirmed
 Environmental Law Apr. 23, 2018
Brown v. Superior Court (Fresno)
petition denied
 statutory_interpretation Feb. 1, 2018
Ly v. County of Fresno
affirmed
 Workers' Compensation Oct. 16, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jane Roe 26 v. Riverdale Assembly of God dba Riverdale Christian Academy, Inc., et al. Personal Injury judge May 1, 2025
Norman W. Miller, an individual and Irene Heeterbry, as the Trustee of the Miller Family Trust of 2024 Irene Heetebry v. Larry M. and Patricia D. Oakander, husband and wife Real Property judge May 1, 2025
Robert Pitts v. Ri Sheng Deng, Hui Ping Ma, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Apr. 25, 2025
John Roe 9 v. Riverdale Assembly of God Inc. Inc. dba Riverdale Christian Academy; The General Council of the Assemblies of God; The Southern California District Council of the Assemblies of God; James Davis, and Does 6 through 100, inclusiv Personal Injury judge Apr. 11, 2025
Lanishia Stanley, on behalf of herself and other aggrieved employees v. Fresno Valley SNF LLC dba Orchard Post Acute, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 10, 2025
Jessica Villa, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sante Health System Inc., Digestive Disease Consultants, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 4, 2025
Gurpreet Kaur and Veer Singh Ghotra, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Bikramjit Singh Sohal v. Gurdeep Singh dba Suni Transport; Pritpal Singh Personal Injury judge Jan. 17, 2025
Natalie Bennett, Royce King v. Antonio Calderon, Uber Technologies Inc., Rasier LLC, Rasier-CA LLC, and Does 1 to 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Dec. 20, 2024
Joey Reyes, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Valley Chrome Plating Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 4, 2024
Michelle Ritchie v. Joseph Yrulegui; Yrulegui & Roberts; and Does 1 through 78, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 23, 2024
Fadi Abboud, Bill Maida v. Gary Yep, Jerry Yep, Scott Christopher Yep, Kristen Deidra Yep, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Torts judge Aug. 23, 2024
Tracy Harmon, Victor Torres v. Community Regional Medical Center, Omni Women's Health Medical Group, Ron Lichtenstein, M.D., and Does 1-200 Personal Injury judge Aug. 23, 2024
Yolanda Cruz Aceves, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Lyons Magnus, LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 9, 2024
Lucia Sibaja and Esmerelda Olivo Aguirre, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Plastic Industries Inc., and Does 1-20, inclusive Employment Law judge May 3, 2024
Courtney Haynes, on behalf of herself and all other aggrieved employees v. The GAP Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 12, 2024
Diane Gil, on behalf of herself and all aggrieved employees pursuant to Labor Code section 2698 et seq. v. Electronic Recyclers of America, LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 5, 2024
Michael Giannetta v. Sierra Pacific Orthopedic Center Medial Group Inc. Medical judge Jan. 12, 2024
Marlon Ramon Guillen, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Max's Artisan Breads Inc., Partners Personnel - Management Services LLC, Nexem Partners LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 17, 2023
Vidali Aleman, an individual on behalf of herself and others similarly situated v. Moonlight Packing Corporation, Moonlight Packing Company LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 6, 2023
Keren Farley, Jonathan Farley v. Pedro Bautista, and Does 1 to 100 Personal Injury judge Dec. 10, 2021
Nicholas R. Merlo, by and through his Conservator and Guardian ad Litem, Kaci K. Merlo, and Kaci K. Merlo, individually v. Simranjit Singh Bassi, CRNA, American Ambulance, Brina Portillo, Allison Freer, and Katherine Schneider Medical judge Nov. 12, 2021
Tyler L. Biedermann, in his representative capacity v. Producers Dairy Foods Inc., and Does 1-25 Labor Law judge Aug. 20, 2021
Gary Wayn Edwards v. Mark Angelo Rodrigues, and Does 1 to 25, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jun. 4, 2021
Sandra Camargo v. Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center dba Clovis Community Medical Center, Brent Castle, D.O., James Osborne, M.D., Northwest Medical Group Urgent Care Medical judge Feb. 19, 2021
Ira Green v. State of California, et al. Civil Rights judge Feb. 12, 2021
Fernando Orozco, an individual, individually on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated under the Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) pursuant to Labor Code sections 2698, et seq. v. Bulldog Square Inc. dba Bulldog Towing Service; Richard McCracken, an individual, dba 76 Towing; Kevin McCracken, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Jan. 15, 2021
Samuel A. James, Joanne S. James v. S&A Capital Partners Inc., Entra Default Solutions LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge Dec. 18, 2020
Election Integrity Project California, Inc. v. Brandi L. Orth, County Clerk/ Registrar of 13 Voters, County of Fresno, California, and Does 1-10, inclusive Government judge Dec. 11, 2020
Diann Fletcher v. Gil Cabrera dba Powercity; Cabrera Duston Inc.; GC Services Lic#C-10#9088853; Ygrene Financial Contracts judge Nov. 20, 2020
Kimberly Ballinger v. Ryan Daniel Ramirez, Ryan Ramirez Inc., David M. Faith, individually and dba Faith Home Inspection, Randy L. Martin, Karen Martin, and Does 1 through 15 Contracts judge Oct. 9, 2020
Crystal D. Dominguez v. Carol Holaday, Colonial Van & Storage Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Aug. 4, 2020
Cesar Rodriguez v. City of Fresno, Officer Steven Gonzales, Officer Geoff Tushnet, and Does 1-20, inclusive Civil Rights judge Mar. 23, 2018
Kristy Lee Harris, individually and as Guardian ad Litem of Dallas Harris, a minor, and Chase Harris, a minor v. Angela Catherine Soto; William Soto; and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Mar. 2, 2018
Thomas Lambert v. City of Coalinga, and Does 1 to 25, inclusive Personal Injury judge Oct. 20, 2017
D.A., by and through his Guardian ad Litem, L.M. v. Daphne C. Silva, aka Daphne Chneil Silva aka Daphne Silva and Does 1 through 300, inclusive Personal Injury judge Sep. 8, 2017
Rebecca Law, an individual; Rebecca Law, as guardian ad litem for Lauren Lajara, a minor; Rebecca Law, as guardian ad litem for Samantha Law, a minor; and Shannon Law, as guardian ad litem for Brandon Law, a minor v. Jack Michael Eiermann, Ruth Eiermann, Envision Construction & Design Inc. Personal Injury judge Aug. 4, 2017
Dorina Gilmore, an individual; Dorina Gilmore, as personal representative of the Estate of Ericlee Gilmore; and Dorina Gilmore, as Guardian ad Litem to minors Meilani, Giada, and Zayla Gilmore v. Hipolito G. Mariano Jr., M.D.; Fresno Family Medical Clinic, and Does 1 to 30 Medical judge Aug. 4, 2017
Kant Muchhala, Carolyn Muchhala v. United States of America Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 2, 2007
Kant Muchhala and Carolyn Muchhala v. United States of America Torts Defendant Apr. 21, 2007
Estate of Peter Terbush v. United States of America Personal Injury Defendant Feb. 11, 2006
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