Dennis M. Perluss

Presiding Justice (Ret.)

Retired November 15, 2023, Elevated by Gov. Gray Davis, to presiding justice, 2nd District court of Appeal, Division Seven, 2003; justice, 2nd District court of Appeal, 2001-21; judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1999-2001; partner, Hufstedler & Kaus and Morrison & Foerster, 1975-99; clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, 1974-75; clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal judge Shirley M. Hufstedler, 1973-74.

Harvard Law School

Title	Court	Published
An Active Justice	California Court of Appeal 2nd District, Division Seven	Jan. 26, 2021
Dennis Perluss	Los Angeles Superior Court	Aug. 3, 2001

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Court

Published

An Active Justice

California Court of Appeal 2nd District, Division Seven

Jan. 26, 2021

Dennis Perluss

Los Angeles Superior Court

Aug. 3, 2001

Case	Category	Published
People v. Hollie author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Nov. 29, 2023
Vargas v. Gallizzi author	Remedies	Oct. 13, 2023
Park v. NMSI, Inc. author	Contracts	Oct. 12, 2023
In re Jose C. author	Dependency	Oct. 10, 2023
Hansen v. Volkov author	Attorneys	Oct. 4, 2023
Geringer v. Blue Rider Finance author	Attorneys	Aug. 23, 2023
Esplanade Productions v. The Walt Disney Co. author	Contracts	Jul. 20, 2023
People v. Meza author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 13, 2023
Militello v. VFARM author	Evidence	Mar. 21, 2023
Regina v. State of California author	Constitutional Law	Mar. 17, 2023
In re Matthew M. author	Dependency	Mar. 6, 2023
Arcadians for Environmental Preservation v. City of Arcadia author	Environmental Law	Feb. 16, 2023
People v. Anderson author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 7, 2023
The Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Lara author	Administrative Agencies	Nov. 4, 2022
People v. Hardin author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Oct. 18, 2022
Malloy v. Superior Court (Comprehensive Print Group) author	Employment Discrimination	Sep. 19, 2022
In re Rylei S. author	Dependency	Jul. 19, 2022
Marina Pacific Hotel and Suites, LLC v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. author	Insurance	Jul. 13, 2022
In re C.S. author	Dependency	Jul. 1, 2022
In re M.B. author	Juveniles	Jun. 29, 2022
Trinity v. Life Insurance Co. of North America author	Arbitration	May 24, 2022
People v. Guerrero author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Mar. 16, 2022
In re Brown author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Mar. 16, 2022
Modification: Kirk v. Ratner author	Arbitration	Feb. 24, 2022
People v. Alvarez author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 16, 2022
Kirk v. Ratner author	Arbitration	Feb. 14, 2022
Ahern v. Asset Management Consultants author	Arbitration	Feb. 3, 2022
Vines v. O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC author	Employment Law	Jan. 24, 2022
Espinoza v. Hepta Run, Inc. author	Employment Law	Jan. 21, 2022
Sanchez v. Westlake Services author	Attorneys	Jan. 19, 2022
In re Malik T. author	Juveniles	Jan. 19, 2022
Musero v. Creative Artists Agency, LLC author	Anti-SLAPP	Dec. 16, 2021
Patterson v. Superior Court (Charter Communications) author	Employment Law	Oct. 20, 2021
In re Cole L. author	Juveniles	Oct. 20, 2021
People v. The North River Insurance Co. author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Oct. 6, 2021
In re Samuel A. author	Juveniles	Sep. 23, 2021
Nixon v. AmeriHome Mortgage Co., LLC author	Arbitration	Aug. 18, 2021
Modification: Zuniga v. Alexandria Care Center, LLC author	Evidence	Aug. 17, 2021
People v. Mancilla author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 16, 2021
Zuniga v. Alexandria Care Center, LLC author	Evidence	Aug. 16, 2021
Jolie v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County author	Judges	Jul. 26, 2021
Gilkyson v. Disney Enterprises, Inc. author	Contracts	Jul. 22, 2021
Favila v. Pasquarella author	Civil Procedure	Jun. 23, 2021
Verceles v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. author	Civil Procedure	May 3, 2021
In re Rashad D. author	Dependency	Apr. 21, 2021
People v. Harris author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 17, 2021
Searles v. Archangel author	Civil Procedure	Jan. 26, 2021
Luebke v. Automobile Club of Southern California author	Torts	Jan. 8, 2021
In re T.G. author	Dependency	Dec. 10, 2020
People v. Rodriguez author	statutory_interpretation	Dec. 9, 2020
People v. Frazier author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Oct. 15, 2020
In re Anna T. author	Dependency	Oct. 15, 2020
In re Samuel A. author	Dependency	Sep. 25, 2020
Brue v. Shabaab author	Civil Procedure	Sep. 16, 2020
Georgeanne G. v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services) author	Dependency	Aug. 21, 2020
Li v. Dept. of Industrial Relations author	Labor Law	Aug. 21, 2020
People v. Ochoa author	Juveniles	Aug. 20, 2020
People v. The North River Insurance Co. author	statutory_interpretation	Aug. 19, 2020
In re T.S. author	Dependency	Jul. 23, 2020
Mattei v. Corporate Management Solutions author	Labor Law	Jul. 16, 2020
Garcia v. Superior Court (People) concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 9, 2020
People v. Sepulveda author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 3, 2020
City of Redondo Beach v. Padilla author	Constitutional Law	Mar. 25, 2020
Summer J. v. United States Baseball Federation author	Torts	Feb. 20, 2020
Soto v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. author	Torts	Feb. 18, 2020
Gamerberg v. 3000 E. 11th Street, LLC author	Real Property	Jan. 23, 2020
People v. Verdugo author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 16, 2020
C.W. Howe Partners Inc. v. Mooradian author	Anti-SLAPP	Dec. 23, 2019
Sarun v. Dignity Health author	Civil Procedure	Nov. 14, 2019
Eck v. City of Los Angeles author	Civil Procedure	Oct. 17, 2019
People v. Lopez author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 23, 2019
Wu v. O'Gara Coach Co., LLC author	Attorneys	Aug. 23, 2019
Modification: Wu v. O'Gara Coach Co., LLC author	Attorneys	Aug. 23, 2019
Eisen v. Tavangarian author	Real Property	Jun. 25, 2019
Pearl v. City of Los Angeles author	Civil Procedure	Jun. 20, 2019
Hanna v. Mercedes-Benz USA author	Civil Procedure	Jun. 20, 2019
People v. Castellano author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Mar. 28, 2019
O'Gara Coach Co., LLC v. Ra author	Attorneys	Jan. 8, 2019
Doe v. University of Southern California author	Education	Oct. 10, 2018
Martinez v. Landry's Restaurants, Inc. author	Civil Procedure	Aug. 30, 2018
Shorts v. Superior Court author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 20, 2018
Davis v. App. Div. of the Superior Court author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 17, 2018
Riske v. Superior Court author	statutory_interpretation	Apr. 18, 2018
People v. Johnson author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Mar. 30, 2018
Covina Residents for Responsible Development v. City of Covina author	Environmental Law	Mar. 26, 2018
Eleanor Licensing LLC v. Classic Recreations LLC author	Civil Procedure	Mar. 23, 2018
Modification: Redfearn v. Trader Joe's Company author	Torts	Mar. 20, 2018
People v. Gutierrez author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Mar. 1, 2018
Redfearn v. Trader Joe's Company author	Torts	Mar. 1, 2018
Pittman v. Beck Park Apartments author	Civil Procedure	Mar. 1, 2018
Nutrition Distribution, LLC v. Southern SARMS, Inc. author	Civil Procedure	Feb. 5, 2018
Sierra Palms Homeowners Assoc. v. Metro Gold Line author	Civil Procedure	Jan. 31, 2018
In re Elizabeth M. author	Juveniles	Jan. 24, 2018
People v. Gallardo concurring	Evidence	Dec. 7, 2017
In re Aiden L. author	Dependency	Oct. 24, 2017
In re Destiny D. author	Dependency	Sep. 12, 2017
Cortez v. Doty Bros. Equipment Co. author	Labor Law	Sep. 6, 2017

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