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Joseph R. Kalin

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Judge (ret.)





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
On Assignment Los Angeles County (Mosk) Superior Court Jul. 17, 2007

Rulings
Case Category Published
Coalition for an Equitable Westlake/Macarthur Park v. City of Los Angeles
affirmed
Environmental Law Apr. 6, 2020
Rall v. Tribune 365, LLC
affirmed
Anti-SLAPP Dec. 20, 2019
Litinsky v. Kaplan
affirmed
Civil Procedure Oct. 7, 2019
Grafilo v. Cohanshohet
reversed
Constitutional Law Feb. 22, 2019
Rall v. Tribune 365 LLC
affirmed
Constitutional Law Jan. 22, 2019

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
The People of the State of California v. Wells Fargo & Company Business Law judge Feb. 15, 2019
Cecillia Segovia v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Stephanie Jackson, and Does 1 through 50 Employment Law judge Jan. 26, 2018
Allen Timothy Yu v. Grifols Biologicals Inc., and Does 1 through 10 Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2018
Patricia Cesario v. Donald Schwartz, M.D., Matthew Sloan, M.D., Rodrigo Torres, Long Beach Eye Care Associates Medical judge Aug. 4, 2017
[REDACTED] v. 3545 Wilshire LLC and Jamison Services Inc., Dr. Robert Dardashti dba Aria Chiropractic Contracts judge Jun. 23, 2017
Gary L. Johnson v. City of Inglewood, Shaun Jennings and Louie Johnson III Civil Rights judge May 6, 2006
Doyle Baker, Debbie Baker v. PrivatAir Inc., Robert Fries, Airlogic, Aviation Personnel International, Sherly Barden, Bert Botta Employment Law judge Apr. 29, 2006
Lola A'wwad, Suleman Iddrissu, Blue Tooth Communication v. Kangavari and Pico Collection LLC Real Property judge Jun. 7, 2005
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jun. 1, 2005
Wubtaye Bayu v. Suzanne Khalili Personal Injury judge May 10, 2005
Pamela Gail Dandoy, Michael Bruce Dandoy v. Mulhearn Realtors, A Market Place Inc. dba The Prudential California Realty, Debbie Kay Thorpe, et al. Real Property judge May 3, 2005
Jay Firestone v. Peter Hoffman Contracts judge Jan. 19, 2005
Ronald C. v. County of Los Angeles, Children's Bureau of Southern California, Domingo Cruz, Delia Cruz Personal Injury judge Sep. 28, 2004
Dila Velazquez, Iesha Velazquez, Brian Velazquez, minors, by and through their Guardian ad Litem, Dila Velazquez and Victor Oropeza v. Jorge Caicedo Personal Injury judge May 25, 2004
Geller, et al. v. Kaufman & Broad Contracts judge May 18, 2004
Thomas M. Klein v. University of Southern California, Vaughn A. Starnes, Julie Webster Employment Law judge Apr. 6, 2004
Gerardo Pascual v. Law Offices of Hall, Rice & Associates, Moses Hall Attorneys judge Dec. 9, 2003
Kevin Trannguyen v. Gerald Laska Personal Injury judge Oct. 28, 2003
Camilo Escano v. Maria Magdalena Montesino Personal Injury judge Aug. 26, 2003
Confidential Torts judge Apr. 1, 2003
Kevork Kebabjian and Ani Kebabjian v. Moses Sahakian Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Jul. 27, 2002
Wayman v. Smith, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge May 4, 2002
Thomas Jones v. Warner Bros. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 30, 2002
Geena Zalkin, a minor, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Betty Zalkin v. Karl Norris Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jun. 7, 2001
Diane Russomanno, et al. v. Gianni Russo, et al. Contracts judge Oct. 7, 2000
People v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems Inc., et al. Contracts judge Aug. 5, 2000
Michael O'Neil v. G.B. Data Systems Inc. Contracts judge Jul. 29, 2000
Fuerst v. Tuccinardi Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 14, 1999
Confidential Employment Law judge Aug. 7, 1999
Martha Palacio, a minor, et al. v. Randall Safarik, M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Feb. 20, 1999
Dockstader v. Los Angeles Unified School District Employment Law judge Jan. 10, 1998
Armando Herrera v. City of Redondo Beach Employment Law judge Jan. 10, 1998
Confidential judge Nov. 1, 1997
Vanessa Chandler v. Robert Cordell Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Apr. 26, 1997
Dennis Carr v. Richard Carr Breach of Contract judge Apr. 19, 1997
Mehdi Sarraf v. Authentic Fitness Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 1, 1997
Confidential Employment Law judge Feb. 6, 1997
Esmerald Khocharian, individually, Mariana Khocharian and Gohar Kocharian, minors, by and through Esmeralda Khocharian, their guardian ad litem; and Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Feb. 1, 1997
Diana Kimble v. State of California, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 17, 1996
Maximilian Schell v. Wolfgang Bocksch Concerts Entertainment Law judge Aug. 10, 1996
Robert and Carla Rawstron v. Ronald D. Wright, et al. Construction judge Apr. 29, 1995
Confidential Civil Rights judge Feb. 18, 1995
Confidential Breach of Contract judge Dec. 8, 1994
Jayant and Kanta Devani v. Ara and Shakeh Poladian Business Law judge Jun. 25, 1994
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 12, 1994
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 5, 1994
John Gracey v. Eliza Travis Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Jan. 29, 1994
Title Court Published
On Assignment Los Angeles County (Mosk) Superior Court Jul. 17, 2007
Case Category Published
Coalition for an Equitable Westlake/Macarthur Park v. City of Los Angeles
affirmed
Environmental Law Apr. 6, 2020
Rall v. Tribune 365, LLC
affirmed
Anti-SLAPP Dec. 20, 2019
Litinsky v. Kaplan
affirmed
Civil Procedure Oct. 7, 2019
Grafilo v. Cohanshohet
reversed
Constitutional Law Feb. 22, 2019
Rall v. Tribune 365 LLC
affirmed
Constitutional Law Jan. 22, 2019
Case Name Topic Role Published
The People of the State of California v. Wells Fargo & Company Business Law judge Feb. 15, 2019
Cecillia Segovia v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Stephanie Jackson, and Does 1 through 50 Employment Law judge Jan. 26, 2018
Allen Timothy Yu v. Grifols Biologicals Inc., and Does 1 through 10 Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2018
Patricia Cesario v. Donald Schwartz, M.D., Matthew Sloan, M.D., Rodrigo Torres, Long Beach Eye Care Associates Medical judge Aug. 4, 2017
[REDACTED] v. 3545 Wilshire LLC and Jamison Services Inc., Dr. Robert Dardashti dba Aria Chiropractic Contracts judge Jun. 23, 2017
Gary L. Johnson v. City of Inglewood, Shaun Jennings and Louie Johnson III Civil Rights judge May 6, 2006
Doyle Baker, Debbie Baker v. PrivatAir Inc., Robert Fries, Airlogic, Aviation Personnel International, Sherly Barden, Bert Botta Employment Law judge Apr. 29, 2006
Lola A'wwad, Suleman Iddrissu, Blue Tooth Communication v. Kangavari and Pico Collection LLC Real Property judge Jun. 7, 2005
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jun. 1, 2005
Wubtaye Bayu v. Suzanne Khalili Personal Injury judge May 10, 2005
Pamela Gail Dandoy, Michael Bruce Dandoy v. Mulhearn Realtors, A Market Place Inc. dba The Prudential California Realty, Debbie Kay Thorpe, et al. Real Property judge May 3, 2005
Jay Firestone v. Peter Hoffman Contracts judge Jan. 19, 2005
Ronald C. v. County of Los Angeles, Children's Bureau of Southern California, Domingo Cruz, Delia Cruz Personal Injury judge Sep. 28, 2004
Dila Velazquez, Iesha Velazquez, Brian Velazquez, minors, by and through their Guardian ad Litem, Dila Velazquez and Victor Oropeza v. Jorge Caicedo Personal Injury judge May 25, 2004
Geller, et al. v. Kaufman & Broad Contracts judge May 18, 2004
Thomas M. Klein v. University of Southern California, Vaughn A. Starnes, Julie Webster Employment Law judge Apr. 6, 2004
Gerardo Pascual v. Law Offices of Hall, Rice & Associates, Moses Hall Attorneys judge Dec. 9, 2003
Kevin Trannguyen v. Gerald Laska Personal Injury judge Oct. 28, 2003
Camilo Escano v. Maria Magdalena Montesino Personal Injury judge Aug. 26, 2003
Confidential Torts judge Apr. 1, 2003
Kevork Kebabjian and Ani Kebabjian v. Moses Sahakian Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Jul. 27, 2002
Wayman v. Smith, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge May 4, 2002
Thomas Jones v. Warner Bros. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 30, 2002
Geena Zalkin, a minor, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Betty Zalkin v. Karl Norris Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jun. 7, 2001
Diane Russomanno, et al. v. Gianni Russo, et al. Contracts judge Oct. 7, 2000
People v. SpeeDee Oil Change Systems Inc., et al. Contracts judge Aug. 5, 2000
Michael O'Neil v. G.B. Data Systems Inc. Contracts judge Jul. 29, 2000
Fuerst v. Tuccinardi Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 14, 1999
Confidential Employment Law judge Aug. 7, 1999
Martha Palacio, a minor, et al. v. Randall Safarik, M.D. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Feb. 20, 1999
Dockstader v. Los Angeles Unified School District Employment Law judge Jan. 10, 1998
Armando Herrera v. City of Redondo Beach Employment Law judge Jan. 10, 1998
Confidential judge Nov. 1, 1997
Vanessa Chandler v. Robert Cordell Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Apr. 26, 1997
Dennis Carr v. Richard Carr Breach of Contract judge Apr. 19, 1997
Mehdi Sarraf v. Authentic Fitness Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 1, 1997
Confidential Employment Law judge Feb. 6, 1997
Esmerald Khocharian, individually, Mariana Khocharian and Gohar Kocharian, minors, by and through Esmeralda Khocharian, their guardian ad litem; and Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Feb. 1, 1997
Diana Kimble v. State of California, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 17, 1996
Maximilian Schell v. Wolfgang Bocksch Concerts Entertainment Law judge Aug. 10, 1996
Robert and Carla Rawstron v. Ronald D. Wright, et al. Construction judge Apr. 29, 1995
Confidential Civil Rights judge Feb. 18, 1995
Confidential Breach of Contract judge Dec. 8, 1994
Jayant and Kanta Devani v. Ara and Shakeh Poladian Business Law judge Jun. 25, 1994
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 12, 1994
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 5, 1994
John Gracey v. Eliza Travis Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Jan. 29, 1994