The Honorable Charles S. Treat
Contra Costa County Superior Court, Department 12
Biography
The Hon. Charles S. Treat is a judge of the Superior Court of Contra Costa County in California. Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed him to the bench in October 2005. Treat was automatically re-elected in 2014 after running unopposed.
Judge Treat earned his B.A. in political philosophy from Michigan State University in 1977. He later received his J.D. from the University of Chicago in 1980, graduating with honors.
He began his legal career as a law clerk for the Hon. John Minor Wisdom on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans, Louisiana. Then from 1982 to 1983, he clerked for United States Supreme Court Justice William Brennan. In 1988 Treat became a civil litigation partner at the firm Latham & Watkins.
Treat worked on two noteworthy cases while practicing at Latham & Watkins. The first is a 12-year contract arbitration battle, which resulted with an en banc Ninth Circuit decision and the recovery of a 9-figure amount on behalf of his client. The other case was a successful settlement in a suit against a Central Valley municipality in which Treat's efforts managed to save the building permits of low-income farmworkers.
Judge Treat and his wife live in Lafayette, California. He has two sons.
He is registered as a Democrat.
Recent Rulings by Hon. Charles S. Treat
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION FOR DISCRETIONARY DISMISSAL FOR DELAY IN PROSECUTION FILED BY WENDY SILVA LVN, et al. * TENTATIVE RULING: * On July 12 the Court granted the motion of other defendants to dismiss for delay in prosecution, noting that the equivalent motion of the present moving defendants had not come up f...
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION TO STRIKE CROSS-COMPLAINT FILED BY STEVE KOSKIE * TENTATIVE RULING: * Cross-defendant Koskie’s motion to strike the cross-complaint of Constance Therapeutics is denied without prejudice to renewal on the basis of later events. The sole basis for the motion is that cross-complainant Consta...
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AFTER JUDGMENT FILED BY SUSAN L. UECKER * TENTATIVE RULING: * The motion is granted.
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FIDELITY & DEPOSIT VS. NORTHER
Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON APP FOR RIGHT TO ATTACH ORDER & ISSUE WRIT OF ATTACHMENT FOR BRADLEY KOEBERER * TENTATIVE RULING: * See Line 11.
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FIDELITY & DEPOSIT VS. NORTHER
Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON APP FOR RIGHT TO ATTACH ORDER & ISSUE WRIT OF ATTACHMENT FOR NORTHERN PACIFIC CORPORATION * TENTATIVE RULING: * Plaintiff applies for right-to-attach orders and writs of attachment against three defendants – Northern Pacific, Bradley Koeberer, and Nancy Koeberer. In the case of Northern Pacific,...
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WOODRUFF VS. MASON MCDUFFIE MORTGAGE
Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION TO SET ASIDE ENTRY OF DEFAULT FILED BY TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A., et al. * TENTATIVE RULING: * Plaintiff Woodruff has filed a notice of removal of his own case to federal court. Accordingly, this Court lacks jurisdiction over the case, unless and until it is remanded back here. If that occ...
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL FILED BY TIANNA NELSON * TENTATIVE RULING: * This case was dismissed by plaintiff.
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION TO QUASH SERVICE OF SUMMONS FILED BY CHRISTOPHER NIRO * TENTATIVE RULING: * This was continued by stipulation to August 30.
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE COMPLAINT IN INTERVENTION FILED BY SENTRY CASUALTY COMPANY * TENTATIVE RULING: * This was handled by stipulation.
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION FOR ORDER APPROVING PAGA SETTLEMENT FILED BY MOHAMMED KHAN * TENTATIVE RULING: * The motion to approve this proposed PAGA settlement is granted. The Court also notes that plaintiff’s papers do not comply with CRC 3.1110(f) and Local Rule 3.42 concerning tabbing of exhibits. Counsel is dir...
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Recent Rulings by Hon. Charles S. Treat
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION FOR DISCRETIONARY DISMISSAL FOR DELAY IN PROSECUTION FILED BY WENDY SILVA LVN, et al. * TENTATIVE RULING: * On July 12 the Court granted the motion of other defendants to dismiss for delay in prosecution, noting that the equivalent motion of the present moving defendants had not come up f...
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION TO STRIKE CROSS-COMPLAINT FILED BY STEVE KOSKIE * TENTATIVE RULING: * Cross-defendant Koskie’s motion to strike the cross-complaint of Constance Therapeutics is denied without prejudice to renewal on the basis of later events. The sole basis for the motion is that cross-complainant Consta...
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AFTER JUDGMENT FILED BY SUSAN L. UECKER * TENTATIVE RULING: * The motion is granted.
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FIDELITY & DEPOSIT VS. NORTHER
Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON APP FOR RIGHT TO ATTACH ORDER & ISSUE WRIT OF ATTACHMENT FOR BRADLEY KOEBERER * TENTATIVE RULING: * See Line 11.
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FIDELITY & DEPOSIT VS. NORTHER
Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON APP FOR RIGHT TO ATTACH ORDER & ISSUE WRIT OF ATTACHMENT FOR NORTHERN PACIFIC CORPORATION * TENTATIVE RULING: * Plaintiff applies for right-to-attach orders and writs of attachment against three defendants – Northern Pacific, Bradley Koeberer, and Nancy Koeberer. In the case of Northern Pacific,...
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WOODRUFF VS. MASON MCDUFFIE MORTGAGE
Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION TO SET ASIDE ENTRY OF DEFAULT FILED BY TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A., et al. * TENTATIVE RULING: * Plaintiff Woodruff has filed a notice of removal of his own case to federal court. Accordingly, this Court lacks jurisdiction over the case, unless and until it is remanded back here. If that occ...
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL FILED BY TIANNA NELSON * TENTATIVE RULING: * This case was dismissed by plaintiff.
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION TO QUASH SERVICE OF SUMMONS FILED BY CHRISTOPHER NIRO * TENTATIVE RULING: * This was continued by stipulation to August 30.
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE COMPLAINT IN INTERVENTION FILED BY SENTRY CASUALTY COMPANY * TENTATIVE RULING: * This was handled by stipulation.
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Aug 2, 2019 | Judge Charles S. Treat | Contra Costa County, CA
HEARING ON MOTION FOR ORDER APPROVING PAGA SETTLEMENT FILED BY MOHAMMED KHAN * TENTATIVE RULING: * The motion to approve this proposed PAGA settlement is granted. The Court also notes that plaintiff’s papers do not comply with CRC 3.1110(f) and Local Rule 3.42 concerning tabbing of exhibits. Counsel is dir...