The Hon. Daniel A. Ottolia is a judge for the Riverside County Superior Court in California. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010.
He is a registered Republican.
Judge Ottolia received his B.A. from the University of California, Irvine. He went on to earn his J.D. from Georgetown University.
Ottolia would serve briefly as a Riverside County deputy district attorney before becoming a named partner at Shafer, Hiskey, and Ottolia in 1985. After ten years with the firm, he hung out his own shingle in 1995, entering into solo practice, where he would remain until his appointment to the Superior Court in 2010.
While on the bench, Judge Ottolia became embroiled in a controversial decision involving the California End of Life Option. The legislation, which had been voted into state law in 2016, allowed for physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients who only had a few months to live. In May 2018, Judge Ottolia threw out the state law (after refusing to do so in 2016) on the grounds that lawmakers illegally enacted the law through a special session and was therefore unconstitutional at the time that it was approved. In June of that same year, the California Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal allowed the law to stay in effect while it considered the case.
DROST VS PERRIS UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Feb 24, 2021 |  Riverside County
Grant.
...UNIVERSITY CAMPUS HOTEL FUND LP VS TCG SLF I LLC
Feb 23, 2021 |  Riverside County
Deny. Defendant’s Request for Judicial Notice is Granted. The Complaint contains both transitory and local causes of action. Evidence provided by Defense counsel shows that none of the defendants reside in Riverside County and the contract was not made in Riverside County, however, Golden Star Inc. has Ans...
KPC DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC VS LOUIDAR LLC
Feb 23, 2021 |  Riverside County
Matter is Ordered continued for Hearing on 5-13-21, 8:30 am, in D-4. The court orders the continuance based on the court’s discretion (not CCP Section 437(c)(h)), since Plaintiff has newly substituted counsel in this matter. In addition, the highlighted portions of the John Petty deposition were deleted fr...
Feb 18, 2021 |  Riverside County
Deny. Warren has not shown her failure to timely serve responses were due to mistake, inadvertence, or excusable neglect. The envelope stamp for the responses was purchased on October 19, 2020, showing that the responses were not mailed on October 14, 2020. This is not evidence of mistake, but of untimely ...
Feb 18, 2021 |  Riverside County
Deny. Warren has provided supplemental responses. This Motion is Denied as moot.
...Feb 18, 2021 |  Riverside County
Sustain with 30 days leave to amend. There are no facts which would hold cross-defendants liable for any damages suffered by cross-complainants, since cross-defendants are not parties to the alleged personal services contract and there are no allegations of joint and several liability. No breach of duty or...
HEREDIA VS COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Feb 17, 2021 |  Riverside County
Grant as to Request (d). Plaintiff has shown good cause and the request is not overbroad. As to requests (a) through (c), it is not evident that this is information is contained in the personnel file as defined by Penal Code Section 832.5. Moreover, this information can be obtained through normal civil dis...
Feb 17, 2021 |  Riverside County
Grant.
...WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY VS DTM ENTERPRIZES INC
Feb 16, 2021 |  Riverside County
Grant. Set aside dismissal of 12-7-20. Matter is set for OSC re: Sanctions/Dismissal for failure to Obtain Default Judgment v. Defendant on 4-29-21, 8:30am, D-4.
...Feb 11, 2021 |  Riverside County
SUSTAIN with 30 days Leave to Amend. The tort of fraud requires a misrepresentation, knowledge of falsity, intent to induce reliance, reliance, causation and resulting damages. Here, Plaintiff does not allege that Defendants made a misrepresentation to Plaintiff, but, rather that Defendants intended to com...
ESTATE OF PATRICIA GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ VS MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Feb 11, 2021 |  Riverside County
Parties still have not complied with the court’s order of 12/3/20 to meet and confer and for Cross- Defendant to file a further Declaration 10 days before the rescheduled hearing date stating the means by which the parties met and conferred and identifying the specific objections which the parties were una...
GARDNER VS CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS RESPONDENTS' DEMURRER TO THE
Feb 10, 2021 |  Riverside County
SUSTAINED without Leave to Amend. Respondent to provide Notice and Judgment of Dismissal.
...Feb 09, 2021 |  Riverside County
Grant, with 30 Days Leave to Amend. Without some factual allegations regarding Defendants motives or intent, the allegations are insufficient to allege malice. In addition, there are no factual allegations regarding ratification or authorization by officers, directors, and/or managing agents. The First Ame...
PERICLES RIVERSIDE LLC VS JD GUTHRIE LLC
Feb 05, 2021 |  Riverside County
Deny. Guthrie’s Statement of Claims, received by Pericles on July 10, 2019, provides; “ [The Loan Agreement and Note] confirmed that the $200,000 would be treated as a loan to be repaid in two years if no final agreement on the creation of the LLC was reached; however, it would be converted into equity as ...
Feb 04, 2021 |  Riverside County
Grant. Allegations of street racing are sufficient for a jury to conclude that the driver’s conduct was so despicable as to constitute malice and award punitive damages against the driver. However, since Plaintiffs do not identify the driver or explain how the other Defendant’s conduct constitutes malice o...
CERVANTES VS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL
Feb 03, 2021 |  Riverside County
Grant. Plaintiff to file and serve the Second Amended Complaint within 5 days.
...Feb 02, 2021 |  Riverside County
Deny. Plaintiff has failed to meet her burden. Plaintiff fails to establish that Juan M.’s responses were inadequate, evasive, or incomplete. Plaintiff does not demonstrate the deficiency of any of the responses in her memorandum of points and authorities and her arguments are conclusory. In addition, Plai...
LUNA VS KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Feb 01, 2021 |  Riverside County
Grant. No opposition has been lodged with the court. Plaintiff to provide further, verified responses, within 30 days. No sanctions.
...Feb 01, 2021 |  Riverside County
Grant. Moving party to complete and submit a new proposed Order thereon.
...Jan 29, 2021 |  Riverside County
Grant. Plaintiff is declared a vexatious litigant. Plaintiff is a vexatious litigant under C.C.P. section 391(b)(1) because he has had five actions brought by him in propria persona determined adversely to him within the past seven years. Plaintiff is Ordered to file an undertaking in the sum of $20,000 wi...
Jan 28, 2021 |  Riverside County
Deny. Plaintiffs have sufficiently stated a fraud claim which supports a demand for punitive damages.
...Jan 28, 2021 |  Riverside County
Grant. Dismissal of 11-19-20 set aside. Matter is set for OSC Re: Sanctions/Dismissal for failure to file proof of service on Defendants on 4-7-21, 8:30 am, D-4.
...OTAY WATER DISTRICT VS CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Jan 27, 2021 |  Riverside County
Deny. Petitioner brings this Motion to consider Extra-Record Evidence pursuant to the new case of Malott v. Summerland Sanitary Dist. (2020) 55 Cal. App. 5th 1102. The court previously denied a similar motion on 1/30/2020, relying in large part on Western States Petroleum Assn. v Superior Court (1995) 9 Ca...
LEWIS VS KIA MOTORS OF AMERICA INC
Jan 26, 2021 |  Riverside County
Sustain with 30 days leave to amend. As alleged, it is not clear how Defendant knew of the defects. Plaintiff does not allege that the defective engines in the 2011-2014 Optima, 2011-2014 Sportage, and 2012-2014 Sorrento were the same engine as the engine in Plaintiff’s vehicle. Fraud must be pled with spe...
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