The Honorable Donald S. Black
Fresno County Superior Court, Department 502
Biography
The Hon. Donald S. Black is a judge in the Superior Court of Fresno County in California. He was appointed in 1998 by former California Governor Pete Wilson. He successfully ran for re-election unopposed in 2012.
In 1976 Judge Black received his B.A. from Middlebury College in Vermont. Later, in 1980, he earned his J.D. from Santa Clara University in California.
Black was an Attorney in Fresno County, California specializing in business, real estate, and commercial litigation before he became a judge.
In 2003, he ruled against Clovis Unified School District in a lawsuit filed by parents and advocacy groups dismayed by the district’s inadequate program on sex education. Black stressed that the students' access to medically accurate sex education is “an important public right".
Recent Rulings by Hon. Donald S. Black
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Jun 21, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Petition: by J.G. Wentworth for approval of transfer of structured settlement payments Tentative Ruling: To deny. Explanation: The Court incorporates its ruling on June 4, 2019 herein. The hearing was continued from that date to permit the parties to provide further evidence to support the petition by June...
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Apr 29, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: By Defendants to Quash in Part Subpoena to JP Morgan Chase By Defendants to Quash in Part Subpoena to BBVA Compass Bank Tentative Ruling: To grant without prejudice to Plaintiffs’ right to either re-subpoena the records after depositions of the deponents’ custodians of records or re-subpoena the re...
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Apr 29, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: By plaintiff for class certification and preliminary approval of class settlement Tentative Ruling: To deem the matter complex. To deny without prejudice. Explanation: 1. Complex Designation Plaintiff has already designated this as a complex case. Defendant did not file a complex counter-designatio...
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ALLYSON CHARLES V. JACQUELINE GOMEZ
Apr 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: Defendant Jacqueline Gomez’s Motion to Strike Tentative Ruling: To deny. Explanation: A motion to strike portions of a complaint must be filed within the time the defendant is given by law to respond to the complaint. (Code Civ. Proc., § 435, subd. (b)(1).) A defendant has 30 days after service is ...
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Mar 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: Demurrer of City of Fresno and Scott Mozier to First Amended Complaint Tentative Ruling: To order the demurrer off calendar for failure of moving party to properly comply with the meet and confer requirements of Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41. The court grants defendant twenty days within w...
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4308 SLAUSON AVE. V. QC FINANCIAL SVS.
Mar 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motions: I. Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment or Adjudication II. Defendant QC Financial’s Motion for Summary Judgement or Adjudication Tentative Ruling: To deny all motions. Explanation: The parties agree that the resolution of both motions hinges on the interpretation of sections 26.24 and 26.25 of...
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HETAF AL SABER V. KULDIP BAGRI
Mar 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: Defendant Kuldip Bagri’s Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs Tentative Ruling: To grant the motion for attorney’s fees in the amount of $20,465.05. To award costs and expenses of $965.11. Explanation: Attorney Fees While the fee awards should be fully compensatory, the trial court's role is not to s...
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BAHRAM SHIRALIAN V. JON TORRENCE
Mar 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend to file first amended complaint Tentative Ruling: To grant, with plaintiff granted 10 days’ leave to file the first amended complaint. The time in which the complaint can be amended will run from service by the clerk of the minute order. All new allegations in ...
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MCMULLIN AREA GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY V. ALL PERSONSINTERESTED
Mar 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: OSC by Court as to why default should not be vacated Tentative Ruling: To vacate default and order immediate mailing of summons with revised response date. Explanation: Code of Civil Procedure section 861 has not been amended since 1961, when it was first added to the statutes. It reads (emphasis a...
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Mar 18, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: By Demurrer to the Third Amended Complaint. Tentative Ruling: To sustain with leave to amend. Plaintiff shall have ten (10) court days in which to file a Fourth Amended Complaint which includes factual allegations supporting her claim for delayed discovery of the breach of contract claims. Any new ...
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Recent Rulings by Hon. Donald S. Black
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Jun 21, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Petition: by J.G. Wentworth for approval of transfer of structured settlement payments Tentative Ruling: To deny. Explanation: The Court incorporates its ruling on June 4, 2019 herein. The hearing was continued from that date to permit the parties to provide further evidence to support the petition by June...
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Apr 29, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: By Defendants to Quash in Part Subpoena to JP Morgan Chase By Defendants to Quash in Part Subpoena to BBVA Compass Bank Tentative Ruling: To grant without prejudice to Plaintiffs’ right to either re-subpoena the records after depositions of the deponents’ custodians of records or re-subpoena the re...
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Apr 29, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: By plaintiff for class certification and preliminary approval of class settlement Tentative Ruling: To deem the matter complex. To deny without prejudice. Explanation: 1. Complex Designation Plaintiff has already designated this as a complex case. Defendant did not file a complex counter-designatio...
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ALLYSON CHARLES V. JACQUELINE GOMEZ
Apr 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: Defendant Jacqueline Gomez’s Motion to Strike Tentative Ruling: To deny. Explanation: A motion to strike portions of a complaint must be filed within the time the defendant is given by law to respond to the complaint. (Code Civ. Proc., § 435, subd. (b)(1).) A defendant has 30 days after service is ...
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Mar 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: Demurrer of City of Fresno and Scott Mozier to First Amended Complaint Tentative Ruling: To order the demurrer off calendar for failure of moving party to properly comply with the meet and confer requirements of Code of Civil Procedure section 430.41. The court grants defendant twenty days within w...
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4308 SLAUSON AVE. V. QC FINANCIAL SVS.
Mar 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motions: I. Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment or Adjudication II. Defendant QC Financial’s Motion for Summary Judgement or Adjudication Tentative Ruling: To deny all motions. Explanation: The parties agree that the resolution of both motions hinges on the interpretation of sections 26.24 and 26.25 of...
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HETAF AL SABER V. KULDIP BAGRI
Mar 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: Defendant Kuldip Bagri’s Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs Tentative Ruling: To grant the motion for attorney’s fees in the amount of $20,465.05. To award costs and expenses of $965.11. Explanation: Attorney Fees While the fee awards should be fully compensatory, the trial court's role is not to s...
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BAHRAM SHIRALIAN V. JON TORRENCE
Mar 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend to file first amended complaint Tentative Ruling: To grant, with plaintiff granted 10 days’ leave to file the first amended complaint. The time in which the complaint can be amended will run from service by the clerk of the minute order. All new allegations in ...
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MCMULLIN AREA GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY V. ALL PERSONSINTERESTED
Mar 19, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: OSC by Court as to why default should not be vacated Tentative Ruling: To vacate default and order immediate mailing of summons with revised response date. Explanation: Code of Civil Procedure section 861 has not been amended since 1961, when it was first added to the statutes. It reads (emphasis a...
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Mar 18, 2019 | Judge Donald S. Black | Fresno County, CA
Motion: By Demurrer to the Third Amended Complaint. Tentative Ruling: To sustain with leave to amend. Plaintiff shall have ten (10) court days in which to file a Fourth Amended Complaint which includes factual allegations supporting her claim for delayed discovery of the breach of contract claims. Any new ...