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Download Hon. Geck ReportThe Hon. Donna D. Geck is a judge for the Santa Barbara County Superior Court in California. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010.
She is registered decline-to-state.
Judge Geck graduated with her B.A. in journalism from Marquette University in Wisconsin in 1971. She then earned her J.D. from the University of North Dakota Law School in 1976.
After law school, Geck worked briefly as an assistant public defender with the State of Minnesota Board of Public Defense at the Second District Management Office. After a year there, she would enter into private practice, where she would remain until her appointment to the Superior Court in 2010.
During her time in private practice, Geck worked for various law firms in Minnesota before landing at the Santa Barbara law firm of Hager and Dowling in 1995. Her practice centered on civil litigation, which included jury and court trials as well as arbitrations and mediations. She was certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and also served as a settlement master for the Superior Court. Geck was licensed to practice in North Dakota (1976), Minnesota (1976), Wisconsin (1989), and California (1996).
While on the bench, Judge Geck has presided over criminal arraignments as well as a civil calendar.
Her memberships have included the American Board of Trial Advocates, the William L. Gordon Inns of Court, the Santa Barbara Women Lawyers, the California Judges Association, and past-president of the California Coast Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Geck received the Deborah Talmage Attorney of the Year Award from the Santa Barbara Women Lawyers in 2011.
She has served as a judge for the Teen Court.
GRANT BEALL ET AL VS RONALD L. WOLFE AND ASSOCIATES
Sep 25, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Case Management Conference; Motion to Compel
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...ANAYELI MENDOZA ET AL VS JILLIAN NOELLE HECKMAN
Sep 25, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: (6) Motions to Compel
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...FARIBA SALEHANI VS EMANUEL PONCE
Sep 25, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Case Management Conference; Motion to Withdraw as Attorney
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...JESS GRIEGO VS MARIBEL PRATT ET AL
Sep 25, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: (3) Motions to Compel
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...JP WILSON FAMILY LLC ET AL VS ROBERT SHUMAKE ET AL
Sep 25, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion to Vacate
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...EDUARD D BAUER VS STEVEN SCHOEPP
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Summary Judgment
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...ROY E STEPHENSON VS HICKINGBOTHAM LIMITED ET AL
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Order
Tentative Ruling: The court denies plaintiff Roy E. Stephenson’s motion for order appointing forensic document examiner.
Background: In his second amended complaint (SAC), plaintiff Roy E. Stephenson alleges that he was defrauded into purchasing a 201...
CHRISTINA GARCIA VS UPTOWN LOUNGE INC
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: (3) Motions to Compel; Case Management Conference
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...BBH HOLDINGS, LLC VS MEDTASTIC, LLC ET AL
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer and Motion to Strike; Case Management Conference
Tentative Ruling: 1. The court sustains cross-defendant BBH Holdings, LLC’s demurrer to cross-complainant Gary Brian Beynon’s cross-complaint with leave to amend. The court grants cross-complainant Gary Brian Beynon te...
JOHN J STEF VS PUEBLO RADIOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC ET AL
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Attorney Fees
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...DUETSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY VS JUAN LOPEZ ET AL
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Summary Judgment
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...CHRISTINA GARCIA VS UPTOWN LOUNGE INC
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: (3) Motions to Compel; Case Management Conference
Motions off-calendar by moving party.
...ALCOR LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION VS KARL E PILGERAM ET AL
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Stay
TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff’s motion for order staying all proceedings is granted, in part. The present action is ordered stayed until October 23, 2020 to allow plaintiff’s Petition to Set Aside and Vacate Judgment entered in probate action Estate of Laurence ...
ROY E STEPHENSON VS HICKINGBOTHAM LIMITED ET AL
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Order
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...JOHN J STEF VS PUEBLO RADIOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC ET AL
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Attorney Fees
TENTATIVE RULING: For the reasons explained below, the Court will grant the motion, in and award to defendant prevailing party attorneys’ fees in the total amount of $350,000.
Motion: This action, originally filed on May 25, 2018, ultimately resulted in ...
ALCOR LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION VS KARL E PILGERAM ET AL
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Stay
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...BBH HOLDINGS, LLC VS MEDTASTIC, LLC ET AL
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer and Motion to Strike; Case Management Conference
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...EDUARD D BAUER VS STEVEN SCHOEPP
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Summary Judgment
Tentative Ruling: The court grants defendant Steven Schoepp’s motion for summary judgment.
Background: On November 9, 2016, plaintiff Eduard Bauer filed a complaint for conversion and “money spent in pursuit of converted property” against d...
DUETSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY VS JUAN LOPEZ ET AL
Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Summary Judgment
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...LUKE JEROME UHRIG VS BOARD OF RETIREMENT OF THE SB COUNTY EMP RET ASSN ET AL
Sep 11, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Preemptory Writ of Mandate
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...JORGE DELGADO VS SBBC BREWHOUSE LLC
Sep 11, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: (3) Motions to Compel
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...BUTLER AMERICA LLC VS BALLARD SPAHR LLP
Sep 11, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Case Management Conference; Demurrer
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...JORGE DELGADO VS SBBC BREWHOUSE LLC
Sep 11, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: (3) Motions to Compel
TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff’s motion to compel responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One, and Form Interrogatories, Set One, is moot and ordered off calendar. Plaintiff’s motion to compel further responses to Special Interrogatories, Set One, is gran...
LUKE JEROME UHRIG VS BOARD OF RETIREMENT OF THE SB COUNTY EMP RET ASSN ET AL
Sep 11, 2020 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Preemptory Writ of Mandate
TENTATIVE RULING: For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.
Background: [The Court will set forth a brief background of this matter. The facts herein are not intended to be a comprehensive recitation of all necessary and...
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