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Download Hon. Chalfant ReportThe Hon. James C. Chalfant is a judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. He was originally appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court by former governor Pete Wilson in 1996. He was ultimately elevated to the Superior Court in 1998 by then-governor Wilson.
Judge Chalfant graduated with his B.A. in zoology from Pomona College in 1974. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law in 1979.
After graduating from law school, Chalfant worked as an associate for the law firms of Sidley and Austin from 1979 to 1980 and for Irell and Manella from 1980 to 1982.
Chalfant left the private sector in 1982 to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, where he served as an assistant U.S. Attorney for four years.
Then, in 1986, Chalfant joined the erstwhile law firm of Hochman, Salkin, and DeRoy, where he practiced until 1988, when he became a partner at the law firm of McCambridge, Deixler, Marmaro, and Goldberg. He would practice in that capacity for seven years before entering into private practice as a sole practitioner in 1995. He would remain in solo practice until being appointed to the Municipal Court a year later.
While on the bench, Judge Chalfant was chosen in 2008 to replace the Hon. Dzintra Janavs (Ret.) in the Writs and Receivers department after she retired from the bench. His responsibilities in the department involved handling complicated matters, which included the task of reviewing administrative records.
WILLIAM S HART UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT VS COMMISSION ON P
Dec 10, 2019 | Judge James C. Chalfant | Los Angeles County, CA
William S. Hart Union High School District v. Commission on Professional Competence, BS173394 Tentative decision on motion for attorney’s fees: granted in large part Real Party-in-Interest Edward Colley (“Colley”) moves for an award of attorney’s fees against Petitioner William S. Hart Union High School Di...
COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS-CALIFORNIA ET AL VS L
Dec 10, 2019 | Judge James C. Chalfant | Los Angeles County, CA
Council on American-Islamic Relations-California, et al. v. Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Public Safety, et al., BS174139 Tentative decision on petition for writ of mandate: granted in large part Petitioners Council on American-Islamic Relations, Vigilant Love Coalition, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-L...
ROYAL BUSINESS BANK, A CALIFORNIA CORPRATION VS JASMINE CHU, ET AL.
Dec 10, 2019 | Judge James C. Chalfant | Los Angeles County, CA
Royal Business Bank v. Jasmine Chu, et al., 19STCV28944 Tentative decision on application for right to attach order: granted Plaintiff Royal Business Bank (“Bank”) applies for a right to attach order against Defendant Jasmine Chu aka Jasmine Lotman (“Chu”) in the amount of $3,035,814.84. The court has read...
Dec 5, 2019 | Judge James C. Chalfant | Los Angeles County, CA
M.B. v. County of Los Angeles, 19STCP04027 Tentative decision on motion for order re: non-disclosure of petitioner’s identity: denied Petitioner M.B. moves for an order of the court that (1) he be permitted to proceed with this action through his initials only, that (2) all parties be ordered not to disclo...
FIGHT BACK VENICE! VS CITY OF LOS ANGELES
Dec 5, 2019 | Judge James C. Chalfant | Los Angeles County, CA
Fight Back Venice! v. City of Los Angeles, BS173566 Tentative decision on motion to dismiss: granted with prejudice Respondent City of Los Angeles (“City”) moves to dismiss with prejudice the Petition of Petitioner Fight Back Venice! (“FBV”) as moot. The court has read and considered the moving papers, opp...
Dec 5, 2019 | Judge James C. Chalfant | Los Angeles County, CA
East West Bank v. Soccer Event Specialists, Inc., et al., 19STCV17224 Tentative decision on applications for right to attach order: granted Plaintiff East West Bank (“Bank”) seeks a right to attach order against Defendant David Helme (“Helme”) in the amount of $247,594.66. The court has read and considered...
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS VS PALOMAR HEALTH
Dec 5, 2019 | Judge James C. Chalfant | Los Angeles County, CA
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals v. Palomar Health, 19STCV31112 Tentative decision on motion for sanctions for abuse of the ex parte process: granted in part Defendant Palomar Health fka Palomar Pomerado Health (“Palomar”) moves to sanction Plaintiff Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (“Kaiser”) for abuse of the ex pa...
Dec 3, 2019 | Judge James C. Chalfant | Los Angeles County, CA
North Mill Equipment Finance LLC v. Anahit Amirkhanyan, et al., 19STLC07763 Tentative decision on application for writ of possession: denied Plaintiff North Mill Equipment Finance LLC (“North Mill”), a servicing agent for North Mill Credit Trust fka EFS Credit, applies for a writ of possession against Defe...
JLC INVESTMENT LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY VS JUBILIO ESCALERA, ET AL.
Dec 3, 2019 | Judge James C. Chalfant | Los Angeles County, CA
JLC Investment LLC v. Jubilio Escalera, et al., 19STCV38151 Tentative decision on application for preliminary injunction: granted Plaintiff JLC Investment LLC (“JLC”) applies for a preliminary injunction against Defendants Jubilio Escalera (“Escalera”) and Santa Fe General Construction, Inc. (“Santa Fe”), ...
ZIONS BANCORPORATION N.A., A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION VS STEPHANIE SMITH , ET AL.
Dec 3, 2019 | Judge James C. Chalfant | Los Angeles County, CA
Zions Bancorporation N.A. v. Stephanie Smith, et al., 19STCV36101 Tentative decision on applications for right to attach order: granted Plaintiff Zions Bancorporation N.A., dba California Bank & Trust, fka ZB, N.A. (“Bank”) applies for a right to attach orders against Defendant Stephanie Smith aka Stephani...
