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Download Hon. Bernal ReportThe Hon. Margaret Miller Bernal is a judge for the Los Angeles County Superior in California. She was originally appointed to the Whittier Municipal Court by former Governor Pete Wilson on February 21, 1998. She filled the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Alfonso Hermo (Ret.). She was subsequently elevated to the Superior Court as a result of the court's unification in 2000.
Judge Miller Bernal received her B.A. from California State University, Long Beach in 1979. She went on to earn her J.D. from Loyola Law School in 1983.
Prior to her appointment to the Municipal Court, Miller Bernal had been appointed a court commissioner for the Whittier Municipal Court in 1992. At the time of her appointment as a court commissioner, she was practicing as a partner at the Whittier law firm of Miller, Bernal, and Angevine.
In 2007 Judge Miller Bernal was named Judicial Officer of the Year.
KATHERINE SANCERI VS BARBARA ANDERSON
Dec 2, 2019 | Judge Margaret Miller Bernal | Los Angeles County, CA
SANCERI v. ANDERSON CASE NO.: VC066546 HEARING: 12/2/19 in Department SE F-Master Calendar Calendar #2 TENTATIVE ORDER Defendant Anderson’s motion to continue trial is GRANTED. Moving Party to give NOTICE. Defendant Anderson moves to continue trial. A motion to continue trial is a disfavored motion. “To en...
MAYELA ROMAN VS ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS INC ET AL
Oct 24, 2019 | Judge Margaret Miller Bernal | Los Angeles County, CA
ROMAN v. ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC. CASE NO.: BC700387 HEARING: 10/24/19 TENTATIVE ORDER Defendant ALTA LOS ANGELES HOSPITALS, INC.’s motion to Continue Trial and all Trial-Related Dates and all Discovery Cut-Off Dates is GRANTED. CRC 3.1332. Moving Party to give Notice. “To ensure prompt dissolution...
IDA MCGOWAN VS MODA TRANSPORTATION LLC ET AL
Sep 20, 2019 | Judge Margaret Miller Bernal | Los Angeles County, CA
MCGOWAN v. MODA TRANSPORTATION, LLC CASE NO.: BC686776 HEARING: 09/20/19 TENTATIVE ORDER Plaintiff’s motion for trial preference is GRANTED. CCP §36. Moving Party to Give Notice. CCP §36(c)(1) pertains to the time for filing a motion a motion for trial preference, and states, “Unless the court otherwise or...
GEORGE VILORIA VS TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, ET AL.
Aug 26, 2019 | Judge Margaret Miller Bernal | Los Angeles County, CA
VILORIA v. TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, et al. CASE NO.: 19NWCV00494 HEARING: 8/26/19 TENTATIVE ORDER Plaintiff George Viloria’s motion for trial preference pursuant to CCP 36 is GRANTED. Plaintiff George Viloria moves for trial preference pursuant to CCP 36(a). CCP 36(a) provides that a party to a civil ...
IDA MCGOWAN VS MODA TRANSPORTATION LLC ET AL
Aug 23, 2019 | Judge Margaret Miller Bernal | Los Angeles County, CA
MCGOWAN v. MODA TRANSPORTATION, LLC CASE NO.: BC686776 HEARING: 08/23/19 TENTATIVE ORDER Plaintiff’s motion for trial preference is CONTINUED to Friday, September 20, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. SE-F. CCP §36(c)(1). Moving Party to Give Notice. “(a) A party to a civil action who is over 70 years of age may ...
SAMUEL THOMAS VS. GREENDAY FINANCE I, LLC
Apr 18, 2019 | Judge Margaret Miller Bernal | Los Angeles County, CA
#VC067310 TENTATIVE ORDER Plaintiff Samuel Thomas’s request for an expedited trial date is GRANTED. Plaintiff Samuel Thomas moves for trial preference pursuant to CCP 36(a). CCP 36(a) provides that a party to a civil action who is over the age of 70 years may petition the court for a preference, which the ...
CHARLES BENJAMIN ET AL VS CITY OF DOWNEY ET AL
Jan 17, 2019 | Judge Margaret Miller Bernal | Los Angeles County, CA
BENJAMIN v. CITY OF DOWNEY CASE NO.: BC694207 TENTATIVE ORDER Plaintiffs’ CHARLES BENJAMIN and MARIA BENJAMIN’s motion for trial preference is DENIED without prejudice. CCP §36(c)(1). Moving Party to Give Notice. CCP §36(c)(1) states, “A party may file and serve a motion for preference supported by a decla...
LAURA ZAMORA VS ROBERT A. PESCI ET AL
Dec 11, 2018 | Judge Margaret Miller Bernal | Los Angeles County, CA
ZAMORA v. PESCI CASE NO.: BC712571 HEARING: 12/11/18 TENTATIVE ORDER Plaintiff LAURA ZAMORA’s motion for trial preference is GRANTED. CCP §36(e). Moving Party to Give Notice. Plaintiff, LAURA ZAMOA moves for trial preference on the grounds that Defendant ROBERT A. PESCI is over 70 years old, and his health...
LAURA ZAMORA VS ROBERT A. PESCI ET AL
Nov 16, 2018 | Judge Margaret Miller Bernal | Los Angeles County, CA
ZAMORA v. PESCI CASE NO.: BC712571 TENTATIVE ORDER Plaintiff LAURA ZAMORA’s motion for trial preference is GRANTED. CCP §36(e). Moving Party to Give Notice. Plaintiff, LAURA ZAMOA moves for trial preference on the grounds that Defendant ROBERT A. PESCI is over 70 years old, and his health is such that a pr...
TOMMY BURNSTEIN VS. CARMEN LORENA HARRIS
Nov 6, 2018 | Judge Margaret Miller Bernal | Los Angeles County, CA
BURNSTEIN v. HARRIS CASE NO.: VC066386 HEARING: 11/06/18 TENTATIVE RULING Defendant/Cross-Complainant’s motion to continue the discovery cut-off date is GRANTED. Moving Party to give Notice. At the ex parte hearing on October 22, 2018, this Court granted Defendant/Cross-Complainant’s motion to continue tri...
