Judge Charles S. Treat: Comprehensive Profile - Analytics, Rulings, and Recent Cases

CA Bar #: 133993 (June 1988)

Appointed By: Gov. Arnold A. Schwarzenegger

Biography

The Hon. Charles S. Treat is a judge of the Superior Court of Contra Costa County in California. Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed him to the bench in October 2005. Treat was automatically re-elected in 2014 after running unopposed.


Judge Treat earned his B.A. in political philosophy from Michigan State University in 1977. He later received his J.D. from the University of Chicago in 1980, graduating with honors.


He began his legal career as a law clerk for the Hon. John Minor Wisdom on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans, Louisiana. Then from 1982 to 1983, he clerked for United States Supreme Court Justice William Brennan. In 1988 Treat became a civil litigation partner at the firm Latham & Watkins.


Treat worked on two noteworthy cases while practicing at Latham & Watkins. The first is a 12-year contract arbitration battle, which resulted with an en banc Ninth Circuit decision and the recovery of a 9-figure amount on behalf of his client. The other case was a successful settlement in a suit against a Central Valley municipality in which Treat's efforts managed to save the building permits of low-income farmworkers.


Judge Treat and his wife live in Lafayette, California. He has two sons.


He is registered as a Democrat.

Recent Rulings by Hon. Charles S. Treat

  • Dec 18, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON PETITION TO VACATE THE ARBITRATOR'S FINAL AWARD (

    FILED BY AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION)

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    See Line 3.

    ...

  • Dec 18, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE,

    SUMM ADJ FILED BY BIGELOW CONTRACTING INC.

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    Before the Court is the continued hearing on the motion for summary judgment, or in the alternative, motion for summary adjudication filed by Defendant and...

  • Dec 18, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT FILED BY JESSPAL SINGH

    SANDHU

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    Defendant Jesse Sandhu’s motion for summary judgment is denied. Defendant has not established that he is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

    Background

    Plaintiff Harinique...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MINOR'S COMPROMISE

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    The proposed minor’s compromise is approved.

    ...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MINOR'S COMPROMISE

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    The proposed minor’s compromise is approved.

    ...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR CTY'S OBLIGATION TO PRODUCE RECORDS

    UNDER SB 1421 FILED BY FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION, CALIFORNIA

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    The Court thanks all parties for their thorough briefs and supporting materials on the several questions presented. The Court has not been ...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL FILED BY PORTOLA

    HOMES, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    The motion of attorney Vencill to withdraw is denied without prejudice, because it appears to have been miscaptioned and/or filed in the wrong action. The motion sa...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR ENFORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT & RELEASE

    FILED BY CASHCALL, INC.

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    Plaintiff’s motion for entry of judgment pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 664.6 is continued by stipulation to January 22, 2021, in Department 7. (The Department is dar...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON PETITION FOR RECISSION (CAL. CIV CODE 1689) ( FILED

    BY LEIGHTON A. BURREY)

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    This hearing date was set on the filing of this petition to rescind a contract under Civil Code § 1689. It appears, however, that one of the respondents has not been served ye...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    SPECIAL SET HEARING ON: CROSS MTNS AS TO SCHINDLER & SIERRA'S

    CLAIMS SET BY DEPT. 12

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    This hearing date was set on September 2 for ruling on the parties’ remaining claims for indemnity. Specifically, it was agreed that the briefing would concern the rules to be ...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF THE COMPLAINT

    FILED BY S&J STADTLER, INC., PETER A. BAREISS

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    Defendants’ motion to strike is denied. Defendants shall file an answer on or before December 31, 2020.

    Plaintiffs’ Sixth Cause of Action for declaratory...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR RELIEVED AS COUNSEL FILED BY KRYSTLE

    LAMONT, NICHOLAS LAMONT

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    Counsel to appear telephonically for an in camera hearing as to grounds for withdrawal. To protect the confidential and privileged information of plaintiffs, the hearing will ...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR COMPEL FURTHER RESPS TO PLTF' S 1ST SET

    OF DISC RE FILED BY JANE DOE

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    The Court adopts the recommendation of the Facilitator as to discovery. Plaintiff’s motion is therefore denied.

    However, the Court concludes that sanctions on ...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON PETITION TO CONFIRM CONTRACTUAL ARBITRATION AWARD (

    FILED BY TAMALA KEENE)

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    Please see Line 19.

    ...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    SPECIAL SET HEARING ON: VRFIED PTN TO REDUCE VOTING PRCNTG TO

    AMND CC&RS SET BY DEPARTMENT

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    The petition is taken off calendar. There is no indication in the file that petitioner has complied with either the requirement that a copy of the September 30 order be m...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON PETITION TO/FOR CONFIRM CORRECT OR VACATE CONTRACTUAL

    FILED BY CORINNE F HUTTLINGER

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    In September of this year the parties entered into a partial settlement agreement, one term of which was that they would submit their remaining disputes to binding ar...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR RECONSIDERATION FILED BY FRANCINE

    MCMAHON

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    McMahon’s motion for reconsideration is denied.

    On September 25, the Court heard two summary judgment motions filed by the ECHS parties – one concerning ECHS as plaintiff, which was deni...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR PREFERENCE FILED BY MYRTLE JONES

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    Plaintiff Myrtle Jones moves for preferential trial setting pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 36. Counsel and parties to appear by CourtCall to discuss scheduling and the order of proceeding.

    Ms. Jon...

  • Dec 11, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR STRIKE PUNITIVE DAMAGES CLAIMS FILED BY

    UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., RASIER- CA, LLC, RASIER, LLC

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    Defendant Uber and related defendants move to strike plaintiff’s prayer for punitive damages as against the moving defendants. The motion is g...

  • Dec 04, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR: PROTECTIVE ORDER AND MONETARY

    SANCTIONS, FILED BY DAWN WEINSTEIN NP , SOPHIA LEIBY, PLANNED

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    This motion is taken off calendar at the request of the moving party, so that the dispute can be taken up with the Discovery Facilitator.

    ...

  • Dec 04, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR CMPL PLTF TO SIGN RECORD RELEASE FOR

    PRDCTN FILED BY EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    Defendant’s unopposed motion to require plaintiff to sign a release form, allowing defendant to obtain plaintiff’s medical and psychiatric records f...

  • Dec 04, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON PETITION TO VACATE THE ARBITRATOR'S FINAL AWARD (

    FILED BY AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION)

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    The hearing in this matter will be continued to December 11, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. The Court has been unable to locate unredacted versions of Respondent AAA’s doc...

  • Dec 04, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON MOTION TO/FOR: COMPEL PLAINTIFF TO APPEAR FOR DEPO,

    FILED BY WILLIE HAIDARI

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    Defendant Haidari moves to compel the appearance of plaintiffs Mike Murphy and Teri Bowman at deposition. The motion is unopposed, and it is granted. Plaintiffs must appear f...

  • Dec 04, 2020 Contra Costa County

    HEARING ON DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT of FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE

    INSURANCE FILED BY ANNE MARIE BURCELL

    * TENTATIVE RULING: *

    Before the Court is a demurrer filed by defendant Anne Marie Burcell. The demurrer relates to the Complaint filed by Fidelity National Title Insurance Company. The...

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