Geraldine Mund
How Judge Mund rules, drawn from 23 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Mund
Geraldine Mund joined the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California in February 1984 and served as chief judge from 1997 through 2002. She has served by recall since 2011, with a term extending through December 2026. Before joining the bench, she practiced law in Beverly Hills.
Judge Mund's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Mund, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
- Facsimile Request for Telephonic Appearance Form ↗
- Emergency Motions ↗
- Procedures For Auction Sales ↗
- Reaffirmation Agreement Information and Notice ↗
- Submission of Orders for Signature ↗
- Trial Procedures ↗
- Telephonic Appearance Procedures ↗
Key rules
Contacting chambers
If Judge Mund’s law clerk has not contacted the movant within 48 hours of filing an emergency motion, the movant must call the law clerk.
“If the movant is not contacted by Judge Mund’s law clerk within 48 hours of filing the emergency motion, the movant shall call Judge Mund’s law clerk at (818) 587-2843.”
Motions
For an emergency hearing, file an application and proposed order, supporting declarations, and the motion papers.
“To obtain a hearing date for a motion on an emergency basis, the movant must file the following documents with the Clerk’s Office: 1. Application for an order setting the hearing date for a motion on an emergency basis and a proposed order thereon; 2. Supporting declaration(s) justifying the setting of a hearing on an emergency basis; and 3. Motion, including all supporting papers, for which the movant seeks an emergency hearing.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026).
How Judge Mund decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Ballmer v. Betancourt, Mund granted relief from judgment after finding that the earlier failure to submit evidence was excusable in that case.
“Ballmer’s failure to submit evidence of Matthew’s lack of knowledge”
In Speier v. Argent Management, Mund granted partial summary adjudication of the trustee’s restitution claim for management fees based chiefly on the agreement’s terms and earlier rulings, while leaving the voluntary-payment and incidental-benefit issues unresolved.
“However, the Court’s ruling is based primarily on the express terms of the DMA, the prior rulings of this Court, and a limited number of other facts.”
Procedural preferences
Mund’s published hearing procedures allow telephone appearances in Courtroom 303, subject to the listed exceptions.
“Telephonic appearances are allowed in all matters before Judge Mund in Courtroom 303 except the following”
A person appearing by telephone should review any posted tentative ruling before the hearing.
“each individual who appears telephonically should have reviewed the Tentative Ruling prior to the hearing”
Cautions
On the trustee’s motion to reconsider a ruling on a motion to strike, she denied relief because the trustee had not shown clear error.
“For the reasons stated, the Trustee has not persuaded the Court that there has been clear error in its ruling regarding the Motion to Strike and therefore, reconsideration is denied.”
Ordinary telephone appearances must be arranged by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing unless the court approves a late request.
“The 3:00 p.m. deadline for scheduling telephonic appearances noted below”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION IN”
“GRANTING IN PART, DENYING IN PART,”
“NONDISCHARGEABLE JUDGMENT”
“the Court is granting judgment to Susan Licursi”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Motion is DENIED.”
“The Motion is granted”
“Grant as to the mistake in not calling the doctors. Deny on all other grounds.”
“Judgment is granted to the Defendants on the second claim for restitution and/or”
“The Motion is granted in part and denied in part.”
“MEMORANDUM OF DECISION GRANTING”
“This MSJ is granted in part:”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The five terminated sampled matters lasted 487 to 824 days, with a median of 820 days. The five newest sampled matters remained pending. This boundary sample is descriptive and is not a complete caseload census.
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