Robert N. Kwan
How Judge Kwan rules, drawn from 8 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Kwan no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Kwan decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A prejudgment attachment request must satisfy the remedy's strictly construed statutory requirements, including the requirement that the underlying claim be contract-based.
“the California attachment statutes are strictly construed”
A claim should survive dismissal when material timeliness questions remain factual rather than resolvable from the pleadings.
“there is a factual issue regarding timeliness”
Procedural preferences
A party seeking remote witness testimony should request permission in the pretrial stipulation or by written application at least 21 days before the evidentiary hearing.
“file a written application for permission to call a witness by remote means at least 21 days before the evidentiary hearing”
Parties may ordinarily choose an in-person or remote appearance unless the court orders otherwise.
“Counsel and self-represented parties may choose to appear in person in the courtroom or remotely on ZoomGov”
Cautions
Live testimony may not be presented remotely without specific court authorization.
“No live testimony, however, will be permitted at a hearing by ZoomGov unless specifically authorized by the court”
Self-represented litigants are expected to comply with the same court rules that govern represented parties.
“required to comply with the court’s rules the same as parties represented by counsel as”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the court will deny Debtor’s motion to vacate”
“court will deny Debtor’s motions to revise and/or”
“The court will deny the motions not because they”
“Otherwise, the motion is denied.”
“the motion is granted as to this claim, which is dismissed”
“The motion to compel arbitration is denied.”
“The motion for stay pending appeal is granted in part and denied in part.”
“the court denies Plaintiff’s motion for right to attach”
“must be denied. A separate final order is being filed”
“reconsideration is hereby DENIED based on the following.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Seven terminated sampled matters lasted 56 to 937 days, with a median of 289 days. Three of the ten sampled matters remained pending. This boundary sample is descriptive and is not a complete caseload census.
A historical record
Judge Kwan no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.