Sherilyn Peace Garnett
How Judge Garnett rules, drawn from 7 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Garnett decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Grants a motion in limine to exclude lay-witness testimony on causation, an issue reserved for competent proof.
“ORDER RE LAY WITNESS TESTIMONY OF STATE FARM WITNESSES (1) YENNY URQUILLA AND (2) DONNA BLAZEWICH by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs motion in limine to exclude the testimony of Mses. Yenny Urquilla and Donna Blazewich as it pertains to causation 46.”
On remand, she requires the removing defendant to support amount-in-controversy assumptions and fraudulent-joinder arguments with evidence rather than unsupported estimates or incomplete role descriptions.
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS the Motion and REMANDS the case to the California Superior Court for Ventura County.”
Procedural preferences
Denies a plaintiff's motion to remand and retains the case in federal court.
“ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO REMAND 17 by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. The Court DENIES Plaintiff's Motion to Remand.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO REMAND 17 by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. The Court DENIES Plaintiff's Motion to Remand.”
“ORDER RE LAY WITNESS TESTIMONY OF STATE FARM WITNESSES (1) YENNY URQUILLA AND (2) DONNA BLAZEWICH by Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs motion in limine to exclude the testimony of Mses. Yenny Urquilla and Donna Blazewich as it pertains to causation 46.”
“Respondents are ORDERED to provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1226(a) no later than seven (7) days from the date this Order is issued.”
“The Court DENIES the request for a preliminary injunction and DISMISSES this case as moot.”
“IT IS ORDERED: 1. Judgment be entered GRANTING the Petition; 2. Petitioner Abdusamat Bakyt, A#236-066-532, shall be immediately released from Respondent’s custody.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS the Motion and REMANDS the case to the California Superior Court for Ventura County.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS the Motion. This action is REMANDED to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, and this case is closed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Mixed civil and criminal docket spanning employment, insurance, disability-access, intellectual property, civil rights, habeas, Social Security, and personal-injury matters. The 2026 filing windows are heavily weighted toward immigration detention; Kamboj produced temporary bond-hearing relief before moot dismissal, while Bakyt obtained final habeas relief and immediate release.
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