Comment #: CA53847
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Vineyard seems to side with the narcissistic people. He allows them to get away with it irming all court orders and even being a no show to hearings. He will set in motion contempt of court with a hearing to show cause but then every time it's dismissed without a single question to anyone. You think that the person of irming all of judges orders for 2 years is finally going to have a penalty that will maybe set him straight, but it never happens. Instead the person leaves the courthouse floating and saying that the judge will never enforce his orders and they will ways get away with whatever he wants.

Judge Vineyard makes me understand why Catherine Kassenoff did what she did, there is no relief with him for this who are being emotionally, psychologically and most importantly financially abused by the person they are trying to divorce. He makes one person tow the line very strictly while the other litigant gets away with it ignoring all orders and doing what they want. My ex even filed an ex parte to ask Judge Vineyard to reverse orders regarding an asset and judge added a clause to his first orders granting the requested change of his order wasn't carried out by a certain date....so basically don't do what you were originally ordered to do and Judge Vineyard will change the orders to what you want instead.....

Why make orders if you don't care if the person ordered to do something just ignores the orders and your going to let them do whatever they want anyway? Why give someone control of an asset one hearing and then give it to the other person the next hearing? 2 years if orders including funds being distributed and when the person is up for contempt of court it's all of kred and all dismissed. Judge Vineyard is biased towards the abuser and cares nothing about the fact that his decisions to not hold people accountable just causes them to further abuse to someone simply because they know they will always get away with it with this judge.

Comment #: CA49375
Rating:5.1
Comments:
My problem with this judge is that he concerns himself with form over substance. The rules of the court in Family Law are designed to make the process efficient a compel people to be ready since the court has limited time. However, he applies them with such rigor that even the smallest technical deviation ends up causing a delay that is 10x worse than the inefficiency sought to be avoided by the rule in the first place. Hands out sanctions like they are candy. Sat there ALL DAY to get an agreed-upon continuance. Cost the parties THOUSANDS in fees because he does not know how to manage a court calendar. Despite his knowledge and ability, I WILL be filing a 170.6 EVERY time on this judge. If opposing counsel and I come to an agreement regarding a hearing, his goal should be to accommodate it. Not look for petty violations of his notice rules and a reason to sanction us.

Comment #: CA44499
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Biased, does not consider all the facts. Rules on his "gut" feeling, he makes ruling that hurt children and mothers. Doesnt like to be questioned on legitimacy of his ruling. It is very sad when this judge makes statement, "In the best interest of the child", yet with his careless ruling causes trauma and harm to the child.

Comment #: CA37226
Rating:9.6
Comments:
Fair and reasonable. Balanced. Good scholarship, follows the law.

Comment #: CA35064
Rating:2.8
Comments:
Definitely favors big firms. Inconsistently applies the law. I have watched him apply the exact same law completely differently in law a motion on the same day in different matters. I pointed this out to him and he said that the same code of civil procedure section was "completely different". Really? It seems like he rules with his gut and then explains it after the fact. I was not impressed. But the Riverside County bench is generally pretty poor.

Comment #: CA23554
Rating:1.0
Comments:
So sad the California Courts have diminished in value....I have witnessed Vineyard harm a party by ignoring the victim's winning opposition to an MSJ and helped the opposing side pirate.

Comment #: CA11993
Rating:8.9
Comments:
Vineyard seems to be even handed, through and well reasoned. He reads the pleadings and takes the time to listen.

Comment #: CA11480
Rating:9.9
Comments:
I've appeared before J. Vineyard on several occasions in a variety of capacities, except for trial. In all instances, whether I won or lost that day, he was fair, reasonable, thoughtful and had clearly read and considered the pleadings. In an MSC context he was fair and balanced to both sides, appropriately encouraging and advising both sides regarding potential settlement.
While I have observed many positive attributes of J. Vineyard his decisiveness and fearlessness to make what some might consider tough decisions is impressive. I've also been on the losing end of him moving off his tentative position during argument. In spite of the change I greatly respected his readiness to consider argument and change his position if he thought it appropriate, a too rare judicial quality.

Overall a fine judge.

Comment #: CA10831
Rating:2.8
Comments:
God complex. Favors big firms and banks.