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Hon. Jan A. Pluim	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Los Angeles County	See Comments

Attorney Average Rating: 3.4 - 3 rating(s) Non-Attorney Average Rating: 9.0 - 1 rating(s)	Please send me alerts on this judge E-mail Address:

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

Comments

What others have said about Hon. Jan A. Pluim

Comments

Civil Litigation - Govt.

Comment #: CA3228
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Worst temperaments ignors counsel and talks over them, seems to be in another world, and I feel that he is being paid by some insurance Companies to rule in their favor. He ignors motions files which cost counsel a great deal of money, and their clients. He's clerks cover for him and even hold court for him at times. i have watched as Cindy has given legal advice on telephonic hearings. ThePluim refuses to do Telephonic hearings no matter if you are sick or on your death bed. He is a discrase to the word Judge.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA3180
Rating:3.8

Comments:
One of the worst temperaments I have ever encountered on the bench. He seems annoyed at anything and everything - even those items necessary to the matter pending before him. Utterly inflexible - refused to provide a stipulated Trial continuance when lead counsel had to have an emergency surgery. His clerk, however, is a delight and helps to make up for some of his bad behavior.

Litigant

Comment #: CA2442
Rating:9.0

Comments:
Judge Pluim has a very good strategy and methodology to draw out the facts in a case. He focuses on the items that are key to the merits of the case. Contrary to Comment #: CA19 I believe that Judge Pluim strives to thoroughly understand the facts of a case. While I am not qualified to determine whether or not he is prone to a "misreading" of the case law, I can say that in my case he was very astute and made a proper determination.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA19
Rating:5.5

Comments:
Seems baffled by anything but the simplest concepts. Although he has detailed tentatives, they are often based on erroneous misunderstandings of the facts and a misreading of the case law. Results almost seem random. Very rigid on calendar scheduling.