Barbara Marie Scheper

Extraordinarily biased and cruel woman. Tipped the scales so brazenly towards one side that she excluded evidence of embezzlement because, and I quote, "it makes them look bad." She's an outrage.

This judge is a disaster. She does not look at entire cases. She focuses on just one thing based on her own personal opinion. She is not fit to serve and should be removed from her assigned post.

I have been in civil litigation for 10 years. I've had bad rulings, good ones, and like all experienced counsel, have won cases I thought would lose, and lost cases I thought would win. That being said, Judge Scheper is by far the WORST judge I have ever encountered, ever. Defense bias is an understatement. If you are a Plaintiff in a business dispute, 170.6 immediately. If defense, would probably stick with her. She repeatedly ignored dispositive evidence, despite my flagging of the evidence repeatedly, indicating she simply wanted to hand a win to the other side. More than once she did not post tentatives online, but instead handed a piece of paper on the day of the hearing to ambush and make it harder to prepare. I am experienced civil litigation counsel, having tried numerous cases before numerous judges in Southern California. She is the worst judge, period. I feel she is biased and I do not make that accusation lightly.

Judge Scheper is one of the best judges in Los Angeles. She applies the rules rigorously. She never loses her temper (she might sigh if she is losing her patience). She is diligent in getting rulings out. Her analysis is top-notch. I have detected no bias towards plaintiffs or towards defendants. I have had many cases assigned to her, and have tried three cases in her courtroom over the last 20 years, so I have plenty of experience observing her in court. She should be elevated to the Court of Appeal, IMO, but I'm glad to have her in the trial courts.

This judge would not allow expert testimony to take place and granted a summary judgment based solely on the testimony of a notary from 6 years ago regards the signature in question.

I have had 2 or 3 cases with Judge Scheper over the past 10 years, and have always found her to be very direct, and very fair. She closely follows the rules on motions, and definitely reads counsel's papers. She takes the bench promptly at 8:30 a.m., and you can expect quick trial dates in her courtroom, both of which is what all civil trial judges should be doing. She took the time in one of my recent cases to independently research the issue of disqualification when the defense made a late motion to disqualify her. She denied the motion, and the Court of Appeal denied a defense writ. Regarding minors compromises, if you properly prepare your filings, they will be processed quickly, and her staff will help to coordinate a hearing date. I would never use a 170.6 challenge. ~