District Judge
USDC Central  District of California
Western Division / First Street Federal Courthouse
Days:
M-F
Courtroom/Floor:
5D
350 W 1st St #4311
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4565
(213) 894-8266
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Canceled Sept. 11 Plane Reservation Puts Judge on New Life Path | Los Angeles Superior Court (Long Beach) | Sep. 13, 2006 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
John Doe v. Grindr, Inc.
 affirmed 
 | 
Cyber Law | Feb. 18, 2025 | 
| 
Terpin v. AT&T Mobility LLC
 reversed in part 
 | 
Cyber Law | Sep. 30, 2024 | 
| 
Chong v. U.S.
 reversed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2024 | 
| 
Bafford v. Administrative Committee of the Northrop Grumman Pension Plan
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Employment Law | May 9, 2024 | 
| 
U.S. v. Tat
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 4, 2024 | 
| 
Transamerica Life Insurance Co. v. Arutyunyan
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Feb. 22, 2024 | 
| 
Los Angeles Unified School District v. A.O.
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Education | Feb. 15, 2024 | 
| 
Patrick v. Running Warehouse, LLC
 affirmed 
 | 
Arbitration | Feb. 12, 2024 | 
| 
United Aeronautical Corp. v. United States Air Force
 affirmed 
 | 
Government | Sep. 7, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Husain
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Securities | Jun. 13, 2023 | 
| 
Mejia Vega v. USCIS
 affirmed 
 | 
Immigration | Apr. 14, 2023 | 
| 
Silk v. Bond
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Apr. 10, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Linehan
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 22, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Mendez
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 25, 2022 | 
| 
Oliver v. Davis
 vacated in whole or part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 18, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Tat
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 22, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Gomez
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 29, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Minasyan 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 12, 2021 | 
| 
Bafford v. Northrop Grumman
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Apr. 16, 2021 | 
| 
Arcona Inc. v. Farmacy Beauty
 affirmed 
 | 
Intellectual Property | Oct. 2, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Gamboa
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Gamboa
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Immigration | Dec. 30, 2019 | 
| 
Henson v. Fidelity National Financial
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 18, 2019 | 
| 
California Insurance Guarantee Assoc. v. Azar
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Insurance | Oct. 11, 2019 | 
| 
Rosenblatt v. City of Santa Monica
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Oct. 4, 2019 | 
| 
Harris v. Harris
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Aug. 22, 2019 | 
| 
Doğan v. Barak
 affirmed 
 | 
International Law | Aug. 5, 2019 | 
| 
Homeaway.com v. City of Santa Monica
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Mar. 14, 2019 | 
| 
Curtis v. Irwin Industries
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Labor Law | Jan. 28, 2019 | 
| 
GCIU Employer Ret. Fund v. Quad/Graphics
 affirmed 
 | 
Employment Law | Dec. 10, 2018 | 
| 
Cook v. Harding
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 16, 2018 | 
| 
Robins v. Spokeo Inc.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Aug. 16, 2017 | 
| 
U.S. v. Kleinman
 affirmed 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Canceled Sept. 11 Plane Reservation Puts Judge on New Life Path | Los Angeles Superior Court (Long Beach) | Sep. 13, 2006 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
John Doe v. Grindr, Inc.
 affirmed 
 | 
Cyber Law | Feb. 18, 2025 | 
| 
Terpin v. AT&T Mobility LLC
 reversed in part 
 | 
Cyber Law | Sep. 30, 2024 | 
| 
Chong v. U.S.
 reversed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2024 | 
| 
Bafford v. Administrative Committee of the Northrop Grumman Pension Plan
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Employment Law | May 9, 2024 | 
| 
U.S. v. Tat
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 4, 2024 | 
| 
Transamerica Life Insurance Co. v. Arutyunyan
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Feb. 22, 2024 | 
| 
Los Angeles Unified School District v. A.O.
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Education | Feb. 15, 2024 | 
| 
Patrick v. Running Warehouse, LLC
 affirmed 
 | 
Arbitration | Feb. 12, 2024 | 
| 
United Aeronautical Corp. v. United States Air Force
 affirmed 
 | 
Government | Sep. 7, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Husain
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Securities | Jun. 13, 2023 | 
| 
Mejia Vega v. USCIS
 affirmed 
 | 
Immigration | Apr. 14, 2023 | 
| 
Silk v. Bond
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Apr. 10, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Linehan
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 22, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Mendez
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 25, 2022 | 
| 
Oliver v. Davis
 vacated in whole or part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 18, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Tat
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 22, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Gomez
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 29, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Minasyan 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 12, 2021 | 
| 
Bafford v. Northrop Grumman
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Apr. 16, 2021 | 
| 
Arcona Inc. v. Farmacy Beauty
 affirmed 
 | 
Intellectual Property | Oct. 2, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Gamboa
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Gamboa
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Immigration | Dec. 30, 2019 | 
| 
Henson v. Fidelity National Financial
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 18, 2019 | 
| 
California Insurance Guarantee Assoc. v. Azar
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Insurance | Oct. 11, 2019 | 
| 
Rosenblatt v. City of Santa Monica
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Oct. 4, 2019 | 
| 
Harris v. Harris
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Aug. 22, 2019 | 
| 
Doğan v. Barak
 affirmed 
 | 
International Law | Aug. 5, 2019 | 
| 
Homeaway.com v. City of Santa Monica
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Mar. 14, 2019 | 
| 
Curtis v. Irwin Industries
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Labor Law | Jan. 28, 2019 | 
| 
GCIU Employer Ret. Fund v. Quad/Graphics
 affirmed 
 | 
Employment Law | Dec. 10, 2018 | 
| 
Cook v. Harding
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 16, 2018 | 
| 
Robins v. Spokeo Inc.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Aug. 16, 2017 | 
| 
U.S. v. Kleinman
 affirmed 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 | 
