Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Northwest District - Van Nuys Courthouse West
Department/Division:
O
Courtroom/Floor:
511
14400 Erwin St Mall
Van Nuys , CA 91401-2705
(818) 901-4606
Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, 2003-18; law clerk, Judge Dickran M. Tevrizian, U.S. District Court, Central District, 1999-2000.
USC School of Law, 1999
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| From the Neighborhood | Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) | May 29, 2019 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Eshagian v. Cepeda
 petition granted 
 | 
Torts | Jun. 26, 2025 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakecia Briggs, et al. v. Warner Center Summit, Ltd. | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 18, 2025 | 
| Christian Rodriguez, individually and a class representatives; Alberto Cazarez, individually and a class representatives v. City of Los Angeles, Carmen Anthony Trutanich, Charles Beck, Allan Nadir, Angel Gomez | Civil Rights | Defendant | Apr. 8, 2017 | 
| Kathy Glenn Clay v. Officer Papik, Serial No. 4017 | Civil Rights | Defendant | Oct. 22, 2016 | 
| Occupy Los Angeles dba For Chris Legal Sr, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. | Torts | Defendant | Apr. 23, 2016 | 
| Dayo Olufade v. Los Angeles Police Department Officer Ulmer, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Timmons, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive | Civil Rights | Defendant | Jul. 26, 2014 | 
| Brian C. Mulligan v. James Nichols, The City of Los Angeles, Tyler Izen, John Miller and Los Angeles Police Protective League | Civil Rights | Defendant | Jan. 25, 2014 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| From the Neighborhood | Los Angeles County (Van Nuys) | May 29, 2019 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Eshagian v. Cepeda
 petition granted 
 | 
Torts | Jun. 26, 2025 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakecia Briggs, et al. v. Warner Center Summit, Ltd. | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 18, 2025 | 
| Christian Rodriguez, individually and a class representatives; Alberto Cazarez, individually and a class representatives v. City of Los Angeles, Carmen Anthony Trutanich, Charles Beck, Allan Nadir, Angel Gomez | Civil Rights | Defendant | Apr. 8, 2017 | 
| Kathy Glenn Clay v. Officer Papik, Serial No. 4017 | Civil Rights | Defendant | Oct. 22, 2016 | 
| Occupy Los Angeles dba For Chris Legal Sr, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. | Torts | Defendant | Apr. 23, 2016 | 
| Dayo Olufade v. Los Angeles Police Department Officer Ulmer, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Timmons, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive | Civil Rights | Defendant | Jul. 26, 2014 | 
| Brian C. Mulligan v. James Nichols, The City of Los Angeles, Tyler Izen, John Miller and Los Angeles Police Protective League | Civil Rights | Defendant | Jan. 25, 2014 | 
