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John A. Kronstadt

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Senior District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Western Division / First Street Federal Courthouse
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 10B

350 W 1st St #4311
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4565
(213) 894-8477





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
John A. Kronstadt Central District (Los Angeles) Apr. 19, 2012

Rulings
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Bradford
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 4, 2025
U.S. v. Shih
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 25, 2024
U.S. v. Chanel Wiley
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2024
Bradford v. Paramo
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law May 3, 2024
USA v. Yi-Chi Shih
reversed and remanded
 International Law Jul. 18, 2023
Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Labor Law May 24, 2022
Amended Opinion: In Re Grand Jury
affirmed
 Attorneys Jan. 28, 2022
Dietrich v. The Boeing Company
reversed
 Civil Procedure Oct. 4, 2021
In Re Grand Jury
affirmed
 Attorneys Sep. 14, 2021
Lim v. TForce Logistics
affirmed
 Arbitration Aug. 13, 2021
Schoenberg v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
affirmed
 Attorneys Jul. 1, 2021
Wilson v. Craver
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Apr. 20, 2021
Panthera Investment Fund v. H.C. Wainwright
affirmed
 Securities Apr. 9, 2021
U.S. v. Herrera
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Sep. 10, 2020
Blumenthal Distributing Inc. v. Herman Miller Inc.
affirmed in part
 Intellectual Property Jun. 26, 2020
Milam v. Harrington
vacated and remanded
 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 26, 2020
U.S. v. Ped
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 18, 2019
Gold Value Int'l Textile v. Sanctuary Clothing
affirmed
 Copyright Jun. 5, 2019
Morris v. California Physicians' Service
affirmed
 Health Care Mar. 19, 2019
Acosta v. Brain
affirmed
 Employment Law Dec. 5, 2018
Maquiz MacDonald v. Hedgpeth
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2018
Williams v. Gaye
affirmed
 Copyright Mar. 22, 2018
Morrill v. Scott Financial Corporation
author
 Attorneys Oct. 24, 2017
Rodriguez v. McDonald
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
United States of America v. Korea Times Los Angeles, Inc. Taxation judge Sep. 25, 2025
Gariel Brownlee, an individual v. County of Los Angeles, a public entity; Kearny P. Duong, an individual; Christopher Brown, and individual; Pravaneh P. Zolnouni, M.D., an individual; Unknown LAC+USC Individuals Civil Rights judge Sep. 12, 2025
Galaxia Electronics Co. Ltd. v. Luxmax U.S.A., RWS Management Inc., Robert Scarnechia Contracts judge Aug. 8, 2025
Herminio Resendiz, as an individual and on behalf of all similarly situated employees v. Santa Ana Elks Lodge-794-BPOE; Benevloent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 8, 2024
Michael Grecco Productions Inc. v. ImageSelect B.V. Intellectual Property judge Jul. 19, 2024
New Style Corp. v. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. Immigration judge Jul. 5, 2024
Kevin Murphy v. Fusion Learning Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Jun. 14, 2024
Caudley Simon, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated v. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 3, 2024
Camille Bourque and Peter Morejon v. Engineers and Architects Association, City of Los Angeles, Rob Bonta, in his official capacity as Attorney General of California Civil Rights judge Mar. 29, 2024
Michael Lavigne v. Herbalife International of America Inc. Fraud judge Mar. 8, 2024
Brent Scruggs, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Mars Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 16, 2024
Lauren Frausto v. City of West Covina, a municipal entity; Cody Iside, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Michael Tuano, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Stephen Mclean, individually and in his official capacity as corporal for the West Covina Police Department; Eric Street, individually and in his official capacity as sergeant for the West Covina Police Department; Ian Paparro, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Christopher Quezada, individually and his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; and Does 1-50, inclusive, individually and in their official capacity as police officers for the West Covina Police Department Civil Rights judge Feb. 16, 2024
Comprehensive Medical Center Inc. v. State Farm General Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Insurance judge Jan. 12, 2024
Kitsch LLC v. Deejayzoo LLC Intellectual Property judge Dec. 1, 2023
In re: ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litigation Torts judge Nov. 24, 2023
Chris Langer v. Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. et al Civil Rights judge Oct. 27, 2023
Colette Carpenter, et al. v. Sikorski Aircraft Corporation, et al. Personal Injury judge Oct. 13, 2023
Bukeka Chandler McCrary v. UCLA Health, et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 8, 2023
World Axe Throwing League Inc., Lincoln Chicago Holdings Inc. v. Cold Steel Inc., Lynn Thompson, GSM LLC dba GSM Outdoors Intellectual Property judge Jun. 9, 2023
Santiago Lim, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Transforce Inc., Tforce Logistics LLC, Tforce Final Mile West LLC, and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 21, 2023
In re: Smashburger IP Holder LLC Consumer Law judge Jan. 6, 2023
National Promotions and Advertising, Inc. et al v. National Surety Corporation Insurance judge Dec. 30, 2022
The Madera Group LLC v. Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA Inc. Contracts judge Dec. 23, 2022
Erika Sepulveda, for herself and on behalf of her minor children Melody Patricio and Ernesto Patricio, and Maria Carmen Sarate Angeles v. City of Whittier, Officer Hause, Officer Cabral, Officer Medina, Dollar Financial Group Inc., DFC Global Corp., Dollar Financial Corp., and Monetary Management of California Inc., Jose Lopez, Don Morton, and Does 1-20, inclusive Torts judge Oct. 21, 2022
Raymond Alfred, Marvin Barrish, and Ashley Alves, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Pepperidge Farms Inc., and Does 1-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 7, 2022
One-E-Way Inc. v. Apple Inc. Intellectual Property judge Aug. 26, 2022
Michael Bernard Potere v. The Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California, et al. Constitutional Law judge May 20, 2022
A.G., a minor, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 1, 2022
Claudia Chavez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Jan. 7, 2022
Epistar Corporation v. Lowe's Companies Inc., Lowe's Home Centers LLC Intellectual Property judge Dec. 30, 2021
United States, ex rel Benjamin Martinez, Jr., et al. v. SuperCare Health Inc. Torts judge Oct. 8, 2021
Jeree Gant, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Aldi Inc., AI California LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 17, 2021
Keela Castle v. County of Los Angeles, Adam Woods, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 25, 2021
Nestor Ventura Velasquez v. Raymond Madden, Warden Civil Rights judge Apr. 23, 2021
Douglas G. Bradford v. Daniel Paramo, Warden Civil Rights judge Jan. 22, 2021
Michael Raziano, Brian Traister, and Chris Valdez, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Albertson's LC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 18, 2020
Board of Trustees of Sheet Metal Workers' Health Plan of Southern California, Arizona and Nevada v. Scott Eubanks Employment Law judge Oct. 23, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert Hoddes Jacobs Securities judge Oct. 23, 2020
Donald Kunstt v. County of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Aug. 28, 2020
ACLU of Southern California v. United States Department of Homeland Security; United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a component of the Department of Homeland Security Civil Rights judge Apr. 3, 2020
Damen Rabb v. M. Eliot Spearman, Warden Constitutional Law judge Apr. 3, 2020
Dulce Acuna Rodriguez and Alfonso Flores, in each case individually and as successor in interest to A.F., a minor deceased; and D.R.F., S.F. C.F., and S.R., in each case a minor, individually by and through their guardian ad litem Dulce Acuna Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles; Sheriff Jim McDonnell; Kerry Carter; and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Feb. 21, 2020
Blindlight, LLC v. Timothy Cubbison, Austin Snyder, Horseless Cowboy, LLC, and Does 1 through 9 Intellectual Property judge Feb. 9, 2018
Title Court Published
John A. Kronstadt Central District (Los Angeles) Apr. 19, 2012
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Bradford
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 4, 2025
U.S. v. Shih
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 25, 2024
U.S. v. Chanel Wiley
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2024
Bradford v. Paramo
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law May 3, 2024
USA v. Yi-Chi Shih
reversed and remanded
 International Law Jul. 18, 2023
Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Labor Law May 24, 2022
Amended Opinion: In Re Grand Jury
affirmed
 Attorneys Jan. 28, 2022
Dietrich v. The Boeing Company
reversed
 Civil Procedure Oct. 4, 2021
In Re Grand Jury
affirmed
 Attorneys Sep. 14, 2021
Lim v. TForce Logistics
affirmed
 Arbitration Aug. 13, 2021
Schoenberg v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
affirmed
 Attorneys Jul. 1, 2021
Wilson v. Craver
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Apr. 20, 2021
Panthera Investment Fund v. H.C. Wainwright
affirmed
 Securities Apr. 9, 2021
U.S. v. Herrera
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Sep. 10, 2020
Blumenthal Distributing Inc. v. Herman Miller Inc.
affirmed in part
 Intellectual Property Jun. 26, 2020
Milam v. Harrington
vacated and remanded
 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 26, 2020
U.S. v. Ped
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 18, 2019
Gold Value Int'l Textile v. Sanctuary Clothing
affirmed
 Copyright Jun. 5, 2019
Morris v. California Physicians' Service
affirmed
 Health Care Mar. 19, 2019
Acosta v. Brain
affirmed
 Employment Law Dec. 5, 2018
Maquiz MacDonald v. Hedgpeth
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2018
Williams v. Gaye
affirmed
 Copyright Mar. 22, 2018
Morrill v. Scott Financial Corporation
author
 Attorneys Oct. 24, 2017
Rodriguez v. McDonald
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
United States of America v. Korea Times Los Angeles, Inc. Taxation judge Sep. 25, 2025
Gariel Brownlee, an individual v. County of Los Angeles, a public entity; Kearny P. Duong, an individual; Christopher Brown, and individual; Pravaneh P. Zolnouni, M.D., an individual; Unknown LAC+USC Individuals Civil Rights judge Sep. 12, 2025
Galaxia Electronics Co. Ltd. v. Luxmax U.S.A., RWS Management Inc., Robert Scarnechia Contracts judge Aug. 8, 2025
Herminio Resendiz, as an individual and on behalf of all similarly situated employees v. Santa Ana Elks Lodge-794-BPOE; Benevloent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 8, 2024
Michael Grecco Productions Inc. v. ImageSelect B.V. Intellectual Property judge Jul. 19, 2024
New Style Corp. v. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. Immigration judge Jul. 5, 2024
Kevin Murphy v. Fusion Learning Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Jun. 14, 2024
Caudley Simon, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated v. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 3, 2024
Camille Bourque and Peter Morejon v. Engineers and Architects Association, City of Los Angeles, Rob Bonta, in his official capacity as Attorney General of California Civil Rights judge Mar. 29, 2024
Michael Lavigne v. Herbalife International of America Inc. Fraud judge Mar. 8, 2024
Brent Scruggs, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Mars Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 16, 2024
Lauren Frausto v. City of West Covina, a municipal entity; Cody Iside, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Michael Tuano, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Stephen Mclean, individually and in his official capacity as corporal for the West Covina Police Department; Eric Street, individually and in his official capacity as sergeant for the West Covina Police Department; Ian Paparro, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Christopher Quezada, individually and his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; and Does 1-50, inclusive, individually and in their official capacity as police officers for the West Covina Police Department Civil Rights judge Feb. 16, 2024
Comprehensive Medical Center Inc. v. State Farm General Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Insurance judge Jan. 12, 2024
Kitsch LLC v. Deejayzoo LLC Intellectual Property judge Dec. 1, 2023
In re: ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litigation Torts judge Nov. 24, 2023
Chris Langer v. Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. et al Civil Rights judge Oct. 27, 2023
Colette Carpenter, et al. v. Sikorski Aircraft Corporation, et al. Personal Injury judge Oct. 13, 2023
Bukeka Chandler McCrary v. UCLA Health, et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 8, 2023
World Axe Throwing League Inc., Lincoln Chicago Holdings Inc. v. Cold Steel Inc., Lynn Thompson, GSM LLC dba GSM Outdoors Intellectual Property judge Jun. 9, 2023
Santiago Lim, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Transforce Inc., Tforce Logistics LLC, Tforce Final Mile West LLC, and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 21, 2023
In re: Smashburger IP Holder LLC Consumer Law judge Jan. 6, 2023
National Promotions and Advertising, Inc. et al v. National Surety Corporation Insurance judge Dec. 30, 2022
The Madera Group LLC v. Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA Inc. Contracts judge Dec. 23, 2022
Erika Sepulveda, for herself and on behalf of her minor children Melody Patricio and Ernesto Patricio, and Maria Carmen Sarate Angeles v. City of Whittier, Officer Hause, Officer Cabral, Officer Medina, Dollar Financial Group Inc., DFC Global Corp., Dollar Financial Corp., and Monetary Management of California Inc., Jose Lopez, Don Morton, and Does 1-20, inclusive Torts judge Oct. 21, 2022
Raymond Alfred, Marvin Barrish, and Ashley Alves, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Pepperidge Farms Inc., and Does 1-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 7, 2022
One-E-Way Inc. v. Apple Inc. Intellectual Property judge Aug. 26, 2022
Michael Bernard Potere v. The Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California, et al. Constitutional Law judge May 20, 2022
A.G., a minor, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 1, 2022
Claudia Chavez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Jan. 7, 2022
Epistar Corporation v. Lowe's Companies Inc., Lowe's Home Centers LLC Intellectual Property judge Dec. 30, 2021
United States, ex rel Benjamin Martinez, Jr., et al. v. SuperCare Health Inc. Torts judge Oct. 8, 2021
Jeree Gant, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Aldi Inc., AI California LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 17, 2021
Keela Castle v. County of Los Angeles, Adam Woods, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 25, 2021
Nestor Ventura Velasquez v. Raymond Madden, Warden Civil Rights judge Apr. 23, 2021
Douglas G. Bradford v. Daniel Paramo, Warden Civil Rights judge Jan. 22, 2021
Michael Raziano, Brian Traister, and Chris Valdez, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Albertson's LC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 18, 2020
Board of Trustees of Sheet Metal Workers' Health Plan of Southern California, Arizona and Nevada v. Scott Eubanks Employment Law judge Oct. 23, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert Hoddes Jacobs Securities judge Oct. 23, 2020
Donald Kunstt v. County of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Aug. 28, 2020
ACLU of Southern California v. United States Department of Homeland Security; United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a component of the Department of Homeland Security Civil Rights judge Apr. 3, 2020
Damen Rabb v. M. Eliot Spearman, Warden Constitutional Law judge Apr. 3, 2020
Dulce Acuna Rodriguez and Alfonso Flores, in each case individually and as successor in interest to A.F., a minor deceased; and D.R.F., S.F. C.F., and S.R., in each case a minor, individually by and through their guardian ad litem Dulce Acuna Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles; Sheriff Jim McDonnell; Kerry Carter; and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Feb. 21, 2020
Blindlight, LLC v. Timothy Cubbison, Austin Snyder, Horseless Cowboy, LLC, and Does 1 through 9 Intellectual Property judge Feb. 9, 2018
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