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Ronald S.W. Lew

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Senior District Judge



1941 - 2023, USDC Central District of California, 1987-2023. Los Angeles Superior Court, 1984-1987. Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1982-1984



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Ronald S.W. Lew Central District of California (Los Angles) Nov. 19, 2015

Rulings
Case Category Published
Johnson v. U.S.
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2025
Ochoa v. Davis
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 5, 2022
Beverly Oaks v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield
reversed and remanded
 Health Care Dec. 18, 2020
Amended Opinion: Hernandez v. Chappell
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 2019
Hernandez v. Chappell
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 15, 2019
Hernandez v. Chappell
reversed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 2, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Cenorina Guerrero v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Contracts judge Jul. 14, 2023
Jerome Daroya v. Mary Josephine Daroya-Lushina, Dominick Ramos Torts judge Mar. 31, 2023
Sharon Jeanne Shubin v. Universal Vacation Club, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 31, 2023
Capitol Specialty Insurance Corporation v. Geico Insurance Company, and Does 1-5 Contracts judge Aug. 12, 2022
Beverly Hills Regional Surgery Center L.P. v. Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc. Fraud judge Aug. 5, 2022
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse Inc., DHBrands Limited v. Aquachile Inc., Agrosuper S.A., Empresas Aquachile S.A. Contracts judge Mar. 25, 2022
ABKCO Music Inc.; Big Machine Music LLC; Boosey & Hawkes Inc.; Cherio Corporation; Concord Music Publishing LLC; Concord Music Group Inc.; Downtown Music Publishing LLC; Hipgnosis SFH I Limited; Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC; Kobalt Music Publishing America Inc.; MPL Communications Inc.; MPL Music Publishing Inc.; Panther Music Corp.; Peer International Corporation; Peermusic Ltd.; Peermusic III Ltd.; Polygram Publishing Inc.; Rodgers & Hammerstein Holdings LLC; Pulse 2.0 LLC; Reservoir Media Management Inc.; Songs of Peer Ltd.; Songs of Universal Inc.; Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc.; Spirit Music Holdings Inc.; Universal Music - MGB NA LLC; Universal Music - Z Tunes LLC; Universal Music Corp.; Universal Music Publishing Inc.; Universal Musica Inc. v. Roblox Corporation Intellectual Property judge Oct. 15, 2021
United States of America ex rel. Pennetti v. Interface Rehab Inc. et al. Torts judge Aug. 20, 2021
Chris Langer v. S & Pico LLC, Emma Giron, and Does 1-10 Civil Rights judge May 22, 2020
Gary Rand; Gary Rand as Trustee of the Rand 1992 Irrevocable Trust; Suzanne E. Rand-Lewis; Suzanne E. Rand-Lewis as Trustee of the Suzanne E. Rand-Lewis Family Trust Dated August 17, 1993; Leslie B. Rand-Luby; Leslie B. Rand-Luby as Trustee of the Leslie B. Rand-Luby Living Trust Dated November 10, 1995 v. Midland National Life Insurance; Michael L. Kelly; and Does 1 through 100 Insurance judge Mar. 20, 2020
Raul Caiz v. William Leonard Roberts II aka Mastermind aka Rick Ross, Universal Music Group Inc., Def Jam Records Inc., Maybach Music Group Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jul. 12, 2019
Namdy Consulting Inc. v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. Contracts judge May 17, 2019
Emile Auguste, Mavis Murthy v. BMW of North America LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge May 17, 2019
Doris Michelle Parker v. Princess Cruise Line Ltd., Which Will Do Business As Princess Cruises, a foreign entity, De Bootjes Van Gent, a foreign corporation, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Dec. 21, 2018
Akkerman v. MECTA Construction Law judge Nov. 19, 2005
Shawn Butler, Ezequiel Garcia v. Dikran Melkonia, Claudia Sapien, Javier Mora, Roger Ruggiero and Steven Chung, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 27, 2005
Nira Schwartz v. TRW Inc. Employment Law judge Jan. 25, 2005
Keyaan L. Cook v. Southwest Airlines Co. Personal Injury judge May 25, 2004
Dan Padilla, Veronica Padilla, Alicia Vollero, Albie Vollero v. Southwest Airlines Co. Personal Injury judge May 18, 2004
Box v. Rifkin, et al. Torts judge Mar. 23, 2002
Confidential Civil Rights judge May 22, 1999
Issam Hamade v. Scottsdale Insurance Company Insurance judge Nov. 14, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge May 3, 1997
Tom Campbell v. Mette Maersk, Maersk Shipping, Maersk Inc. K/S DMK-Anholt by DMK-Shipping10APS, Steamship Co. of 1912 and Steamship Company Svendborg Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Nov. 16, 1996
Ron Cinquegrani v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Sep. 23, 1995
Aaron Enslow, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jul. 15, 1995
Daniel Williams v. County of Ventura, et al. Civil Rights judge Jul. 1, 1995
Confidential Civil Rights judge Mar. 25, 1995
Confidential Intellectual Property judge May 28, 1994
Robert Chuman, et al. v. Craig A. Wright, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Dec. 18, 1993
Confidential Breach of Contract judge Oct. 14, 1993
Title Court Published
Ronald S.W. Lew Central District of California (Los Angles) Nov. 19, 2015
Case Category Published
Johnson v. U.S.
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2025
Ochoa v. Davis
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 5, 2022
Beverly Oaks v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield
reversed and remanded
 Health Care Dec. 18, 2020
Amended Opinion: Hernandez v. Chappell
Criminal Law and Procedure May 6, 2019
Hernandez v. Chappell
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 15, 2019
Hernandez v. Chappell
reversed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 2, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Cenorina Guerrero v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Contracts judge Jul. 14, 2023
Jerome Daroya v. Mary Josephine Daroya-Lushina, Dominick Ramos Torts judge Mar. 31, 2023
Sharon Jeanne Shubin v. Universal Vacation Club, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 31, 2023
Capitol Specialty Insurance Corporation v. Geico Insurance Company, and Does 1-5 Contracts judge Aug. 12, 2022
Beverly Hills Regional Surgery Center L.P. v. Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc. Fraud judge Aug. 5, 2022
The Santa Barbara Smokehouse Inc., DHBrands Limited v. Aquachile Inc., Agrosuper S.A., Empresas Aquachile S.A. Contracts judge Mar. 25, 2022
ABKCO Music Inc.; Big Machine Music LLC; Boosey & Hawkes Inc.; Cherio Corporation; Concord Music Publishing LLC; Concord Music Group Inc.; Downtown Music Publishing LLC; Hipgnosis SFH I Limited; Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC; Kobalt Music Publishing America Inc.; MPL Communications Inc.; MPL Music Publishing Inc.; Panther Music Corp.; Peer International Corporation; Peermusic Ltd.; Peermusic III Ltd.; Polygram Publishing Inc.; Rodgers & Hammerstein Holdings LLC; Pulse 2.0 LLC; Reservoir Media Management Inc.; Songs of Peer Ltd.; Songs of Universal Inc.; Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc.; Spirit Music Holdings Inc.; Universal Music - MGB NA LLC; Universal Music - Z Tunes LLC; Universal Music Corp.; Universal Music Publishing Inc.; Universal Musica Inc. v. Roblox Corporation Intellectual Property judge Oct. 15, 2021
United States of America ex rel. Pennetti v. Interface Rehab Inc. et al. Torts judge Aug. 20, 2021
Chris Langer v. S & Pico LLC, Emma Giron, and Does 1-10 Civil Rights judge May 22, 2020
Gary Rand; Gary Rand as Trustee of the Rand 1992 Irrevocable Trust; Suzanne E. Rand-Lewis; Suzanne E. Rand-Lewis as Trustee of the Suzanne E. Rand-Lewis Family Trust Dated August 17, 1993; Leslie B. Rand-Luby; Leslie B. Rand-Luby as Trustee of the Leslie B. Rand-Luby Living Trust Dated November 10, 1995 v. Midland National Life Insurance; Michael L. Kelly; and Does 1 through 100 Insurance judge Mar. 20, 2020
Raul Caiz v. William Leonard Roberts II aka Mastermind aka Rick Ross, Universal Music Group Inc., Def Jam Records Inc., Maybach Music Group Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jul. 12, 2019
Namdy Consulting Inc. v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. Contracts judge May 17, 2019
Emile Auguste, Mavis Murthy v. BMW of North America LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge May 17, 2019
Doris Michelle Parker v. Princess Cruise Line Ltd., Which Will Do Business As Princess Cruises, a foreign entity, De Bootjes Van Gent, a foreign corporation, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Dec. 21, 2018
Akkerman v. MECTA Construction Law judge Nov. 19, 2005
Shawn Butler, Ezequiel Garcia v. Dikran Melkonia, Claudia Sapien, Javier Mora, Roger Ruggiero and Steven Chung, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 27, 2005
Nira Schwartz v. TRW Inc. Employment Law judge Jan. 25, 2005
Keyaan L. Cook v. Southwest Airlines Co. Personal Injury judge May 25, 2004
Dan Padilla, Veronica Padilla, Alicia Vollero, Albie Vollero v. Southwest Airlines Co. Personal Injury judge May 18, 2004
Box v. Rifkin, et al. Torts judge Mar. 23, 2002
Confidential Civil Rights judge May 22, 1999
Issam Hamade v. Scottsdale Insurance Company Insurance judge Nov. 14, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge May 3, 1997
Tom Campbell v. Mette Maersk, Maersk Shipping, Maersk Inc. K/S DMK-Anholt by DMK-Shipping10APS, Steamship Co. of 1912 and Steamship Company Svendborg Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Nov. 16, 1996
Ron Cinquegrani v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Sep. 23, 1995
Aaron Enslow, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jul. 15, 1995
Daniel Williams v. County of Ventura, et al. Civil Rights judge Jul. 1, 1995
Confidential Civil Rights judge Mar. 25, 1995
Confidential Intellectual Property judge May 28, 1994
Robert Chuman, et al. v. Craig A. Wright, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Dec. 18, 1993
Confidential Breach of Contract judge Oct. 14, 1993
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