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John F. Walter

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District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Western Division / First Street Federal Courthouse
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 7A

350 W 1st St #4311
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4565
(213) 894-5396



Loyola Law School, 1969



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
John F. Walter U.S. District Court for the Central District May 24, 2004

Rulings
Case Category Published
Ratha v. Rubicon Resources LLC
affirmed
Civil Procedure Jul. 31, 2024
U.S. v. Lemus
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 5, 2024
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
affirmed
Civil Procedure Jan. 9, 2024
U.S. v. Esqueda
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 12, 2023
Kim v. Tinder Inc.
vacated and remanded
Consumer Law Dec. 5, 2023
Pino v. Cardone Capital LLC
reversed in part
Securities Dec. 21, 2022
D.R. v. Redondo Beach Unified School District
reversed in part
Education Dec. 20, 2022
U.S. v. Chen
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2022
Amended Opinion: Ratha v. Phatthana Seafood
affirmed
Civil Procedure Jun. 1, 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Cashcall, Inc.
affirmed in part
Consumer Law May 24, 2022
Ratha v. Phatthana Seafood
affirmed
Civil Procedure Feb. 28, 2022
Allison v. Tinder
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Aug. 18, 2021
Broidy Capital Management v. State of Qatar
affirmed
Civil Procedure Dec. 3, 2020
Salter v. Quality Carriers
vacated and remanded
Civil Procedure Sep. 9, 2020
Winter v. Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center
reversed and remanded
Torts Mar. 24, 2020
Great Minds v. Office Depot
affirmed
Copyright Dec. 30, 2019
U.S. v. Chi
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 3, 2019
Lindie Banks v. Northern Trust Corp.
reversed and remanded
Securities Jul. 8, 2019
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. Newsom
author
Native American Affairs Mar. 22, 2019
Olivier v. Baca
affirmed
Constitutional Law Jan. 14, 2019
Gordon v. Drape Creative
reversed and remanded
Intellectual Property Nov. 21, 2018
Packsys v. Exportadora De Sal
affirmed
International Law Aug. 16, 2018
Gordon v. Drape Creative Inc.
reversed
Intellectual Property Jul. 31, 2018
Von Saher v. Norton Simon Museum of Art
affirmed
International Law Jul. 31, 2018
Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
affirmed
Labor Law Oct. 17, 2017
Sanders v. Cullen
affirmed
Prisoners' Rights Oct. 16, 2017
Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
vacated in whole or part
Labor Law Aug. 24, 2017
Klein v. City of Beverly Hills
reversed
Civil Rights Aug. 7, 2017
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
reversed and remanded
International Law Jul. 11, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Title Court Published
John F. Walter U.S. District Court for the Central District May 24, 2004
Case Category Published
Ratha v. Rubicon Resources LLC
affirmed
Civil Procedure Jul. 31, 2024
U.S. v. Lemus
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 5, 2024
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
affirmed
Civil Procedure Jan. 9, 2024
U.S. v. Esqueda
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 12, 2023
Kim v. Tinder Inc.
vacated and remanded
Consumer Law Dec. 5, 2023
Pino v. Cardone Capital LLC
reversed in part
Securities Dec. 21, 2022
D.R. v. Redondo Beach Unified School District
reversed in part
Education Dec. 20, 2022
U.S. v. Chen
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2022
Amended Opinion: Ratha v. Phatthana Seafood
affirmed
Civil Procedure Jun. 1, 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Cashcall, Inc.
affirmed in part
Consumer Law May 24, 2022
Ratha v. Phatthana Seafood
affirmed
Civil Procedure Feb. 28, 2022
Allison v. Tinder
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Aug. 18, 2021
Broidy Capital Management v. State of Qatar
affirmed
Civil Procedure Dec. 3, 2020
Salter v. Quality Carriers
vacated and remanded
Civil Procedure Sep. 9, 2020
Winter v. Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center
reversed and remanded
Torts Mar. 24, 2020
Great Minds v. Office Depot
affirmed
Copyright Dec. 30, 2019
U.S. v. Chi
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 3, 2019
Lindie Banks v. Northern Trust Corp.
reversed and remanded
Securities Jul. 8, 2019
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. Newsom
author
Native American Affairs Mar. 22, 2019
Olivier v. Baca
affirmed
Constitutional Law Jan. 14, 2019
Gordon v. Drape Creative
reversed and remanded
Intellectual Property Nov. 21, 2018
Packsys v. Exportadora De Sal
affirmed
International Law Aug. 16, 2018
Gordon v. Drape Creative Inc.
reversed
Intellectual Property Jul. 31, 2018
Von Saher v. Norton Simon Museum of Art
affirmed
International Law Jul. 31, 2018
Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
affirmed
Labor Law Oct. 17, 2017
Sanders v. Cullen
affirmed
Prisoners' Rights Oct. 16, 2017
Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
vacated in whole or part
Labor Law Aug. 24, 2017
Klein v. City of Beverly Hills
reversed
Civil Rights Aug. 7, 2017
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
reversed and remanded
International Law Jul. 11, 2017