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James V. Selna

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Senior District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Southern Division / Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 10C

411 W 4th Street #1053
Santa Ana , CA 92701-4516
(714) 338-4768



Senior status as of March 2020. Appointed to the U.S. District Court by President George W. Bush, Jan. 29, 2003; appointed Orange County Superior Court judge by Gov. Pete Wilson, Dec. 31, 1998; partner, 1978-98; associate, 1970-78, O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Stanford University School of Law, 1970



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Man of Intellect Central District (Santa Ana) Jul. 5, 2017
Even in Complex Cases, Judge Allows No Wasted Moments Central District of California (Santa Ana) Mar. 13, 2008

Rulings
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Lucas
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2024
Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
reversed in part
 Health Care Apr. 11, 2024
U.S. v. James Milheiser
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 9, 2024
Grant v. City of Long Beach
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 22, 2024
Holt v. County of Orange
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jan. 26, 2024
Bernal v. Sacramento County Sheriff's Dept.
author
 Civil Rights Jul. 7, 2023
U.S. v. Lucas
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2023
Pinson v. Carvajal
affirmed
 Prisoners' Rights Jun. 8, 2023
SoCal Recovery LLC v. City of Costa Mesa
reversed and remanded
 Disability Discrimination Jan. 3, 2023
Collier v. Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston
reversed
 Insurance Nov. 21, 2022
Jane Does No. 1-6 v. Reddit Inc.
affirmed
 Cyber Law Oct. 24, 2022
Martin v. Pierce County, et al.
author
 Civil Procedure May 31, 2022
AK Futures v. Boyd Street Distro
affirmed
 Intellectual Property May 20, 2022
Trendsettah USA v. Swisher Int'l
reversed in part
 Civil Procedure Apr. 18, 2022
U.S. v. Fower
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 5, 2022
Capistrano Unified School District v. S.W.
affirmed
 Education Jan. 3, 2022
Carmona v. Domino's Pizza
affirmed
 Arbitration Dec. 27, 2021
Herrera v. Los Angeles Unified School District
affirmed
 Civil Rights Dec. 2, 2021
U.S. v. Tan
affirmed
 Government Nov. 2, 2021
U.S. v. Rodriguez
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 21, 2020
Walker v. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 24, 2020
U.S. v. Valle
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2019
Ehrman v. Cox Communications
reversed
 Civil Procedure Aug. 9, 2019
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Monex Credit Company
reversed and remanded
 statutory_interpretation Jul. 26, 2019
SEC v. Stein
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Oct. 12, 2018
InfoSpan Inc. v. Emirates NBD Bank PJSC
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Sep. 10, 2018
U.S. v. Turner
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 30, 2018
U.S. v. Vera
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 26, 2018
Vos v. City of Newport Beach
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Jun. 12, 2018
Wells v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
reversed and remanded
 statutory_interpretation Feb. 7, 2018
Zion v. County of Orange
reversed and remanded
 Civil Rights Nov. 2, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
William Stone v. United States Postal Service Torts judge Nov. 17, 2017
Garmaliel Aguirre, Luis Bernal, Kareem Craig, Greg Guerrero, Martha Hildebrand, Bret Lambourne, Matthew Lambourne, Dan Le Boeuf, Carlos Martinez, Brian Mata, John M. Ortega, Anthony Ortiz, Henry Rendon, Kenny Swails, and all other "aggrieved" employees v. Genesis Logistics Inc., and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 3, 2017
DermFx, Inc., et al. v. Obagi Medical Products, Inc., et al. Intellectual Property judge Aug. 25, 2017
Anselmo M. Cruz v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. Real Property judge Aug. 18, 2017
Gail Medeiros, Tracy T. Bomberger, Peter Morrissey, and Julie Pulatie, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. HSBC Card Services Inc., HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc. / Terry J. Fanning and Tatiana Jabbar, each individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. HSBC Card Services Inc., HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc. / Stefan O. Lindgren v. HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc., Capital One Financial Corporation and HSBC Card & Retail Services Inc. Consumer Law judge Aug. 4, 2017
Trustees of the Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Plan v. Denny R. Steelman Employment Law judge Jul. 28, 2017
City of Newport Beach v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania Insurance judge Jul. 21, 2017
Timothy Scott Thorpe v. Dennis Dillon RV, LLC, an Idaho limited liability company; Dennis Dillon RV, LLC, a California limited liability company; and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Contracts judge Jul. 7, 2017
Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 9, 2004
Frederick E. Young, et al. v. Standard Aero Inc., et al. Contracts judge Sep. 21, 2004
Velox Enterprises Inc. v. Jimray Technology Inc., et al. Intellectual Property judge Mar. 21, 2004
Perine Lowe Inc. v. Dolly Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jan. 13, 2004
Aubrey Spuhler v. Diana Anderson Personal Injury judge Jan. 13, 2004
Darioush Yaghoubi v. ICON health & Fitness, Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Oct. 8, 2002
Bianchi v. Orange County, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Sep. 10, 2002
Axion Solutions Inc. v. ACM Technologies Inc. Contracts judge Jun. 8, 2002
Confidential Employment Law judge Jun. 1, 2002
Keith Ranby Saul v. City of Yorba Linda, Yorba Linda Water District, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge May 25, 2002
Zakoyan v. Poma Distributing Company Torts judge Sep. 27, 2001
Raquel Garza v. Isidro Perez, Olivia Sanchez Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Jan. 11, 2001
Steiskal v. Capistrano Unified School District Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Dec. 16, 2000
Title Court Published
Man of Intellect Central District (Santa Ana) Jul. 5, 2017
Even in Complex Cases, Judge Allows No Wasted Moments Central District of California (Santa Ana) Mar. 13, 2008
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Lucas
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2024
Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
reversed in part
 Health Care Apr. 11, 2024
U.S. v. James Milheiser
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 9, 2024
Grant v. City of Long Beach
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 22, 2024
Holt v. County of Orange
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jan. 26, 2024
Bernal v. Sacramento County Sheriff's Dept.
author
 Civil Rights Jul. 7, 2023
U.S. v. Lucas
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2023
Pinson v. Carvajal
affirmed
 Prisoners' Rights Jun. 8, 2023
SoCal Recovery LLC v. City of Costa Mesa
reversed and remanded
 Disability Discrimination Jan. 3, 2023
Collier v. Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston
reversed
 Insurance Nov. 21, 2022
Jane Does No. 1-6 v. Reddit Inc.
affirmed
 Cyber Law Oct. 24, 2022
Martin v. Pierce County, et al.
author
 Civil Procedure May 31, 2022
AK Futures v. Boyd Street Distro
affirmed
 Intellectual Property May 20, 2022
Trendsettah USA v. Swisher Int'l
reversed in part
 Civil Procedure Apr. 18, 2022
U.S. v. Fower
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 5, 2022
Capistrano Unified School District v. S.W.
affirmed
 Education Jan. 3, 2022
Carmona v. Domino's Pizza
affirmed
 Arbitration Dec. 27, 2021
Herrera v. Los Angeles Unified School District
affirmed
 Civil Rights Dec. 2, 2021
U.S. v. Tan
affirmed
 Government Nov. 2, 2021
U.S. v. Rodriguez
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 21, 2020
Walker v. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 24, 2020
U.S. v. Valle
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2019
Ehrman v. Cox Communications
reversed
 Civil Procedure Aug. 9, 2019
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Monex Credit Company
reversed and remanded
 statutory_interpretation Jul. 26, 2019
SEC v. Stein
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Oct. 12, 2018
InfoSpan Inc. v. Emirates NBD Bank PJSC
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Sep. 10, 2018
U.S. v. Turner
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 30, 2018
U.S. v. Vera
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 26, 2018
Vos v. City of Newport Beach
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Jun. 12, 2018
Wells v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
reversed and remanded
 statutory_interpretation Feb. 7, 2018
Zion v. County of Orange
reversed and remanded
 Civil Rights Nov. 2, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
William Stone v. United States Postal Service Torts judge Nov. 17, 2017
Garmaliel Aguirre, Luis Bernal, Kareem Craig, Greg Guerrero, Martha Hildebrand, Bret Lambourne, Matthew Lambourne, Dan Le Boeuf, Carlos Martinez, Brian Mata, John M. Ortega, Anthony Ortiz, Henry Rendon, Kenny Swails, and all other "aggrieved" employees v. Genesis Logistics Inc., and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 3, 2017
DermFx, Inc., et al. v. Obagi Medical Products, Inc., et al. Intellectual Property judge Aug. 25, 2017
Anselmo M. Cruz v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. Real Property judge Aug. 18, 2017
Gail Medeiros, Tracy T. Bomberger, Peter Morrissey, and Julie Pulatie, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. HSBC Card Services Inc., HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc. / Terry J. Fanning and Tatiana Jabbar, each individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. HSBC Card Services Inc., HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc. / Stefan O. Lindgren v. HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc., Capital One Financial Corporation and HSBC Card & Retail Services Inc. Consumer Law judge Aug. 4, 2017
Trustees of the Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Plan v. Denny R. Steelman Employment Law judge Jul. 28, 2017
City of Newport Beach v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania Insurance judge Jul. 21, 2017
Timothy Scott Thorpe v. Dennis Dillon RV, LLC, an Idaho limited liability company; Dennis Dillon RV, LLC, a California limited liability company; and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Contracts judge Jul. 7, 2017
Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 9, 2004
Frederick E. Young, et al. v. Standard Aero Inc., et al. Contracts judge Sep. 21, 2004
Velox Enterprises Inc. v. Jimray Technology Inc., et al. Intellectual Property judge Mar. 21, 2004
Perine Lowe Inc. v. Dolly Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jan. 13, 2004
Aubrey Spuhler v. Diana Anderson Personal Injury judge Jan. 13, 2004
Darioush Yaghoubi v. ICON health & Fitness, Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Oct. 8, 2002
Bianchi v. Orange County, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Sep. 10, 2002
Axion Solutions Inc. v. ACM Technologies Inc. Contracts judge Jun. 8, 2002
Confidential Employment Law judge Jun. 1, 2002
Keith Ranby Saul v. City of Yorba Linda, Yorba Linda Water District, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge May 25, 2002
Zakoyan v. Poma Distributing Company Torts judge Sep. 27, 2001
Raquel Garza v. Isidro Perez, Olivia Sanchez Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Jan. 11, 2001
Steiskal v. Capistrano Unified School District Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Dec. 16, 2000