
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
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 |