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Otis D. Wright II

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District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Western Division / First Street Federal Courthouse
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 5D

350 W 1st St #4311
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4565
(213) 894-8266





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Canceled Sept. 11 Plane Reservation Puts Judge on New Life Path Los Angeles Superior Court (Long Beach) Sep. 13, 2006

Rulings
Case Category Published
Chong v. U.S.
reversed in part
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 14, 2024
Bafford v. Administrative Committee of the Northrop Grumman Pension Plan
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law May 9, 2024
U.S. v. Tat
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 4, 2024
Transamerica Life Insurance Co. v. Arutyunyan
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Feb. 22, 2024
Los Angeles Unified School District v. A.O.
affirmed in part
 Education Feb. 15, 2024
Patrick v. Running Warehouse, LLC
affirmed
 Arbitration Feb. 12, 2024
United Aeronautical Corp. v. United States Air Force
affirmed
 Government Sep. 7, 2023
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Husain
reversed and remanded
 Securities Jun. 13, 2023
Mejia Vega v. USCIS
affirmed
 Immigration Apr. 14, 2023
Silk v. Bond
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Apr. 10, 2023
U.S. v. Linehan
affirmed in part
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 22, 2022
U.S. v. Mendez
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 25, 2022
Oliver v. Davis
vacated in whole or part
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 18, 2022
U.S. v. Tat
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2021
U.S. v. Gomez
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 29, 2021
U.S. v. Minasyan
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 12, 2021
Bafford v. Northrop Grumman
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law Apr. 16, 2021
Arcona Inc. v. Farmacy Beauty
affirmed
 Intellectual Property Oct. 2, 2020
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Gamboa
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2020
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Gamboa
vacated and remanded
 Immigration Dec. 30, 2019
Henson v. Fidelity National Financial
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Nov. 18, 2019
California Insurance Guarantee Assoc. v. Azar
reversed and remanded
 Insurance Oct. 11, 2019
Rosenblatt v. City of Santa Monica
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Oct. 4, 2019
Harris v. Harris
reversed and remanded
 Prisoners' Rights Aug. 22, 2019
Doğan v. Barak
affirmed
 International Law Aug. 5, 2019
Homeaway.com v. City of Santa Monica
affirmed
 Civil Rights Mar. 14, 2019
Curtis v. Irwin Industries
affirmed in part
 Labor Law Jan. 28, 2019
GCIU Employer Ret. Fund v. Quad/Graphics
affirmed
 Employment Law Dec. 10, 2018
Cook v. Harding
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jan. 16, 2018
Robins v. Spokeo Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Aug. 16, 2017
U.S. v. Kleinman
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 19, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Firpo Wycoff Carr v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice Torts judge Jul. 12, 2024
John Doe v. Grindr Inc., Grindr LLC Torts judge Mar. 29, 2024
Manuel Guevara v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC Civil Rights judge Mar. 22, 2024
Jorge Enrique Serrano Robles Senior and Yuridia Dolores Miranda, individually, and as successors in interest to Jorge Enrique Serrano Junior v. County of Los Angeles, Sheriff Alex Villanueva, in his individual capacity; Deputy Nikolis Perez, an individual, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Mar. 8, 2024
Wild Chang, et al. v. Farmers Insurance Company Inc., et al. Insurance judge Feb. 9, 2024
Nicole Juarez Zelaya v. City of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Nov. 24, 2023
Michael Terpin v. AT&T Mobility LLC, and Does 1-25 Contracts judge Aug. 11, 2023
Joseph Andrew Perez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Jul. 28, 2023
Daniel Draney, et al. v. Westco Chemicals Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Jun. 23, 2023
Jane Doe, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge May 19, 2023
L.A. Terminals Inc. v. United National Insurance Company Insurance judge Apr. 14, 2023
Kevin A. Alfaro v. Delta Air Lines Inc. Contracts judge Mar. 24, 2023
James Bettles v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et al. Consumer Law judge Mar. 24, 2023
Giuliana Mendiola v. The Regents of the University of California; John Margaritis, Head Coach of Women's Basketball, Tamica Smith Jones, Athletic Director Employment Law judge Dec. 23, 2022
Jesus Mendoza, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. HF Foods Group Inc.; Zhou Min Ni; Xiao Mou Zhang; Caixuan Xu; Jian Ming Ni Securities judge Dec. 9, 2022
Rose McGowan v. Harvey Weinstein, David Boies, Boies Schiller Flexner LLC, Lisa Bloom, The Bloom Firm, B.C. Strategies Ltd. dba Black Cube Torts judge Oct. 7, 2022
Clive Lewis, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Albertsons Companies Inc. Consumer Law judge Sep. 16, 2022
S.W. v. Board of Education for Los Angeles Unified School District Constitutional Law judge Sep. 2, 2022
Lisana Meade v. Jules Helm Real Property judge Aug. 26, 2022
Joan Celia Lee v. Pow! Entertainment Inc., and Does 1 through 10 Intellectual Property judge Aug. 14, 2020
Frank Acosta v. Deputy Calderon, County of Los Angeles, Does, Deputy Huerta, Deputy O Conell and Deputy Scott Civil Rights judge Feb. 16, 2018
Federal Trade Commission v. Discountmetalbrokers Inc., a corporation, fka Discount Gold Brokers, Inc. and Discount Metal Brokers Inc., and dba Discount Gold Brokers and North American Discount Gold.com; Donald Lee Dayer, fka Lee Dayer, individually and as an officer of Discountmetalbrokers Inc.; Katherina Dayer, individually and as an officer of Discountmetalbrokers Inc.; Michael Berman, individually and as an officer of Discountmetalbrokers Inc. Securities judge Jan. 26, 2018
Rainoldo Gooding and Nadeen Gooding, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Vita-Mix Corporation and Kelly Services Inc. Employment Law judge Sep. 29, 2017
Allen Alevy dba A&D MiniMart v. Alliance General Insurance Company Insurance Defendant Jun. 13, 1998
Confidential Breach of Contract Defendant Aug. 6, 1994
Sammy Soto v. Mark IV Charter Lines Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Apr. 16, 1994
Title Court Published
Canceled Sept. 11 Plane Reservation Puts Judge on New Life Path Los Angeles Superior Court (Long Beach) Sep. 13, 2006
Case Category Published
Chong v. U.S.
reversed in part
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 14, 2024
Bafford v. Administrative Committee of the Northrop Grumman Pension Plan
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law May 9, 2024
U.S. v. Tat
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 4, 2024
Transamerica Life Insurance Co. v. Arutyunyan
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Feb. 22, 2024
Los Angeles Unified School District v. A.O.
affirmed in part
 Education Feb. 15, 2024
Patrick v. Running Warehouse, LLC
affirmed
 Arbitration Feb. 12, 2024
United Aeronautical Corp. v. United States Air Force
affirmed
 Government Sep. 7, 2023
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Husain
reversed and remanded
 Securities Jun. 13, 2023
Mejia Vega v. USCIS
affirmed
 Immigration Apr. 14, 2023
Silk v. Bond
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Apr. 10, 2023
U.S. v. Linehan
affirmed in part
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 22, 2022
U.S. v. Mendez
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 25, 2022
Oliver v. Davis
vacated in whole or part
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 18, 2022
U.S. v. Tat
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2021
U.S. v. Gomez
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 29, 2021
U.S. v. Minasyan
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 12, 2021
Bafford v. Northrop Grumman
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law Apr. 16, 2021
Arcona Inc. v. Farmacy Beauty
affirmed
 Intellectual Property Oct. 2, 2020
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Gamboa
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2020
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Gamboa
vacated and remanded
 Immigration Dec. 30, 2019
Henson v. Fidelity National Financial
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Nov. 18, 2019
California Insurance Guarantee Assoc. v. Azar
reversed and remanded
 Insurance Oct. 11, 2019
Rosenblatt v. City of Santa Monica
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Oct. 4, 2019
Harris v. Harris
reversed and remanded
 Prisoners' Rights Aug. 22, 2019
Doğan v. Barak
affirmed
 International Law Aug. 5, 2019
Homeaway.com v. City of Santa Monica
affirmed
 Civil Rights Mar. 14, 2019
Curtis v. Irwin Industries
affirmed in part
 Labor Law Jan. 28, 2019
GCIU Employer Ret. Fund v. Quad/Graphics
affirmed
 Employment Law Dec. 10, 2018
Cook v. Harding
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jan. 16, 2018
Robins v. Spokeo Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Aug. 16, 2017
U.S. v. Kleinman
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 19, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Firpo Wycoff Carr v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice Torts judge Jul. 12, 2024
John Doe v. Grindr Inc., Grindr LLC Torts judge Mar. 29, 2024
Manuel Guevara v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC Civil Rights judge Mar. 22, 2024
Jorge Enrique Serrano Robles Senior and Yuridia Dolores Miranda, individually, and as successors in interest to Jorge Enrique Serrano Junior v. County of Los Angeles, Sheriff Alex Villanueva, in his individual capacity; Deputy Nikolis Perez, an individual, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Mar. 8, 2024
Wild Chang, et al. v. Farmers Insurance Company Inc., et al. Insurance judge Feb. 9, 2024
Nicole Juarez Zelaya v. City of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Nov. 24, 2023
Michael Terpin v. AT&T Mobility LLC, and Does 1-25 Contracts judge Aug. 11, 2023
Joseph Andrew Perez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Jul. 28, 2023
Daniel Draney, et al. v. Westco Chemicals Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Jun. 23, 2023
Jane Doe, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge May 19, 2023
L.A. Terminals Inc. v. United National Insurance Company Insurance judge Apr. 14, 2023
Kevin A. Alfaro v. Delta Air Lines Inc. Contracts judge Mar. 24, 2023
James Bettles v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et al. Consumer Law judge Mar. 24, 2023
Giuliana Mendiola v. The Regents of the University of California; John Margaritis, Head Coach of Women's Basketball, Tamica Smith Jones, Athletic Director Employment Law judge Dec. 23, 2022
Jesus Mendoza, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. HF Foods Group Inc.; Zhou Min Ni; Xiao Mou Zhang; Caixuan Xu; Jian Ming Ni Securities judge Dec. 9, 2022
Rose McGowan v. Harvey Weinstein, David Boies, Boies Schiller Flexner LLC, Lisa Bloom, The Bloom Firm, B.C. Strategies Ltd. dba Black Cube Torts judge Oct. 7, 2022
Clive Lewis, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Albertsons Companies Inc. Consumer Law judge Sep. 16, 2022
S.W. v. Board of Education for Los Angeles Unified School District Constitutional Law judge Sep. 2, 2022
Lisana Meade v. Jules Helm Real Property judge Aug. 26, 2022
Joan Celia Lee v. Pow! Entertainment Inc., and Does 1 through 10 Intellectual Property judge Aug. 14, 2020
Frank Acosta v. Deputy Calderon, County of Los Angeles, Does, Deputy Huerta, Deputy O Conell and Deputy Scott Civil Rights judge Feb. 16, 2018
Federal Trade Commission v. Discountmetalbrokers Inc., a corporation, fka Discount Gold Brokers, Inc. and Discount Metal Brokers Inc., and dba Discount Gold Brokers and North American Discount Gold.com; Donald Lee Dayer, fka Lee Dayer, individually and as an officer of Discountmetalbrokers Inc.; Katherina Dayer, individually and as an officer of Discountmetalbrokers Inc.; Michael Berman, individually and as an officer of Discountmetalbrokers Inc. Securities judge Jan. 26, 2018
Rainoldo Gooding and Nadeen Gooding, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Vita-Mix Corporation and Kelly Services Inc. Employment Law judge Sep. 29, 2017
Allen Alevy dba A&D MiniMart v. Alliance General Insurance Company Insurance Defendant Jun. 13, 1998
Confidential Breach of Contract Defendant Aug. 6, 1994
Sammy Soto v. Mark IV Charter Lines Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Apr. 16, 1994