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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Confidential | Breach of Contract | Defendant | Aug. 6, 1994 |
| Sammy Soto v. Mark IV Charter Lines | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Defendant | Apr. 16, 1994 |