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Mark V. Mooney Jr.

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Judge (ret.)
Judicate West



Joined Judicate West, November 2022; retired October 21, 2022 from the Los Angeles County Superior Court, appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1998; judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1995-98; assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, 1991-95; LaFolette, Johnson DeHaas & Felser, 1989-91; Torres & Brenner, 1988-89; Ahrens & Associates, 1987-88; Hillsinger & Costanzo, 1981-87.

Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1981



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
LA Judge Mark Mooney’s efficient policies include cutting down claims Los Angeles Angeles County (Los Angeles) Sep. 17, 2021
Mr. Congeniality Los Angeles County Superior Court Apr. 28, 2008

Rulings
Case Category Published
Lugo v. Pixior, LLC
reversed
Anti-SLAPP Apr. 18, 2024
Acosta v. MAS Realty, LLC
reversed and remanded
Torts Oct. 20, 2023
M & L Financial v. Sotheby's
reversed in part
Contracts Jul. 15, 2022
Bradley v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
affirmed
Administrative Agencies Jun. 2, 2021
Martinez v. Rite Aid Corporation
affirmed as modified
Remedies May 5, 2021
Modification: Los Angeles County Metropolitan v. Yum Yum Donut Shops
reversed and remanded
Eminent Domain Mar. 28, 2019
MDQ, LLC v. Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jennett LLP
affirmed
statutory_interpretation Mar. 1, 2019
Los Angeles County Metropolitan etc. v. Yum Yum Donut Shops
reversed and remanded
Eminent Domain Feb. 28, 2019
Riske v. Superior Court
petition granted
statutory_interpretation Apr. 18, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Stephanie Martinez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Aug. 16, 2024
Philip Tarley, an individual v. Uptown Manor 1 L.P., a California limited partnership; JS CS Realty Corp., a California corporation; Bell Diversified Development, Inc., a California corporation; Thomas E. Bell, an individual; 1354 N. Harper LP, a Delaware limited partnership; 1354 N. Harper GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Concord Real Estate Service, Inc., a California corporation; and My Management Co., Inc., a California corporation Personal Injury judge Sep. 23, 2022
Louis Acosta v. MAS Realty, LLC et al. Personal Injury judge Sep. 24, 2021
Junie Colby v. Loyola Marymount University Employment Law judge May 7, 2021
Tierni Branae Perkins v. BET Networks, Anschultz Entertainment Group, L.A. Arena Company LLC, Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Staples Center, Viacom Inc., Joe Lewis Company Inc., Joe Lewis, Carl R. Washington d/b/a Crush Sports, Urban Marketing Corporation of America dba Mad Crush & Entertainment, Mad Crush Sports Entertainment, and Does 1 through 100 Personal Injury judge Mar. 5, 2021
Ecological Alliance LLC v. Basic Resources Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 7, 2020
Ecological Alliance LLC v. Duncan Enterprises Consumer Law judge Nov. 29, 2019
Anne Marie Lunsman v. City of Beverly Hills Employment Law judge Nov. 15, 2019
Jeffrey Vach v. City of Los Angeles Employment Law judge Oct. 11, 2019
Jeffrey Gallo v. Applied Merchant Systems West Coast LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 26, 2019
Rita Leni, et al. v. Hanzhao Cao, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 2, 2018
Vivian Hsu; Abraham Bernato; Guillermina Bernato; Lee Ellis; Ayal Erlich; Ethan Erlich, a minor; Kyle Johnson; Airika Kimble; David Kozin, a minor; Dmitriy Kozin; Likun Lin; Justine Poon; Alexander Shmulevich; Alla Shmulevich; Jason Stewart; and Mingming Yan v. La Park La Brea LLC; PLB Management LLC; Round The Clock Pest Control Inc.; and Does 1-20 Personal Injury judge Feb. 23, 2018
Brady Wilson and Randy Wilson v. Harry Wilson Contracts judge May 23, 1998
Title Court Published
LA Judge Mark Mooney’s efficient policies include cutting down claims Los Angeles Angeles County (Los Angeles) Sep. 17, 2021
Mr. Congeniality Los Angeles County Superior Court Apr. 28, 2008
Case Category Published
Lugo v. Pixior, LLC
reversed
Anti-SLAPP Apr. 18, 2024
Acosta v. MAS Realty, LLC
reversed and remanded
Torts Oct. 20, 2023
M & L Financial v. Sotheby's
reversed in part
Contracts Jul. 15, 2022
Bradley v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
affirmed
Administrative Agencies Jun. 2, 2021
Martinez v. Rite Aid Corporation
affirmed as modified
Remedies May 5, 2021
Modification: Los Angeles County Metropolitan v. Yum Yum Donut Shops
reversed and remanded
Eminent Domain Mar. 28, 2019
MDQ, LLC v. Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jennett LLP
affirmed
statutory_interpretation Mar. 1, 2019
Los Angeles County Metropolitan etc. v. Yum Yum Donut Shops
reversed and remanded
Eminent Domain Feb. 28, 2019
Riske v. Superior Court
petition granted
statutory_interpretation Apr. 18, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Stephanie Martinez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Aug. 16, 2024
Philip Tarley, an individual v. Uptown Manor 1 L.P., a California limited partnership; JS CS Realty Corp., a California corporation; Bell Diversified Development, Inc., a California corporation; Thomas E. Bell, an individual; 1354 N. Harper LP, a Delaware limited partnership; 1354 N. Harper GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Concord Real Estate Service, Inc., a California corporation; and My Management Co., Inc., a California corporation Personal Injury judge Sep. 23, 2022
Louis Acosta v. MAS Realty, LLC et al. Personal Injury judge Sep. 24, 2021
Junie Colby v. Loyola Marymount University Employment Law judge May 7, 2021
Tierni Branae Perkins v. BET Networks, Anschultz Entertainment Group, L.A. Arena Company LLC, Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Staples Center, Viacom Inc., Joe Lewis Company Inc., Joe Lewis, Carl R. Washington d/b/a Crush Sports, Urban Marketing Corporation of America dba Mad Crush & Entertainment, Mad Crush Sports Entertainment, and Does 1 through 100 Personal Injury judge Mar. 5, 2021
Ecological Alliance LLC v. Basic Resources Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 7, 2020
Ecological Alliance LLC v. Duncan Enterprises Consumer Law judge Nov. 29, 2019
Anne Marie Lunsman v. City of Beverly Hills Employment Law judge Nov. 15, 2019
Jeffrey Vach v. City of Los Angeles Employment Law judge Oct. 11, 2019
Jeffrey Gallo v. Applied Merchant Systems West Coast LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 26, 2019
Rita Leni, et al. v. Hanzhao Cao, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 2, 2018
Vivian Hsu; Abraham Bernato; Guillermina Bernato; Lee Ellis; Ayal Erlich; Ethan Erlich, a minor; Kyle Johnson; Airika Kimble; David Kozin, a minor; Dmitriy Kozin; Likun Lin; Justine Poon; Alexander Shmulevich; Alla Shmulevich; Jason Stewart; and Mingming Yan v. La Park La Brea LLC; PLB Management LLC; Round The Clock Pest Control Inc.; and Does 1-20 Personal Injury judge Feb. 23, 2018
Brady Wilson and Randy Wilson v. Harry Wilson Contracts judge May 23, 1998