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Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha

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District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Western Division / First Street Federal Courthouse
Judge
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 6B

350 W 1st St #4311
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4565
(213) 894-5686



Appointed as a U.S. district judge for the Central District of California, 2020; appointed as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, 2017-20; partner, White & Case LLP, Los Angeles, 2005-17; partner, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Los Angeles, 2000-05; associate, Stephan, Oringher, Richman & Theodora, Los Angeles, 1999-00; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1994-99; assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1990-94; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County district attorney's office, 1987-90

UC Berkeley School of Law, 1986



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Judge Fernando Aenlle-Rocha knows the burden of doing the right thing U.S. District Central District of California Jul. 12, 2023
Challenging Task Los Angeles County (Lancaster) May 1, 2018

Rulings
Case Category Published
Espy v. J2 Global Inc.
affirmed
 Securities Apr. 19, 2024
U.S. v. Parkins
reversed in part
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2024
Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Gussi, S.A. de C.V.
affirmed
 Arbitration Feb. 5, 2024
Guzman v. Polaris Industries
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Sep. 29, 2022
In Re Hawkeye Entertainment
affirmed
 Bankruptcy Sep. 23, 2022
Belaustegui v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
vacated and remanded
 Employment Law Jun. 7, 2022

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pacific Culinary Group Inc., CB Foods Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 6, 2024
Matthew D. Van Steenwyk, Individually, as Trustee and Beneficiary of The Matthew Van Steenwyk GST Trust And The Matthew Van Steenwyk Issue Trust, And As Co-Trustee Of The Gretchen Marie Van Steenwyk-Marsh GST Trust And The Gretchen Marie Van Steenwyk-Marsh Issue Trust and derivatively on behalf of Defendants Applied Technologies Associates Inc., Diana Bang, Scientific Drilling International, Inc., and ATA Ranches Inc. v. Kedrin E. Van Steenwyk, Individually, as Successor Trustee of the Donald H. Van Steenwyk and Elizabeth A. Van Steenwyk 1996 Revocable Trust; Diana Bang, Pamela Pierce, Individually; Phillip Gobe, Individually; Philip Longorio, Individually; Gene Durocher, Individually; Joseph McCoy, Individually; Elizabeth A. Van Steenwyk, Individually, and as Original Trustee and as Beneficiary of the Donald H. Van Steenwyk and Elizabeth A. Van Steenwyk 1996 Revocable Trust; Adelaida Cellars Inc., Diana Bang, Daniel Carter, Kieran Duggan and Does 1-25, inclusive Torts judge Aug. 16, 2024
Michael Fox, et al. v. The Home Depot Inc., et al. Consumer Law judge Jul. 26, 2024
Yue Wang v. Monterey Park Police Department, Peter Palomino, Connor Crabtree, Cang Sou, in their official and individual capacities Civil Rights judge May 17, 2024
Maria Veloz v. United Parcel Service, Inc. Employment Law judge Apr. 5, 2024
The Estate of Alexandre Touloudjian, by and through its administrator Ad Prosequendum, Sarkis Touloudjian and Sarkis Touloudjian, in his own right v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Men's Colony, California Correctional Health Care Services, Josie Gastelo, in her individual capacity, John Doe Corrections Officers 1-10, (fictitious individuals), in their individual capacities, and John Doe Companies 1-10 (fictitious entities) Civil Rights judge Mar. 29, 2024
United States of America v. $150,000 in U.S. Currency Fraud judge Feb. 16, 2024
Joseph L. Garces v. City of Santa Paula, Officer Chris Rivera, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Jan. 19, 2024
Activision Publishing, Inc. v. Warzone.com, LLC Intellectual Property judge Oct. 27, 2023
Best Auto Repair, Inc. et al. v. Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America et al. Insurance judge Oct. 13, 2023
Pavel Fuks v. Yuri Vanetik Torts judge Oct. 6, 2023
Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Coastkeeper Alliance v. Estes Express Lines Inc. Environmental Law judge Aug. 4, 2023
Cathy Sypherd, et al. v. Lazy Dog Restaurants LLC Employment Law judge Jul. 14, 2023
Michael Medina-Fernandez v. City of Long Beach, and Does 1-50, individually and in their capacity as police officers for the City of Long Beach Police Department Civil Rights judge Jul. 7, 2023
Lorena Godinez v. BMW of North America, LLC, Mckenna Motor Company Inc. dba Mckenna BMW, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Consumer Law judge May 12, 2023
Jeffrey Garcia, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. J2 Global Inc., Vivek Shah, Nehemia Zucker, and R. Scott Turicchi Securities judge Dec. 9, 2022
Ejuice Empire LLC, Daddys Vapor Distro Inc. v. 10 Days Inc., Mohammed Shubyre Humkar and Does 1 through 15, inclusive Intellectual Property judge Mar. 25, 2022
Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership dba Verizon Wireless v. City of Los Angeles Torts judge Sep. 17, 2021
In Re: Jiffy Lube International Inc. Text Spam Litigation Consumer Law Defendant Sep. 29, 2012
AIG Retirement Services Inc. v. Altus Finance S A, et al. Torts Defendant Nov. 5, 2011
Log Cabin Republicans, a non-profit corporation v. United States of America; Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Civil Rights Plaintiff Sep. 25, 2010
Title Court Published
Judge Fernando Aenlle-Rocha knows the burden of doing the right thing U.S. District Central District of California Jul. 12, 2023
Challenging Task Los Angeles County (Lancaster) May 1, 2018
Case Category Published
Espy v. J2 Global Inc.
affirmed
 Securities Apr. 19, 2024
U.S. v. Parkins
reversed in part
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2024
Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Gussi, S.A. de C.V.
affirmed
 Arbitration Feb. 5, 2024
Guzman v. Polaris Industries
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Sep. 29, 2022
In Re Hawkeye Entertainment
affirmed
 Bankruptcy Sep. 23, 2022
Belaustegui v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
vacated and remanded
 Employment Law Jun. 7, 2022
Case Name Topic Role Published
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pacific Culinary Group Inc., CB Foods Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 6, 2024
Matthew D. Van Steenwyk, Individually, as Trustee and Beneficiary of The Matthew Van Steenwyk GST Trust And The Matthew Van Steenwyk Issue Trust, And As Co-Trustee Of The Gretchen Marie Van Steenwyk-Marsh GST Trust And The Gretchen Marie Van Steenwyk-Marsh Issue Trust and derivatively on behalf of Defendants Applied Technologies Associates Inc., Diana Bang, Scientific Drilling International, Inc., and ATA Ranches Inc. v. Kedrin E. Van Steenwyk, Individually, as Successor Trustee of the Donald H. Van Steenwyk and Elizabeth A. Van Steenwyk 1996 Revocable Trust; Diana Bang, Pamela Pierce, Individually; Phillip Gobe, Individually; Philip Longorio, Individually; Gene Durocher, Individually; Joseph McCoy, Individually; Elizabeth A. Van Steenwyk, Individually, and as Original Trustee and as Beneficiary of the Donald H. Van Steenwyk and Elizabeth A. Van Steenwyk 1996 Revocable Trust; Adelaida Cellars Inc., Diana Bang, Daniel Carter, Kieran Duggan and Does 1-25, inclusive Torts judge Aug. 16, 2024
Michael Fox, et al. v. The Home Depot Inc., et al. Consumer Law judge Jul. 26, 2024
Yue Wang v. Monterey Park Police Department, Peter Palomino, Connor Crabtree, Cang Sou, in their official and individual capacities Civil Rights judge May 17, 2024
Maria Veloz v. United Parcel Service, Inc. Employment Law judge Apr. 5, 2024
The Estate of Alexandre Touloudjian, by and through its administrator Ad Prosequendum, Sarkis Touloudjian and Sarkis Touloudjian, in his own right v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Men's Colony, California Correctional Health Care Services, Josie Gastelo, in her individual capacity, John Doe Corrections Officers 1-10, (fictitious individuals), in their individual capacities, and John Doe Companies 1-10 (fictitious entities) Civil Rights judge Mar. 29, 2024
United States of America v. $150,000 in U.S. Currency Fraud judge Feb. 16, 2024
Joseph L. Garces v. City of Santa Paula, Officer Chris Rivera, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Jan. 19, 2024
Activision Publishing, Inc. v. Warzone.com, LLC Intellectual Property judge Oct. 27, 2023
Best Auto Repair, Inc. et al. v. Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America et al. Insurance judge Oct. 13, 2023
Pavel Fuks v. Yuri Vanetik Torts judge Oct. 6, 2023
Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Coastkeeper Alliance v. Estes Express Lines Inc. Environmental Law judge Aug. 4, 2023
Cathy Sypherd, et al. v. Lazy Dog Restaurants LLC Employment Law judge Jul. 14, 2023
Michael Medina-Fernandez v. City of Long Beach, and Does 1-50, individually and in their capacity as police officers for the City of Long Beach Police Department Civil Rights judge Jul. 7, 2023
Lorena Godinez v. BMW of North America, LLC, Mckenna Motor Company Inc. dba Mckenna BMW, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Consumer Law judge May 12, 2023
Jeffrey Garcia, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. J2 Global Inc., Vivek Shah, Nehemia Zucker, and R. Scott Turicchi Securities judge Dec. 9, 2022
Ejuice Empire LLC, Daddys Vapor Distro Inc. v. 10 Days Inc., Mohammed Shubyre Humkar and Does 1 through 15, inclusive Intellectual Property judge Mar. 25, 2022
Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership dba Verizon Wireless v. City of Los Angeles Torts judge Sep. 17, 2021
In Re: Jiffy Lube International Inc. Text Spam Litigation Consumer Law Defendant Sep. 29, 2012
AIG Retirement Services Inc. v. Altus Finance S A, et al. Torts Defendant Nov. 5, 2011
Log Cabin Republicans, a non-profit corporation v. United States of America; Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Civil Rights Plaintiff Sep. 25, 2010
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