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Cormac J. Carney

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Senior District Judge (ret.)
USDC Central District of California
Southern Division / Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse

411 W 4th Street #1053
Santa Ana , CA 92701-4516



Appointed U.S. District Judge by President George W. Bush, Jan. 7, 2003, retired May 2024; Orange County Superior Court judge, 2001-03; partner, associate, O'Melveny & Meyers LLP, Newport Beach, 1991-2001; associate, Latham & Watkins LLP, 1987-91

Harvard Law School, 1987



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Stand-Up Guy Central District of California (Santa Ana) Mar. 21, 2018
Carney's Stunning About-Face California Central District (Santa Ana) Dec. 20, 2009

Rulings
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Rundo
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 18, 2024
U.S. v. Eckford
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 15, 2023
Nexus Pharmaceuticals v. Central Admixture Pharmacy
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Sep. 13, 2022
U.S. v. Anderson
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 25, 2022
Harbor Breeze v. Newport Landing Sportfishing
affirmed in part
 Remedies Mar. 8, 2022
Tailford v. Experian Information Solutions
affirmed
 Consumer Law Mar. 2, 2022
Doe v. Garland
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Nov. 10, 2021
Jones v. Davis
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2021
Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim
affirmed
 Civil Rights Aug. 4, 2021
Gordon v. County of Orange
reversed and remanded
 Civil Rights Jul. 27, 2021
Amended Opinion: Salisbury v. City of Santa Monica
affirmed
 Civil Rights Jun. 8, 2021
Briseno v. Henderson
reversed and remanded
 Remedies Jun. 2, 2021
U.S. v. Olsen
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Apr. 27, 2021
Salisbury v. City of Santa Monica
affirmed
 Civil Rights Apr. 19, 2021
U.S. v. Rundo
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 5, 2021
Stover v. Experian Holdings
affirmed
 Arbitration Oct. 22, 2020
Sensory Neurostimulation v. Azar
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Oct. 19, 2020
Gordon v. County of Orange
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure May 1, 2018
Varjabedian v. Emulex
reversed
 Securities Apr. 23, 2018
Fober v. Management and Technology Consultants LLC
affirmed
 Consumer Law Mar. 30, 2018
U.S. v. Diaz
affirmed
 Evidence Dec. 7, 2017
Hampton v. Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC
vacated in whole or part
 Securities Aug. 25, 2017
Mendoza v. Nordstrom
affirmed
 Labor Law Aug. 4, 2017
In re Quality Systems Inc. Securities Litigation
reversed and remanded
 Securities Jul. 31, 2017
Snyder & Associates Acquisitions LLC v. United States
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 19, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Epson America Inc. v. Kadakia International Inc. Contracts judge Jun. 14, 2024
David D. Gagnier, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Siteone Landscape Supply LLC, and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge May 17, 2024
Krystal Reed, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Bridge Diagnostics LLC, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 8, 2023
Jose Gutierrez, Isabel Gutierrez v. Ford Motor Company, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge Dec. 8, 2023
Barbara Harrison v. CME International LLC (dba Bob's watches) Civil Rights judge Nov. 24, 2023
Stussy Inc. v. Axel Hernandez dba Izzy Hernandez and Izzy Saldana, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Intellectual Property judge Nov. 17, 2023
Sandro Rodriguez, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber and Composites Inc., Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings America Inc., Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc., and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 13, 2023
Brightk Consulting Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, and the general public v. BMW of North America LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Consumer Law judge Aug. 25, 2023
American General Life Insurance Company v. Rolando C. Posadas, Shirley E. Posadas, Jorge Posadas, Fabian Posadas, Bernardo Posadas, Jr. and Franklin Posadas Insurance judge Jul. 14, 2023
Sandra Medina, individually and on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Evolve Mortgage Services LLC Employment Law judge May 19, 2023
Sam Farrar, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Workhorse Group Inc., Duane Hughes, Steve Schrader, Robert Willison, Gregory Ackerson Securities judge May 12, 2023
Peter Kleidman v. Justice Audrey B. Collins, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 7, 2023
In re: Conagra Foods Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Jonathan Bowdle, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. King's Seafood Company LLC Consumer Law judge Jan. 13, 2023
Kevin Michael Brophy Jr. v. Becalis Almanzar aka Cardi B; KSR Group LLC; Washpoppin, Inc.; and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Torts judge Dec. 23, 2022
In Re: Ambry Genetics Data Breach Litigation Torts judge Oct. 21, 2022
Paul Gifford, Mary Lou Molina, Randy Milland, Karen Perri, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Pets Global Inc. Consumer Law judge Sep. 23, 2022
Lesley Conti, Tom Conti, Brandi Bishop, Brigid Hirth, Michael Hirth, Mark Ankrom, Heidi Phan, Peter Phan, Anthony Rossomando, Laura Mohr, Larry Simkin, Harmeet Gill, Yazeed Issa, Ashley Pfeifer, William D. Lampton, Jacob Szajowitz, Michaela Hetzler, Michelle Beckwith, Ross Conley, Stephanie Conley, Emily Darr, Pamela Turberville, Smruti Patel, Ann Morgan and Julie Pereira, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc. Consumer Law judge Jan. 14, 2022
K.L.R., et al. v. The City of Gardena, et al. Civil Rights judge Dec. 3, 2021
ChromaDex, Inc. v. Elysium Health, Inc. Contracts judge Oct. 15, 2021
Brian Whitaker v. Temple West Plaza and Does 1-10 Civil Rights judge Jul. 2, 2021
LaMont Tarkington v. County of Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department; Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell; Lauren Brown; James Murren; Donald Young; Lawrence Beach Allen Choi PC; and Does 1-10 Inclusive Civil Rights judge Jun. 25, 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Premier Holding Corporation, Randall Letcavage, Joseph Greenblatt Securities judge Apr. 16, 2021
Jean Max Darbouze v. Los Angeles County Sheriff, et al. Civil Rights judge Feb. 12, 2021
Jovane Leonard, individually v. City of Santa Monica, a government entity; Spokes N' Stuff, Inc., a domestic stock corporation; Joey Harris, an individual; Edwin David Ixtabalan Garcia, an individual; Kyle Crane, an individual; Jason Olson, an individual; Phillip De Ryck, an individual; and Does 1 through 10, individually Civil Rights judge Feb. 5, 2021
Wishtoyo Foundation, Delia Dominguez, Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Law judge Dec. 31, 2020
Anthony Bouyer v. Ralphs Grocery Company, a Delaware Limited Liability company, and Does 1- 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Dec. 31, 2020
Wanda Smith, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Experian Information Solutions Inc. Consumer Law judge Nov. 20, 2020
JP Express Service Inc., JP Express Service Inc. Healthcare Benefit Plan v. KG Administrative Services; The Keiser Group LLC; Tracey Keiser; Robert Frazier Contracts judge Oct. 30, 2020
Allyza Cahilig, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Ikea U.S. Retail LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 31, 2020
In re Yogaworks Inc., Securities Litigation Securities judge Jun. 5, 2020
Linda Hall, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Time Inc., Meredith Corp., and Does 1-100 inclusive Business Law judge May 1, 2020
Better Housing For Long Beach, Joani Weir v. City of Long Beach, Gavin Newsom, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California Civil Rights judge May 1, 2020
Judy A. Lage; and Brenda Hicks v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC; and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Consumer Law judge May 1, 2020
Michael Patton v. Deborah Asuncion Civil Rights judge Apr. 10, 2020
Fermin Vincent Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim; Anaheim Police Department; Raul Quezada, individually and as Chief of Police; Daniel Wolfe; Woojin Jun and Does 1 through 10, individually and as a peace officers, inclusive Civil Rights judge Dec. 20, 2019
Thomas A. Seaman, Receiver v. Marilyn Thomassen; Marilyn Thomassen & Associates, PC; M. Thomassen & Associates PC; American Immigration Law Center Contracts judge May 17, 2019
Orange County Water District v. Unocal Corporation, et al. Environmental Law judge Feb. 22, 2019
Dennis Mueller v. County of Orange, et al. Civil Rights judge Sep. 1, 2017
Edward Ortiz, Paul Harper, Brian Liddy v. City of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge May 13, 2006
Applied Medical Resources v. U.S. Surgical Corporation, a division of Tyco International, Ltd. Intellectual Property judge Apr. 19, 2005
Steve Lederman v. Allstate Insurance Co. Insurance judge Apr. 12, 2005
Steve Lederman v. Allstate Insurance Company Contracts judge Dec. 28, 2004
Phillip G. Smith v. Airways Freight Corporation Employment Law judge Dec. 14, 2004
Anthony Hart v. Bernard Parks, Darryl McLemore and Mark Zavala Civil Rights judge Sep. 14, 2004
Confidential Contracts judge Apr. 1, 2003
Russell T. Gilbert v. M.A. Hanna Company Breach of Contract Plaintiff Oct. 25, 1997
Title Court Published
Stand-Up Guy Central District of California (Santa Ana) Mar. 21, 2018
Carney's Stunning About-Face California Central District (Santa Ana) Dec. 20, 2009
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Rundo
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 18, 2024
U.S. v. Eckford
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 15, 2023
Nexus Pharmaceuticals v. Central Admixture Pharmacy
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Sep. 13, 2022
U.S. v. Anderson
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 25, 2022
Harbor Breeze v. Newport Landing Sportfishing
affirmed in part
 Remedies Mar. 8, 2022
Tailford v. Experian Information Solutions
affirmed
 Consumer Law Mar. 2, 2022
Doe v. Garland
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Nov. 10, 2021
Jones v. Davis
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2021
Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim
affirmed
 Civil Rights Aug. 4, 2021
Gordon v. County of Orange
reversed and remanded
 Civil Rights Jul. 27, 2021
Amended Opinion: Salisbury v. City of Santa Monica
affirmed
 Civil Rights Jun. 8, 2021
Briseno v. Henderson
reversed and remanded
 Remedies Jun. 2, 2021
U.S. v. Olsen
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Apr. 27, 2021
Salisbury v. City of Santa Monica
affirmed
 Civil Rights Apr. 19, 2021
U.S. v. Rundo
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 5, 2021
Stover v. Experian Holdings
affirmed
 Arbitration Oct. 22, 2020
Sensory Neurostimulation v. Azar
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Oct. 19, 2020
Gordon v. County of Orange
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure May 1, 2018
Varjabedian v. Emulex
reversed
 Securities Apr. 23, 2018
Fober v. Management and Technology Consultants LLC
affirmed
 Consumer Law Mar. 30, 2018
U.S. v. Diaz
affirmed
 Evidence Dec. 7, 2017
Hampton v. Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC
vacated in whole or part
 Securities Aug. 25, 2017
Mendoza v. Nordstrom
affirmed
 Labor Law Aug. 4, 2017
In re Quality Systems Inc. Securities Litigation
reversed and remanded
 Securities Jul. 31, 2017
Snyder & Associates Acquisitions LLC v. United States
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 19, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Epson America Inc. v. Kadakia International Inc. Contracts judge Jun. 14, 2024
David D. Gagnier, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Siteone Landscape Supply LLC, and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge May 17, 2024
Krystal Reed, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Bridge Diagnostics LLC, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 8, 2023
Jose Gutierrez, Isabel Gutierrez v. Ford Motor Company, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge Dec. 8, 2023
Barbara Harrison v. CME International LLC (dba Bob's watches) Civil Rights judge Nov. 24, 2023
Stussy Inc. v. Axel Hernandez dba Izzy Hernandez and Izzy Saldana, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Intellectual Property judge Nov. 17, 2023
Sandro Rodriguez, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber and Composites Inc., Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings America Inc., Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc., and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 13, 2023
Brightk Consulting Inc., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, and the general public v. BMW of North America LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Consumer Law judge Aug. 25, 2023
American General Life Insurance Company v. Rolando C. Posadas, Shirley E. Posadas, Jorge Posadas, Fabian Posadas, Bernardo Posadas, Jr. and Franklin Posadas Insurance judge Jul. 14, 2023
Sandra Medina, individually and on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Evolve Mortgage Services LLC Employment Law judge May 19, 2023
Sam Farrar, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Workhorse Group Inc., Duane Hughes, Steve Schrader, Robert Willison, Gregory Ackerson Securities judge May 12, 2023
Peter Kleidman v. Justice Audrey B. Collins, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 7, 2023
In re: Conagra Foods Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Jonathan Bowdle, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. King's Seafood Company LLC Consumer Law judge Jan. 13, 2023
Kevin Michael Brophy Jr. v. Becalis Almanzar aka Cardi B; KSR Group LLC; Washpoppin, Inc.; and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Torts judge Dec. 23, 2022
In Re: Ambry Genetics Data Breach Litigation Torts judge Oct. 21, 2022
Paul Gifford, Mary Lou Molina, Randy Milland, Karen Perri, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Pets Global Inc. Consumer Law judge Sep. 23, 2022
Lesley Conti, Tom Conti, Brandi Bishop, Brigid Hirth, Michael Hirth, Mark Ankrom, Heidi Phan, Peter Phan, Anthony Rossomando, Laura Mohr, Larry Simkin, Harmeet Gill, Yazeed Issa, Ashley Pfeifer, William D. Lampton, Jacob Szajowitz, Michaela Hetzler, Michelle Beckwith, Ross Conley, Stephanie Conley, Emily Darr, Pamela Turberville, Smruti Patel, Ann Morgan and Julie Pereira, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc. Consumer Law judge Jan. 14, 2022
K.L.R., et al. v. The City of Gardena, et al. Civil Rights judge Dec. 3, 2021
ChromaDex, Inc. v. Elysium Health, Inc. Contracts judge Oct. 15, 2021
Brian Whitaker v. Temple West Plaza and Does 1-10 Civil Rights judge Jul. 2, 2021
LaMont Tarkington v. County of Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department; Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell; Lauren Brown; James Murren; Donald Young; Lawrence Beach Allen Choi PC; and Does 1-10 Inclusive Civil Rights judge Jun. 25, 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Premier Holding Corporation, Randall Letcavage, Joseph Greenblatt Securities judge Apr. 16, 2021
Jean Max Darbouze v. Los Angeles County Sheriff, et al. Civil Rights judge Feb. 12, 2021
Jovane Leonard, individually v. City of Santa Monica, a government entity; Spokes N' Stuff, Inc., a domestic stock corporation; Joey Harris, an individual; Edwin David Ixtabalan Garcia, an individual; Kyle Crane, an individual; Jason Olson, an individual; Phillip De Ryck, an individual; and Does 1 through 10, individually Civil Rights judge Feb. 5, 2021
Wishtoyo Foundation, Delia Dominguez, Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Law judge Dec. 31, 2020
Anthony Bouyer v. Ralphs Grocery Company, a Delaware Limited Liability company, and Does 1- 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Dec. 31, 2020
Wanda Smith, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Experian Information Solutions Inc. Consumer Law judge Nov. 20, 2020
JP Express Service Inc., JP Express Service Inc. Healthcare Benefit Plan v. KG Administrative Services; The Keiser Group LLC; Tracey Keiser; Robert Frazier Contracts judge Oct. 30, 2020
Allyza Cahilig, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Ikea U.S. Retail LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 31, 2020
In re Yogaworks Inc., Securities Litigation Securities judge Jun. 5, 2020
Linda Hall, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Time Inc., Meredith Corp., and Does 1-100 inclusive Business Law judge May 1, 2020
Better Housing For Long Beach, Joani Weir v. City of Long Beach, Gavin Newsom, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California Civil Rights judge May 1, 2020
Judy A. Lage; and Brenda Hicks v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC; and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Consumer Law judge May 1, 2020
Michael Patton v. Deborah Asuncion Civil Rights judge Apr. 10, 2020
Fermin Vincent Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim; Anaheim Police Department; Raul Quezada, individually and as Chief of Police; Daniel Wolfe; Woojin Jun and Does 1 through 10, individually and as a peace officers, inclusive Civil Rights judge Dec. 20, 2019
Thomas A. Seaman, Receiver v. Marilyn Thomassen; Marilyn Thomassen & Associates, PC; M. Thomassen & Associates PC; American Immigration Law Center Contracts judge May 17, 2019
Orange County Water District v. Unocal Corporation, et al. Environmental Law judge Feb. 22, 2019
Dennis Mueller v. County of Orange, et al. Civil Rights judge Sep. 1, 2017
Edward Ortiz, Paul Harper, Brian Liddy v. City of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge May 13, 2006
Applied Medical Resources v. U.S. Surgical Corporation, a division of Tyco International, Ltd. Intellectual Property judge Apr. 19, 2005
Steve Lederman v. Allstate Insurance Co. Insurance judge Apr. 12, 2005
Steve Lederman v. Allstate Insurance Company Contracts judge Dec. 28, 2004
Phillip G. Smith v. Airways Freight Corporation Employment Law judge Dec. 14, 2004
Anthony Hart v. Bernard Parks, Darryl McLemore and Mark Zavala Civil Rights judge Sep. 14, 2004
Confidential Contracts judge Apr. 1, 2003
Russell T. Gilbert v. M.A. Hanna Company Breach of Contract Plaintiff Oct. 25, 1997
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