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    • Elwood G. Lui

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    Administrative Presiding Justice
    California Courts of Appeal
    2nd Appellate District, Division 2
    2nd District Court of Appeal
    Department/Division: 2

    300 S Spring St Fl 2 North Tower
    Los Angeles , CA 90013-1213
    (213) 830-7000



    Lui is a past partner at Jones Day and a former Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. He served as justice on the California Court of Appeals since 2015 and was appointed presiding justice of Division Two of the 2nd District by Gov. Jerry Brown on November 2, 2017.



    Judicial Profiles
    Title Court Published
    Justice Elwood Lui Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District (Los Angeles) Apr. 7, 2016

    Columns
    Title Category Published
    Justice Gilbert to be honored by Chinese Lawyers Association State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary Apr. 4, 2019

    Rulings
    Case Category Published
    Key v. Tyler
    author
    		 probate_and_trusts May 28, 2024
    People v. Hill
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 2024
    In re Hicks
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 17, 2023
    Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
    reversed and remanded
    		 Civil Procedure Jun. 26, 2023
    Dua v. Stillwater Insurance Company
    author
    		 Insurance May 5, 2023
    Juarez v. Ward
    author
    		 Contracts Feb. 27, 2023
    Valdez v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
    author
    		 Torts Nov. 18, 2022
    Bull Field, LLC v. Merced Irrigation Dist.
    author
    		 Water Rights Nov. 18, 2022
    People v. Vargas
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 2022
    People v. Lopez
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2022
    Oswald v. Murray Plumbing & Heating Corp.
    author
    		 Arbitration Sep. 6, 2022
    Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
    reversed
    		 Anti-SLAPP Aug. 18, 2022
    People v. King
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 20, 2022
    Nunez v. Cycad Management LLC
    author
    		 Arbitration Apr. 13, 2022
    Colonial Van & Storage, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dominguez)
    author
    		 Employment Law Mar. 21, 2022
    Tran v. County of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Municipal Law Jan. 24, 2022
    Woods v. American Film Institute
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Dec. 20, 2021
    Modification: People v. Farfan
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 24, 2021
    People v. Farfan
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 22, 2021
    Chase v. Wizmann
    author
    		 Torts Nov. 3, 2021
    Dae v. Traver
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Sep. 29, 2021
    People v. Mendez
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2021
    Modification: People v. Moore
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 23, 2021
    People v. Moore
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2021
    Modification: Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
    author
    		 Arbitration Aug. 23, 2021
    Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
    author
    		 Arbitration Aug. 3, 2021
    People v. Clayton
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2021
    Bradley v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
    author
    		 Administrative Agencies Jun. 2, 2021
    Salazar v. See's Candy Shops
    author
    		 Employment Law May 12, 2021
    Parada v. East Coast Transport Inc.
    author
    		 Labor Law Apr. 5, 2021
    Modification: Trenk v. Soheili
    author
    		 Real Property Dec. 23, 2020
    Trenk v. Soheili
    author
    		 Real Property Dec. 22, 2020
    People v. Nunez
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Nov. 5, 2020
    Chacon v. Union Pacific Railroad
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Oct. 28, 2020
    City of Los Angeles v. Herman
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Sep. 2, 2020
    Cundall v. Mitchell-Clyde
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Jul. 2, 2020
    Rubinstein v. Fakheri
    author
    		 Contracts Jun. 4, 2020
    California Dept. of Tax and Fee Administration v. Superior Court (Kintner)
    concurring
    		 Tax May 11, 2020
    Waller v. FCA US LLC
    author
    		 Evidence May 7, 2020
    People v. Wang
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 2020
    Lopez v. Ledesma
    author
    		 Remedies Mar. 26, 2020
    Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jan. 9, 2020
    Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Administrative Agencies Dec. 4, 2019
    People v. Cutting
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 21, 2019
    Stafford v. Attending Staff Assn.
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Nov. 1, 2019
    Crooks v. Housing Authority of the City of L.A.
    author
    		 Government Oct. 7, 2019
    Litinsky v. Kaplan
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Oct. 7, 2019
    Garcia v. Myllyla
    author
    		 Remedies Oct. 7, 2019
    People v. Thomas
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2019
    Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc.
    affirmed in part
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 23, 2019
    Rudisill v. Cal. Coastal Commission
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jun. 7, 2019
    Mazik v. GEICO General Insurance Co.
    author
    		 Insurance May 20, 2019
    County L.A. Dept. Pub. Social Svcs. v. Civil Svc. Com. L.A. County
    author
    		 Government May 17, 2019
    Modification: Key v. Tyler
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP May 9, 2019
    Key v. Tyler
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Apr. 23, 2019
    Kerley v. Weber
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Oct. 5, 2018
    People v. Fleming
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 1, 2018
    Payton v. CSI Electrical Contractors
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Oct. 1, 2018
    Modification: Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Sep. 17, 2018
    Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Aug. 30, 2018
    People v. Yates
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 26, 2018
    L.G. v. M.B.
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 16, 2018
    People v. McVey
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2018
    Baker Marquart LLP v. Kantor
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Apr. 26, 2018
    Castillo v. Glenair Inc.
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Apr. 18, 2018
    Marriage of Swain
    author
    		 Family Law Mar. 28, 2018
    Bel Air Internet, LLC v. Morales
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Mar. 2, 2018
    People v. Richards
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 18, 2017
    People v. Watts
    concurring
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 16, 2017
    Serrano v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 31, 2017
    Diego v. City of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Employment Discrimination Sep. 15, 2017
    Rubenstein v. The Gap Inc.
    author
    		 Consumer Law Aug. 28, 2017
    Ramirez v. City of Gardena
    author
    		 Immunity Aug. 25, 2017
    Sprunk v. Prisma LLC
    author
    		 Arbitration Aug. 25, 2017
    Towery v. State
    author
    		 Immunity Aug. 11, 2017

    Verdicts & Settlements
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Sharon Cobb, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. BSH Home Appliances Corp. Consumer Law Defendant Sep. 26, 2015
    The People of the State of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, NL Industries Inc., The Sherwin Williams Company and related cross-action Torts Defendant Feb. 15, 2014
    City of Anaheim v. Price.com Inc., et al. Taxation Defendant May 22, 2010
    Ann L. Mayhew, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated v. Mattel Inc., Fischer-Price Inc., Target Corporation, Toys 'R' Us Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., KB Toys Inc. and Kmart Corporation Consumer Law Defendant May 8, 2010
    Joe Oronoz v. County of Los Angeles Constitutional Law Defendant Aug. 8, 2009
    Title Court Published
    Justice Elwood Lui Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District (Los Angeles) Apr. 7, 2016
    Title Category Published
    Justice Gilbert to be honored by Chinese Lawyers Association State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary Apr. 4, 2019
    Case Category Published
    Key v. Tyler
    author
    		 probate_and_trusts May 28, 2024
    People v. Hill
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 2024
    In re Hicks
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 17, 2023
    Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
    reversed and remanded
    		 Civil Procedure Jun. 26, 2023
    Dua v. Stillwater Insurance Company
    author
    		 Insurance May 5, 2023
    Juarez v. Ward
    author
    		 Contracts Feb. 27, 2023
    Valdez v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
    author
    		 Torts Nov. 18, 2022
    Bull Field, LLC v. Merced Irrigation Dist.
    author
    		 Water Rights Nov. 18, 2022
    People v. Vargas
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 2022
    People v. Lopez
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2022
    Oswald v. Murray Plumbing & Heating Corp.
    author
    		 Arbitration Sep. 6, 2022
    Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
    reversed
    		 Anti-SLAPP Aug. 18, 2022
    People v. King
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 20, 2022
    Nunez v. Cycad Management LLC
    author
    		 Arbitration Apr. 13, 2022
    Colonial Van & Storage, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dominguez)
    author
    		 Employment Law Mar. 21, 2022
    Tran v. County of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Municipal Law Jan. 24, 2022
    Woods v. American Film Institute
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Dec. 20, 2021
    Modification: People v. Farfan
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 24, 2021
    People v. Farfan
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 22, 2021
    Chase v. Wizmann
    author
    		 Torts Nov. 3, 2021
    Dae v. Traver
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Sep. 29, 2021
    People v. Mendez
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2021
    Modification: People v. Moore
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 23, 2021
    People v. Moore
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2021
    Modification: Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
    author
    		 Arbitration Aug. 23, 2021
    Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
    author
    		 Arbitration Aug. 3, 2021
    People v. Clayton
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2021
    Bradley v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
    author
    		 Administrative Agencies Jun. 2, 2021
    Salazar v. See's Candy Shops
    author
    		 Employment Law May 12, 2021
    Parada v. East Coast Transport Inc.
    author
    		 Labor Law Apr. 5, 2021
    Modification: Trenk v. Soheili
    author
    		 Real Property Dec. 23, 2020
    Trenk v. Soheili
    author
    		 Real Property Dec. 22, 2020
    People v. Nunez
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Nov. 5, 2020
    Chacon v. Union Pacific Railroad
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Oct. 28, 2020
    City of Los Angeles v. Herman
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Sep. 2, 2020
    Cundall v. Mitchell-Clyde
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Jul. 2, 2020
    Rubinstein v. Fakheri
    author
    		 Contracts Jun. 4, 2020
    California Dept. of Tax and Fee Administration v. Superior Court (Kintner)
    concurring
    		 Tax May 11, 2020
    Waller v. FCA US LLC
    author
    		 Evidence May 7, 2020
    People v. Wang
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 2020
    Lopez v. Ledesma
    author
    		 Remedies Mar. 26, 2020
    Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jan. 9, 2020
    Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Administrative Agencies Dec. 4, 2019
    People v. Cutting
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 21, 2019
    Stafford v. Attending Staff Assn.
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Nov. 1, 2019
    Crooks v. Housing Authority of the City of L.A.
    author
    		 Government Oct. 7, 2019
    Litinsky v. Kaplan
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Oct. 7, 2019
    Garcia v. Myllyla
    author
    		 Remedies Oct. 7, 2019
    People v. Thomas
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2019
    Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc.
    affirmed in part
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 23, 2019
    Rudisill v. Cal. Coastal Commission
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jun. 7, 2019
    Mazik v. GEICO General Insurance Co.
    author
    		 Insurance May 20, 2019
    County L.A. Dept. Pub. Social Svcs. v. Civil Svc. Com. L.A. County
    author
    		 Government May 17, 2019
    Modification: Key v. Tyler
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP May 9, 2019
    Key v. Tyler
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Apr. 23, 2019
    Kerley v. Weber
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Oct. 5, 2018
    People v. Fleming
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 1, 2018
    Payton v. CSI Electrical Contractors
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Oct. 1, 2018
    Modification: Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Sep. 17, 2018
    Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Aug. 30, 2018
    People v. Yates
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 26, 2018
    L.G. v. M.B.
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 16, 2018
    People v. McVey
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2018
    Baker Marquart LLP v. Kantor
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Apr. 26, 2018
    Castillo v. Glenair Inc.
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Apr. 18, 2018
    Marriage of Swain
    author
    		 Family Law Mar. 28, 2018
    Bel Air Internet, LLC v. Morales
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Mar. 2, 2018
    People v. Richards
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 18, 2017
    People v. Watts
    concurring
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 16, 2017
    Serrano v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 31, 2017
    Diego v. City of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Employment Discrimination Sep. 15, 2017
    Rubenstein v. The Gap Inc.
    author
    		 Consumer Law Aug. 28, 2017
    Ramirez v. City of Gardena
    author
    		 Immunity Aug. 25, 2017
    Sprunk v. Prisma LLC
    author
    		 Arbitration Aug. 25, 2017
    Towery v. State
    author
    		 Immunity Aug. 11, 2017
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