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Kristin S. Escalante

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Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Central District - Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Department/Division: 24 Courtroom/Floor: 314

111 N Hill St
Los Angeles , CA 90012-3014
(213) 633-0524



Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017; senior trial attorney, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Los Angeles; partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles, 2011-14; partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, partner, associate, 1994-11; clerk, Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Portland, 1992-93.

USC Gould School of Law, 1992



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Getting It Right Los Angeles County (Downey) Jan. 23, 2019

Rulings
Case Category Published
RAR2 Villa Marina Center CA SPE, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles
affirmed
 Tax May 24, 2023
Kinder v. Capistrano Beach Care Center
author
 Arbitration May 19, 2023
People v. Middleton
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 18, 2023
Castelo v. Xceed Financial Credit Union
author
 Contracts May 18, 2023
Oswald v. Murray Plumbing & Heating Corp.
reversed
 Arbitration Sep. 6, 2022

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Richard Galvan v. United Parcel Service Inc., John Pipkin, Dennis Corrigan, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 19, 2023
Kaye Switzer, an individual; The Sandi Spreckman Trust, by Trustee Jay Robinson v. Big Ticket Television Inc.; CBS Studios Inc.; CBS Corporation; Judith Sheindlin; Doe Individuals 1 through 50, inclusive; Roe Corporation/Entities 1 through 50, inclusive Contracts judge Apr. 29, 2022
Jacqueline Ellis v. Dignity Health, Autumn Hilger Employment Law judge Jan. 14, 2022
Nadia Ramirez, Efrain Ramirez, Alex Ramirez, Livier Ramirez, Gabriel Ramirez, Jason Ramirez v. Asuncion Garcia, Expert Plant Care, Willdan Engineering, City of Paramount Personal Injury judge Nov. 26, 2021
Richard Joaquin v. City of Los Angeles Employment Law judge Nov. 26, 2021
APS&EE, LLC v. Big Lots Stores, Inc., Simply Girls Accys LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Consumer Law judge Sep. 17, 2021
Edgar Lopez v. Edith Gharibian, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 5, 2021
Sarah Lewow v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Nov. 6, 2020
Teresa Scianni and Denise Scianni v. Vernola's Towing, Inc., a California corporation; Frederick Michael Domingo-Adams, Jr., an individual; Austin Redden, an individual; Grace Redden, an individual; and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Personal Injury judge Oct. 16, 2020
Katelyn Porras v. Edward Salberg Personal Injury judge Sep. 25, 2020
Gayane Bursalian v. Glendale Adventist Medical Center Personal Injury judge Sep. 11, 2020
Jane Doe v. Roe Orthopedic Surgeon Medical judge Aug. 14, 2020
Henry Edward Hall v. City of Los Angeles Personal Injury judge Jun. 26, 2020
Alejandra Zaragoza v. City of Los Angeles Personal Injury judge Jun. 5, 2020
Ren Zheng v. County of Los Angeles, Ray Anthony Davidson Personal Injury judge Apr. 10, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Harrison Schumacher, Paul Mysyk, Quaneco LLC, Quantum Energy LLC; and Quaneco Energy Holdings LLC, Fat Change Oil & Gas, LLC, Anv LLC, Tara Schumacher (Relief Defendants) Securities Plaintiff Oct. 15, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Forum National Investments Ltd., Daniel Clozza, Robert Logan Dunn, William Brad Anguka, Ahmad Farid Ghaznawi Securities Plaintiff Dec. 19, 2015
Title Court Published
Getting It Right Los Angeles County (Downey) Jan. 23, 2019
Case Category Published
RAR2 Villa Marina Center CA SPE, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles
affirmed
 Tax May 24, 2023
Kinder v. Capistrano Beach Care Center
author
 Arbitration May 19, 2023
People v. Middleton
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 18, 2023
Castelo v. Xceed Financial Credit Union
author
 Contracts May 18, 2023
Oswald v. Murray Plumbing & Heating Corp.
reversed
 Arbitration Sep. 6, 2022
Case Name Topic Role Published
Richard Galvan v. United Parcel Service Inc., John Pipkin, Dennis Corrigan, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 19, 2023
Kaye Switzer, an individual; The Sandi Spreckman Trust, by Trustee Jay Robinson v. Big Ticket Television Inc.; CBS Studios Inc.; CBS Corporation; Judith Sheindlin; Doe Individuals 1 through 50, inclusive; Roe Corporation/Entities 1 through 50, inclusive Contracts judge Apr. 29, 2022
Jacqueline Ellis v. Dignity Health, Autumn Hilger Employment Law judge Jan. 14, 2022
Nadia Ramirez, Efrain Ramirez, Alex Ramirez, Livier Ramirez, Gabriel Ramirez, Jason Ramirez v. Asuncion Garcia, Expert Plant Care, Willdan Engineering, City of Paramount Personal Injury judge Nov. 26, 2021
Richard Joaquin v. City of Los Angeles Employment Law judge Nov. 26, 2021
APS&EE, LLC v. Big Lots Stores, Inc., Simply Girls Accys LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Consumer Law judge Sep. 17, 2021
Edgar Lopez v. Edith Gharibian, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 5, 2021
Sarah Lewow v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Nov. 6, 2020
Teresa Scianni and Denise Scianni v. Vernola's Towing, Inc., a California corporation; Frederick Michael Domingo-Adams, Jr., an individual; Austin Redden, an individual; Grace Redden, an individual; and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Personal Injury judge Oct. 16, 2020
Katelyn Porras v. Edward Salberg Personal Injury judge Sep. 25, 2020
Gayane Bursalian v. Glendale Adventist Medical Center Personal Injury judge Sep. 11, 2020
Jane Doe v. Roe Orthopedic Surgeon Medical judge Aug. 14, 2020
Henry Edward Hall v. City of Los Angeles Personal Injury judge Jun. 26, 2020
Alejandra Zaragoza v. City of Los Angeles Personal Injury judge Jun. 5, 2020
Ren Zheng v. County of Los Angeles, Ray Anthony Davidson Personal Injury judge Apr. 10, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Harrison Schumacher, Paul Mysyk, Quaneco LLC, Quantum Energy LLC; and Quaneco Energy Holdings LLC, Fat Change Oil & Gas, LLC, Anv LLC, Tara Schumacher (Relief Defendants) Securities Plaintiff Oct. 15, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Forum National Investments Ltd., Daniel Clozza, Robert Logan Dunn, William Brad Anguka, Ahmad Farid Ghaznawi Securities Plaintiff Dec. 19, 2015
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