District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Western Division / First Street Federal Courthouse
Days:
M-F
Courtroom/Floor:
5A
350 W 1st St #4311
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4565
(213) 894-1527
Judicial Profiles
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Michael W. Fitzgerald | Central District of California (Los Angeles) | Sep. 14, 2014 |
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Ronderos v. USF Reddaway Inc.
affirmed
|
Arbitration | Aug. 22, 2024 |
Grimes v. Phillips
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 26, 2024 |
Jane Doe v. Fitzgerald
affirmed
|
Torts | May 24, 2024 |
Douglas Pell v. Amy Nunez
affirmed in part
|
Attorneys | Apr. 30, 2024 |
U.S. v. Mirabal
vacated and remanded
|
Evidence | Apr. 16, 2024 |
U.S. v. Layfield
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 7, 2024 |
Munoz v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
affirmed
|
Immunity | Jan. 9, 2024 |
Sanders v. County of Ventura
affirmed
|
Labor Law | Nov. 30, 2023 |
Amended Opinion: Clifton Capital Group, LLC v. Sharp
affirmed
|
Bankruptcy | Sep. 14, 2023 |
Chambers v. Herrera
affirmed in part
|
Prisoners' Rights | Aug. 15, 2023 |
Federal Trade Commission v. Hewitt
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | May 11, 2023 |
Clifton Capital Group, LLC v. Sharp
affirmed
|
Bankruptcy | May 8, 2023 |
Clark v. Weber
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 29, 2022 |
Spletstoser v. Hyten
affirmed
|
Torts | Aug. 11, 2022 |
Baroni v. Seror
affirmed
|
Bankruptcy | Jun. 8, 2022 |
Mohammad v. General Consulate of the State of Kuwait
affirmed
|
Immunity | Mar. 18, 2022 |
Ngo v. BMW of North America
author
|
Arbitration | Jan. 13, 2022 |
Widjaja v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
reversed and remanded
|
Banking | Dec. 21, 2021 |
Loyhayem v. Fraser Financial & Insurance Services
reversed and remanded
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 11, 2021 |
Khachatryan v. Blinken
affirmed
|
Immigration | Jul. 15, 2021 |
Lemmon v. Snap, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Immunity | May 5, 2021 |
U.S. v. Boyd
reversed and remanded
|
Tax | Mar. 25, 2021 |
Whitaker v. Tesla Motors
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 26, 2021 |
Organic Cannabis Foundation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
affirmed
|
Tax | Jun. 19, 2020 |
Staten v. Davis
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 19, 2020 |
Roque De La Fuente v. Alex Padilla
affirmed
|
Civil Rights | Jul. 22, 2019 |
Herrera v. City of Palmdale
affirmed in part
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 21, 2019 |
In re Wrightwood Guest Ranch
affirmed
|
Bankruptcy | Jul. 26, 2018 |
Close v. Sotheby's
affirmed in part
|
Copyright | Jul. 9, 2018 |
Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. v. EZ-FLO Int'l
affirmed
|
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 15, 2017 |
Jordan-Benel v. Universal City Studios Inc.
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 21, 2017 |
Verdicts & Settlements
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Michael W. Fitzgerald | Central District of California (Los Angeles) | Sep. 14, 2014 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Ronderos v. USF Reddaway Inc.
affirmed
|
Arbitration | Aug. 22, 2024 |
Grimes v. Phillips
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 26, 2024 |
Jane Doe v. Fitzgerald
affirmed
|
Torts | May 24, 2024 |
Douglas Pell v. Amy Nunez
affirmed in part
|
Attorneys | Apr. 30, 2024 |
U.S. v. Mirabal
vacated and remanded
|
Evidence | Apr. 16, 2024 |
U.S. v. Layfield
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 7, 2024 |
Munoz v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
affirmed
|
Immunity | Jan. 9, 2024 |
Sanders v. County of Ventura
affirmed
|
Labor Law | Nov. 30, 2023 |
Amended Opinion: Clifton Capital Group, LLC v. Sharp
affirmed
|
Bankruptcy | Sep. 14, 2023 |
Chambers v. Herrera
affirmed in part
|
Prisoners' Rights | Aug. 15, 2023 |
Federal Trade Commission v. Hewitt
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | May 11, 2023 |
Clifton Capital Group, LLC v. Sharp
affirmed
|
Bankruptcy | May 8, 2023 |
Clark v. Weber
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 29, 2022 |
Spletstoser v. Hyten
affirmed
|
Torts | Aug. 11, 2022 |
Baroni v. Seror
affirmed
|
Bankruptcy | Jun. 8, 2022 |
Mohammad v. General Consulate of the State of Kuwait
affirmed
|
Immunity | Mar. 18, 2022 |
Ngo v. BMW of North America
author
|
Arbitration | Jan. 13, 2022 |
Widjaja v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
reversed and remanded
|
Banking | Dec. 21, 2021 |
Loyhayem v. Fraser Financial & Insurance Services
reversed and remanded
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 11, 2021 |
Khachatryan v. Blinken
affirmed
|
Immigration | Jul. 15, 2021 |
Lemmon v. Snap, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Immunity | May 5, 2021 |
U.S. v. Boyd
reversed and remanded
|
Tax | Mar. 25, 2021 |
Whitaker v. Tesla Motors
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 26, 2021 |
Organic Cannabis Foundation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
affirmed
|
Tax | Jun. 19, 2020 |
Staten v. Davis
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 19, 2020 |
Roque De La Fuente v. Alex Padilla
affirmed
|
Civil Rights | Jul. 22, 2019 |
Herrera v. City of Palmdale
affirmed in part
|
Civil Rights | Mar. 21, 2019 |
In re Wrightwood Guest Ranch
affirmed
|
Bankruptcy | Jul. 26, 2018 |
Close v. Sotheby's
affirmed in part
|
Copyright | Jul. 9, 2018 |
Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. v. EZ-FLO Int'l
affirmed
|
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 15, 2017 |
Jordan-Benel v. Universal City Studios Inc.
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 21, 2017 |