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
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Cody, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Soulcycle Inc. | Consumer Law | judge | Feb. 23, 2018 |
| Joo Lee v. Raytheon Company | Employment Law | judge | Jan. 19, 2018 |
| Frank O'Connell and Nicholas O'Connell v. J.D. Smith; Estate of Gilbert Parra; Eric Parra; County of Los Angeles; and Does 1-10 | Civil Rights | judge | Jan. 19, 2018 |
| United States of America v. KFJ Marketing LLC; Sunlight Solar Leads LLC; Go Green Education; Francisco J. Salvat, individually and as an officer of KFJ Marketing LLC, Sunlight Solar Leads LLC, and Go Green Education, also dba Go Green Leads, myleadgroup, and Free Solar Quote, and as a Relief Defendant; and Julio E. Salvat, as an officer of KFJ Marketing LLC, Relief Defendant | Consumer Law | judge | Dec. 22, 2017 |
| United States of America v. DIRECTV Group Holdings LLC, AT&T Inc. | Antitrust | judge | Nov. 3, 2017 |
| Unicolors Inc. v. NB Brother Corp., et al. | Intellectual Property | judge | Oct. 27, 2017 |
| 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 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Cody, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Soulcycle Inc. | Consumer Law | judge | Feb. 23, 2018 |
| Joo Lee v. Raytheon Company | Employment Law | judge | Jan. 19, 2018 |
| Frank O'Connell and Nicholas O'Connell v. J.D. Smith; Estate of Gilbert Parra; Eric Parra; County of Los Angeles; and Does 1-10 | Civil Rights | judge | Jan. 19, 2018 |
| United States of America v. KFJ Marketing LLC; Sunlight Solar Leads LLC; Go Green Education; Francisco J. Salvat, individually and as an officer of KFJ Marketing LLC, Sunlight Solar Leads LLC, and Go Green Education, also dba Go Green Leads, myleadgroup, and Free Solar Quote, and as a Relief Defendant; and Julio E. Salvat, as an officer of KFJ Marketing LLC, Relief Defendant | Consumer Law | judge | Dec. 22, 2017 |
| United States of America v. DIRECTV Group Holdings LLC, AT&T Inc. | Antitrust | judge | Nov. 3, 2017 |
| Unicolors Inc. v. NB Brother Corp., et al. | Intellectual Property | judge | Oct. 27, 2017 |