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Michael W. Fitzgerald

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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
In Re: Ring LLC Privacy Litigation Consumer Law judge Sep. 13, 2024
Niani Shabazz, Tajanique Williams v. County of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Jul. 19, 2024
Roxana Towry Russell dba Roxy Russell Design v. Walmart Inc.; Wal-Mart.com USA LLC Intellectual Property judge Jun. 21, 2024
KFT Enterprises, No. 1 L.P. v. Alberton's LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge May 17, 2024
Tiffany Villela v. FCA US LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Consumer Law judge May 17, 2024
Frederick F. McSweeney v. Ygrene Energy Fund Inc., Ygrene Energy Fund California LLC, Renew Financial Group Inc., Renew Financial Group LLC, Renew Financial I Inc., Renew Financial I LLC, Renew Financial Holdings Inc., Renew Financial Holdings LLC, County of Los Angeles, Reynaldo Adonay Franco, Haddow Alberto Weatherborne, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Consumer Law judge Mar. 22, 2024
United States of America v. Abraham Kesary and M&F Development LLC Civil Rights judge Jan. 5, 2024
Maria Arias, individually and as successor in interest to The Estate of Jesus Guerra-Arias v. County of Los Angeles; Deputy J. Rodriguez, individually and in his/her official capacity; Deputy Edward Casas, individually and in his official capacity; Deputy Valence, individually and in his official capacity; Does 1 through 100, inclusive Civil Rights judge Nov. 10, 2023
Gustavo Soto, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act v. Tech Packaging Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 8, 2023
AIG Europe S.A., as subrogee of Irish Banking Resolution Corporation Ltd (in special liquidation) formerly known as Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Limited v. Gerard McCaughey; Sophie McCaughey, and John Does 1 through 50 Contracts judge Jul. 14, 2023
In re: Robert A. Ferrante Bankruptcy judge Mar. 31, 2023
M.H.C., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Anna Cano v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Probation Chief Terri McDonald, in her individual and official capacity, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Civil Rights judge Mar. 31, 2023
Janet E. Carpenter et. al. v. 3M Company, et. al. Consumer Law judge Mar. 24, 2023
Matt Karinski, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Stamps.com Inc., et al. Securities judge May 20, 2022
United States of America v. Fariba Ely Cohen Taxation judge May 13, 2022
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; State of Minnesota, by its Attorney General, Keith Ellison; State of North Carolina, ex rel. Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General; and The People of The State of California, Michael N. Feuer, Los Angeles City Attorney v. Consumer Advocacy Center Inc., d/b/a Premier Student Loan Center; True Count Staffing Inc., d/b/a SL Account Management; Prime Consulting LLC, d/b/a Financial Preparation Services; TAS 2019 LLC d/b/a Trusted Account Services; Horizon Consultants LLC; First Priority LLC d/b/a Priority Account Management; Albert Kim, a/k/a Albert King; Kaine Wen, a/k/a Wenting Kaine Dai, Wen Ting Dai, and Kaine Wen Dai; and Tuong Nguyen, a/k/a Tom Nelson Consumer Law judge Apr. 22, 2022
Isaac Shemesh v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Mar. 18, 2022
Charmane Henderson, individually and as a successor-in-interest to Decedent Deautry Charles Ross v. City of Torrance; Brian McGee, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the Torrance Police Department; and Does 1-10, inclusive, individually and in their official capacity as police officers for the City of Torrance Civil Rights judge Sep. 10, 2021
I.H., a minor, by and through his guardian ad litem, C.C. v. Oxnard School District; Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families Education Law judge May 14, 2021
Joseph Evans, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge May 7, 2021
Lincoln Benefit Life Company v. Alexander Dallal and Claire Dallal Insurance judge Mar. 26, 2021
Daniel Pederssen, by and through his Conservator, Jeff Fischer v. United States of America, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Dec. 24, 2020
Brittany Chandler, as the Next Friend of minor L.Y., Loneisha Patterson, as the Next Friend of minor, J.Y. Samantha Robledo, as the Next Friend of minor, N.Y., and as Successor in Interest to Diante Yarber, Deceased v. The City of Barstow, CA, Jimmy Alfred Walker, Jose Barrientos, Vincent Carillo, Matthew Allen Helms, and Does 5-10 Civil Rights judge Oct. 23, 2020
Vincent S. Phillips v. Dean Borders, et al. Civil Rights judge Sep. 25, 2020
John Gocke v. United States of America; United States Department of Agriculture; Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture; United States Forest Service; Thomas L. Tidwell, Chief of the United States Forest Service; Officer Ty Davis, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Civil Rights judge Sep. 11, 2020
KST Data Inc. v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Contracts judge Jul. 24, 2020
Michelle Kendig and Jim Kendig, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated current and former employees v. ExxonMobil Oil Corp.; ExxonMobil Pipeline Company; PBF Energy Limited; Torrance Refining Company LLC; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge May 29, 2020
Paramount Pictures Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Disney Enterprises Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, Universal Television LLC, Universal Content Productions LLC v. Omniverse One World Television Inc., Jason M. Demeo Intellectual Property judge Feb. 14, 2020
United States of America ex rel David Ji v. IMP International Inc. dba Unichem Enterprises and Tony Hang Torts judge Jul. 5, 2019
Sharon L. Stephenson v. Nancy Berryhill Government judge May 24, 2019
Netflix Studios, LLC; Amazon Content Services, LLC; Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.; Disney Enterprises, Inc.; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; Universal City Studios Productions LLLP; Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. Dragon Media Inc. d/b/a Dragon Box; Paul Christoforo; Jeff Williams Intellectual Property judge Mar. 22, 2019
Jorge A. Perez v. Performance Food Group Inc. et al. Consumer Law judge Mar. 15, 2019
Jose Jacobo, an individual, and Theresa Metoyer, an individual; individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Ross Stores Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Consumer Law judge Mar. 8, 2019
ISE Entertainment Corporation v. Gerald Longarzo Jr., et al. Intellectual Property judge Feb. 8, 2019
Gerald E. Heller v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC, erroneously sued as "NBCUniversal, Inc.;" F. Gary Gray; O'Shea Jackson Sr., p/k/a Ice Cube; Andre Young, p/k/a Dr. Dre; The Estate of Eric Wright, p/k/a Eazy E; Tomica WoodsWright, individually and as the personal representative of The Estate of Eric Wright; Comptown Records, Inc.; Matt Alvarez; Scott Bernstein; Legendary Pictures Funding, LLC, erroneously sued as "Legendary Pictures;" Xenon Pictures, Inc., sued as "Xenon Pictures, Inc./Xenon Entertainment Group;" Jonathan Herman; Andrea Berloff; S. Leigh Savidge; and Alan Wenkus Intellectual Property judge Feb. 1, 2019
Rachel Cody, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Soulcycle Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 23, 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
Joo Lee v. Raytheon Company Employment Law 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
In Re: Ring LLC Privacy Litigation Consumer Law judge Sep. 13, 2024
Niani Shabazz, Tajanique Williams v. County of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Jul. 19, 2024
Roxana Towry Russell dba Roxy Russell Design v. Walmart Inc.; Wal-Mart.com USA LLC Intellectual Property judge Jun. 21, 2024
KFT Enterprises, No. 1 L.P. v. Alberton's LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Contracts judge May 17, 2024
Tiffany Villela v. FCA US LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Consumer Law judge May 17, 2024
Frederick F. McSweeney v. Ygrene Energy Fund Inc., Ygrene Energy Fund California LLC, Renew Financial Group Inc., Renew Financial Group LLC, Renew Financial I Inc., Renew Financial I LLC, Renew Financial Holdings Inc., Renew Financial Holdings LLC, County of Los Angeles, Reynaldo Adonay Franco, Haddow Alberto Weatherborne, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Consumer Law judge Mar. 22, 2024
United States of America v. Abraham Kesary and M&F Development LLC Civil Rights judge Jan. 5, 2024
Maria Arias, individually and as successor in interest to The Estate of Jesus Guerra-Arias v. County of Los Angeles; Deputy J. Rodriguez, individually and in his/her official capacity; Deputy Edward Casas, individually and in his official capacity; Deputy Valence, individually and in his official capacity; Does 1 through 100, inclusive Civil Rights judge Nov. 10, 2023
Gustavo Soto, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act v. Tech Packaging Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 8, 2023
AIG Europe S.A., as subrogee of Irish Banking Resolution Corporation Ltd (in special liquidation) formerly known as Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Limited v. Gerard McCaughey; Sophie McCaughey, and John Does 1 through 50 Contracts judge Jul. 14, 2023
In re: Robert A. Ferrante Bankruptcy judge Mar. 31, 2023
M.H.C., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Anna Cano v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Probation Chief Terri McDonald, in her individual and official capacity, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Civil Rights judge Mar. 31, 2023
Janet E. Carpenter et. al. v. 3M Company, et. al. Consumer Law judge Mar. 24, 2023
Matt Karinski, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Stamps.com Inc., et al. Securities judge May 20, 2022
United States of America v. Fariba Ely Cohen Taxation judge May 13, 2022
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; State of Minnesota, by its Attorney General, Keith Ellison; State of North Carolina, ex rel. Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General; and The People of The State of California, Michael N. Feuer, Los Angeles City Attorney v. Consumer Advocacy Center Inc., d/b/a Premier Student Loan Center; True Count Staffing Inc., d/b/a SL Account Management; Prime Consulting LLC, d/b/a Financial Preparation Services; TAS 2019 LLC d/b/a Trusted Account Services; Horizon Consultants LLC; First Priority LLC d/b/a Priority Account Management; Albert Kim, a/k/a Albert King; Kaine Wen, a/k/a Wenting Kaine Dai, Wen Ting Dai, and Kaine Wen Dai; and Tuong Nguyen, a/k/a Tom Nelson Consumer Law judge Apr. 22, 2022
Isaac Shemesh v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Mar. 18, 2022
Charmane Henderson, individually and as a successor-in-interest to Decedent Deautry Charles Ross v. City of Torrance; Brian McGee, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the Torrance Police Department; and Does 1-10, inclusive, individually and in their official capacity as police officers for the City of Torrance Civil Rights judge Sep. 10, 2021
I.H., a minor, by and through his guardian ad litem, C.C. v. Oxnard School District; Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families Education Law judge May 14, 2021
Joseph Evans, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge May 7, 2021
Lincoln Benefit Life Company v. Alexander Dallal and Claire Dallal Insurance judge Mar. 26, 2021
Daniel Pederssen, by and through his Conservator, Jeff Fischer v. United States of America, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Dec. 24, 2020
Brittany Chandler, as the Next Friend of minor L.Y., Loneisha Patterson, as the Next Friend of minor, J.Y. Samantha Robledo, as the Next Friend of minor, N.Y., and as Successor in Interest to Diante Yarber, Deceased v. The City of Barstow, CA, Jimmy Alfred Walker, Jose Barrientos, Vincent Carillo, Matthew Allen Helms, and Does 5-10 Civil Rights judge Oct. 23, 2020
Vincent S. Phillips v. Dean Borders, et al. Civil Rights judge Sep. 25, 2020
John Gocke v. United States of America; United States Department of Agriculture; Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture; United States Forest Service; Thomas L. Tidwell, Chief of the United States Forest Service; Officer Ty Davis, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Civil Rights judge Sep. 11, 2020
KST Data Inc. v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Contracts judge Jul. 24, 2020
Michelle Kendig and Jim Kendig, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated current and former employees v. ExxonMobil Oil Corp.; ExxonMobil Pipeline Company; PBF Energy Limited; Torrance Refining Company LLC; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge May 29, 2020
Paramount Pictures Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Disney Enterprises Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, Universal Television LLC, Universal Content Productions LLC v. Omniverse One World Television Inc., Jason M. Demeo Intellectual Property judge Feb. 14, 2020
United States of America ex rel David Ji v. IMP International Inc. dba Unichem Enterprises and Tony Hang Torts judge Jul. 5, 2019
Sharon L. Stephenson v. Nancy Berryhill Government judge May 24, 2019
Netflix Studios, LLC; Amazon Content Services, LLC; Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.; Disney Enterprises, Inc.; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; Universal City Studios Productions LLLP; Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. Dragon Media Inc. d/b/a Dragon Box; Paul Christoforo; Jeff Williams Intellectual Property judge Mar. 22, 2019
Jorge A. Perez v. Performance Food Group Inc. et al. Consumer Law judge Mar. 15, 2019
Jose Jacobo, an individual, and Theresa Metoyer, an individual; individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Ross Stores Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Consumer Law judge Mar. 8, 2019
ISE Entertainment Corporation v. Gerald Longarzo Jr., et al. Intellectual Property judge Feb. 8, 2019
Gerald E. Heller v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC, erroneously sued as "NBCUniversal, Inc.;" F. Gary Gray; O'Shea Jackson Sr., p/k/a Ice Cube; Andre Young, p/k/a Dr. Dre; The Estate of Eric Wright, p/k/a Eazy E; Tomica WoodsWright, individually and as the personal representative of The Estate of Eric Wright; Comptown Records, Inc.; Matt Alvarez; Scott Bernstein; Legendary Pictures Funding, LLC, erroneously sued as "Legendary Pictures;" Xenon Pictures, Inc., sued as "Xenon Pictures, Inc./Xenon Entertainment Group;" Jonathan Herman; Andrea Berloff; S. Leigh Savidge; and Alan Wenkus Intellectual Property judge Feb. 1, 2019
Rachel Cody, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Soulcycle Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 23, 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
Joo Lee v. Raytheon Company Employment Law 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