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Andre Birotte Jr.

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District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Western Division / First Street Federal Courthouse
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 7B

350 W 1st St #4311
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4565
(213) 894-0454





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Andre Birotte, Jr. Central District of California (Los Angeles) Sep. 28, 2015

Rulings
Case Category Published
Election Integrity Project CA, Inc. v. Weber
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Aug. 15, 2024
U.S. v. Duarte
reversed
 Constitutional Law May 9, 2024
Kimball-Griffith, L.P. v. Burman
affirmed
 Eminent Domain May 10, 2023
Duke v. Gastelo
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 5, 2023
Shulman v. Kaplan
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 18, 2023
San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper v. Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District
reversed
 Environmental Law Sep. 23, 2022
Hamilton v. Wal-Mart Stores
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Jun. 30, 2022
Moreno v. UtiliQuest
affirmed
 Labor Law Mar. 21, 2022
Ernst and Haas Management Co. v. Hiscox, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Insurance Jan. 27, 2022
Thunder Studios v. Kazal
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Sep. 16, 2021
EHM Productions v. Starline Tours
affirmed in part
 Arbitration Jun. 25, 2021
Gibbs v. Covello
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 29, 2021
Sperring v. LLR, Inc.
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 26, 2021
U.S. v. Lozoya
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Dec. 4, 2020
Axis Reinsurance v. Northrup Grumman
reversed and remanded
 Insurance Sep. 15, 2020
Gonzalez v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
reversed and remanded
 Immigration Sep. 14, 2020
Kipp v. Davis
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 20, 2020
Nguyen v. Endologix, Inc.
affirmed
 Securities Jun. 11, 2020
Unicolors v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz
reversed and remanded
 Copyright Jun. 1, 2020
U.S. v. Lozoya
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Apr. 12, 2019
Demarest v. HSBC Bank USA
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 9, 2019
Soltysik v. Padilla
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Dec. 4, 2018
Johnson v. Montgomery
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 16, 2018
Lambert v. Nutraceutical Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Sep. 18, 2017
Disney Enterprises Inc. v. VidAngel Inc.
affirmed
 Intellectual Property Aug. 25, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Unicolors Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P. Intellectual Property judge Dec. 22, 2017
In Re: The Honest Company Inc., Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation Consumer Law judge Oct. 20, 2017
The People of the State of California, acting by and through the Department of Transportation v. Jeffery Todd Grange; Multibank-2009-1 CRE Venture LLC; Lawyers Title Company; Capital Access Group Inc; United States Small Business Administration; Ses Event Safety Inc.; Doe 1 to Doe 20, inclusive Real Property Defendant Oct. 31, 2015
Dora Figueroa, Francisca Pages v. United States of America, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Torts Defendant Sep. 12, 2015
United States of America v. RB Communications Inc. dba Starfone Government Plaintiff Aug. 8, 2015
United States of America v. Farshad S. Torbati, D.D.S. Education Law Plaintiff Jul. 3, 2015
Jack E. Hamilton, Carole Hamilton v. United States of America, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury Defendant Sep. 13, 2014
Brian J. Farkas v. Betty D. Williams, Francisco Rios, Emily Oberst, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights Defendant Jul. 26, 2014
Ricardo Palacios v. United States of America, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 26, 2014
Andrew Mattle v. United States of America Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 12, 2014
Viktoria McDonald, Troy McDonald v. United States of America Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 5, 2014
Louis E. Green v. Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation Employment Law Defendant Apr. 5, 2014
Gregory Valentini, Adrian Moraru, Jane Doe and Chris Romine, on behalf of themselves and all those similarly situated; Vietnam Veterans of America, Carolina Winston Barrie v. Eric Shinseki, in his official capacity, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affair; Donna M. Beiter, in her official capacity, Director, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Syste Civil Rights Defendant Sep. 21, 2013
United States ex rel. Jeffrey W. Adler v. General Electric Aviation Services LLC Torts Plaintiff Aug. 3, 2013
United States of America v. Henock Teferi, Ruth Berhane, and Plover Financial Services LLC dba Instant Tax Service Consumer Law Plaintiff Mar. 16, 2013
Yassir Fazaga, Ali Uddin Malk, Yasser Abdel Rahim v. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Robert Mueller, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in his official capacity; Steven M. Martinez, Assistant Director in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation's Los Angeles Division, in his official capacity; J. Stephen Tidwell; Barbara Walls; Pat Ro Civil Rights Defendant Sep. 8, 2012
United States of America v. Spokeo Inc. Consumer Law Plaintiff Jul. 28, 2012
The Estate of Michael Anthony Trujillo II, Maria E. Trujillo and Michael Trujillo v. United States of America Torts Defendant Apr. 28, 2012
United States of America v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, Countrywide Home Loans Inc., Countrywide Bank Civil Rights Plaintiff Jan. 21, 2012
United States of America v. Ruben Cavazos aka "Doc," et al. Intellectual Property Plaintiff Sep. 10, 2011
C.C., by and through Milka Ciriacks, his Guardian Ad Litem v. Cypress School District, et al. Civil Rights Plaintiff Aug. 20, 2011
United States of America v. Al Shlomo Klaus Real Property Plaintiff Jul. 23, 2011
Kenneth Graham v. Department of Homeland Security Employment Law Defendant Jul. 16, 2011
Title Court Published
Andre Birotte, Jr. Central District of California (Los Angeles) Sep. 28, 2015
Case Category Published
Election Integrity Project CA, Inc. v. Weber
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Aug. 15, 2024
U.S. v. Duarte
reversed
 Constitutional Law May 9, 2024
Kimball-Griffith, L.P. v. Burman
affirmed
 Eminent Domain May 10, 2023
Duke v. Gastelo
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 5, 2023
Shulman v. Kaplan
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 18, 2023
San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper v. Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District
reversed
 Environmental Law Sep. 23, 2022
Hamilton v. Wal-Mart Stores
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Jun. 30, 2022
Moreno v. UtiliQuest
affirmed
 Labor Law Mar. 21, 2022
Ernst and Haas Management Co. v. Hiscox, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Insurance Jan. 27, 2022
Thunder Studios v. Kazal
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Sep. 16, 2021
EHM Productions v. Starline Tours
affirmed in part
 Arbitration Jun. 25, 2021
Gibbs v. Covello
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 29, 2021
Sperring v. LLR, Inc.
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 26, 2021
U.S. v. Lozoya
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Dec. 4, 2020
Axis Reinsurance v. Northrup Grumman
reversed and remanded
 Insurance Sep. 15, 2020
Gonzalez v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
reversed and remanded
 Immigration Sep. 14, 2020
Kipp v. Davis
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 20, 2020
Nguyen v. Endologix, Inc.
affirmed
 Securities Jun. 11, 2020
Unicolors v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz
reversed and remanded
 Copyright Jun. 1, 2020
U.S. v. Lozoya
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Apr. 12, 2019
Demarest v. HSBC Bank USA
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 9, 2019
Soltysik v. Padilla
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Dec. 4, 2018
Johnson v. Montgomery
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 16, 2018
Lambert v. Nutraceutical Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Sep. 18, 2017
Disney Enterprises Inc. v. VidAngel Inc.
affirmed
 Intellectual Property Aug. 25, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Unicolors Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P. Intellectual Property judge Dec. 22, 2017
In Re: The Honest Company Inc., Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation Consumer Law judge Oct. 20, 2017
The People of the State of California, acting by and through the Department of Transportation v. Jeffery Todd Grange; Multibank-2009-1 CRE Venture LLC; Lawyers Title Company; Capital Access Group Inc; United States Small Business Administration; Ses Event Safety Inc.; Doe 1 to Doe 20, inclusive Real Property Defendant Oct. 31, 2015
Dora Figueroa, Francisca Pages v. United States of America, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Torts Defendant Sep. 12, 2015
United States of America v. RB Communications Inc. dba Starfone Government Plaintiff Aug. 8, 2015
United States of America v. Farshad S. Torbati, D.D.S. Education Law Plaintiff Jul. 3, 2015
Jack E. Hamilton, Carole Hamilton v. United States of America, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury Defendant Sep. 13, 2014
Brian J. Farkas v. Betty D. Williams, Francisco Rios, Emily Oberst, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights Defendant Jul. 26, 2014
Ricardo Palacios v. United States of America, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 26, 2014
Andrew Mattle v. United States of America Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 12, 2014
Viktoria McDonald, Troy McDonald v. United States of America Personal Injury Defendant Apr. 5, 2014
Louis E. Green v. Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation Employment Law Defendant Apr. 5, 2014
Gregory Valentini, Adrian Moraru, Jane Doe and Chris Romine, on behalf of themselves and all those similarly situated; Vietnam Veterans of America, Carolina Winston Barrie v. Eric Shinseki, in his official capacity, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affair; Donna M. Beiter, in her official capacity, Director, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Syste Civil Rights Defendant Sep. 21, 2013
United States ex rel. Jeffrey W. Adler v. General Electric Aviation Services LLC Torts Plaintiff Aug. 3, 2013
United States of America v. Henock Teferi, Ruth Berhane, and Plover Financial Services LLC dba Instant Tax Service Consumer Law Plaintiff Mar. 16, 2013
Yassir Fazaga, Ali Uddin Malk, Yasser Abdel Rahim v. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Robert Mueller, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in his official capacity; Steven M. Martinez, Assistant Director in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation's Los Angeles Division, in his official capacity; J. Stephen Tidwell; Barbara Walls; Pat Ro Civil Rights Defendant Sep. 8, 2012
United States of America v. Spokeo Inc. Consumer Law Plaintiff Jul. 28, 2012
The Estate of Michael Anthony Trujillo II, Maria E. Trujillo and Michael Trujillo v. United States of America Torts Defendant Apr. 28, 2012
United States of America v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, Countrywide Home Loans Inc., Countrywide Bank Civil Rights Plaintiff Jan. 21, 2012
United States of America v. Ruben Cavazos aka "Doc," et al. Intellectual Property Plaintiff Sep. 10, 2011
C.C., by and through Milka Ciriacks, his Guardian Ad Litem v. Cypress School District, et al. Civil Rights Plaintiff Aug. 20, 2011
United States of America v. Al Shlomo Klaus Real Property Plaintiff Jul. 23, 2011
Kenneth Graham v. Department of Homeland Security Employment Law Defendant Jul. 16, 2011