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Virginia A. Phillips

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United States District Judge Emerita
USDC Central District of California
Western Division / First Street Federal Courthouse
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 6A

350 W 1st St #4311
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4565
(213) 894-5452





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Virginia A. Phillips Central District of California (Riverside) Jul. 12, 2012

Columns
Title Category Published
Facts matter and the Daily Journal has a responsibility to investigate and report accurate facts Letters Jun. 4, 2024

Rulings
Case Category Published
Okonowsky v. Garland
reversed and remanded
 Employment Discrimination Jul. 25, 2024
Kama v. Mayorkas
affirmed
 Employment Discrimination Jul. 18, 2024
U.S. v. Hernandez
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 28, 2024
Amended Opinion: Jane Doe v. Webgroup Czech Republic, A.S.
reversed in part
 Civil Procedure Feb. 14, 2024
Jane Doe v. Webgroup Czech Republic, A.S.
reversed in part
 Civil Procedure Jan. 2, 2024
Bugielski v. AT&T Services, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Aug. 4, 2023
Valiente v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Nov. 23, 2022
U.S. v. Kabir
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 24, 2022
Mobilize the Message LLC v. Bonta
affirmed
 Civil Rights Oct. 11, 2022
Amended Opinion: Callahan v. Brookdale Senior Living Communities
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jul. 29, 2022
Callahan v. Brookdale Senior Living Communities
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 29, 2022
Peck v. Swift Transportation
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Feb. 14, 2022
Optional Capital v. DAS Corporation
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Nov. 22, 2021
United States v. Silveira
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 14, 2021
U.S. v. George
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 5, 2020
Amended Opinion: Claiborne v. Blauser
reversed and remanded
 Civil Rights Aug. 15, 2019
Claiborne v. Blauser
reversed and remanded
 Civil Rights Jul. 1, 2019
Valdez v. Montgomery
affirmed
 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 15, 2019
Sonner v. Schwabe North America
reversed and remanded
 Consumer Law Dec. 27, 2018
U.S. v. Carter
vacated in whole or part
 Constitutional Law Nov. 5, 2018
U.S. v. Estrada
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2018
Scott v. County of San Bernardino
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Sep. 11, 2018
U.S. v. Raygoza-Garcia
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 4, 2018
Munro v. University of Southern California
affirmed
 Arbitration Jul. 25, 2018
Shame On You Productions v. Banks
affirmed
 Attorneys Jun. 22, 2018
Gebhardt v. Duke
affirmed
 Immigration Jan. 10, 2018
U.S. v. Murillo-Alvarado
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2017
In the Matter of Walldesign Inc.
affirmed
 Bankruptcy Oct. 3, 2017
In re J.T. Thorpe Inc.
vacated and remanded
 Bankruptcy Sep. 15, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Russell Galbreath, Robert Todd, William Richert, Andrew Key v. City of South Gate, et al. Employment Law judge Oct. 22, 2005
John Ouimet, Jan Ouimet v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company Insurance judge Dec. 7, 2004
Patrick S. Bills v. City of Rialto, et al. Civil Rights judge Jul. 1, 2003
Roy Ybanez v. Consolidated Freightways, et al. Employment Law judge Oct. 22, 2002
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Aug. 20, 2002
Steve Wooley, Rochelle Edwards v. Jack in the Box Restaurants, Foodmaker Inc., Ken Karen, Teri Swiney, Ronald Atkinson Employment Law judge Jul. 27, 2002
Tom Austin v. County of San Bernardino, et al. Torts judge Jul. 6, 2002
Lowe v. OAO Inc., Andrew Thibodeaux Employment Law judge Apr. 27, 2002
Confidential Real Property judge Oct. 25, 2001
Confidential Torts judge Feb. 15, 2001
Confidential Insurance judge Aug. 31, 2000
Paul Hayward v. City of Riverside Civil Rights judge Aug. 28, 1999
Richard Winarick v. City of Beverly Hills, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 12, 1997
Evanoff v. Schindel, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Sep. 4, 1993
Title Court Published
Virginia A. Phillips Central District of California (Riverside) Jul. 12, 2012
Case Category Published
Okonowsky v. Garland
reversed and remanded
 Employment Discrimination Jul. 25, 2024
Kama v. Mayorkas
affirmed
 Employment Discrimination Jul. 18, 2024
U.S. v. Hernandez
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 28, 2024
Amended Opinion: Jane Doe v. Webgroup Czech Republic, A.S.
reversed in part
 Civil Procedure Feb. 14, 2024
Jane Doe v. Webgroup Czech Republic, A.S.
reversed in part
 Civil Procedure Jan. 2, 2024
Bugielski v. AT&T Services, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Aug. 4, 2023
Valiente v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Nov. 23, 2022
U.S. v. Kabir
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 24, 2022
Mobilize the Message LLC v. Bonta
affirmed
 Civil Rights Oct. 11, 2022
Amended Opinion: Callahan v. Brookdale Senior Living Communities
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jul. 29, 2022
Callahan v. Brookdale Senior Living Communities
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 29, 2022
Peck v. Swift Transportation
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Feb. 14, 2022
Optional Capital v. DAS Corporation
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Nov. 22, 2021
United States v. Silveira
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 14, 2021
U.S. v. George
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 5, 2020
Amended Opinion: Claiborne v. Blauser
reversed and remanded
 Civil Rights Aug. 15, 2019
Claiborne v. Blauser
reversed and remanded
 Civil Rights Jul. 1, 2019
Valdez v. Montgomery
affirmed
 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 15, 2019
Sonner v. Schwabe North America
reversed and remanded
 Consumer Law Dec. 27, 2018
U.S. v. Carter
vacated in whole or part
 Constitutional Law Nov. 5, 2018
U.S. v. Estrada
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 19, 2018
Scott v. County of San Bernardino
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Sep. 11, 2018
U.S. v. Raygoza-Garcia
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 4, 2018
Munro v. University of Southern California
affirmed
 Arbitration Jul. 25, 2018
Shame On You Productions v. Banks
affirmed
 Attorneys Jun. 22, 2018
Gebhardt v. Duke
affirmed
 Immigration Jan. 10, 2018
U.S. v. Murillo-Alvarado
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2017
In the Matter of Walldesign Inc.
affirmed
 Bankruptcy Oct. 3, 2017
In re J.T. Thorpe Inc.
vacated and remanded
 Bankruptcy Sep. 15, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Russell Galbreath, Robert Todd, William Richert, Andrew Key v. City of South Gate, et al. Employment Law judge Oct. 22, 2005
John Ouimet, Jan Ouimet v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company Insurance judge Dec. 7, 2004
Patrick S. Bills v. City of Rialto, et al. Civil Rights judge Jul. 1, 2003
Roy Ybanez v. Consolidated Freightways, et al. Employment Law judge Oct. 22, 2002
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Aug. 20, 2002
Steve Wooley, Rochelle Edwards v. Jack in the Box Restaurants, Foodmaker Inc., Ken Karen, Teri Swiney, Ronald Atkinson Employment Law judge Jul. 27, 2002
Tom Austin v. County of San Bernardino, et al. Torts judge Jul. 6, 2002
Lowe v. OAO Inc., Andrew Thibodeaux Employment Law judge Apr. 27, 2002
Confidential Real Property judge Oct. 25, 2001
Confidential Torts judge Feb. 15, 2001
Confidential Insurance judge Aug. 31, 2000
Paul Hayward v. City of Riverside Civil Rights judge Aug. 28, 1999
Richard Winarick v. City of Beverly Hills, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 12, 1997
Evanoff v. Schindel, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Sep. 4, 1993