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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Facts matter and the Daily Journal has a responsibility to investigate and report accurate facts | Letters | Jun. 4, 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Evanoff v. Schindel, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 4, 1993 |