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Jesus G. Bernal

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District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Eastern Division / George E. Brown Jr. Federal Building & Courthouse
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 1

3470 Twelfth Street
Riverside , CA 92501-3000
(951) 328-2254





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Jesus G. Bernal Central District of California (Riverside) May 15, 2016

Rulings
Case Category Published
Whiteside v. Kimberly Clark Corp.
reversed in part
Consumer Law Jul. 17, 2024
Parker v. County of Riverside
reversed and remanded
Civil Rights Aug. 15, 2023
Holley-Gallegly v. TA Operating, LLC
vacated and remanded
Arbitration Jul. 21, 2023
Credit One Bank v. Hestrin
affirmed
Banking Feb. 27, 2023
Hayday Farms v. Feedx Holdings Inc.
reversed in part
Arbitration Dec. 19, 2022
W.B. Music Corp. v. Royce Intl. Broadcasting Corp.
affirmed
Remedies Aug. 31, 2022
Amended Opinion: Riley's American Heritage Farms v. Elsasser
affirmed in part
Civil Rights May 2, 2022
Riley's American Heritage Farms v. Elsasser
affirmed in part
Civil Rights Mar. 18, 2022
Ahlman v. Barnes
dismissed
Prisoners' Rights Dec. 13, 2021
Fraihat v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
affirmed
Immigration Oct. 21, 2021
Bahra v. City of San Bernardino
affirmed in part
Labor Law Dec. 31, 2019
Fritsch v. Swift Transportation
reversed and remanded
Labor Law Aug. 9, 2018
Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Chino Valley Unified School District
affirmed
Constitutional Law Jul. 26, 2018
Hernandez v. Sessions
affirmed
Immigration Oct. 3, 2017
Brewster v. Beck
reversed
Civil Rights Jun. 22, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Leeyonnie Hernandez, an individual, for herself and, as guardian ad litem for minors, PZ, KH, and AH v. County of Riverside; Riverside County Sheriff's Deputies, and Does 1 through 5; and Does through 25, inclusive Civil Rights judge Aug. 30, 2024
The Estate of Rob Marquise Adams v. City of San Bernardino Civil Rights judge Jul. 5, 2024
Construction Laborers Trust Funds for Southern California Administrative Company v. DTS Enterprise Inc. dba DTS Concrete; Leslie Dain Sorg; Suretec Insurance Company; Quality Development and Construction Inc.; Doe 1 through Doe 10, inclusive Contracts judge May 31, 2024
Diley Greiser, Chelsea Ward v. Johnny Chavez Civil Rights judge May 24, 2024
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Orange Treeidence Opco LLC dba Riverwalk Post Acute, Providence Group Inc., Providence Administrative Consulting Services Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 5, 2024
Sarah Loof, et al. v. Upland Unified School District Education Law judge Mar. 29, 2024
Carlos Moreno, an individual; on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. JCT Logistics Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 23, 2024
Agustin Martinez v. City of Ontario, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Dec. 8, 2023
Anthony Urrea Garcia, an incapacitated adult, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Norma Martinez v. County of Riverside; Riverside County Sheriff's Department; Travis Cosper; Brian Kristensen; Michael Bejarano; Carlos Garcia-Villa; Raul Armendariz; Does 1 to 10 Civil Rights judge Nov. 10, 2023
Tracy Alves v. County of Riverside, et al. Civil Rights judge Oct. 27, 2023
J.G., by and through his guardian ad litems, Martha F. and Jose G. v. Los Angeles Unified School District Education Law judge Oct. 6, 2023
Alonso Yepez v. The County of San Bernardino, California; Roger Alfaro; Kala Meservey; Jason Board, and Does 1-10 Civil Rights judge Sep. 1, 2023
Mark Galvan v. County of Riverside, Robert Romero and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Sep. 1, 2023
Dora Higgins, et al. v. County of San Bernardino, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 4, 2023
Martin Martinez Soto v. O Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC, et al. Consumer Law judge Jun. 2, 2023
V.R., a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem Ariana Toscano, individually and as successor in interest to Juan Ramon Ramos, deceased; and Ramona Terrazas, individually v. County of San Bernardino; Gary Wheeler; Thun Houn; Jason Calvert, and Does 4-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Apr. 28, 2023
Martin J. Walsh, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Neldy's R.C. Inc., Nelson Sengson Castro, Jon Employment Law judge Apr. 7, 2023
B.P., D.K., R.P., A.S., and Megan Cash Pantalion v. County of San Bernardino, et al. Civil Rights judge Mar. 31, 2023
John Baleja, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corp. Salaried Pension Plan; Northrop Grumman Benefit Plans Administrative Committee; Northrop Grumman Corporation; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 16, 2022
Katrina Harris v. 68-444 Perez Inc., dba Showgirls; Abdul Wahab Shawkat; Doe Managers 1-3, and Does 4-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 9, 2022
Marc Rivera and Jacquelyn Hutto, individually and on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Western Express Inc. dba Western Express Transport of California Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 11, 2022
Chen-Chen Hwang and Jiun-Tsong Wu v. Sergeant Julio Olguin, and Does 1 through 20 Civil Rights judge Oct. 28, 2022
Andres Campos, an individual, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Converse Inc., and Does 1 through 10 Employment Law judge Sep. 23, 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sexton Advisory Group Inc., Steven M. Sexton Securities judge Oct. 30, 2020
Tisha Entz v. Standard Insurance Company Insurance judge Oct. 16, 2020
Madison Meares, by and through his educational decision-maker and mother, Kim Meares, and Kim Meares v. Rim of the World Unified School District Civil Rights judge Jan. 19, 2018
David Powell, Sr., et al. v. City of Barstow, et al. Civil Rights judge Oct. 20, 2017
Johnny Alcala, Cristobal Avila, Eddie Chapman, Mark Easter, Steven Gutierrez, Jeffrey Hernandez, Edwin Kopp, Jose Leon, Michael Lewis, Donald Ray Love, Trinidad Jesse Macias, Andy Mills, Michael Molina, David Olvera, Gustavo Ortega, Danilo Pennello, Jose Segura, Jerry Wells, David Younger v. County of San Bernardino; John McMahon, Sheriff of the County of San Bernardino; Jeff Rose, Commander of the West Valley Detention Center; Deputy Brock Teyechea; Deputy Gilbert Escamilla; Deputy Andrew Cruz; Deputy Russell Kopasz; Deputy Kuskowski; Deputy Sparkman; Deputy Macias; Deputy Morris; Deputy Zerpe; Deputy Stiffler; Deputy Roche; Deputy Justin Nielsen; Deputy Ramos; Deputy Salcedo; Deputy Torres; Deputy Stockman; Deputy Smiles; Deputy Thurman; Deputy "White Cloud" and Does 1 - 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Oct. 20, 2017
Michael McIntyre v. Aetna Life Insurance Co. Insurance judge Aug. 25, 2017
Title Court Published
Jesus G. Bernal Central District of California (Riverside) May 15, 2016
Case Category Published
Whiteside v. Kimberly Clark Corp.
reversed in part
Consumer Law Jul. 17, 2024
Parker v. County of Riverside
reversed and remanded
Civil Rights Aug. 15, 2023
Holley-Gallegly v. TA Operating, LLC
vacated and remanded
Arbitration Jul. 21, 2023
Credit One Bank v. Hestrin
affirmed
Banking Feb. 27, 2023
Hayday Farms v. Feedx Holdings Inc.
reversed in part
Arbitration Dec. 19, 2022
W.B. Music Corp. v. Royce Intl. Broadcasting Corp.
affirmed
Remedies Aug. 31, 2022
Amended Opinion: Riley's American Heritage Farms v. Elsasser
affirmed in part
Civil Rights May 2, 2022
Riley's American Heritage Farms v. Elsasser
affirmed in part
Civil Rights Mar. 18, 2022
Ahlman v. Barnes
dismissed
Prisoners' Rights Dec. 13, 2021
Fraihat v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
affirmed
Immigration Oct. 21, 2021
Bahra v. City of San Bernardino
affirmed in part
Labor Law Dec. 31, 2019
Fritsch v. Swift Transportation
reversed and remanded
Labor Law Aug. 9, 2018
Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Chino Valley Unified School District
affirmed
Constitutional Law Jul. 26, 2018
Hernandez v. Sessions
affirmed
Immigration Oct. 3, 2017
Brewster v. Beck
reversed
Civil Rights Jun. 22, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Leeyonnie Hernandez, an individual, for herself and, as guardian ad litem for minors, PZ, KH, and AH v. County of Riverside; Riverside County Sheriff's Deputies, and Does 1 through 5; and Does through 25, inclusive Civil Rights judge Aug. 30, 2024
The Estate of Rob Marquise Adams v. City of San Bernardino Civil Rights judge Jul. 5, 2024
Construction Laborers Trust Funds for Southern California Administrative Company v. DTS Enterprise Inc. dba DTS Concrete; Leslie Dain Sorg; Suretec Insurance Company; Quality Development and Construction Inc.; Doe 1 through Doe 10, inclusive Contracts judge May 31, 2024
Diley Greiser, Chelsea Ward v. Johnny Chavez Civil Rights judge May 24, 2024
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Orange Treeidence Opco LLC dba Riverwalk Post Acute, Providence Group Inc., Providence Administrative Consulting Services Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 5, 2024
Sarah Loof, et al. v. Upland Unified School District Education Law judge Mar. 29, 2024
Carlos Moreno, an individual; on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. JCT Logistics Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 23, 2024
Agustin Martinez v. City of Ontario, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Dec. 8, 2023
Anthony Urrea Garcia, an incapacitated adult, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Norma Martinez v. County of Riverside; Riverside County Sheriff's Department; Travis Cosper; Brian Kristensen; Michael Bejarano; Carlos Garcia-Villa; Raul Armendariz; Does 1 to 10 Civil Rights judge Nov. 10, 2023
Tracy Alves v. County of Riverside, et al. Civil Rights judge Oct. 27, 2023
J.G., by and through his guardian ad litems, Martha F. and Jose G. v. Los Angeles Unified School District Education Law judge Oct. 6, 2023
Alonso Yepez v. The County of San Bernardino, California; Roger Alfaro; Kala Meservey; Jason Board, and Does 1-10 Civil Rights judge Sep. 1, 2023
Mark Galvan v. County of Riverside, Robert Romero and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Sep. 1, 2023
Dora Higgins, et al. v. County of San Bernardino, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 4, 2023
Martin Martinez Soto v. O Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC, et al. Consumer Law judge Jun. 2, 2023
V.R., a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem Ariana Toscano, individually and as successor in interest to Juan Ramon Ramos, deceased; and Ramona Terrazas, individually v. County of San Bernardino; Gary Wheeler; Thun Houn; Jason Calvert, and Does 4-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Apr. 28, 2023
Martin J. Walsh, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Neldy's R.C. Inc., Nelson Sengson Castro, Jon Employment Law judge Apr. 7, 2023
B.P., D.K., R.P., A.S., and Megan Cash Pantalion v. County of San Bernardino, et al. Civil Rights judge Mar. 31, 2023
John Baleja, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corp. Salaried Pension Plan; Northrop Grumman Benefit Plans Administrative Committee; Northrop Grumman Corporation; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 16, 2022
Katrina Harris v. 68-444 Perez Inc., dba Showgirls; Abdul Wahab Shawkat; Doe Managers 1-3, and Does 4-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 9, 2022
Marc Rivera and Jacquelyn Hutto, individually and on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Western Express Inc. dba Western Express Transport of California Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 11, 2022
Chen-Chen Hwang and Jiun-Tsong Wu v. Sergeant Julio Olguin, and Does 1 through 20 Civil Rights judge Oct. 28, 2022
Andres Campos, an individual, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Converse Inc., and Does 1 through 10 Employment Law judge Sep. 23, 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sexton Advisory Group Inc., Steven M. Sexton Securities judge Oct. 30, 2020
Tisha Entz v. Standard Insurance Company Insurance judge Oct. 16, 2020
Madison Meares, by and through his educational decision-maker and mother, Kim Meares, and Kim Meares v. Rim of the World Unified School District Civil Rights judge Jan. 19, 2018
David Powell, Sr., et al. v. City of Barstow, et al. Civil Rights judge Oct. 20, 2017
Johnny Alcala, Cristobal Avila, Eddie Chapman, Mark Easter, Steven Gutierrez, Jeffrey Hernandez, Edwin Kopp, Jose Leon, Michael Lewis, Donald Ray Love, Trinidad Jesse Macias, Andy Mills, Michael Molina, David Olvera, Gustavo Ortega, Danilo Pennello, Jose Segura, Jerry Wells, David Younger v. County of San Bernardino; John McMahon, Sheriff of the County of San Bernardino; Jeff Rose, Commander of the West Valley Detention Center; Deputy Brock Teyechea; Deputy Gilbert Escamilla; Deputy Andrew Cruz; Deputy Russell Kopasz; Deputy Kuskowski; Deputy Sparkman; Deputy Macias; Deputy Morris; Deputy Zerpe; Deputy Stiffler; Deputy Roche; Deputy Justin Nielsen; Deputy Ramos; Deputy Salcedo; Deputy Torres; Deputy Stockman; Deputy Smiles; Deputy Thurman; Deputy "White Cloud" and Does 1 - 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Oct. 20, 2017
Michael McIntyre v. Aetna Life Insurance Co. Insurance judge Aug. 25, 2017