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    • John A. Kronstadt

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    Senior District Judge
    USDC Central District of California
    Western Division / First Street Federal Courthouse
    Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 10B

    350 W 1st St #4311
    Los Angeles , CA 90012-4565
    (213) 894-0539





    Judicial Profiles
    Title Court Published
    John A. Kronstadt Central District (Los Angeles) Apr. 19, 2012

    Rulings
    Case Category Published
    U.S. v. Chanel Wiley
    affirmed
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2024
    Bradford v. Paramo
    reversed and remanded
    		 Constitutional Law May 3, 2024
    USA v. Yi-Chi Shih
    reversed and remanded
    		 International Law Jul. 18, 2023
    Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.
    reversed and remanded
    		 Labor Law May 24, 2022
    Amended Opinion: In Re Grand Jury
    affirmed
    		 Attorneys Jan. 28, 2022
    Dietrich v. The Boeing Company
    reversed
    		 Civil Procedure Oct. 4, 2021
    In Re Grand Jury
    affirmed
    		 Attorneys Sep. 14, 2021
    Lim v. TForce Logistics
    affirmed
    		 Arbitration Aug. 13, 2021
    Schoenberg v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
    affirmed
    		 Attorneys Jul. 1, 2021
    Wilson v. Craver
    affirmed
    		 statutory_interpretation Apr. 20, 2021
    Panthera Investment Fund v. H.C. Wainwright
    affirmed
    		 Securities Apr. 9, 2021
    U.S. v. Herrera
    affirmed
    		 statutory_interpretation Sep. 10, 2020
    Blumenthal Distributing Inc. v. Herman Miller Inc.
    affirmed in part
    		 Intellectual Property Jun. 26, 2020
    Milam v. Harrington
    vacated and remanded
    		 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 26, 2020
    U.S. v. Ped
    affirmed
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 18, 2019
    Gold Value Int'l Textile v. Sanctuary Clothing
    affirmed
    		 Copyright Jun. 5, 2019
    Morris v. California Physicians' Service
    affirmed
    		 Health Care Mar. 19, 2019
    Acosta v. Brain
    affirmed
    		 Employment Law Dec. 5, 2018
    Maquiz MacDonald v. Hedgpeth
    reversed and remanded
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2018
    Williams v. Gaye
    affirmed
    		 Copyright Mar. 22, 2018
    Morrill v. Scott Financial Corporation
    author
    		 Attorneys Oct. 24, 2017
    Rodriguez v. McDonald
    reversed and remanded
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2017

    Verdicts & Settlements
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Michael Grecco Productions Inc. v. ImageSelect B.V. Intellectual Property judge Jul. 19, 2024
    New Style Corp. v. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. Immigration judge Jul. 5, 2024
    Kevin Murphy v. Fusion Learning Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Jun. 14, 2024
    Caudley Simon, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated v. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 3, 2024
    Camille Bourque and Peter Morejon v. Engineers and Architects Association, City of Los Angeles, Rob Bonta, in his official capacity as Attorney General of California Civil Rights judge Mar. 29, 2024
    Michael Lavigne v. Herbalife International of America Inc. Fraud judge Mar. 8, 2024
    Brent Scruggs, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Mars Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 16, 2024
    Lauren Frausto v. City of West Covina, a municipal entity; Cody Iside, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Michael Tuano, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Stephen Mclean, individually and in his official capacity as corporal for the West Covina Police Department; Eric Street, individually and in his official capacity as sergeant for the West Covina Police Department; Ian Paparro, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Christopher Quezada, individually and his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; and Does 1-50, inclusive, individually and in their official capacity as police officers for the West Covina Police Department Civil Rights judge Feb. 16, 2024
    Comprehensive Medical Center Inc. v. State Farm General Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Insurance judge Jan. 12, 2024
    Kitsch LLC v. Deejayzoo LLC Intellectual Property judge Dec. 1, 2023
    In re: ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litigation Torts judge Nov. 24, 2023
    Chris Langer v. Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. et al Civil Rights judge Oct. 27, 2023
    Colette Carpenter, et al. v. Sikorski Aircraft Corporation, et al. Personal Injury judge Oct. 13, 2023
    Bukeka Chandler McCrary v. UCLA Health, et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 8, 2023
    World Axe Throwing League Inc., Lincoln Chicago Holdings Inc. v. Cold Steel Inc., Lynn Thompson, GSM LLC dba GSM Outdoors Intellectual Property judge Jun. 9, 2023
    Santiago Lim, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Transforce Inc., Tforce Logistics LLC, Tforce Final Mile West LLC, and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 21, 2023
    In re: Smashburger IP Holder LLC Consumer Law judge Jan. 6, 2023
    National Promotions and Advertising, Inc. et al v. National Surety Corporation Insurance judge Dec. 30, 2022
    The Madera Group LLC v. Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA Inc. Contracts judge Dec. 23, 2022
    Erika Sepulveda, for herself and on behalf of her minor children Melody Patricio and Ernesto Patricio, and Maria Carmen Sarate Angeles v. City of Whittier, Officer Hause, Officer Cabral, Officer Medina, Dollar Financial Group Inc., DFC Global Corp., Dollar Financial Corp., and Monetary Management of California Inc., Jose Lopez, Don Morton, and Does 1-20, inclusive Torts judge Oct. 21, 2022
    Raymond Alfred, Marvin Barrish, and Ashley Alves, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Pepperidge Farms Inc., and Does 1-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 7, 2022
    One-E-Way Inc. v. Apple Inc. Intellectual Property judge Aug. 26, 2022
    Michael Bernard Potere v. The Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California, et al. Constitutional Law judge May 20, 2022
    A.G., a minor, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 1, 2022
    Claudia Chavez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Jan. 7, 2022
    Epistar Corporation v. Lowe's Companies Inc., Lowe's Home Centers LLC Intellectual Property judge Dec. 30, 2021
    United States, ex rel Benjamin Martinez, Jr., et al. v. SuperCare Health Inc. Torts judge Oct. 8, 2021
    Jeree Gant, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Aldi Inc., AI California LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 17, 2021
    Keela Castle v. County of Los Angeles, Adam Woods, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 25, 2021
    Nestor Ventura Velasquez v. Raymond Madden, Warden Civil Rights judge Apr. 23, 2021
    Douglas G. Bradford v. Daniel Paramo, Warden Civil Rights judge Jan. 22, 2021
    Michael Raziano, Brian Traister, and Chris Valdez, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Albertson's LC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 18, 2020
    Board of Trustees of Sheet Metal Workers' Health Plan of Southern California, Arizona and Nevada v. Scott Eubanks Employment Law judge Oct. 23, 2020
    Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert Hoddes Jacobs Securities judge Oct. 23, 2020
    Donald Kunstt v. County of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Aug. 28, 2020
    Damen Rabb v. M. Eliot Spearman, Warden Constitutional Law judge Apr. 3, 2020
    ACLU of Southern California v. United States Department of Homeland Security; United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a component of the Department of Homeland Security Civil Rights judge Apr. 3, 2020
    Dulce Acuna Rodriguez and Alfonso Flores, in each case individually and as successor in interest to A.F., a minor deceased; and D.R.F., S.F. C.F., and S.R., in each case a minor, individually by and through their guardian ad litem Dulce Acuna Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles; Sheriff Jim McDonnell; Kerry Carter; and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Feb. 21, 2020
    Blindlight, LLC v. Timothy Cubbison, Austin Snyder, Horseless Cowboy, LLC, and Does 1 through 9 Intellectual Property judge Feb. 9, 2018
    Title Court Published
    John A. Kronstadt Central District (Los Angeles) Apr. 19, 2012
    Case Category Published
    U.S. v. Chanel Wiley
    affirmed
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2024
    Bradford v. Paramo
    reversed and remanded
    		 Constitutional Law May 3, 2024
    USA v. Yi-Chi Shih
    reversed and remanded
    		 International Law Jul. 18, 2023
    Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.
    reversed and remanded
    		 Labor Law May 24, 2022
    Amended Opinion: In Re Grand Jury
    affirmed
    		 Attorneys Jan. 28, 2022
    Dietrich v. The Boeing Company
    reversed
    		 Civil Procedure Oct. 4, 2021
    In Re Grand Jury
    affirmed
    		 Attorneys Sep. 14, 2021
    Lim v. TForce Logistics
    affirmed
    		 Arbitration Aug. 13, 2021
    Schoenberg v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
    affirmed
    		 Attorneys Jul. 1, 2021
    Wilson v. Craver
    affirmed
    		 statutory_interpretation Apr. 20, 2021
    Panthera Investment Fund v. H.C. Wainwright
    affirmed
    		 Securities Apr. 9, 2021
    U.S. v. Herrera
    affirmed
    		 statutory_interpretation Sep. 10, 2020
    Blumenthal Distributing Inc. v. Herman Miller Inc.
    affirmed in part
    		 Intellectual Property Jun. 26, 2020
    Milam v. Harrington
    vacated and remanded
    		 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 26, 2020
    U.S. v. Ped
    affirmed
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 18, 2019
    Gold Value Int'l Textile v. Sanctuary Clothing
    affirmed
    		 Copyright Jun. 5, 2019
    Morris v. California Physicians' Service
    affirmed
    		 Health Care Mar. 19, 2019
    Acosta v. Brain
    affirmed
    		 Employment Law Dec. 5, 2018
    Maquiz MacDonald v. Hedgpeth
    reversed and remanded
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 6, 2018
    Williams v. Gaye
    affirmed
    		 Copyright Mar. 22, 2018
    Morrill v. Scott Financial Corporation
    author
    		 Attorneys Oct. 24, 2017
    Rodriguez v. McDonald
    reversed and remanded
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2017
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Michael Grecco Productions Inc. v. ImageSelect B.V. Intellectual Property judge Jul. 19, 2024
    New Style Corp. v. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. Immigration judge Jul. 5, 2024
    Kevin Murphy v. Fusion Learning Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Jun. 14, 2024
    Caudley Simon, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated v. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 3, 2024
    Camille Bourque and Peter Morejon v. Engineers and Architects Association, City of Los Angeles, Rob Bonta, in his official capacity as Attorney General of California Civil Rights judge Mar. 29, 2024
    Michael Lavigne v. Herbalife International of America Inc. Fraud judge Mar. 8, 2024
    Brent Scruggs, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Mars Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 16, 2024
    Lauren Frausto v. City of West Covina, a municipal entity; Cody Iside, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Michael Tuano, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Stephen Mclean, individually and in his official capacity as corporal for the West Covina Police Department; Eric Street, individually and in his official capacity as sergeant for the West Covina Police Department; Ian Paparro, individually and in his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; Christopher Quezada, individually and his official capacity as a police officer for the West Covina Police Department; and Does 1-50, inclusive, individually and in their official capacity as police officers for the West Covina Police Department Civil Rights judge Feb. 16, 2024
    Comprehensive Medical Center Inc. v. State Farm General Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Insurance judge Jan. 12, 2024
    Kitsch LLC v. Deejayzoo LLC Intellectual Property judge Dec. 1, 2023
    In re: ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litigation Torts judge Nov. 24, 2023
    Chris Langer v. Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. et al Civil Rights judge Oct. 27, 2023
    Colette Carpenter, et al. v. Sikorski Aircraft Corporation, et al. Personal Injury judge Oct. 13, 2023
    Bukeka Chandler McCrary v. UCLA Health, et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 8, 2023
    World Axe Throwing League Inc., Lincoln Chicago Holdings Inc. v. Cold Steel Inc., Lynn Thompson, GSM LLC dba GSM Outdoors Intellectual Property judge Jun. 9, 2023
    Santiago Lim, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Transforce Inc., Tforce Logistics LLC, Tforce Final Mile West LLC, and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 21, 2023
    In re: Smashburger IP Holder LLC Consumer Law judge Jan. 6, 2023
    National Promotions and Advertising, Inc. et al v. National Surety Corporation Insurance judge Dec. 30, 2022
    The Madera Group LLC v. Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA Inc. Contracts judge Dec. 23, 2022
    Erika Sepulveda, for herself and on behalf of her minor children Melody Patricio and Ernesto Patricio, and Maria Carmen Sarate Angeles v. City of Whittier, Officer Hause, Officer Cabral, Officer Medina, Dollar Financial Group Inc., DFC Global Corp., Dollar Financial Corp., and Monetary Management of California Inc., Jose Lopez, Don Morton, and Does 1-20, inclusive Torts judge Oct. 21, 2022
    Raymond Alfred, Marvin Barrish, and Ashley Alves, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Pepperidge Farms Inc., and Does 1-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 7, 2022
    One-E-Way Inc. v. Apple Inc. Intellectual Property judge Aug. 26, 2022
    Michael Bernard Potere v. The Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California, et al. Constitutional Law judge May 20, 2022
    A.G., a minor, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 1, 2022
    Claudia Chavez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Civil Rights judge Jan. 7, 2022
    Epistar Corporation v. Lowe's Companies Inc., Lowe's Home Centers LLC Intellectual Property judge Dec. 30, 2021
    United States, ex rel Benjamin Martinez, Jr., et al. v. SuperCare Health Inc. Torts judge Oct. 8, 2021
    Jeree Gant, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Aldi Inc., AI California LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 17, 2021
    Keela Castle v. County of Los Angeles, Adam Woods, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 25, 2021
    Nestor Ventura Velasquez v. Raymond Madden, Warden Civil Rights judge Apr. 23, 2021
    Douglas G. Bradford v. Daniel Paramo, Warden Civil Rights judge Jan. 22, 2021
    Michael Raziano, Brian Traister, and Chris Valdez, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Albertson's LC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 18, 2020
    Board of Trustees of Sheet Metal Workers' Health Plan of Southern California, Arizona and Nevada v. Scott Eubanks Employment Law judge Oct. 23, 2020
    Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert Hoddes Jacobs Securities judge Oct. 23, 2020
    Donald Kunstt v. County of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Aug. 28, 2020
    Damen Rabb v. M. Eliot Spearman, Warden Constitutional Law judge Apr. 3, 2020
    ACLU of Southern California v. United States Department of Homeland Security; United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a component of the Department of Homeland Security Civil Rights judge Apr. 3, 2020
    Dulce Acuna Rodriguez and Alfonso Flores, in each case individually and as successor in interest to A.F., a minor deceased; and D.R.F., S.F. C.F., and S.R., in each case a minor, individually by and through their guardian ad litem Dulce Acuna Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles; Sheriff Jim McDonnell; Kerry Carter; and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Feb. 21, 2020
    Blindlight, LLC v. Timothy Cubbison, Austin Snyder, Horseless Cowboy, LLC, and Does 1 through 9 Intellectual Property judge Feb. 9, 2018
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