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    • Stephen I. Goorvitch

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    Judge
    Los Angeles County Superior Court
    Central District - Stanley Mosk Courthouse
    Department/Division: 82 Courtroom/Floor: 833

    111 N Hill St
    Los Angeles , CA 90012-3014
    (213) 830-0782



    Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, November, 2015; assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California, 2007-15; counsel, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, 2003-07; law clerk for Judge Rosemary S. Pooler, 2nd District Court of Appeal, 2002-03; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Nora M. Manella,Central District of California, 2001-02; staff attorney, Securities & Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, Washington D.C., 1998-2001

    UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1998



    Judicial Profiles
    Title Court Published
    Oral argument and writing are both important to Judge Stephen Goorvitch Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) Mar. 14, 2023

    Rulings
    Case Category Published
    Hernandez v. Sohnen Enterprises
    reversed
    		 Arbitration May 23, 2024
    Abdulkadhim v. Wu
    affirmed
    		 Civil Procedure Aug. 13, 2020

    Verdicts & Settlements
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Wentzel Witzgall v. Lorena Rosales, et al. Personal Injury judge Aug. 23, 2024
    Zaleka Turner and Lauren Kiktavi, in their capacities as Private Attorneys General Representatives v. Shipt Inc. dba Shipt; Target Corporation dba Target Employment Law judge Jul. 26, 2024
    Labor Commissioner, State of California v. Angelica Reingold, an individual; Angelica Reingold, in her capacity as trustee for The Alex and Angelica Reingold Family Trust; Alexander Reingold, an individual; Alexander Reingold, in his capacity as trustee for The Alex and Angelica Reingold Family Trust; Alexander Reingold, in his capacity as trustee for The 2018 Alexander Reingold Revocable Trust; Liran Reingold, in his capacity as trustee of The Angelica Reingold Qualified Personal Residence Trust; Boys Management Corporation, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Real Property judge Feb. 16, 2024
    MHJ Group, Inc., White Peak One Inc., Hongshi International USA Company, Kaihou Liang, Yong Bai, Chunshi Li v. Ji Li, AA Sunrise Inc., Holly Xiong, Yorba Linda Garden LLC (named herein as a nominal defendant for the derivative claims) and Does 1-20 Contracts judge Jul. 14, 2023
    Consumer Advocacy Group Inc. v. Ross Stores Inc., et al. Consumer Law judge Sep. 30, 2022
    Lou Vince v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 1, 2022
    Henrik Amiriyan and Karine Grigoryan v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, Arsunal Investment, OB Trucking, Arman Narinyan, Oshin Boodaghian, Jose Oliva, Paulart Inc., Jose Dimas Argueta and Argueta Trucking Personal Injury judge Feb. 5, 2021
    Minor Doe v. Roe HMO Medical judge Jul. 24, 2020
    Pablo Alsina v. Sharon Schaffer Personal Injury judge Jul. 24, 2020
    Marcos Corona v. 6809 Stanford Avenue LLC; Gomez Welding and Iron Works Personal Injury judge Jul. 10, 2020
    Angela Kodzhanyan v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Jul. 10, 2020
    Peprone Adzhyan, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Medical judge Jul. 10, 2020
    Shawna M. Kunkel v. Megan N. Smith, et al. Personal Injury judge May 22, 2020
    Lilliam Pando v. Johan Wahlstedt, Jonas Wahlstedt Personal Injury judge May 15, 2020
    Leon Nazari, a minor by his Guardian ad Litem, Ofel Nazary v. Los Angeles Unified School District, and Does 1 through 50 Personal Injury judge Apr. 17, 2020
    Lauren Paine v. Erik Alexander Cobian, et al. Personal Injury judge Apr. 10, 2020
    Gabriela Pena, Elizabeth Crespin v. County of Los Angeles, Rezwan Kabir Personal Injury judge Apr. 3, 2020
    Michael Shirazi v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Medical judge Jan. 31, 2020
    Miguel Meza v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, et al. Personal Injury judge Jan. 31, 2020
    Durrell Canty v. Arturo Ortiz, County of Los Angeles, City of Compton, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jul. 5, 2019
    Daniel Trovato, James Randall Coberly v. Rookies Sports Bar, et al. Personal Injury judge Jun. 21, 2019
    Raquel Salcedo v. City of Whittier, County of Los Angeles Personal Injury judge Jun. 7, 2019
    Kent Oda, Domciely Oda v. County of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Apr. 5, 2019
    Samuel Chang v. Eric Carpenter, Michael Anthony Vitar, Thomas Molnar, Eugene Elbert, Michael Cirlin, and Does 1-20, inclusive Personal Injury judge Mar. 22, 2019
    Maya Holcomb v. City of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 15, 2019
    Title Court Published
    Oral argument and writing are both important to Judge Stephen Goorvitch Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) Mar. 14, 2023
    Case Category Published
    Hernandez v. Sohnen Enterprises
    reversed
    		 Arbitration May 23, 2024
    Abdulkadhim v. Wu
    affirmed
    		 Civil Procedure Aug. 13, 2020
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Wentzel Witzgall v. Lorena Rosales, et al. Personal Injury judge Aug. 23, 2024
    Zaleka Turner and Lauren Kiktavi, in their capacities as Private Attorneys General Representatives v. Shipt Inc. dba Shipt; Target Corporation dba Target Employment Law judge Jul. 26, 2024
    Labor Commissioner, State of California v. Angelica Reingold, an individual; Angelica Reingold, in her capacity as trustee for The Alex and Angelica Reingold Family Trust; Alexander Reingold, an individual; Alexander Reingold, in his capacity as trustee for The Alex and Angelica Reingold Family Trust; Alexander Reingold, in his capacity as trustee for The 2018 Alexander Reingold Revocable Trust; Liran Reingold, in his capacity as trustee of The Angelica Reingold Qualified Personal Residence Trust; Boys Management Corporation, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Real Property judge Feb. 16, 2024
    MHJ Group, Inc., White Peak One Inc., Hongshi International USA Company, Kaihou Liang, Yong Bai, Chunshi Li v. Ji Li, AA Sunrise Inc., Holly Xiong, Yorba Linda Garden LLC (named herein as a nominal defendant for the derivative claims) and Does 1-20 Contracts judge Jul. 14, 2023
    Consumer Advocacy Group Inc. v. Ross Stores Inc., et al. Consumer Law judge Sep. 30, 2022
    Lou Vince v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 1, 2022
    Henrik Amiriyan and Karine Grigoryan v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, Arsunal Investment, OB Trucking, Arman Narinyan, Oshin Boodaghian, Jose Oliva, Paulart Inc., Jose Dimas Argueta and Argueta Trucking Personal Injury judge Feb. 5, 2021
    Minor Doe v. Roe HMO Medical judge Jul. 24, 2020
    Pablo Alsina v. Sharon Schaffer Personal Injury judge Jul. 24, 2020
    Marcos Corona v. 6809 Stanford Avenue LLC; Gomez Welding and Iron Works Personal Injury judge Jul. 10, 2020
    Angela Kodzhanyan v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Jul. 10, 2020
    Peprone Adzhyan, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Medical judge Jul. 10, 2020
    Shawna M. Kunkel v. Megan N. Smith, et al. Personal Injury judge May 22, 2020
    Lilliam Pando v. Johan Wahlstedt, Jonas Wahlstedt Personal Injury judge May 15, 2020
    Leon Nazari, a minor by his Guardian ad Litem, Ofel Nazary v. Los Angeles Unified School District, and Does 1 through 50 Personal Injury judge Apr. 17, 2020
    Lauren Paine v. Erik Alexander Cobian, et al. Personal Injury judge Apr. 10, 2020
    Gabriela Pena, Elizabeth Crespin v. County of Los Angeles, Rezwan Kabir Personal Injury judge Apr. 3, 2020
    Michael Shirazi v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Medical judge Jan. 31, 2020
    Miguel Meza v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, et al. Personal Injury judge Jan. 31, 2020
    Durrell Canty v. Arturo Ortiz, County of Los Angeles, City of Compton, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jul. 5, 2019
    Daniel Trovato, James Randall Coberly v. Rookies Sports Bar, et al. Personal Injury judge Jun. 21, 2019
    Raquel Salcedo v. City of Whittier, County of Los Angeles Personal Injury judge Jun. 7, 2019
    Kent Oda, Domciely Oda v. County of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Apr. 5, 2019
    Samuel Chang v. Eric Carpenter, Michael Anthony Vitar, Thomas Molnar, Eugene Elbert, Michael Cirlin, and Does 1-20, inclusive Personal Injury judge Mar. 22, 2019
    Maya Holcomb v. City of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 15, 2019
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