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    • John L. Segal

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    Associate Justice
    California Courts of Appeal
    2nd Appellate District, Division 7
    Department/Division: 7

    300 S Spring St Fl 2 North Tower
    Los Angeles , CA 90013-1213
    (213) 830-7000



    Appointed to state appellate court by Gov. Jerry Brown, May 2015; Los Angeles County Superior Court judge 2000-15; attorney, Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP, 1988-2000;clerk, 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1987-88

    USC Gould School of Law, 1987



    Judicial Profiles
    Title Court Published
    Wordsmith 2nd District Court of Appeal (Los Angeles) Sep. 12, 2017
    A Sea of Calm Los Angeles County Superior Court Oct. 22, 2008

    Rulings
    Case Category Published
    Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Assn. v. County of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Government Jun. 24, 2024
    In re Kieran S.
    author
    		 Dependency May 6, 2024
    Vines v. O'Reilly Auto Enterprises
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Apr. 24, 2024
    Mondragon v. Sunrun Inc.
    author
    		 Arbitration Apr. 23, 2024
    Jackson v. Board of Civil Service Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Feb. 9, 2024
    Fitness International v. KB Salt Lake III
    author
    		 Real Property Sep. 27, 2023
    Long Beach Memorial Medical Center v. Allstate Insurance Co.
    author
    		 Health Care Sep. 19, 2023
    People v. Portillo
    concurring
    		 Evidence May 16, 2023
    Razoumovitch v. 726 Hudson Ave.
    author
    		 Torts May 12, 2023
    Childhelp, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Government May 8, 2023
    Modification: People v. Henderson
    reversed and remanded
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 2, 2023
    Brubaker v. Strum
    author
    		 Family Law Jan. 17, 2023
    People v. Henderson
    reversed and remanded
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 17, 2022
    Fajardo v. Dailey
    author
    		 Torts Nov. 11, 2022
    Miller v. Dept. of Real Estate
    affirmed
    		 Administrative Agencies Oct. 17, 2022
    City of Oakland v. The Oakland Raiders
    affirmed
    		 Contracts Sep. 15, 2022
    Evenskaas v. California Transit, Inc.
    author
    		 Arbitration Jul. 18, 2022
    Nazir v. Superior Court (People)
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2022
    The Association of Deputy District Attorneys v. Gascon
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2022
    Los Angeles Police Protective League v. City of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Constitutional Law May 23, 2022
    SwiftAir v. Southwest Airlines
    author
    		 Commercial Law Apr. 7, 2022
    In re J.C.
    author
    		 Juveniles Apr. 6, 2022
    People v. Lopez
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 16, 2022
    In re Abigail L.
    author
    		 Juveniles Feb. 16, 2022
    Marriage of Brubaker and Strum
    author
    		 Family Law Jan. 5, 2022
    In re Scarlett V.
    author
    		 Immigration Dec. 10, 2021
    Doe v. Lawndale Elementary School Dist.
    author
    		 Juveniles Dec. 2, 2021
    Doe v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Torts Oct. 22, 2021
    In re Y.W.
    author
    		 Juveniles Oct. 20, 2021
    Schrage v. Schrage
    author
    		 Corporations Sep. 23, 2021
    Guzman v. NBA Automotive, Inc.
    author
    		 Employment Law Sep. 20, 2021
    Jolie v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
    concurring
    		 Judges Jul. 26, 2021
    Modification: Phipps v. Copeland Corporation
    author
    		 Remedies Jun. 11, 2021
    Phipps v. Copeland Corporation
    author
    		 Remedies May 20, 2021
    Modification: Lent v. California Coastal Commission
    author
    		 Administrative Agencies Apr. 19, 2021
    Lent v. California Coastal Commission
    author
    		 Administrative Agencies Apr. 7, 2021
    Amended Opinion: People v. Montelongo
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Feb. 1, 2021
    People v. Hernandez
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Jan. 26, 2021
    Swain v. Laseraway Medical Group
    author
    		 Arbitration Nov. 5, 2020
    People v. Montelongo
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Oct. 19, 2020
    People v. Henderson
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2020
    Shih v. Starbucks Corp.
    author
    		 Torts Aug. 26, 2020
    People v. The North River Insurance Co.
    concurring
    		 statutory_interpretation Aug. 19, 2020
    Davis v. Superior Court (Sathre)
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 2020
    City of Redondo Beach v. Padilla
    concurring
    		 Constitutional Law Mar. 25, 2020
    In re Milton
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2019
    County of Los Angeles Child Support Services Dept. v. Watson
    author
    		 Family Law Dec. 2, 2019
    Doe v. Occidental College
    author
    		 Evidence Sep. 25, 2019
    Alaama v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc.
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Sep. 20, 2019
    Mackovksa v. Viewcrest Road Properties LLC
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Sep. 19, 2019
    People v. Suh
    author
    		 Insurance Jul. 10, 2019
    Jenni Rivera Enterprises v. Latin World Entertainment
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jun. 28, 2019
    Global Financial Distributors v. Superior Court
    author
    		 Civil Procedure May 15, 2019
    Summers v. Colette
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Apr. 17, 2019
    Cohen v. TNP 2008 Participating Notes
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jan. 31, 2019
    Zhang v. Jenevein
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jan. 24, 2019
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. City of Monterey Park
    author
    		 Labor Law Jan. 8, 2019
    Honeycutt v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    author
    		 Arbitration Aug. 6, 2018
    Albert v. Truck Insurance Exchange
    author
    		 Insurance May 17, 2018
    Modification: People v. Billingsley
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure May 10, 2018
    People v. Billingsley
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2018
    Shahbazian v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Nov. 27, 2017

    Verdicts & Settlements
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Terry J. LaRue v. Health Net of California, Inc.; Accountable Health Care IPA, A Professional Medical Corporation; Birinder S. Brara, M.D., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Insurance judge Jul. 14, 2017
    Gloria George v. City of Santa Monica Personal Injury judge Apr. 15, 2006
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Mar. 16, 2006
    Nancy B. Schapiro v. Lisa A. Mannarino, Enterprise Rent A Car Personal Injury judge Oct. 22, 2005
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 23, 2004
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 2, 2004
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Aug. 10, 2004
    Elizabeth Cosin v. Dario McDonald, Regents of the University of California Personal Injury judge Jul. 27, 2004
    Sandra Bankhead, Henry Chumley, Sheila Gardner v. Victor Gura Personal Injury judge Apr. 20, 2004
    Regina Dillard v. Valet Parking Service, I Cugini Restaurant Personal Injury judge Mar. 7, 2004
    Sattazahn v. Golub Landlord/Tenant judge Mar. 2, 2004
    Donald Goldstone, Luann Murphy v. Aaliyah Dana Naughton, Estate of Aaliyah Dana Naughton, Budget Rent-A-Car Personal Injury judge Nov. 4, 2003
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Oct. 26, 2003
    Nancy Myers v. Ian Armstrong Personal Injury judge Oct. 21, 2003
    Mohamed Hodjatie, Aghdas Ghoodsi v. City of Santa Monica, Jacqueline Harris, Elizabeth Orona, Gilbert Roman Personal Injury judge Aug. 26, 2003
    Terrence Steckman v. Lauren Stomel Personal Injury judge Aug. 12, 2003
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Jul. 29, 2003
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Jun. 17, 2003
    Marquis Jackson v. Los Angeles Unified School District Torts Plaintiff Aug. 12, 2000
    Title Court Published
    Wordsmith 2nd District Court of Appeal (Los Angeles) Sep. 12, 2017
    A Sea of Calm Los Angeles County Superior Court Oct. 22, 2008
    Case Category Published
    Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Assn. v. County of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Government Jun. 24, 2024
    In re Kieran S.
    author
    		 Dependency May 6, 2024
    Vines v. O'Reilly Auto Enterprises
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Apr. 24, 2024
    Mondragon v. Sunrun Inc.
    author
    		 Arbitration Apr. 23, 2024
    Jackson v. Board of Civil Service Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Feb. 9, 2024
    Fitness International v. KB Salt Lake III
    author
    		 Real Property Sep. 27, 2023
    Long Beach Memorial Medical Center v. Allstate Insurance Co.
    author
    		 Health Care Sep. 19, 2023
    People v. Portillo
    concurring
    		 Evidence May 16, 2023
    Razoumovitch v. 726 Hudson Ave.
    author
    		 Torts May 12, 2023
    Childhelp, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Government May 8, 2023
    Modification: People v. Henderson
    reversed and remanded
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 2, 2023
    Brubaker v. Strum
    author
    		 Family Law Jan. 17, 2023
    People v. Henderson
    reversed and remanded
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 17, 2022
    Fajardo v. Dailey
    author
    		 Torts Nov. 11, 2022
    Miller v. Dept. of Real Estate
    affirmed
    		 Administrative Agencies Oct. 17, 2022
    City of Oakland v. The Oakland Raiders
    affirmed
    		 Contracts Sep. 15, 2022
    Evenskaas v. California Transit, Inc.
    author
    		 Arbitration Jul. 18, 2022
    Nazir v. Superior Court (People)
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2022
    The Association of Deputy District Attorneys v. Gascon
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2022
    Los Angeles Police Protective League v. City of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Constitutional Law May 23, 2022
    SwiftAir v. Southwest Airlines
    author
    		 Commercial Law Apr. 7, 2022
    In re J.C.
    author
    		 Juveniles Apr. 6, 2022
    People v. Lopez
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 16, 2022
    In re Abigail L.
    author
    		 Juveniles Feb. 16, 2022
    Marriage of Brubaker and Strum
    author
    		 Family Law Jan. 5, 2022
    In re Scarlett V.
    author
    		 Immigration Dec. 10, 2021
    Doe v. Lawndale Elementary School Dist.
    author
    		 Juveniles Dec. 2, 2021
    Doe v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Torts Oct. 22, 2021
    In re Y.W.
    author
    		 Juveniles Oct. 20, 2021
    Schrage v. Schrage
    author
    		 Corporations Sep. 23, 2021
    Guzman v. NBA Automotive, Inc.
    author
    		 Employment Law Sep. 20, 2021
    Jolie v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
    concurring
    		 Judges Jul. 26, 2021
    Modification: Phipps v. Copeland Corporation
    author
    		 Remedies Jun. 11, 2021
    Phipps v. Copeland Corporation
    author
    		 Remedies May 20, 2021
    Modification: Lent v. California Coastal Commission
    author
    		 Administrative Agencies Apr. 19, 2021
    Lent v. California Coastal Commission
    author
    		 Administrative Agencies Apr. 7, 2021
    Amended Opinion: People v. Montelongo
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Feb. 1, 2021
    People v. Hernandez
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Jan. 26, 2021
    Swain v. Laseraway Medical Group
    author
    		 Arbitration Nov. 5, 2020
    People v. Montelongo
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Oct. 19, 2020
    People v. Henderson
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2020
    Shih v. Starbucks Corp.
    author
    		 Torts Aug. 26, 2020
    People v. The North River Insurance Co.
    concurring
    		 statutory_interpretation Aug. 19, 2020
    Davis v. Superior Court (Sathre)
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 2020
    City of Redondo Beach v. Padilla
    concurring
    		 Constitutional Law Mar. 25, 2020
    In re Milton
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2019
    County of Los Angeles Child Support Services Dept. v. Watson
    author
    		 Family Law Dec. 2, 2019
    Doe v. Occidental College
    author
    		 Evidence Sep. 25, 2019
    Alaama v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc.
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Sep. 20, 2019
    Mackovksa v. Viewcrest Road Properties LLC
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Sep. 19, 2019
    People v. Suh
    author
    		 Insurance Jul. 10, 2019
    Jenni Rivera Enterprises v. Latin World Entertainment
    author
    		 Anti-SLAPP Jun. 28, 2019
    Global Financial Distributors v. Superior Court
    author
    		 Civil Procedure May 15, 2019
    Summers v. Colette
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Apr. 17, 2019
    Cohen v. TNP 2008 Participating Notes
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jan. 31, 2019
    Zhang v. Jenevein
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jan. 24, 2019
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. City of Monterey Park
    author
    		 Labor Law Jan. 8, 2019
    Honeycutt v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    author
    		 Arbitration Aug. 6, 2018
    Albert v. Truck Insurance Exchange
    author
    		 Insurance May 17, 2018
    Modification: People v. Billingsley
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure May 10, 2018
    People v. Billingsley
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2018
    Shahbazian v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Nov. 27, 2017
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Terry J. LaRue v. Health Net of California, Inc.; Accountable Health Care IPA, A Professional Medical Corporation; Birinder S. Brara, M.D., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Insurance judge Jul. 14, 2017
    Gloria George v. City of Santa Monica Personal Injury judge Apr. 15, 2006
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Mar. 16, 2006
    Nancy B. Schapiro v. Lisa A. Mannarino, Enterprise Rent A Car Personal Injury judge Oct. 22, 2005
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 23, 2004
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 2, 2004
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Aug. 10, 2004
    Elizabeth Cosin v. Dario McDonald, Regents of the University of California Personal Injury judge Jul. 27, 2004
    Sandra Bankhead, Henry Chumley, Sheila Gardner v. Victor Gura Personal Injury judge Apr. 20, 2004
    Regina Dillard v. Valet Parking Service, I Cugini Restaurant Personal Injury judge Mar. 7, 2004
    Sattazahn v. Golub Landlord/Tenant judge Mar. 2, 2004
    Donald Goldstone, Luann Murphy v. Aaliyah Dana Naughton, Estate of Aaliyah Dana Naughton, Budget Rent-A-Car Personal Injury judge Nov. 4, 2003
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Oct. 26, 2003
    Nancy Myers v. Ian Armstrong Personal Injury judge Oct. 21, 2003
    Mohamed Hodjatie, Aghdas Ghoodsi v. City of Santa Monica, Jacqueline Harris, Elizabeth Orona, Gilbert Roman Personal Injury judge Aug. 26, 2003
    Terrence Steckman v. Lauren Stomel Personal Injury judge Aug. 12, 2003
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Jul. 29, 2003
    Confidential Personal Injury judge Jun. 17, 2003
    Marquis Jackson v. Los Angeles Unified School District Torts Plaintiff Aug. 12, 2000
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