District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Southern Division / Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse
Days:
M-F
Courtroom/Floor:
9D
411 W 4th Street #1053
Santa Ana , CA 92701-4516
(714) 338-4736
Appointed by President Donald Trump to the Central District of California, 2020; partner, Greenberg Gross LLP, 2019-20; sole practitioner, 2019; partner, associate, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP, 1997-2018; associate, Irell & Manella LLP, 1994-97; clerk for U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Barliant, Northern District of Illinois, 1993-94.
Harvard Law School
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| To the Point | Central District of California (Santa Ana) | Jun. 16, 2022 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
B&L Productions, Inc. v. Newsom
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Jun. 11, 2024 |
|
Miles v. Kirkland's Stores Inc.
reversed in part
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 8, 2024 |
|
USA Sales, Inc. v. Office of the United States Trustee
affirmed
|
Bankruptcy | Aug. 10, 2023 |
|
PLS.com LLC v. National Association of Realtors
reversed and remanded
|
Antitrust | Apr. 27, 2022 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett F. Stuart and Nan M. Stuart, as individuals and trustees of the Stuart Family Trust v. Rotary Technologies Corp., Century Financial Services Inc., and Donald A. Norberg | Contracts | Defendant | Oct. 25, 2014 |
| Toshiba Corporation v. Wistron Corporation, Wistron Infocomm (Texas) Corporation, Wistron Infocomm Technology (America) Corporation | Intellectual Property | Plaintiff | Oct. 30, 2010 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| To the Point | Central District of California (Santa Ana) | Jun. 16, 2022 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
B&L Productions, Inc. v. Newsom
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Jun. 11, 2024 |
|
Miles v. Kirkland's Stores Inc.
reversed in part
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 8, 2024 |
|
USA Sales, Inc. v. Office of the United States Trustee
affirmed
|
Bankruptcy | Aug. 10, 2023 |
|
PLS.com LLC v. National Association of Realtors
reversed and remanded
|
Antitrust | Apr. 27, 2022 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett F. Stuart and Nan M. Stuart, as individuals and trustees of the Stuart Family Trust v. Rotary Technologies Corp., Century Financial Services Inc., and Donald A. Norberg | Contracts | Defendant | Oct. 25, 2014 |
| Toshiba Corporation v. Wistron Corporation, Wistron Infocomm (Texas) Corporation, Wistron Infocomm Technology (America) Corporation | Intellectual Property | Plaintiff | Oct. 30, 2010 |