Michael R. Amerian

Judge
General Civil
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Northwest District - Van Nuys Courthouse West
Department/Division: 511 Courtroom/Floor: 5

14400 Erwin St Mall
Van Nuys , CA 91401-2705
(818) 901-4606

Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, 2003-18; law clerk, Judge Dickran M. Tevrizian, U.S. District Court, Central District, 1999-2000.

USC School of Law, 1999

Title	Court	Published
From the Neighborhood	Los Angeles County (Van Nuys)	May 29, 2019

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Los Angeles County (Van Nuys)

May 29, 2019

Case	Category	Published
Eshagian v. Cepeda petition granted	Torts	Jun. 26, 2025

Case

Case Name	Topic	Role	Published
Robert Nigoghossian v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Does 1-10, Inclusive	Personal Injury	judge	Oct. 2, 2026
Lakecia Briggs, et al. v. Warner Center Summit, Ltd.	Personal Injury	judge	Apr. 18, 2025
Christian Rodriguez, individually and a class representatives; Alberto Cazarez, individually and a class representatives v. City of Los Angeles, Carmen Anthony Trutanich, Charles Beck, Allan Nadir, Angel Gomez	Civil Rights	Defendant	Apr. 8, 2017
Kathy Glenn Clay v. Officer Papik, Serial No. 4017	Civil Rights	Defendant	Oct. 22, 2016
Occupy Los Angeles dba For Chris Legal Sr, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.	Torts	Defendant	Apr. 23, 2016
Dayo Olufade v. Los Angeles Police Department Officer Ulmer, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Timmons, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive	Civil Rights	Defendant	Jul. 26, 2014
Brian C. Mulligan v. James Nichols, The City of Los Angeles, Tyler Izen, John Miller and Los Angeles Police Protective League	Civil Rights	Defendant	Jan. 25, 2014

Case Name	Topic	Role	Published
Robert Nigoghossian v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Does 1-10, Inclusive	Personal Injury	judge	Oct. 2, 2026
Lakecia Briggs, et al. v. Warner Center Summit, Ltd.	Personal Injury	judge	Apr. 18, 2025
Christian Rodriguez, individually and a class representatives; Alberto Cazarez, individually and a class representatives v. City of Los Angeles, Carmen Anthony Trutanich, Charles Beck, Allan Nadir, Angel Gomez	Civil Rights	Defendant	Apr. 8, 2017
Kathy Glenn Clay v. Officer Papik, Serial No. 4017	Civil Rights	Defendant	Oct. 22, 2016
Occupy Los Angeles dba For Chris Legal Sr, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.	Torts	Defendant	Apr. 23, 2016
Dayo Olufade v. Los Angeles Police Department Officer Ulmer, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Timmons, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive	Civil Rights	Defendant	Jul. 26, 2014
Brian C. Mulligan v. James Nichols, The City of Los Angeles, Tyler Izen, John Miller and Los Angeles Police Protective League	Civil Rights	Defendant	Jan. 25, 2014

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