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Karen L. Stevenson

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U.S. Magistrate Judge
USDC Central District of California
Western Division / Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 580

255 E Temple Street
Los Angeles , CA 90012
(213) 894-3922



Appointed U.S. magistrate judge of the Central District of California, Los Angeles, 2015; of counsel, Buchalter Nemer, Los Angeles, 2013-15; senior counsel, Buchalter Nemer, Los Angeles, 2006-13; associate, Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman, Los Angeles, 2001-06; associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, 1995-2001

Stanford Univ Law School



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Lifelong Scholar Central District of California (Los Angeles Jul. 26, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Victor White v. County of Los Angeles, Deputy Vanessa Dingillo (#629566); Deputy Reza (#519941); Sergeant Darland (#473576), and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Sep. 3, 2021
Robert William Lowe v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Jun. 11, 2021
Mary Ann Jackson v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Jan. 15, 2021
Andrew Wilson v. City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, Richard Marks, and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Nov. 13, 2020
Dan Cameron Geddes v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Oct. 9, 2020
John Carl Salvi v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Apr. 10, 2020
Harold Boyd White, Sr. v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Apr. 10, 2020
Nolvertha Leyva v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Mar. 27, 2020
Jose Zermano v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Mar. 27, 2020
Jessica Vega v. Janel Espinoza Civil Rights judge Mar. 13, 2020
Geraldine Mary Torres v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Nov. 15, 2019
Jacqueline Bentiste v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 31, 2019
Marco Hernandez v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Mar. 29, 2019
Eliezer Diaz v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Mar. 8, 2019
Dahlia Grijalva v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Mar. 1, 2019
Dennis T. Martinez v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 15, 2019
Ronald J. Sallee v. Ron Davis, Warden Civil Rights judge Jan. 11, 2019
Thomas A. Seaman, in his capacity as Court-appointed Receiver for Investors Prime Fund LLC, IPF Banc Servicing LLC v. California Business Bank, Raffi D. Krikorian, Michael Maluccio, Cole W. Minnick Jr., Jane Auser Wald, Peggy Hansen, Mladen Buntich, Steven Hong, Biff Naylor, Kenneth Thomson, Gary K. Cross, Ellwood Johnston, N. Aaron Yashouafar Securities Defendant Feb. 14, 2015
Title Court Published
Lifelong Scholar Central District of California (Los Angeles Jul. 26, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Victor White v. County of Los Angeles, Deputy Vanessa Dingillo (#629566); Deputy Reza (#519941); Sergeant Darland (#473576), and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Sep. 3, 2021
Robert William Lowe v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Jun. 11, 2021
Mary Ann Jackson v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Jan. 15, 2021
Andrew Wilson v. City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, Richard Marks, and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Nov. 13, 2020
Dan Cameron Geddes v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Oct. 9, 2020
John Carl Salvi v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Apr. 10, 2020
Harold Boyd White, Sr. v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Apr. 10, 2020
Nolvertha Leyva v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Mar. 27, 2020
Jose Zermano v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Mar. 27, 2020
Jessica Vega v. Janel Espinoza Civil Rights judge Mar. 13, 2020
Geraldine Mary Torres v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Nov. 15, 2019
Jacqueline Bentiste v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 31, 2019
Marco Hernandez v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Mar. 29, 2019
Eliezer Diaz v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Mar. 8, 2019
Dahlia Grijalva v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Mar. 1, 2019
Dennis T. Martinez v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 15, 2019
Ronald J. Sallee v. Ron Davis, Warden Civil Rights judge Jan. 11, 2019
Thomas A. Seaman, in his capacity as Court-appointed Receiver for Investors Prime Fund LLC, IPF Banc Servicing LLC v. California Business Bank, Raffi D. Krikorian, Michael Maluccio, Cole W. Minnick Jr., Jane Auser Wald, Peggy Hansen, Mladen Buntich, Steven Hong, Biff Naylor, Kenneth Thomson, Gary K. Cross, Ellwood Johnston, N. Aaron Yashouafar Securities Defendant Feb. 14, 2015