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Yvette M. Palazuelos

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Judge (ret.), neutral
Judicate West



Joined Judicate West, May 2024; appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2000; Assistant US Attorney, Central District of California

Columbia University Law School



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Yvette M. Palazuelos Los Angeles County (Stanley Mosk) Nov. 20, 2011

Rulings
Case Category Published
City of Lancaster v. Netflix, Inc.
affirmed
 Utilities Feb. 22, 2024
Shaw v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist.
reversed in part
 Education Sep. 20, 2023
Maarten v. Cohanzad
reversed and remanded
 Real Property Sep. 19, 2023
Schrage v. Schrage
Corporations Sep. 23, 2021
Hildebrandt v. Staples the Office Superstore, LLC
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure Dec. 8, 2020
Modification: Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica
reversed
 Constitutional Law Aug. 7, 2020
Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica
reversed
 Constitutional Law Jul. 13, 2020
California Charter Schools Assn. v. City of Huntington Park
reversed
 Municipal Law May 17, 2019
Venice Coalition etc. v. City of Los Angeles
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jan. 11, 2019
Ramirez v. City of Gardena
affirmed
 Immunity Aug. 14, 2018
Ramirez v. City of Gardena
affirmed
 Immunity Aug. 25, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Crown Energy Services Wage and Hour Cases Employment Law judge Jan. 17, 2025
Anthony Quintero, Jason Parmiter, and Jose Francisco Pena, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, and as aggrived employees pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act v. JC Resorts LLC, JC Resorts Management LLC, BCR Management Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 3, 2025
Erica Price, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. EDS Service Solutions LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Consumer Law judge Jan. 3, 2025
Aaron Esquenazi, et al. v. County of Los Angeles Torts judge Oct. 4, 2024
Maureen Harrold, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. MUFG Union Bank, N.A. Consumer Law judge Aug. 16, 2024
Francisco Salome Renoj Hernandez, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Baltazar Construction Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 9, 2024
Ernesto Delgado, as individuals and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Kloeckner Metals Corporation and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 2, 2024
In re: Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Data Incident Litigation Consumer Law judge Jul. 26, 2024
Kimberly Dimalanta, an individual, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated; and Alma Cruz, an individual, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. North Plaza Restaurant Partners LLC dba Drago Centro, et al. Employment Law judge Jun. 21, 2024
Jose Alcala-Luna, Josue Diaz Pineda, Vilma Diaz Pineda, and Maribel Lozano Martinez v. Me Gusta Gourmet Foods Inc. Employment Law judge May 10, 2024
Guillermina Silvia Martinez Gutierrez, et al. v. Hakimianpour Santa Monica Group, L.L.C., et al. Employment Law judge Apr. 12, 2024
Chidimma Igboakaeze, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act v. Vera Bradley Sales LLC, Vera Bradley Designs Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 22, 2024
Marco Gutierrez, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated v. Del West Engineering Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 15, 2024
Katherine Townsend, an individual, on behalf of herself, and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Ro-Al Inc., Patrick Molloy Bastian, Alice Bastian Hahn, Fred Hahn, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 1, 2024
Victor Quiroz, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Wentwood Companies Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 16, 2024
Jose L. Sandoval Villafana, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Satco Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
Humberto Puentes v. SBR, Inc. dba SBR Roofing, Inc. Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
Danny Carmona, on behalf of himself and the putative class members and other "aggrieved employees" under the Private Attorneys General Act v. Certified Alloy Products Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Dec. 22, 2023
Rafael Gutierrez, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. M. Argueso & Co. Inc., dba Paramelt, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 15, 2023
Rolando Rodriguez v. Hye Investments Inc. Employment Law judge Nov. 10, 2023
Ali Bararsani, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Cal Mutual, Inc.; Californian Estates Inc.; and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 3, 2023
Troy Santos, et al. v. Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors, et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 29, 2023
Marugame Udon Wage and Hour Cases Employment Law judge Sep. 22, 2023
Dangelo Randle-Tatum, an individual, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Hopdoddy Burger Bar Inc., and Does 1 thru 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 22, 2023
Joseph Guevarra v. Global Mail Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 1, 2023
Flor De Maria Marroquin, an individual, on her own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Food Castle Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 21, 2023
Jose Alfonso Macedo, an individual on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, v. Claud Townsley, Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 30, 2023
Martin Jauregui, an individual, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. LPF Re Manager LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 21, 2023
Edgar J. Beltran Rivas v. Kember Flooring Inc. Employment Law judge Apr. 21, 2023
Jazmin Nino Zavala, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated and aggrieved v. Pls Check Cashers of California Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 14, 2023
Leovardo Navarrete v. Dynaflex Products Employment Law judge Mar. 24, 2023
Worren Jackson, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the general public v. LMS Tranportation LLC, Greg Southern, Andrea Southern, and Does 3-100 Employment Law judge Mar. 10, 2023
Brittney Krasts Stolpe, an individual, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Capo LP, a California limited partnership doing business as Capo Restaurant; Capo LLC, a California limited liability company doing business as Capo Restaurant; Foodco West LLC, a California limited liability company; Bruce Marder, an individual, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 17, 2023
Oreyda Paramo-Domio, individually and on behalf all others similarly situated v. Prescott Sanchez Inc., Carter Jordan Prescott, Gregorio Valentine Sanchez Jr., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 3, 2023
Gilberto Rodriguez, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Cardinal Paint and Powder Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 4, 2022
Bianca Hernandez Orellana, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Nicker Management I Inc., dba McDonald's; Nicker-18th Inc.; Nicker-Alameda Inc.; Nicker-Avalon Inc.; Nicker-Carson Inc.; Nicker-Central Inc.; Nicker-Compton Inc.; Nicker-Crenshaw Inc.; Nicker-Figueroa Inc.; Nicker-Florence Inc.; Nicker-Imperial Inc.; Nicker-Long Beach Inc.; Nicker-Manchester Inc.; Nicker-MLK Inc.; Nicker-Pendleton Inc.; Nicker-Rosecrans Inc.; Nicker-Slauson Inc.; Nicker-Western Inc.; Nicwil-Alondra Inc.; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 2, 2022
Melvin George, et al. v. Total Professional Network Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Aug. 26, 2022
Yvonne Rodriguez v. Xiaobo America, Ltd., et al. Employment Law judge Aug. 4, 2017
Attorney Recovery Systems Inc., assignee of Lomita Trenching & Excavating Corp. v. David Jon Delangis, individually and as trustee of the David J. Delangis Trust aka David Delangis Trust Contracts judge Oct. 1, 2005
Clark Weaver v. Thomas Correa, Monica Val Verde Personal Injury judge Aug. 31, 2004
Title Court Published
Yvette M. Palazuelos Los Angeles County (Stanley Mosk) Nov. 20, 2011
Case Category Published
City of Lancaster v. Netflix, Inc.
affirmed
 Utilities Feb. 22, 2024
Shaw v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist.
reversed in part
 Education Sep. 20, 2023
Maarten v. Cohanzad
reversed and remanded
 Real Property Sep. 19, 2023
Schrage v. Schrage
Corporations Sep. 23, 2021
Hildebrandt v. Staples the Office Superstore, LLC
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure Dec. 8, 2020
Modification: Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica
reversed
 Constitutional Law Aug. 7, 2020
Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica
reversed
 Constitutional Law Jul. 13, 2020
California Charter Schools Assn. v. City of Huntington Park
reversed
 Municipal Law May 17, 2019
Venice Coalition etc. v. City of Los Angeles
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jan. 11, 2019
Ramirez v. City of Gardena
affirmed
 Immunity Aug. 14, 2018
Ramirez v. City of Gardena
affirmed
 Immunity Aug. 25, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Crown Energy Services Wage and Hour Cases Employment Law judge Jan. 17, 2025
Anthony Quintero, Jason Parmiter, and Jose Francisco Pena, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, and as aggrived employees pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act v. JC Resorts LLC, JC Resorts Management LLC, BCR Management Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 3, 2025
Erica Price, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. EDS Service Solutions LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Consumer Law judge Jan. 3, 2025
Aaron Esquenazi, et al. v. County of Los Angeles Torts judge Oct. 4, 2024
Maureen Harrold, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. MUFG Union Bank, N.A. Consumer Law judge Aug. 16, 2024
Francisco Salome Renoj Hernandez, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Baltazar Construction Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 9, 2024
Ernesto Delgado, as individuals and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Kloeckner Metals Corporation and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 2, 2024
In re: Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Data Incident Litigation Consumer Law judge Jul. 26, 2024
Kimberly Dimalanta, an individual, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated; and Alma Cruz, an individual, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. North Plaza Restaurant Partners LLC dba Drago Centro, et al. Employment Law judge Jun. 21, 2024
Jose Alcala-Luna, Josue Diaz Pineda, Vilma Diaz Pineda, and Maribel Lozano Martinez v. Me Gusta Gourmet Foods Inc. Employment Law judge May 10, 2024
Guillermina Silvia Martinez Gutierrez, et al. v. Hakimianpour Santa Monica Group, L.L.C., et al. Employment Law judge Apr. 12, 2024
Chidimma Igboakaeze, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act v. Vera Bradley Sales LLC, Vera Bradley Designs Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 22, 2024
Marco Gutierrez, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated v. Del West Engineering Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 15, 2024
Katherine Townsend, an individual, on behalf of herself, and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Ro-Al Inc., Patrick Molloy Bastian, Alice Bastian Hahn, Fred Hahn, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 1, 2024
Victor Quiroz, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Wentwood Companies Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 16, 2024
Jose L. Sandoval Villafana, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Satco Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
Humberto Puentes v. SBR, Inc. dba SBR Roofing, Inc. Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
Danny Carmona, on behalf of himself and the putative class members and other "aggrieved employees" under the Private Attorneys General Act v. Certified Alloy Products Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Dec. 22, 2023
Rafael Gutierrez, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. M. Argueso & Co. Inc., dba Paramelt, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 15, 2023
Rolando Rodriguez v. Hye Investments Inc. Employment Law judge Nov. 10, 2023
Ali Bararsani, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Cal Mutual, Inc.; Californian Estates Inc.; and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 3, 2023
Troy Santos, et al. v. Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors, et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 29, 2023
Marugame Udon Wage and Hour Cases Employment Law judge Sep. 22, 2023
Dangelo Randle-Tatum, an individual, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Hopdoddy Burger Bar Inc., and Does 1 thru 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 22, 2023
Joseph Guevarra v. Global Mail Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 1, 2023
Flor De Maria Marroquin, an individual, on her own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Food Castle Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 21, 2023
Jose Alfonso Macedo, an individual on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, v. Claud Townsley, Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 30, 2023
Martin Jauregui, an individual, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. LPF Re Manager LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 21, 2023
Edgar J. Beltran Rivas v. Kember Flooring Inc. Employment Law judge Apr. 21, 2023
Jazmin Nino Zavala, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated and aggrieved v. Pls Check Cashers of California Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Apr. 14, 2023
Leovardo Navarrete v. Dynaflex Products Employment Law judge Mar. 24, 2023
Worren Jackson, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the general public v. LMS Tranportation LLC, Greg Southern, Andrea Southern, and Does 3-100 Employment Law judge Mar. 10, 2023
Brittney Krasts Stolpe, an individual, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Capo LP, a California limited partnership doing business as Capo Restaurant; Capo LLC, a California limited liability company doing business as Capo Restaurant; Foodco West LLC, a California limited liability company; Bruce Marder, an individual, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 17, 2023
Oreyda Paramo-Domio, individually and on behalf all others similarly situated v. Prescott Sanchez Inc., Carter Jordan Prescott, Gregorio Valentine Sanchez Jr., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 3, 2023
Gilberto Rodriguez, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Cardinal Paint and Powder Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 4, 2022
Bianca Hernandez Orellana, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Nicker Management I Inc., dba McDonald's; Nicker-18th Inc.; Nicker-Alameda Inc.; Nicker-Avalon Inc.; Nicker-Carson Inc.; Nicker-Central Inc.; Nicker-Compton Inc.; Nicker-Crenshaw Inc.; Nicker-Figueroa Inc.; Nicker-Florence Inc.; Nicker-Imperial Inc.; Nicker-Long Beach Inc.; Nicker-Manchester Inc.; Nicker-MLK Inc.; Nicker-Pendleton Inc.; Nicker-Rosecrans Inc.; Nicker-Slauson Inc.; Nicker-Western Inc.; Nicwil-Alondra Inc.; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 2, 2022
Melvin George, et al. v. Total Professional Network Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Aug. 26, 2022
Yvonne Rodriguez v. Xiaobo America, Ltd., et al. Employment Law judge Aug. 4, 2017
Attorney Recovery Systems Inc., assignee of Lomita Trenching & Excavating Corp. v. David Jon Delangis, individually and as trustee of the David J. Delangis Trust aka David Delangis Trust Contracts judge Oct. 1, 2005
Clark Weaver v. Thomas Correa, Monica Val Verde Personal Injury judge Aug. 31, 2004
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