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Kenly K. Kato

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United States District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Eastern Division / George E. Brown Jr. Federal Building & Courthouse
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 3 or 4

3470 Twelfth Street
Riverside , CA 92501-3000
(951) 328-4460



Confirmed November 2023, appointed by President Joe Biden, 2022; appointed US Magistrate Judge, Central District, Riverside, 2014; sole practitioner; federal defender



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Kenly Kiya Kato U.S. Magistrate Judge Central District of California (Riverside) Feb. 24, 2016

Columns
Title Category Published
Facts matter and the Daily Journal has a responsibility to investigate and report accurate facts Letters Jun. 4, 2024

Rulings
Case Category Published
Jones v. Starz Entertainment, LLC
affirmed
 Arbitration Feb. 28, 2025

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
In re: Edgar Augusto Meinhardt Iturbe Bankruptcy judge Mar. 14, 2025
Coachella Music Festival LLC v. C.V. Brewing Co. Intellectual Property judge Oct. 18, 2024
Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. U.S. Borax Inc. Environmental Law judge Oct. 18, 2024
Anthony Perez v. Orange County Sheriffs Department, County of Orange, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Civil Rights judge Sep. 20, 2024
Charles Miller v. FCA US LLC, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Consumer Law judge Aug. 9, 2024
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company v. Janice E. Hill, Kenneth W. Hill, Michael S. Stills Insurance judge May 10, 2024
Katherine Lewis v. ADP Technology Services Inc., et al. Employment Law judge May 3, 2024
Tamar Zwick v. FCA US LLC; Moss Bros. Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Consumer Law judge Mar. 1, 2024
Sammy Lee Morris v. E. Burkhouse, et al. Civil Rights judge Mar. 1, 2024
Bartholomew Anthony White v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Oct. 25, 2019
Charles Rodney Orne v. Ralph Diaz Civil Rights judge Oct. 11, 2019
Title Court Published
Kenly Kiya Kato U.S. Magistrate Judge Central District of California (Riverside) Feb. 24, 2016
Case Category Published
Jones v. Starz Entertainment, LLC
affirmed
 Arbitration Feb. 28, 2025
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