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Mark C. Scarsi

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District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Western Division / First Street Federal Courthouse
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 7C

350 W 1st St #4311
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4565
(213) 894-0051



Confirmed to the Central District of California in September 2020. Nominated by President Donald Trump. Previously, intellectual property specialist and co-managing partner of Milbank LLP's Los Angeles office.



Rulings
Case Category Published
Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation v. Naples Restaurant Group, LLC
vacated and remanded
 Environmental Law Sep. 18, 2024
Chinaryan v. City of Los Angeles
reversed in part
 Qualified Immunity Aug. 14, 2024
Jones v. L.A. Central Plaza, LLC
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jul. 26, 2023
Opara v. Yellen
affirmed
 Employment Discrimination Jan. 17, 2023

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. Tonnage Industrial LLC, Tonnage Industrial Properties LLC Environmental Law judge Apr. 10, 2025
Adrian Cruz, an individual; Amanda Sainz, an individual; A.C., a minor by and through his guardian ad litem, Krystle Garcia v. County of Los Angeles, a Public Entity; Deputy E. Saribas, an individual; Deputy Umanzor, an individual; Deputy Davis, an individual; Deputy Dai, an individual; Deputy R. Goff, an individual; Deputy J. Macias, an individual; Deputy Vargas, an individual; Deputy Fierros, an individual; Doe Deputies and Supervisors 1 through 20, inclusive Civil Rights judge Mar. 28, 2025
Visionx Technologies LLC v. Omnivision Technologies Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jan. 10, 2025
William Baker, Jill Sligay, Lenard Roque, and Amolkumar Vaidya, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Twitter Inc., Jack Dorsey, Ned Segal, Parag Agrawal, Damien Kieran Securities judge Jun. 7, 2024
Juan Carlos Corral, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated and/or aggrieved employees of defendants in the State of California v. Staples The Office Superstore LLC, and Does 1 through 50 inclusive Employment Law judge May 17, 2024
United States of America v. Gregory Wasserman Taxation judge Apr. 12, 2024
Jonathan Aceves, Crystal Aceves, Evelyn Aceves v. County of Los Angeles, Scott Smith, and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Mar. 8, 2024
Scott Hargis dba Scott Hargis Photo v. Pacific Senior Living Management LLC, and Does 1 through 10 Intellectual Property judge Mar. 8, 2024
City of Los Angeles Department of Airports v. American Home Assurance Company Insurance judge Feb. 16, 2024
Julie A. Su, Acting Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. The Exclusive Poultry Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Feb. 9, 2024
Houshang Eshaghian v. Lincoln Financial Group Contracts judge Dec. 22, 2023
Street Spirit IP LLC v. Eharmony Inc. Intellectual Property judge Dec. 15, 2023
Evelyn Martinez v. City of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Nov. 10, 2023
Alan E. Salzman, Tiara Salzman v. North Light Specialty Insurance Co., et al. Insurance judge Nov. 3, 2023
Andrew Maria v. Board of Supervisors of the County of Ventura Civil Rights judge Aug. 11, 2023
Jae Sun Chung v. Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Real Property judge Jun. 2, 2023
Briana Arredondo, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. The University of La Verne Contracts judge May 26, 2023
Arch Specialty Insurance Company v. Beacon Healthcare Services Inc. dba Newport Bay Hospital Insurance judge Apr. 28, 2023
George Torres, Roberta Torres v. Harold Igdaloff, et al. Environmental Law judge Dec. 9, 2022
Robert J. Matthews, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Fat Brands Inc., Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Rebecca Hershinger, Ken Kuick Securities judge Nov. 18, 2022
Nike Inc. v. La La Land Productions & Design Inc., John Geiger Collection LLC Intellectual Property judge Oct. 7, 2022
Firooz Zahedi v. Miramax LLC, et al. Intellectual Property judge Sep. 23, 2022
Margaret Stevens, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Britax Child Safety Inc. Consumer Law judge Sep. 16, 2022
Kamela Woodings and Jodi Dormaier, on behalf of themselves and all other members of the putative class v. Freedomroads LLC dba Camping World Employment Law judge Aug. 5, 2022
David Marks v. UMG Recordings Inc., Capital Records LLC Contracts judge May 6, 2022
Guadalupe Alvarenga Corona, individually and on behalf of a class of other similarly situated individuals v. PNC Bank N.A., and Does 1-100 Contracts judge Apr. 29, 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Zhuobin Hong, Caixia Jiang Securities judge Apr. 8, 2022
Weiss Residential Research LLC v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., Experian Services Corp. Intellectual Property judge Feb. 4, 2022
Netlist Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Contracts judge Dec. 23, 2021
Arbi Mesrkhani, Lynette Nersisian v. Jose Diaz Personal Injury judge Nov. 12, 2021
Ebony Ballard v. Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General of the United States of America Employment Law judge Oct. 22, 2021
Shannen Doherty v. State Farm General Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Insurance judge Oct. 22, 2021
Brian Youngblood, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. CVS Pharmacy Consumer Law judge Sep. 3, 2021
Lee Montes v. Officer Duran, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 27, 2021
Seiko Co. v. Audoormatics USA Inc. Intellectual Property judge Aug. 6, 2021
Riot Games Inc., Bungie Inc. v. Cameron Santos dba Gatorcheats, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Business Law judge Jun. 18, 2021
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company Employment Law judge Jun. 4, 2021
Frank Acuna, Leonard Scott Fineberg v. Quicken Loans Inc., New Rez LLC, National Deault Servicing Corporation, and Does 1-10, inclusive Real Property judge May 7, 2021
Adan Garcia, individually, on a representative basis, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Harkins Administrative Services Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 26, 2021
Prather Jackson, Hollywood Weekly Magazine LLC v. Netflix Inc.; Imagine Television LLC dba Imagine Television Studios; CBS Television Studios aka CBS Television Studios Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Intellectual Property judge Jan. 29, 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Anthony Todd Johnson (aka Todd Johnson), Jeremy Johnson, Richard Portillo, Charles Lloyd, Mark Heckele, Michael Gregory, Smart Initiatives LLC, Valley View Enterprises LLC, Target Equity LLC, Zabala Farms Group LLC, C-Quadrant LLC, GPA Enterprises LLC, RJ Holdings Group LLC, Extraction Capital Tier 1 LLC, Green Growth Ventures LLC, Green Bud Initiatives LLC, CIS Marketing LLC, Lloyd Marketing LLC Securities judge Jan. 29, 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Peter H. Pocklington, Lantson E. Eldred, Terrence J. Walton, Yolanda C. Velazquez aka Lana Velazquez aka Lana Puleo, Vanessa Puleo, Robert A. Vanetten, Nova Oculus Partners LLC fka The Eye Machine LLC, AMC Holdings LLC Securities judge Jan. 8, 2021
Nike Inc. v. Warren Lotas Intellectual Property judge Dec. 31, 2020
NetAirus Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc. Intellectual Property Defendant May 7, 2016
Wi-Lan USA Inc., Wi-Lan Inc. v. Apple Inc. Intellectual Property Defendant Apr. 11, 2015
Linex Technologies Inc. v. Hewett-Packard Co., Apple Computer Inc., Aruba Networks Inc., Meru Networks and Ruckus Wireless Intellectual Property Defendant Jun. 7, 2014
Wi-Lan Inc. v. Htc Corporation, et al. Intellectual Property Defendant Dec. 14, 2013
In re Young Broadcasting Inc., et al. Bankruptcy Respondent Jul. 16, 2011
Case Category Published
Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation v. Naples Restaurant Group, LLC
vacated and remanded
 Environmental Law Sep. 18, 2024
Chinaryan v. City of Los Angeles
reversed in part
 Qualified Immunity Aug. 14, 2024
Jones v. L.A. Central Plaza, LLC
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jul. 26, 2023
Opara v. Yellen
affirmed
 Employment Discrimination Jan. 17, 2023
Case Name Topic Role Published
Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. Tonnage Industrial LLC, Tonnage Industrial Properties LLC Environmental Law judge Apr. 10, 2025
Adrian Cruz, an individual; Amanda Sainz, an individual; A.C., a minor by and through his guardian ad litem, Krystle Garcia v. County of Los Angeles, a Public Entity; Deputy E. Saribas, an individual; Deputy Umanzor, an individual; Deputy Davis, an individual; Deputy Dai, an individual; Deputy R. Goff, an individual; Deputy J. Macias, an individual; Deputy Vargas, an individual; Deputy Fierros, an individual; Doe Deputies and Supervisors 1 through 20, inclusive Civil Rights judge Mar. 28, 2025
Visionx Technologies LLC v. Omnivision Technologies Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jan. 10, 2025
William Baker, Jill Sligay, Lenard Roque, and Amolkumar Vaidya, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Twitter Inc., Jack Dorsey, Ned Segal, Parag Agrawal, Damien Kieran Securities judge Jun. 7, 2024
Juan Carlos Corral, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated and/or aggrieved employees of defendants in the State of California v. Staples The Office Superstore LLC, and Does 1 through 50 inclusive Employment Law judge May 17, 2024
United States of America v. Gregory Wasserman Taxation judge Apr. 12, 2024
Jonathan Aceves, Crystal Aceves, Evelyn Aceves v. County of Los Angeles, Scott Smith, and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Mar. 8, 2024
Scott Hargis dba Scott Hargis Photo v. Pacific Senior Living Management LLC, and Does 1 through 10 Intellectual Property judge Mar. 8, 2024
City of Los Angeles Department of Airports v. American Home Assurance Company Insurance judge Feb. 16, 2024
Julie A. Su, Acting Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. The Exclusive Poultry Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Feb. 9, 2024
Houshang Eshaghian v. Lincoln Financial Group Contracts judge Dec. 22, 2023
Street Spirit IP LLC v. Eharmony Inc. Intellectual Property judge Dec. 15, 2023
Evelyn Martinez v. City of Los Angeles Civil Rights judge Nov. 10, 2023
Alan E. Salzman, Tiara Salzman v. North Light Specialty Insurance Co., et al. Insurance judge Nov. 3, 2023
Andrew Maria v. Board of Supervisors of the County of Ventura Civil Rights judge Aug. 11, 2023
Jae Sun Chung v. Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Real Property judge Jun. 2, 2023
Briana Arredondo, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. The University of La Verne Contracts judge May 26, 2023
Arch Specialty Insurance Company v. Beacon Healthcare Services Inc. dba Newport Bay Hospital Insurance judge Apr. 28, 2023
George Torres, Roberta Torres v. Harold Igdaloff, et al. Environmental Law judge Dec. 9, 2022
Robert J. Matthews, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Fat Brands Inc., Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Rebecca Hershinger, Ken Kuick Securities judge Nov. 18, 2022
Nike Inc. v. La La Land Productions & Design Inc., John Geiger Collection LLC Intellectual Property judge Oct. 7, 2022
Firooz Zahedi v. Miramax LLC, et al. Intellectual Property judge Sep. 23, 2022
Margaret Stevens, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Britax Child Safety Inc. Consumer Law judge Sep. 16, 2022
Kamela Woodings and Jodi Dormaier, on behalf of themselves and all other members of the putative class v. Freedomroads LLC dba Camping World Employment Law judge Aug. 5, 2022
David Marks v. UMG Recordings Inc., Capital Records LLC Contracts judge May 6, 2022
Guadalupe Alvarenga Corona, individually and on behalf of a class of other similarly situated individuals v. PNC Bank N.A., and Does 1-100 Contracts judge Apr. 29, 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Zhuobin Hong, Caixia Jiang Securities judge Apr. 8, 2022
Weiss Residential Research LLC v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., Experian Services Corp. Intellectual Property judge Feb. 4, 2022
Netlist Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Contracts judge Dec. 23, 2021
Arbi Mesrkhani, Lynette Nersisian v. Jose Diaz Personal Injury judge Nov. 12, 2021
Ebony Ballard v. Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General of the United States of America Employment Law judge Oct. 22, 2021
Shannen Doherty v. State Farm General Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Insurance judge Oct. 22, 2021
Brian Youngblood, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. CVS Pharmacy Consumer Law judge Sep. 3, 2021
Lee Montes v. Officer Duran, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 27, 2021
Seiko Co. v. Audoormatics USA Inc. Intellectual Property judge Aug. 6, 2021
Riot Games Inc., Bungie Inc. v. Cameron Santos dba Gatorcheats, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Business Law judge Jun. 18, 2021
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company Employment Law judge Jun. 4, 2021
Frank Acuna, Leonard Scott Fineberg v. Quicken Loans Inc., New Rez LLC, National Deault Servicing Corporation, and Does 1-10, inclusive Real Property judge May 7, 2021
Adan Garcia, individually, on a representative basis, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Harkins Administrative Services Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 26, 2021
Prather Jackson, Hollywood Weekly Magazine LLC v. Netflix Inc.; Imagine Television LLC dba Imagine Television Studios; CBS Television Studios aka CBS Television Studios Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Intellectual Property judge Jan. 29, 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Anthony Todd Johnson (aka Todd Johnson), Jeremy Johnson, Richard Portillo, Charles Lloyd, Mark Heckele, Michael Gregory, Smart Initiatives LLC, Valley View Enterprises LLC, Target Equity LLC, Zabala Farms Group LLC, C-Quadrant LLC, GPA Enterprises LLC, RJ Holdings Group LLC, Extraction Capital Tier 1 LLC, Green Growth Ventures LLC, Green Bud Initiatives LLC, CIS Marketing LLC, Lloyd Marketing LLC Securities judge Jan. 29, 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Peter H. Pocklington, Lantson E. Eldred, Terrence J. Walton, Yolanda C. Velazquez aka Lana Velazquez aka Lana Puleo, Vanessa Puleo, Robert A. Vanetten, Nova Oculus Partners LLC fka The Eye Machine LLC, AMC Holdings LLC Securities judge Jan. 8, 2021
Nike Inc. v. Warren Lotas Intellectual Property judge Dec. 31, 2020
NetAirus Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc. Intellectual Property Defendant May 7, 2016
Wi-Lan USA Inc., Wi-Lan Inc. v. Apple Inc. Intellectual Property Defendant Apr. 11, 2015
Linex Technologies Inc. v. Hewett-Packard Co., Apple Computer Inc., Aruba Networks Inc., Meru Networks and Ruckus Wireless Intellectual Property Defendant Jun. 7, 2014
Wi-Lan Inc. v. Htc Corporation, et al. Intellectual Property Defendant Dec. 14, 2013
In re Young Broadcasting Inc., et al. Bankruptcy Respondent Jul. 16, 2011
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