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Dean D. Pregerson

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Senior District Judge
USDC Central District of California
Western Division / First Street Federal Courthouse
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 9C

350 W 1st St #4311
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4565
(213) 894-8477





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Dean D. Pregerson Central District of California (Los Angeles) Feb. 14, 2017

Rulings
Case Category Published
Clements v. Madden
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 9, 2024
Stanard v. Dy
author
 Civil Rights Dec. 11, 2023
Iten v. County of Los Angeles
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Aug. 30, 2023
U.S. v. Lizarraras-Chacon
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 24, 2021
Apartment Association of Los Angeles County v. City of Los Angeles
affirmed
 Civil Rights Aug. 26, 2021
Amended Opinion: Ironhawk Technologies v. Dropbox
reversed and remanded
 Intellectual Property Jul. 8, 2021
Ironhawk Technologies v. Dropbox
reversed and remanded
 Intellectual Property Apr. 21, 2021
Metal Jeans v. Metal Sport
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure Feb. 17, 2021
Langere v. Verizon Wireless Services
dismissed
 Arbitration Dec. 30, 2020
U.S. v. Perez
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 12, 2020
Nicholson v. Gutierrez
affirmed in part
 Qualified Immunity Aug. 22, 2019
Nehad v. Browder
author
 Civil Rights Jul. 12, 2019
Ingenco Holdings v. Ace Amer. Ins. Co.
author
 Insurance Apr. 16, 2019
Wilson v. Horton's Towing
author
 Native American Affairs Oct. 10, 2018
Stoyas v. Toshiba Corporation
reversed and remanded
 Securities Jul. 18, 2018
Recchia v. Los Angeles Dept. of Animal Services
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law May 2, 2018
U.S. v. Garrison
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 26, 2018
Chavez v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 23, 2018
Santomenno v. TransAmerica LIC
reversed
 Business Law Feb. 26, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Federal Trade Commission v. 1661 Inc. dba GOAT Consumer Law judge Apr. 25, 2025
Adelene Sanders v. Southwest Airlines Co. and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Civil Rights judge Apr. 19, 2024
Juan Cisneros v. Nabors Completion & Production Services Co. n/k/a C&J Wells Services Inc. Employment Law judge Apr. 5, 2024
Duane Brown v. Nabors Completion & Production Services Co. n/k/a C&J Well Services Inc. Employment Law judge Nov. 10, 2023
Julian Hollins v. Nabors Completion & Production Services Co. n/k/a C&J Well Services Inc. Employment Law judge Jul. 28, 2023
California Surgery Center Inc., et al. v. UnitedHealthcare Inc., et al. Contracts judge Jan. 20, 2023
Phillip Lunn, Chie Lunn v. Davin Lagarde Green v. City of Los Angeles Constitutional Law judge Nov. 4, 2022
Ross McLennan v. United States, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Sep. 30, 2022
Home Depot USA Inc. v. Twin City Fire Insurance Company, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh PA, and Does 1-20, inclusive Insurance judge Aug. 26, 2022
United States of America v. Reliance Medical Systems LLC, Apex Medical Technologies LLC, Kronos Spinal Technologies LLC, Bret Berry, John Hoffman, Adam Pike, and Aria O. Sabit, M.D. Antitrust judge Jun. 24, 2022
Nicoline Ambe, individually, and The Estate of the Decedent Ndiforchu Alfred Tamunang, by administrator Nicoline Ambe; Suzy Anjim Ndiforchu; Blafanwi Ndiforchu; Bobbi Amang Ndiforchu; Cho Mofor Ndiforchu; Sarah Ngwe Geh v. Air Francce, S.A., and Does 1-50 Personal Injury judge Sep. 17, 2021
Maryum Mnasakanyan v. Charles L. Beck, Dan Myers, Amy Ashvanian, Jim McDonnell, Dr. Marvin Southard, Dr. Stephen Shea, Dr. Phuong Truong, Jackie Lacey, Jonathan Chung, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge May 28, 2021
Manuel De Jesus Altamirano-Santiago, Lucio Mendoza-Castro, Fredi Saul Canseco-Vasquez, Juan Perez, a pseudonym, Salvario Lopez, a pseudonym, Pedro Pancho, a pseudonym, Carlos Rancho, a pseudonym, and others similarly situated v. Better Produce Inc., Rancho Del Mar Inc., C.J.J. Farming Inc., Juan Cisneros Employment Law judge May 14, 2021
George Lopez Ramirez v. City of Glendale; Police Officer Aaron Zeigler; Officer Isabel Rivas; Chief of Police Carl Povilaitis, and Does 1 through 20 Civil Rights judge Jan. 15, 2021
Frances Gallardo, an individual and as successor in interest to Josue Gallardo, deceased v. County of San Luis Obispo; San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department; San Luis Obispo Sheriff Ian Parkinson, in his individual and official capacity; Deputy Jonathan Calvert, in his individual and official capacity; Deputy Greg Roach, in his individual and official capacity, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Nov. 13, 2020
Geraldine Nicholson, an individual; Jose Fernando Huerta, an individual; J.H., a minor by and through his guardian ad litem, Jose Fernando Huerta; J.N.G., a minor by and through his guardian ad litem, Geraldine Nicholson v. City of Los Angeles; Chief Charles Beck, individually and in his official capacity as Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department; Commander Andrew Smith, individually and in his official capacity as Commander of the Los Angeles Police Department; Officer Miguel Gutierrez, individually and in his official capacity as a Police Officer of the Los Angeles Police Department; Officer Everardo Amaral, individually and in his official capacity as a Police Officer of the Los Angeles Police Department; and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Civil Rights judge Sep. 25, 2020
Maka Hospice v. Alex Azar Torts judge Sep. 25, 2020
Ironhawk Technologies Inc. v. Dropbox Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jan. 17, 2020
Disney Enterprises Inc., Buena Vista Home Entertainment Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, MVL Film Finance LLC v. Redbox Automated Retail LLC Intellectual Property judge Jan. 3, 2020
Delta Forensic Engineering Inc. v. Delta V Biomechanics Inc. Intellectual Property judge Nov. 15, 2019
Simon Levay, Judith Willis, and Lionel Brown, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. AARP Inc., AARP Services Inc., and Does 1 through 60 Insurance judge Aug. 9, 2019
Kerry Marshall Jr. p/k/a Kerry 2Smooth and K2S v. Durrell Babbs p/k/a Tank; Jeremy Hairston; Johnnie Newt; Rickey Offord p/k/a Slikk p/k/a Slikk Muzik; Atlantic Recording Corporation and Does 1-100, inclusive Intellectual Property judge Jul. 19, 2019
Tony Hong v. Recreational Equipment Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jul. 5, 2019
Steven De La Cruz, on behalf of himself, all others similarly-situated, and on behalf of the general public v. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., and Does 1 - 100 Employment Law judge May 17, 2019
N.L.A., a minor by and through her Guardian, Maricruz Herrera, individually and as heir at law successor in interest to Noel Aguilar, deceased; and Elvia Aguilar, individually v. County of Los Angeles, Albert Murad, Jose Ruiz Civil Rights judge Jul. 14, 2017
Confidential Insurance judge Nov. 26, 2005
Billy Paul v. Assorted Music Contracts judge Aug. 19, 2003
Marvin Jordan v. Air Products and Chemicals Inc. Employment Law judge Aug. 5, 2003
Confidential Torts judge Apr. 20, 2002
Indemnity Insurance v. Schneider Freight e al. Insurance judge Nov. 8, 2001
Confidential Contracts judge Jun. 28, 2001
Dana Bahr v. Lockheed Martin Corporation Employment Law judge Jul. 8, 2000
Confidential Civil Rights judge May 13, 2000
Confidential Civil Rights judge Oct. 31, 1998
Confidential Civil Rights judge Aug. 15, 1998
Donald A. Powell v. Crowley Marine Services Maritime Law judge Nov. 29, 1997
Galaxy Networks, Inc. v. Kenan Systems, et al. Business Law judge Oct. 18, 1997
Audelia Reynel Garcia and Raul Reynel v. County of San Bernardino et al. Civil Rights judge Oct. 11, 1997
Todd Wayne Beton v. Duran, Locklin and City of Compton Civil Rights judge Jul. 26, 1997
Linda Krolop v. Darryl Rice Intellectual Property judge May 3, 1997
Kim Elliott v. City of Lompoc; Officer William Christen Civil Rights judge Mar. 8, 1997
Title Court Published
Dean D. Pregerson Central District of California (Los Angeles) Feb. 14, 2017
Case Category Published
Clements v. Madden
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 9, 2024
Stanard v. Dy
author
 Civil Rights Dec. 11, 2023
Iten v. County of Los Angeles
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Aug. 30, 2023
U.S. v. Lizarraras-Chacon
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 24, 2021
Apartment Association of Los Angeles County v. City of Los Angeles
affirmed
 Civil Rights Aug. 26, 2021
Amended Opinion: Ironhawk Technologies v. Dropbox
reversed and remanded
 Intellectual Property Jul. 8, 2021
Ironhawk Technologies v. Dropbox
reversed and remanded
 Intellectual Property Apr. 21, 2021
Metal Jeans v. Metal Sport
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure Feb. 17, 2021
Langere v. Verizon Wireless Services
dismissed
 Arbitration Dec. 30, 2020
U.S. v. Perez
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 12, 2020
Nicholson v. Gutierrez
affirmed in part
 Qualified Immunity Aug. 22, 2019
Nehad v. Browder
author
 Civil Rights Jul. 12, 2019
Ingenco Holdings v. Ace Amer. Ins. Co.
author
 Insurance Apr. 16, 2019
Wilson v. Horton's Towing
author
 Native American Affairs Oct. 10, 2018
Stoyas v. Toshiba Corporation
reversed and remanded
 Securities Jul. 18, 2018
Recchia v. Los Angeles Dept. of Animal Services
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law May 2, 2018
U.S. v. Garrison
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 26, 2018
Chavez v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 23, 2018
Santomenno v. TransAmerica LIC
reversed
 Business Law Feb. 26, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Federal Trade Commission v. 1661 Inc. dba GOAT Consumer Law judge Apr. 25, 2025
Adelene Sanders v. Southwest Airlines Co. and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Civil Rights judge Apr. 19, 2024
Juan Cisneros v. Nabors Completion & Production Services Co. n/k/a C&J Wells Services Inc. Employment Law judge Apr. 5, 2024
Duane Brown v. Nabors Completion & Production Services Co. n/k/a C&J Well Services Inc. Employment Law judge Nov. 10, 2023
Julian Hollins v. Nabors Completion & Production Services Co. n/k/a C&J Well Services Inc. Employment Law judge Jul. 28, 2023
California Surgery Center Inc., et al. v. UnitedHealthcare Inc., et al. Contracts judge Jan. 20, 2023
Phillip Lunn, Chie Lunn v. Davin Lagarde Green v. City of Los Angeles Constitutional Law judge Nov. 4, 2022
Ross McLennan v. United States, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Sep. 30, 2022
Home Depot USA Inc. v. Twin City Fire Insurance Company, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh PA, and Does 1-20, inclusive Insurance judge Aug. 26, 2022
United States of America v. Reliance Medical Systems LLC, Apex Medical Technologies LLC, Kronos Spinal Technologies LLC, Bret Berry, John Hoffman, Adam Pike, and Aria O. Sabit, M.D. Antitrust judge Jun. 24, 2022
Nicoline Ambe, individually, and The Estate of the Decedent Ndiforchu Alfred Tamunang, by administrator Nicoline Ambe; Suzy Anjim Ndiforchu; Blafanwi Ndiforchu; Bobbi Amang Ndiforchu; Cho Mofor Ndiforchu; Sarah Ngwe Geh v. Air Francce, S.A., and Does 1-50 Personal Injury judge Sep. 17, 2021
Maryum Mnasakanyan v. Charles L. Beck, Dan Myers, Amy Ashvanian, Jim McDonnell, Dr. Marvin Southard, Dr. Stephen Shea, Dr. Phuong Truong, Jackie Lacey, Jonathan Chung, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge May 28, 2021
Manuel De Jesus Altamirano-Santiago, Lucio Mendoza-Castro, Fredi Saul Canseco-Vasquez, Juan Perez, a pseudonym, Salvario Lopez, a pseudonym, Pedro Pancho, a pseudonym, Carlos Rancho, a pseudonym, and others similarly situated v. Better Produce Inc., Rancho Del Mar Inc., C.J.J. Farming Inc., Juan Cisneros Employment Law judge May 14, 2021
George Lopez Ramirez v. City of Glendale; Police Officer Aaron Zeigler; Officer Isabel Rivas; Chief of Police Carl Povilaitis, and Does 1 through 20 Civil Rights judge Jan. 15, 2021
Frances Gallardo, an individual and as successor in interest to Josue Gallardo, deceased v. County of San Luis Obispo; San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department; San Luis Obispo Sheriff Ian Parkinson, in his individual and official capacity; Deputy Jonathan Calvert, in his individual and official capacity; Deputy Greg Roach, in his individual and official capacity, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Nov. 13, 2020
Geraldine Nicholson, an individual; Jose Fernando Huerta, an individual; J.H., a minor by and through his guardian ad litem, Jose Fernando Huerta; J.N.G., a minor by and through his guardian ad litem, Geraldine Nicholson v. City of Los Angeles; Chief Charles Beck, individually and in his official capacity as Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department; Commander Andrew Smith, individually and in his official capacity as Commander of the Los Angeles Police Department; Officer Miguel Gutierrez, individually and in his official capacity as a Police Officer of the Los Angeles Police Department; Officer Everardo Amaral, individually and in his official capacity as a Police Officer of the Los Angeles Police Department; and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Civil Rights judge Sep. 25, 2020
Maka Hospice v. Alex Azar Torts judge Sep. 25, 2020
Ironhawk Technologies Inc. v. Dropbox Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jan. 17, 2020
Disney Enterprises Inc., Buena Vista Home Entertainment Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, MVL Film Finance LLC v. Redbox Automated Retail LLC Intellectual Property judge Jan. 3, 2020
Delta Forensic Engineering Inc. v. Delta V Biomechanics Inc. Intellectual Property judge Nov. 15, 2019
Simon Levay, Judith Willis, and Lionel Brown, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. AARP Inc., AARP Services Inc., and Does 1 through 60 Insurance judge Aug. 9, 2019
Kerry Marshall Jr. p/k/a Kerry 2Smooth and K2S v. Durrell Babbs p/k/a Tank; Jeremy Hairston; Johnnie Newt; Rickey Offord p/k/a Slikk p/k/a Slikk Muzik; Atlantic Recording Corporation and Does 1-100, inclusive Intellectual Property judge Jul. 19, 2019
Tony Hong v. Recreational Equipment Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jul. 5, 2019
Steven De La Cruz, on behalf of himself, all others similarly-situated, and on behalf of the general public v. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., and Does 1 - 100 Employment Law judge May 17, 2019
N.L.A., a minor by and through her Guardian, Maricruz Herrera, individually and as heir at law successor in interest to Noel Aguilar, deceased; and Elvia Aguilar, individually v. County of Los Angeles, Albert Murad, Jose Ruiz Civil Rights judge Jul. 14, 2017
Confidential Insurance judge Nov. 26, 2005
Billy Paul v. Assorted Music Contracts judge Aug. 19, 2003
Marvin Jordan v. Air Products and Chemicals Inc. Employment Law judge Aug. 5, 2003
Confidential Torts judge Apr. 20, 2002
Indemnity Insurance v. Schneider Freight e al. Insurance judge Nov. 8, 2001
Confidential Contracts judge Jun. 28, 2001
Dana Bahr v. Lockheed Martin Corporation Employment Law judge Jul. 8, 2000
Confidential Civil Rights judge May 13, 2000
Confidential Civil Rights judge Oct. 31, 1998
Confidential Civil Rights judge Aug. 15, 1998
Donald A. Powell v. Crowley Marine Services Maritime Law judge Nov. 29, 1997
Galaxy Networks, Inc. v. Kenan Systems, et al. Business Law judge Oct. 18, 1997
Audelia Reynel Garcia and Raul Reynel v. County of San Bernardino et al. Civil Rights judge Oct. 11, 1997
Todd Wayne Beton v. Duran, Locklin and City of Compton Civil Rights judge Jul. 26, 1997
Linda Krolop v. Darryl Rice Intellectual Property judge May 3, 1997
Kim Elliott v. City of Lompoc; Officer William Christen Civil Rights judge Mar. 8, 1997
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