District Judge (ret.)
JAMS
Retired April 2020. Took senior status in December 2018. Appointed to the Central District by President George W. Bush in 2003. Municipal and superior court judge in Los Angeles. Deputy city attorney for 11 years, regional counsel for Southern Pacific Railroad.
Stanford Law School, 1976
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| S. James Otero | Central District of California (Los Angeles) | Oct. 7, 2014 |
| Settlement Savvy | U.S. District Court, Central (Los Angeles) | Oct. 22, 2006 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Richards v. County of San Bernardino
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Rights | Jun. 24, 2022 |
|
Wong v. Flynn-Kerper
reversed and remanded
|
Remedies | Jun. 8, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Ghanem
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 13, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Hardiman
affirmed
|
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 16, 2020 |
|
KST Data v. Enterprise Services
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 18, 2020 |
|
Infante v. Martel
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 16, 2020 |
|
Courthouse News Service v. Planet
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 21, 2020 |
|
Park v. Barr
reversed and remanded
|
Immigration | Jan. 8, 2020 |
|
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Benamor
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 6, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Benamor
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 7, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Wijegoonaratna
affirmed in part
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 29, 2019 |
|
Californians for Renewable Energy v. CPUC
affirmed in part
|
Utilities | Apr. 25, 2019 |
|
Horton v. City of Santa Maria
affirmed in part
|
Qualified Immunity | Feb. 4, 2019 |
|
Robles v. Domino's Pizza
reversed
|
Disability Discrimination | Jan. 16, 2019 |
|
Vogel v. Harbor Plaza Center
vacated and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 26, 2018 |
|
Ellis v. Harrison
affirmed
|
Attorneys | Jun. 8, 2018 |
|
Alamillo v. BNSF Railway Co.
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Aug. 28, 2017 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Vasquez v. Michael Suzuki, Jenny Brown, Daniel Kuperberg, Law Offices of the Los Angeles County Public Defender, Ronald Brown, Kelly Emling, Mark Ridley-Thomas, County of Los Angeles, Ruben Marquez and Doe Defendants | Civil Rights | judge | Aug. 14, 2020 |
| Juno Therapeutics Inc., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research v. Kite Pharma Inc. | Intellectual Property | judge | Jan. 17, 2020 |
| Shanghai Lan Cai Asset Management Co. Ltd. v. Jia Yueting | Contracts | judge | May 17, 2019 |
| Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nationwide Automated Systems Inc., Joel Gillis, Edward Wishner | Securities | judge | Dec. 28, 2018 |
| Allstate Insurance Company, an Illinois insurance company, v. Kia Motors America, Inc., a California corporation, and Kia Motors Corporation, a foreign corporation | Intellectual Property | judge | Feb. 16, 2018 |
| Brian Cesar Zamora v. Deputy Sheriff Bennalous, City of Glendale, County of Los Angeles, Does, Deputy Sheriff Esqueda and Deputy Sheriff Melansen | Civil Rights | judge | Aug. 11, 2017 |
| Kelly Mergens, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Sloan Valve Company, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive | Consumer Law | judge | Jul. 7, 2017 |
| Los Angeles Turf Club, Incorporated; Pacific Racing Association, a California Corporation; Pacific Racing Association II; Gulfstream Park Racing Association Inc.; Oregon Racing Inc.; Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City Inc.; and Laurel Racing Association Inc. v. Horse Racing Labs, LLC (also known as Immerse LLC) dba Derbywars, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive | Torts | judge | Jun. 30, 2017 |
| Miguel Fernandez v. County of Los Angeles, Victor Montes, Doe Reiley, Lee Baca and Does 1-10 | Civil Rights | judge | Apr. 19, 2008 |
| Virginia Pansacola v. Malaysia Airlines, et al. | Employment Law | judge | Apr. 1, 2006 |
| Confidential | Contracts | judge | Oct. 22, 2005 |
| Confidential | Torts | judge | Mar. 8, 2005 |
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Mar. 1, 2005 |
| J.P. Turnbull, et al. v. American Broadcasting Companies, et al. | Torts | judge | Dec. 28, 2004 |
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Nov. 2, 2004 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 21, 2004 |
| Wickersham v. Manson Construction Co. | Maritime Law | judge | Aug. 10, 2004 |
| Confidential | Contracts | judge | Apr. 20, 2004 |
| Cherie Craft v. City of Glendale, Kim Lawrence | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 30, 2003 |
| Ruben Gonzalez v. United States Postal Office | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 29, 2003 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 11, 2003 |
| DIRECTV Inc. v. Citibank Delaware, Citibank N.A. | Banking | judge | Nov. 26, 2002 |
| Caryn Conley v. County of Los Angeles, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 24, 2002 |
| Tabibzadeh v. Blank | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 4, 2002 |
| Stephen Schop, Grigor Nazarian, dba Finezza v. Dunbar Armored, Inc. | Contracts | judge | Mar. 30, 2002 |
| Howard Edelman, Brigitte Edelman v. Donald Minckler | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 18, 2001 |
| Clinton Michael, Atheline Matlock v. Gary Scott, Richard Reynolds | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 28, 2001 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 28, 2001 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 24, 2001 |
| Eliza Zerehi v. Rheumatology Diagnostic Laboratories Inc., Barbara Morris | Employment Law | judge | Nov. 2, 2000 |
| Chelsie Ahn, a minor, by Steve Ahn, her guardian ad litem, Steve Ahn, Michelle Ahn v. Bo Y. Suh | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 19, 2000 |
| Confidential | Torts | judge | Jun. 15, 2000 |
| Francis G. Benson Jr. v. David Edward Ambill, Marvin Levin | Attorneys | judge | May 20, 2000 |
| Robert A. Fisher v. TransAmerica Financial Services | Real Property | judge | Aug. 21, 1999 |
| Stribling v. K Mart Corporation et al. | Employment Law | judge | Aug. 7, 1999 |
| Carlos Agredano v. Newport Dental Inc., et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 3, 1999 |
| John F. Stiffler v. Ogden Ground Services, Inc., et al. | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 20, 1999 |
| Confidential | Contracts | judge | Feb. 20, 1999 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Nov. 14, 1998 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 17, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 29, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 25, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 25, 1998 |
| Carlos Bustamante v. Oz's Apparel, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 20, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jun. 6, 1998 |
| Confidential | Contracts | judge | May 16, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 2, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Mar. 5, 1998 |
| Confidential | Attorneys | judge | Feb. 28, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Feb. 7, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 13, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 15, 1997 |
| Confidential | Landlord/Tenant | judge | Sep. 6, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Aug. 30, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Aug. 16, 1997 |
| Confidential | Torts | judge | Aug. 16, 1997 |
| Confidential | Property Law | judge | Aug. 16, 1997 |
| Confidential | Business Law | judge | Aug. 9, 1997 |
| Michael and Miriam Marken v. David Rapoport | Personal Injury | judge | Jun. 28, 1997 |
| Settle v. Queen of Angeles/Hollywood Presbyterian | Personal Injury | judge | Jun. 28, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | May 24, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | May 24, 1997 |
| Hi Chin Yang v. Beverly Enterprises, Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 3, 1997 |
| Confidential | Banking | judge | May 3, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 26, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 19, 1997 |
| Confidential | judge | Apr. 19, 1997 | |
| Confidential | judge | Apr. 12, 1997 | |
| Confidential | Banking | judge | Apr. 5, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 29, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 29, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 8, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 1, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 18, 1997 |
| Julio Gonzalez v. The Good Earth | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 11, 1997 |
| Craig Allen Sheets v. Masterson Scaffold Co. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 16, 1996 |
| Cynthia Collard v. City of Burbank | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 5, 1996 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 7, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 7, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 31, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 31, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 24, 1996 |
| Madden v. Ralphs | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 24, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 27, 1996 |
| Confidential | Real Property | judge | Jul. 27, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 20, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 13, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 15, 1996 |
| Confidential | Breach of Contract | judge | Jun. 15, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 8, 1996 |
| Roberto Ramirez v. Paul Grynick | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 4, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 20, 1996 |
| Hugo Mosquera, et al. v. Stuart Anderson Black Angus, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 13, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 30, 1996 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 9, 1996 |
| Doe v. Richard Mitchell | judge | Feb. 17, 1996 | |
| Reuben Olivas v. Glendale Adventist Medical Center | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Feb. 3, 1996 |
| Sarah Hunley v. John Quinn, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 25, 1995 |
| Daterig Kechichian v. Mardiros Mihranian, M.D., et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 28, 1995 |
| Josephina Israel v. Memmet Kasim, M.D., et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 28, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 21, 1995 |
| Aram, Karine and Hovsep Agvinyan v. Lori and John Seip, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 14, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 16, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 16, 1995 |
| James Encao v. Builders Emporium, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 9, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 9, 1995 |
| Diana O. Bander v. Paul Lichtman; Southwest Leasing Company; Safeco Insurance Company, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 2, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 22, 1995 |
| Patricia Traynor v. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, et al. | Employment Law | judge | Jul. 22, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 1, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 17, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 17, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 17, 1995 |
| Lois Tredway v. Verdugo Radiology, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 10, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 10, 1995 |
| Confidential | Construction | judge | Jun. 10, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 3, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 27, 1995 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | May 20, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 29, 1995 |
| Holly and Ronnell Draper v. McDonald's | Employment Law | judge | Apr. 15, 1995 |
| Elodie McKee v. City of Burbank, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Apr. 8, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 1, 1995 |
| Arshavir Haritonins and Onik Waskanian v. The May Department Store, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 18, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 18, 1995 |
| Ralph Cotran v. Rollins Hudig Hall | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 11, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 2, 1995 |
| Confidential | Real Property | judge | Feb. 25, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Feb. 25, 1995 |
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Feb. 11, 1995 |
| Barbara Ackerman v. The Vons Companies, Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 28, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 21, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 14, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 14, 1995 |
| Susan and Jason Poplar v. Erin L. Ward | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 31, 1994 |
| Sebastian Saavedra v. Huber Essick | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 12, 1994 |
| Virginia Mardigian v. ITT Sheraton Corporation | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 5, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 15, 1994 |
| William Powloski v. Chandler Investments | Real Property | judge | Oct. 15, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 1, 1994 |
| Doe v. Roe | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 1, 1994 |
| Cosey v. Universal Studios, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 24, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 17, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 17, 1994 |
| Francisco Solis v. Hugh L. Morris, Alan R. Schankman | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 10, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 30, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 23, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 25, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 18, 1994 |
| Tim Pinch Production, Inc. v. City of Burbank | Breach of Contract | judge | Jun. 11, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 21, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 7, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 7, 1994 |
| Confidential | Real Property | judge | Apr. 2, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 2, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 26, 1994 |
| Alexandra Hoover v. Vons Companies | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 19, 1994 |
| Lyn Taylor v. The Vons Companies, Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 5, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 5, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 22, 1994 |
| Milton and Dorothy Debus v. Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 8, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 24, 1993 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Dec. 18, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 11, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 4, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 20, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 6, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 16, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 9, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 2, 1993 |
| Donald Coisman v. Jill Ingallis and Brothers Tresback Construction, Incorporated | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 18, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 18, 1993 |
| Elfahil v. K Mart Corporation, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 11, 1993 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| S. James Otero | Central District of California (Los Angeles) | Oct. 7, 2014 |
| Settlement Savvy | U.S. District Court, Central (Los Angeles) | Oct. 22, 2006 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Richards v. County of San Bernardino
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Rights | Jun. 24, 2022 |
|
Wong v. Flynn-Kerper
reversed and remanded
|
Remedies | Jun. 8, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Ghanem
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 13, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Hardiman
affirmed
|
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 16, 2020 |
|
KST Data v. Enterprise Services
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 18, 2020 |
|
Infante v. Martel
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 16, 2020 |
|
Courthouse News Service v. Planet
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 21, 2020 |
|
Park v. Barr
reversed and remanded
|
Immigration | Jan. 8, 2020 |
|
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Benamor
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 6, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Benamor
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 7, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Wijegoonaratna
affirmed in part
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 29, 2019 |
|
Californians for Renewable Energy v. CPUC
affirmed in part
|
Utilities | Apr. 25, 2019 |
|
Horton v. City of Santa Maria
affirmed in part
|
Qualified Immunity | Feb. 4, 2019 |
|
Robles v. Domino's Pizza
reversed
|
Disability Discrimination | Jan. 16, 2019 |
|
Vogel v. Harbor Plaza Center
vacated and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 26, 2018 |
|
Ellis v. Harrison
affirmed
|
Attorneys | Jun. 8, 2018 |
|
Alamillo v. BNSF Railway Co.
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Aug. 28, 2017 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Vasquez v. Michael Suzuki, Jenny Brown, Daniel Kuperberg, Law Offices of the Los Angeles County Public Defender, Ronald Brown, Kelly Emling, Mark Ridley-Thomas, County of Los Angeles, Ruben Marquez and Doe Defendants | Civil Rights | judge | Aug. 14, 2020 |
| Juno Therapeutics Inc., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research v. Kite Pharma Inc. | Intellectual Property | judge | Jan. 17, 2020 |
| Shanghai Lan Cai Asset Management Co. Ltd. v. Jia Yueting | Contracts | judge | May 17, 2019 |
| Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nationwide Automated Systems Inc., Joel Gillis, Edward Wishner | Securities | judge | Dec. 28, 2018 |
| Allstate Insurance Company, an Illinois insurance company, v. Kia Motors America, Inc., a California corporation, and Kia Motors Corporation, a foreign corporation | Intellectual Property | judge | Feb. 16, 2018 |
| Brian Cesar Zamora v. Deputy Sheriff Bennalous, City of Glendale, County of Los Angeles, Does, Deputy Sheriff Esqueda and Deputy Sheriff Melansen | Civil Rights | judge | Aug. 11, 2017 |
| Kelly Mergens, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Sloan Valve Company, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive | Consumer Law | judge | Jul. 7, 2017 |
| Los Angeles Turf Club, Incorporated; Pacific Racing Association, a California Corporation; Pacific Racing Association II; Gulfstream Park Racing Association Inc.; Oregon Racing Inc.; Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City Inc.; and Laurel Racing Association Inc. v. Horse Racing Labs, LLC (also known as Immerse LLC) dba Derbywars, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive | Torts | judge | Jun. 30, 2017 |
| Miguel Fernandez v. County of Los Angeles, Victor Montes, Doe Reiley, Lee Baca and Does 1-10 | Civil Rights | judge | Apr. 19, 2008 |
| Virginia Pansacola v. Malaysia Airlines, et al. | Employment Law | judge | Apr. 1, 2006 |
| Confidential | Contracts | judge | Oct. 22, 2005 |
| Confidential | Torts | judge | Mar. 8, 2005 |
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Mar. 1, 2005 |
| J.P. Turnbull, et al. v. American Broadcasting Companies, et al. | Torts | judge | Dec. 28, 2004 |
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Nov. 2, 2004 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 21, 2004 |
| Wickersham v. Manson Construction Co. | Maritime Law | judge | Aug. 10, 2004 |
| Confidential | Contracts | judge | Apr. 20, 2004 |
| Cherie Craft v. City of Glendale, Kim Lawrence | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 30, 2003 |
| Ruben Gonzalez v. United States Postal Office | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 29, 2003 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 11, 2003 |
| DIRECTV Inc. v. Citibank Delaware, Citibank N.A. | Banking | judge | Nov. 26, 2002 |
| Caryn Conley v. County of Los Angeles, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 24, 2002 |
| Tabibzadeh v. Blank | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 4, 2002 |
| Stephen Schop, Grigor Nazarian, dba Finezza v. Dunbar Armored, Inc. | Contracts | judge | Mar. 30, 2002 |
| Howard Edelman, Brigitte Edelman v. Donald Minckler | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 18, 2001 |
| Clinton Michael, Atheline Matlock v. Gary Scott, Richard Reynolds | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 28, 2001 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 28, 2001 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 24, 2001 |
| Eliza Zerehi v. Rheumatology Diagnostic Laboratories Inc., Barbara Morris | Employment Law | judge | Nov. 2, 2000 |
| Chelsie Ahn, a minor, by Steve Ahn, her guardian ad litem, Steve Ahn, Michelle Ahn v. Bo Y. Suh | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 19, 2000 |
| Confidential | Torts | judge | Jun. 15, 2000 |
| Francis G. Benson Jr. v. David Edward Ambill, Marvin Levin | Attorneys | judge | May 20, 2000 |
| Robert A. Fisher v. TransAmerica Financial Services | Real Property | judge | Aug. 21, 1999 |
| Stribling v. K Mart Corporation et al. | Employment Law | judge | Aug. 7, 1999 |
| Carlos Agredano v. Newport Dental Inc., et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 3, 1999 |
| John F. Stiffler v. Ogden Ground Services, Inc., et al. | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 20, 1999 |
| Confidential | Contracts | judge | Feb. 20, 1999 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Nov. 14, 1998 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 17, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 29, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 25, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 25, 1998 |
| Carlos Bustamante v. Oz's Apparel, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 20, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jun. 6, 1998 |
| Confidential | Contracts | judge | May 16, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 2, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Mar. 5, 1998 |
| Confidential | Attorneys | judge | Feb. 28, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Feb. 7, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 13, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 15, 1997 |
| Confidential | Landlord/Tenant | judge | Sep. 6, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Aug. 30, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Aug. 16, 1997 |
| Confidential | Torts | judge | Aug. 16, 1997 |
| Confidential | Property Law | judge | Aug. 16, 1997 |
| Confidential | Business Law | judge | Aug. 9, 1997 |
| Michael and Miriam Marken v. David Rapoport | Personal Injury | judge | Jun. 28, 1997 |
| Settle v. Queen of Angeles/Hollywood Presbyterian | Personal Injury | judge | Jun. 28, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | May 24, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | May 24, 1997 |
| Hi Chin Yang v. Beverly Enterprises, Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 3, 1997 |
| Confidential | Banking | judge | May 3, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 26, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 19, 1997 |
| Confidential | judge | Apr. 19, 1997 | |
| Confidential | judge | Apr. 12, 1997 | |
| Confidential | Banking | judge | Apr. 5, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 29, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 29, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 8, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 1, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 18, 1997 |
| Julio Gonzalez v. The Good Earth | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 11, 1997 |
| Craig Allen Sheets v. Masterson Scaffold Co. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 16, 1996 |
| Cynthia Collard v. City of Burbank | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 5, 1996 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 7, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 7, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 31, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 31, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 24, 1996 |
| Madden v. Ralphs | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 24, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 27, 1996 |
| Confidential | Real Property | judge | Jul. 27, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 20, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 13, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 15, 1996 |
| Confidential | Breach of Contract | judge | Jun. 15, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 8, 1996 |
| Roberto Ramirez v. Paul Grynick | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 4, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 20, 1996 |
| Hugo Mosquera, et al. v. Stuart Anderson Black Angus, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 13, 1996 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 30, 1996 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 9, 1996 |
| Doe v. Richard Mitchell | judge | Feb. 17, 1996 | |
| Reuben Olivas v. Glendale Adventist Medical Center | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Feb. 3, 1996 |
| Sarah Hunley v. John Quinn, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 25, 1995 |
| Daterig Kechichian v. Mardiros Mihranian, M.D., et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 28, 1995 |
| Josephina Israel v. Memmet Kasim, M.D., et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 28, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 21, 1995 |
| Aram, Karine and Hovsep Agvinyan v. Lori and John Seip, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 14, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 16, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 16, 1995 |
| James Encao v. Builders Emporium, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 9, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 9, 1995 |
| Diana O. Bander v. Paul Lichtman; Southwest Leasing Company; Safeco Insurance Company, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 2, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 22, 1995 |
| Patricia Traynor v. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, et al. | Employment Law | judge | Jul. 22, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 1, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 17, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 17, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 17, 1995 |
| Lois Tredway v. Verdugo Radiology, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 10, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 10, 1995 |
| Confidential | Construction | judge | Jun. 10, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 3, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 27, 1995 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | May 20, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 29, 1995 |
| Holly and Ronnell Draper v. McDonald's | Employment Law | judge | Apr. 15, 1995 |
| Elodie McKee v. City of Burbank, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Apr. 8, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 1, 1995 |
| Arshavir Haritonins and Onik Waskanian v. The May Department Store, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 18, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 18, 1995 |
| Ralph Cotran v. Rollins Hudig Hall | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 11, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 2, 1995 |
| Confidential | Real Property | judge | Feb. 25, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Feb. 25, 1995 |
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Feb. 11, 1995 |
| Barbara Ackerman v. The Vons Companies, Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 28, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 21, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 14, 1995 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 14, 1995 |
| Susan and Jason Poplar v. Erin L. Ward | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 31, 1994 |
| Sebastian Saavedra v. Huber Essick | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 12, 1994 |
| Virginia Mardigian v. ITT Sheraton Corporation | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 5, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 15, 1994 |
| William Powloski v. Chandler Investments | Real Property | judge | Oct. 15, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 1, 1994 |
| Doe v. Roe | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 1, 1994 |
| Cosey v. Universal Studios, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 24, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 17, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 17, 1994 |
| Francisco Solis v. Hugh L. Morris, Alan R. Schankman | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 10, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 30, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 23, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 25, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 18, 1994 |
| Tim Pinch Production, Inc. v. City of Burbank | Breach of Contract | judge | Jun. 11, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 21, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 7, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 7, 1994 |
| Confidential | Real Property | judge | Apr. 2, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 2, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 26, 1994 |
| Alexandra Hoover v. Vons Companies | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 19, 1994 |
| Lyn Taylor v. The Vons Companies, Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 5, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 5, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 22, 1994 |
| Milton and Dorothy Debus v. Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 8, 1994 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 24, 1993 |
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Dec. 18, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 11, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 4, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 20, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 6, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 16, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 9, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 2, 1993 |
| Donald Coisman v. Jill Ingallis and Brothers Tresback Construction, Incorporated | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 18, 1993 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 18, 1993 |
| Elfahil v. K Mart Corporation, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 11, 1993 |