U.S. Magistrate Judge (ret.), mediator/arbitrator
intellectual property, civil rights, torts, commercial litigation
Signature Resolution
Retired August 2020 after nearly 20 years serving as a U.S. magistrate judge on the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles; previously, trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice.
ADR Profiles
| Title | Provider | Published |
|---|---|---|
| The Velvet Hammer | Aug. 5, 2022 |
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. Walsh | U.S. Central District Court (Los Angeles) | Jul. 23, 2012 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater adjudication cases are best resolved through mediation | Environmental & Energy, Litigation & Arbitration | Apr. 26, 2022 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Los Padres Forestwatch v. U.S. Forest Service
vacated and remanded
|
Environmental Law | Feb. 7, 2022 |
|
Lockett v. County of Los Angeles
affirmed
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 5, 2020 |
|
Batterton v. Dutra Group
affirmed
|
Remedies | Jan. 24, 2018 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana L.M. v. Andrew M. Saul | Government | judge | Jul. 31, 2020 |
| Shannon C.S. v. Andrew M. Saul | Government | judge | Jun. 19, 2020 |
| Aurora Zabala; P.S. a minor, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, Jessica Bergreen; both individually and as successors in interest of decedent Juan Manuel Zabala v. City of Oxnard; Oxnard Police Officers David McAlpine, Robert Roldan, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive, both individually and in their official capacity as police officers | Civil Rights | judge | Jun. 30, 2017 |
| Laura Mason v. City of Glendale, Eric Webber, Andrew Jenks | Civil Rights | judge | Nov. 25, 2006 |
| Ronald D. Lessner v. UnumProvident Corporation | Insurance | judge | May 10, 2005 |
| Anthony Morales v. County of Ventura, Tonya Herbst | Civil Rights | judge | Oct. 21, 2003 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Expert / medical | Aug. 26, 1995 |
| Title | Provider | Published |
|---|---|---|
| The Velvet Hammer | Aug. 5, 2022 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. Walsh | U.S. Central District Court (Los Angeles) | Jul. 23, 2012 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater adjudication cases are best resolved through mediation | Environmental & Energy, Litigation & Arbitration | Apr. 26, 2022 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Los Padres Forestwatch v. U.S. Forest Service
vacated and remanded
|
Environmental Law | Feb. 7, 2022 |
|
Lockett v. County of Los Angeles
affirmed
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 5, 2020 |
|
Batterton v. Dutra Group
affirmed
|
Remedies | Jan. 24, 2018 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana L.M. v. Andrew M. Saul | Government | judge | Jul. 31, 2020 |
| Shannon C.S. v. Andrew M. Saul | Government | judge | Jun. 19, 2020 |
| Aurora Zabala; P.S. a minor, by and through her Guardian ad Litem, Jessica Bergreen; both individually and as successors in interest of decedent Juan Manuel Zabala v. City of Oxnard; Oxnard Police Officers David McAlpine, Robert Roldan, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive, both individually and in their official capacity as police officers | Civil Rights | judge | Jun. 30, 2017 |
| Laura Mason v. City of Glendale, Eric Webber, Andrew Jenks | Civil Rights | judge | Nov. 25, 2006 |
| Ronald D. Lessner v. UnumProvident Corporation | Insurance | judge | May 10, 2005 |
| Anthony Morales v. County of Ventura, Tonya Herbst | Civil Rights | judge | Oct. 21, 2003 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Expert / medical | Aug. 26, 1995 |