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 |
| 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 |