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Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald.

Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald has 3,001 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 2004 and 2026, most often Civil Rights and Contract matters. The most common causes of action are Americans with Disabilities Act, Copyright Infringement, and Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by
President Barack Obama
Confirmed
03/15/2012
Status
Active
Confirmation vote
91–6
Born
1959 · Los Angeles, CA

Judicial record from the Federal Judicial Center biographical directory, via CourtListener.

3,001
Lawsuits
116
Open
2,885
Terminated
2004–2026
Span

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 3,001 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 0 casesGA — 0 casesID — 0 casesIL — 0 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 0 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 0 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 0 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 0 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 0 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 0 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

2004peak 229 open2026

Case Types Over Time

20042026
Civil RightsContractLaborCopyrightFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

20042026

Case Types

Civil Rights994
Contract366
Labor269
Copyright251
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions216
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes204

Where Filed

  • District Court, C.D. California3,001

3,001 Cases — Newest First

Showing 1–50 of 3,001