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Download Hon. Lui ReportThe Hon. Christopher K. Lui is a judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. He was appointed to the bench in August of 2014 by former governor Jerry Brown. He filled the vacancy created by the Hon. Beverly R. O'Connell's appointment to the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
He is registered without party preference.
Judge Lui graduated with his B.A. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1992. During his studies at Berkeley, Lui spent a year, beginning in 1990, studying abroad in Tokyo, Japan at Sophia University. After graduating from UC Berkeley, Lui worked as an associate product manager for Ace Medical Company where he marketed orthopedic medical equipment. In 1994, Lui began his legal studies at Loyola Law School, earning his J.D. in 1997.
While in law school, Lui clerked for the Hon. Dickran Tevrizian with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California from 1997 to 1998. After completing his clerkship, Lui joined O'Melveny and Myers LLP, where he worked as an associate from 1998 until 2002 when he became counsel for the firm. During his time at O'Melveny and Myers, Lui practiced complex commercial and fraud litigation, as well as private securities and class action defense at both the state and federal court levels.
In 2005, Lui joined the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California as an assistant U.S. Attorney. While there, he served as coordinator of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in the Major Frauds Section, helping to prosecute healthcare fraud, as well as violations of the Congressionally-mandated Anti-Kickback Statute.
After six years at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Lui became a partner at the law firm of Crowell and Moring LLP in 2011. During his three years with the firm, he specialized in white-collar criminal defense, government investigations, corporate internal investigations and complex civil litigation with a focus on matters relating to the health care industry. Then, in 2014, Lui left the firm to join Brown George Ross LLP where he served a brief stint as of counsel just prior to his appointment to the Superior Court in August of that year.
He was a member of the Standing Committee on Attorney Discipline for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
GILDARDO OMAR ORTEGA, , AN INDIVIDUAL VS JWCH INSTITUTE INC. , A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION;, ET AL.
Nov 21, 2019 | Judge Christopher K. Lui | Los Angeles County, CA
DEMURRERS MP1: Defendants JWCH Institute Inc. dba Wesley Health Centers and Alvaro Ballesteros MP2: Defendant Adelante Publishing Corporation RP1-2: Plaintiff Gildardo Omar Ortega Given Defendants’ failure to comply with the statutory procedural requirements, Defendants’ demurrers are taken OFF CALENDAR. O...
Nov 21, 2019 | Judge Christopher K. Lui | Los Angeles County, CA
DEMURRER TO FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT MP: Defendant Montebello Unified School District RP: Plaintiff Colleen Tse Defendant’s demurrer to Plaintiff’s fourth cause of action is SUSTAINED with 20 days leave to amend. On June 6, 2019, Plaintiff Colleen Tse filed this action against her employer for Defendant Mon...
JAMIE GAROFALO VS MATTHEW BOHNERT, ET AL.
Nov 21, 2019 | Judge Christopher K. Lui | Los Angeles County, CA
MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION & REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL MP: Defendant Suterra LLC RP: Plaintiff Jamie Garofalo JOINDER MP: Defendant Matthew Bohnert RP: None Defendant Bohnert’s joinder motion is GRANTED. Defendant Suterra’s motion to compel arbitration is GRANTED. The case is stayed pending arbitration. On A...
KEARRAN HAYES VS CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Nov 21, 2019 | Judge Christopher K. Lui | Los Angeles County, CA
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT/ADJUDICATION MP: Defendant City of Beverly Hills RP: Plaintiff Kearran Hayes The City’s request for judicial notice is GRANTED. The City’s evidentiary objections are NOT CONSIDERED. The City’s summary adjudication motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff’s harassment claims asserted in...
ADAM FRANZINO VS AMETHYST BEVERAGE, LLC, ET AL.
Nov 20, 2019 | Judge Christopher K. Lui | Los Angeles County, CA
ADAM FRANZINO v. AMETHYST BEVERAGE LLC, et al. 19STCV11054 REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT. The Court has reviewed the default judgment package submitted by Plaintiff. The Court is inclined to grant the request. However, Plaintiff's proposed order granting the request is insufficient to function as a...
RICHARD D SHEPARD VS BRENTWOOD SKILLED NURSING
Nov 20, 2019 | Judge Christopher K. Lui | Los Angeles County, CA
DEMURRER TO THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT MP: Defendant Brentwood Post Acute, LLC (erroneously sued as Brentwood Skilled Nursing Owned by Meridian Management) RP: None Defendant Brentwood’s unopposed demurrer is SUSTAINED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. On July 23, 2018, self-represented litigant Richard D. Shepard file...
Nov 20, 2019 | Judge Christopher K. Lui | Los Angeles County, CA
ANTI-SLAPP TO CROSS-COMPLAINT MP: Plaintiffs and Cross-Defendants Maria Pulido and Beatriz Larsen-Rammel RP: None TENTATIVE RULING Cross-Defendants Maria Pulido and Beatriz Larsen-Rammel’s anti-SLAPP is CONTINUED to December 5, 2019 so that it can be heard concurrently with Cross-Defendants’ demurrer to th...
WESTLAKE SERVICES, LLC VS TONIO BLAND
Nov 5, 2019 | Judge Christopher K. Lui | Los Angeles County, CA
REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT MP: Plaintiff Westlake Services LLC dba Westlake Financial Services RP: None Plaintiff’s default judgment application is GRANTED. Plaintiff Westlake Services LLC dba Westlake Financial Services sues Defendant Tonio Bland aka Tonio Druce Bland On November 18, 2014, CarM...
WESTLAKE SERVICES, LLC VS MALCOLM BATTS, ET AL.
Nov 5, 2019 | Judge Christopher K. Lui | Los Angeles County, CA
REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT MP: Plaintiff Westlake Services LLC dba Westlake Financial Services RP: None Plaintiff’s application for default judgment is GRANTED. On January 22, 2019, Westlake Services LLC dba Westlake Financial Services filed this lawsuit against Defendants Malcolm Batts dba Dunb...
ZACHARY ROZELLE VS MICHAEL WILFORD, ET AL.
Nov 5, 2019 | Judge Christopher K. Lui | Los Angeles County, CA
(1) DEMURRER; (2) MOTION TO STRIKE MP: Defendants HW LLP and Michael Wilford RP: Plaintiff Zachary Rozelle Defendants’ demurrer is SUSTAINED with leave to amend. Defendants’ motion to strike is MOOT. Summary of Case This is a labor law case. Plaintiff Zachary Rozelle sues his former employer Defendants HW ...
