Judge Lawrence K. Karlton
Judge, E.D. CA
Democrat
Court: CAED
Born: 1935-01-01
Judicial Positions
| Court | Position | Start | End |
|---|
| E.D. CA | Judge | 1979 | Active |
Disposition Patterns — CAED
How 156,862 cases ended in this court (FJC Integrated Database)
4,682
Judgment for Plaintiff
| Case Type | Total | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Pretrial | Avg Award |
|---|
| Civil Rights | 36,914 | 2% | 49% | 26% | 0% | $157,000 |
| General | 24,493 | 0% | 51% | 28% | 0% | $2,692 |
| Other Civil Rights | 11,042 | 17% | 29% | 21% | 0% | $633,600 |
| SSID Title XVI | 7,947 | 3% | 14% | 23% | 0% | $1,286 |
| ADA - Other | 6,046 | 33% | 6% | 3% | 1% | $1,343,731 |
| Employment | 5,147 | 26% | 17% | 16% | 0% | $491,383 |
| Other Contract | 4,329 | 22% | 16% | 12% | 3% | $901,299 |
| Other Statutory Actions | 3,622 | 21% | 19% | 10% | 2% | $917,776 |
| DIWC/DIWW (405(g)) | 3,441 | 2% | 12% | 26% | 0% | $1,000 |
| Insurance | 3,409 | 27% | 13% | 12% | 1% | $905,436 |
| Other Personal Injury | 2,315 | 21% | 26% | 14% | 0% | $664,409 |
| Motions to Vacate Sentence | 2,264 | 0% | 47% | 25% | 0% | $40,000 |
| Personal Injury - Product Liability | 1,917 | 11% | 9% | 4% | 0% | $1,643,200 |
| Consumer Credit | 1,828 | 30% | 8% | 5% | 1% | $735,308 |
| Employee Retirement Income Security Act | 1,710 | 26% | 15% | 12% | 4% | $415,918 |
| Foreclosure | 1,370 | 9% | 23% | 20% | 0% | $1,590,250 |
| Other Labor Litigation | 1,224 | 23% | 13% | 10% | 2% | $855,633 |
| All Other Real Property | 1,172 | 11% | 19% | 17% | 1% | $61,125 |
| Bankruptcy Appeals | 1,123 | 7% | 49% | 5% | 0% | $130,667 |
| Recovery of Student Loans | 1,060 | 11% | 12% | 13% | 44% | $622,679 |
California State Court Analytics by Category
| Category | Filings | Settled | Dismissed | Trial | Default | Median Duration |
|---|
| Landlord-Tenant | 320,000 | 32.1% | 29.5% | 1.8% | 31.2% | 48d |
| Contract | 178,000 | 36.2% | 25.8% | 2.5% | 30.1% | 295d |
| Divorce/Family | 135,000 | 54.8% | 20.3% | 4.2% | 15.1% | 340d |
| Personal Injury | 72,500 | 69.4% | 17.2% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 425d |
| Consumer Protection | 48,898 | 34.2% | 22.8% | 2.4% | 35.1% | 195d |
| Workers' Comp | 36,091 | 71.2% | 12.4% | 6.8% | 3.2% | 445d |
| Employment | 28,500 | 66.5% | 19.8% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 460d |
| Wrongful Death | 4,424 | 72.5% | 14.8% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 520d |
Source: California Administrative Office of the Courts
Financial Disclosures (200 holdings)
| Year | Description | Value Code |
|---|
| 2013 | AT&T | J |
| 2013 | Ally Bank | J |
| 2013 | Amencan Electric Power | J |
| 2013 | Bames & Noble | J |
| 2013 | Best Buy | J |
| 2013 | CA Dept Water Resources Bond | J |
| 2013 | DWS Scudder Mid Cap Growth Fund - A IRA | M |
| 2013 | Fidelity - cash | J |
| 2013 | First US Community Credit Union | M |
| 2013 | Ford Motor Co | J |
| 2013 | Frunklin Calif Tax-Exempt Money Fund | K |
| 2013 | General Electric Corp | K |
| 2013 | General Motors | J |
| 2013 | Glaxosmithkline PLC | K |
| 2013 | Morgan Stanley Ca Tax-free Income Fund | J |
| 2013 | Northeast Utilities | K |
| 2013 | Nuveen Cal AMT-Free Muni Fd | K |
| 2013 | PNM Resources Inc | K |
| 2013 | Palomar Medical Tech | J |
| 2013 | Prudential Fimancial Inc | J |
| 2013 | Prudential Insurance | K |
| 2013 | Putnam Ca Tax-exempt Income | K |
| 2013 | Sacramento Credit Union | K |
| 2013 | Schools Federal Credit Union | L |
| 2013 | Sears Canada Inc | J |
| 2013 | Sears Holding Corp | J |
| 2013 | Southwest Airlines | J |
| 2013 | The Golden 1 Credit Union | J |
| 2013 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | J |
| 2013 | Union Bank - checking | L |
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