Kenly Kiya Kato

Cases in this dataset

200 linked docket records. These counts are not a count of rulings or a prediction.

Case volume by filing year

• 20181
• 20202
• 20211
• 202212
• 202358
• 202431
• 202565
• 202630

Recent cases

• James Rutherford v. Jose Ortega5:26-cv-00704 · 2026-02-08
• Favio Suastegui Moreno v. Senior Warden, Adelanto Detention Facility5:26-cv-00548 · 2026-02-06
• Bhyman Sharma v. Fereti Semaia5:26-cv-00557 · 2026-02-06
• Joel Pelegrino Ascutin v. D. Marin5:26-cv-00481 · 2026-02-02
• Karla A. Godoy-Rodriguez v. ICE Process Ctr5:26-cv-00442 · 2026-02-01
• United African-Asian Abilities Club v. Northbrook Capital, L.P5:26-cv-00413 · 2026-01-30
• Aioyna Basi Yupaha v. Public Storage Operating Company2:26-cv-01011 · 2026-01-30
• Edmond Oscar Walker v. Judge Chastian2:26-cv-01029 · 2026-01-30
• Armen Akopovich Tsarukyan v. Kristi Noem5:26-cv-00406 · 2026-01-29
• United African-Asian Abilities Club v. Mcp El Sereno, Lp5:26-cv-00379 · 2026-01-28

Career history

• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · 2023-11-17 to End not recorded · Joseph R. Biden
• District Court, C.D. California · 2014-07-01 to End not recorded

• Harvard Law School J.D. 1996
• University of California, Los Angeles B.A. 1993

Sources and corrections

• fjc-bio · 2026-10-07
• courtlistener-people-bulk · 2026-10-07

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