Percy Anderson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Jurisdiction
- California · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 1, 2002–present
Percy Anderson
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases2 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules2 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · September 12, 2025
Yi-Sheng Fang, et al. v. Hechalou US LLC, et al.
- Court response
- Monetary sanction; Order to notify State Bar and compliance declaration
AI-related ruling · December 12, 2024
Mojtabavi v. Blinken
- Court response
- Case dismissed with prejudice
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Consultant, Legal Services Corporation, California, 1978-1979
- Directing attorney, San Fernando Valley [California] Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., 1975-1978
- Private practice, California, 1985-2002
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1979-1985
- Consultant, Legal Services Corporation, CA, 1978-1979
- Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1977-1978
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, C.D. California, 2002-present
Education
- University of California · J.D., 1975
Personal record
Born 1948 · Long Beach, CA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked August 16, 2026
https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/106/percy-anderson/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts