Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Jurisdiction
- California · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 18, 2020–present
Stanley Blumenfeld Jr.
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 · May 5, 2025
Flowz Digital v. Caroline Dalal
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral
AI-related ruling · October 30, 2024
Mortazavi v. Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
- Court response
- $2,500 Monetary Sanction + Mandatory Disclosure to California State Bar
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Cynthia Holcomb Hall, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988-1989
- Professional Career: Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1993-2006
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1989-1996; special assistant U.S. attorney, 1993-1996
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2009-
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, Southwestern Law School, 2011-2014
Judicial service
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2006-2020
- Judge, District Court, C.D. California, 2020-present
Education
- SUNY at Binghamton · Spanish & Classical Civilization, 1984
- New York University · M.A. Spanish, 1985
- University of California-Los Angeles · cum laude, 1988
- University of California · J.D., 1988
- Binghamton University
- State University of New York at Binghamton · B.A., 1984
- University of New York at Binghamton · B.A., 1984
Personal record
Born March 7, 1962 · Patchogue, NY
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/13373/stanley-blumenfeld-jr/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