Arthur Nakazato

How Judge Nakazato rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Nakazato no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
United States District Court for the Central District of California
Position
magistrate
Status
Retired 2016
Served
1996–2016
Commissioned
1996
Signed orders read
2

How Judge Nakazato decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

The court affirmed where the administrative decision addressed the disputed impairments and substantial evidence supported the resulting functional assessment.

“the Commissioner’s final decision is free of legal error and supported by substantial evidence”

Vocational testimony supported affirmance where the hypothetical incorporated the claimant's supported exertional and non-exertional limitations.

“The ALJ properly relied on the vocational expert’s testimony”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Donna Hall v. Michael J. Astrue
2:08-cv-00755 · 2008-10-23
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“judgment be entered affirming the Commissioner’s final decision”

Jesse M. Duran v. Michael J. Astrue
2:08-cv-00767 · 2009-01-06
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“judgment be entered affirming the Commissioner’s final decision”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

All fifteen initial-cohort matters had terminated. Their median duration was 267 days, with a range of 94 to 1,152 days. The top-up targeted additional groundable outcomes and is not included in the duration summary.

A historical record

Judge Nakazato no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.