Percy Anderson
How Judge Anderson rules, drawn from 16 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Anderson
Percy Anderson is a judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Judge Anderson received a commission on May 1, 2002.
Judge Anderson's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Anderson, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
- Judge's Procedures and Schedules ↗
- 2021 Civil Standing Order ↗
- 2021 Order Setting Scheduling Conference ↗
- 2021 Civil Trial Scheduling Order ↗
- 2021 Criminal Standing Order ↗
- JERS Information Sheet ↗
Key rules
Motions
A motion date need not be cleared with the court clerk before filing.
“It is not necessary to clear a motion date with the court clerk prior to filing the motion.”
Discovery
Calendar discovery motions before the magistrate judge.
“1. Discovery motions are to be calendared before the magistrate judge.”
Conferences
Support continuance requests with a declaration explaining the reason for the request.
“Continuances are granted only upon a showing of good cause. Requests for continuances must be by motion, stipulation, or application accompanied by a declaration setting forth the reasons for the requested continuance.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026).
- General Order 11-10: Alternative Dispute Resolution Program ↗
- General Order 19-01: Criminal Duty Matters Electronic Filing Pilot Project ↗
- General Order 20-13: Criminal Duty Matters Electronic Filing Pilot Project ↗
- General Order 18-02: Submission of Certain Prisoner Filings Through Electronic Mail ↗
- General Order 24-07: Criminal Justice Act Plan ↗
How Judge Anderson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Empire Distribution v. Fox, he granted Fox summary judgment after applying the Rogers test to its use of 'Empire' in an expressive work.
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Fox's Motion for Summary Judgment. The Court shall enter a Judgment consistent with this Order.”
In the reviewed bankruptcy appeal, a specific discrepancy between a proof of claim and its schedules was enough to keep a claim objection alive at the pleading stage; evidentiary burdens would apply later.
“The Court concludes only that dismissal at the pleading stage was premature.”
Cautions
In Culver v. Director of Corrections, he adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation and dismissed the state prisoner's habeas petition with prejudice as untimely.
“IT IS ORDERED that: 1. Respondent's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED; 2. Judgment shall be entered denying the Petition and dismissing this action with prejudice.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS ORDERED that: 1. Respondent's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED; 2. Judgment shall be entered denying the Petition and dismissing this action with prejudice.”
“the Magistrate Judge recommends that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be dismissed with prejudice. ... ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED: 1. The final report and recommendation is adopted. 2. Judgment shall be entered consistent with this order.”
“Having made a de novo determination, the Court agrees with the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. IT IS ORDERED that Judgment be entered denying the Petition and dismissed this action with prejudice.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Fox's Motion for Summary Judgment. The Court shall enter a Judgment consistent with this Order.”
“Because the Court rules in favor of Fox on First Amendment grounds, the Court denies as moot Fox's Motion to Strike and Empire Distribution's request for a continuance under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(d).”
“respondent’s motion to dismiss is denied”
“petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied on the merits”
“BNSF’s motion for a preliminary injunction is granted”
“Atlantic is entitled to summary judgment on both of Plaintiffs’ causes of action in the First Amended Complaint, and Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment must be denied.”
“(2) granting Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment and (3) directing that Judgment be entered dismissing the Complaint, and the action, with prejudice.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ Motion to Strike in part, grants Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment in part, and grants Plaintiffs request for a continuance.”
“For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS defendants’ motion and will enter judgment in their favor.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Freddie Mac’s motion for summary judgment is granted.”
“The Court therefore reverses the Bankruptcy Court’s order granting the Motion to 7 Dismiss to the extent it dismissed the 1st AC’s first claim for relief.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed 2026 assignments are dominated by pending alien-detainee habeas petitions, immigration mandamus cases, and pro se civil filings. Older reviewed matters include employment, prisoner civil-rights, disability-access, agency-review, copyright, contract, trademark, and criminal cases. The sole terminated valid matter in the refresh windows ended by voluntary dismissal.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 3 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 9 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 3 | 9 |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 8 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 2024 | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| Sep 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| Mar 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| Mar 2022 | 6 | 4 |
| Sep 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| Mar 2021 | 8 | 5 |
| Sep 2020 | 6 | 7 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Central District of California, not for Judge Anderson: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 15,190 | 3.9 months |
| Closed with no court action | 4,414 | 3.1 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 10,538 | 4.3 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 103 | 17.9 months |
| Closed during trial | 135 | 25.7 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 15,190 | 3.9 months |
| Sep 2024 | 15,348 | 3.9 months |
| Sep 2023 | 13,583 | 4.4 months |
| Sep 2022 | 12,887 | 4.7 months |
| Sep 2021 | 14,213 | 4.7 months |
| Sep 2020 | 14,205 | 5 months |
| Sep 2019 | 13,478 | 4.9 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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