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Louis Peter Petrich · California Lawyer
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Louis Peter Petrich is on California’s State Bar roll, #38161, admitted in 1966; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Communications Law, Entertainment and Sports Law and Media Law. 28 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 20 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #38161 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1966 |
| Law school | Univ of California at Los Angeles |
| Location | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Manzari v. Associated Newspapers | Counsel for the appellant | 830 F.3d 881 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 July 2016 |
| Stoddard White, Jr. v. Twentieth Century Fox Corporat | Counsel for the respondent | 572 F. App'x 475 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 May 2014 |
| Davis v. AT & T Wireless Services, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 570 F. App'x 652 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 April 2014 |
| Dath v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 653 F.3d 898 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 July 2011 |
| Campbell v. Walt Disney Co. | Counsel for the defendant | 718 F. Supp. 2d 1108 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 7 May 2010 |
| Bernal v. PARADIGM TALENT AND LITERARY AGENCY | Counsel for the defendant | 788 F. Supp. 2d 1043 | U.S. District Court, Central District of California | 22 February 2010 |
| Seals-McClellan v. Dreamworks, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 120 F. App'x 3 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 December 2004 |
| Idema v. Dreamworks, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 90 F. App'x 496 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 December 2003 |
| Idema v. Dreamworks, Inc. | Counsel for the defendant | 162 F. Supp. 2d 1129 | U.S. District Court, Central District of California | 10 September 2001 |
| Self-Realization Fellowship Church v. Ananda Church of Self-Realization | Counsel for the appellant | 206 F.3d 1322 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 March 2000 |
| Self-Realization Fellowship Church v. Ananda Church of Self-Realization | Counsel for the appellant | 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2295 | California Supreme Court | 23 March 2000 |
| Mahlon Dolman v. Michael Agee Michael Agee Productions L & H Records the Nostalgia Archive | Counsel for the appellant | 157 F.3d 708 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 5 October 1998 |
| Southland Sod Farms v. Stover Seed Co. | Counsel for the appellant | 108 F.3d 1134 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 March 1997 |
| Los Angeles News Service v. Reuters Television International, Ltd. | Counsel for the defendant | 942 F. Supp. 1275 | U.S. District Court, Central District of California | 4 October 1996 |
| Los Angeles News Service v. Reuters Television International, Ltd. | Counsel for the defendant | 942 F. Supp. 1265 | U.S. District Court, Central District of California | 22 July 1996 |
| Dielsi v. Falk | Counsel for the defendant | 916 F. Supp. 985 | U.S. District Court, Central District of California | 23 January 1996 |
| James W. Cleary v. News Corporation and Harpercollins Publishers, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 30 F.3d 1255 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 August 1994 |
| James W. Cleary v. News Corporation and Harpercollins Publishers, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5887 | California Supreme Court | 1 August 1994 |
| Shaw v. Lindheim | Counsel for the defendant | 809 F. Supp. 1393 | U.S. District Court, Central District of California | 4 September 1992 |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences v. Creative House Promotions, Inc. | Counsel for the appellant | 944 F.2d 1446 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 July 1991 |
| Lou Shaw Eastborne Productions, Inc. v. Richard Lindheim Michael Sloan Universal City Studios, Inc. Columbia Broadcasting Systems McA Television, Ltd. | Counsel for the respondent | 919 F.2d 1353 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 November 1990 |
| Lou Shaw Eastborne Productions, Inc. v. Richard Lindheim Michael Sloan Universal City Studios, Inc. Columbia Broadcasting Systems McA Television, Ltd. | Counsel for the respondent | 908 F.2d 531 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 July 1990 |
| Abend v. MCA, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 863 F.2d 1465 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 December 1988 |
| Baxter v. MCA, Inc. | Counsel for the respondent | 812 F.2d 421 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 5 March 1987 |
| Franklin v. Cannon Films, Inc. | Counsel for the defendant | 654 F. Supp. 133 | U.S. District Court, Central District of California | 18 February 1987 |
| Meta-Film Associates, Inc. v. MCA, Inc. | Counsel for the defendant | 586 F. Supp. 1346 | U.S. District Court, Central District of California | 14 May 1984 |
| Kramer Motors, Inc. v. British Leyland, Ltd. | Counsel for the respondent | 628 F.2d 1175 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 April 1980 |
| Cool-Fin Electronics Corp. v. International Electronic Research Corp. | Counsel for the respondent | 491 F.2d 660 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 January 1974 |
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The law school on the record is UCLA School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1966 · 60 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Communications Law, Entertainment and Sports Law and Media Law.
28 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, seated at Los Angeles.
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