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Cathy A. Bencivengo

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District Judge
USDC Southern District of California
James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse
Southern District Court of California
Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 15A

333 W Broadway
San Diego , CA 92101
(619) 557-7688



Appointed U.S. District judge by President Barack Obama, 2012; U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District, 2005-12; partner, associate, DLA Piper, formerly Gray Cary Ware & Friedenrich, and Gray Cary Ames & Frye, San Diego, 1988-2005.

The University of Michigan Law School, 1988



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Fair Shake Southern District of California (San Diego) Apr. 16, 2019
Part of the Solution U.S. Southern District of California Jun. 30, 2009

Rulings
Case Category Published
Grizzell v. San Elijo Elementary School
affirmed
 Attorneys Aug. 7, 2024
Marquez v. Rodriguez
reversed
 Civil Rights Sep. 6, 2023
Amended Opinion: J.K.J. v. City of San Diego
affirmed
 Civil Rights Aug. 2, 2022
Guillory v. Allen
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 1, 2022
In Re Dynamic Random Access Memory Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Litigation
author
 Antitrust Mar. 8, 2022
J.K.J. v. City of San Diego
affirmed
 Civil Rights Nov. 16, 2021
U.S. v. Melgar-Diaz
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jun. 30, 2021
Webb v. Trader Joe's
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jun. 7, 2021
Benavidez v. County of San Diego
affirmed in part
 Qualified Immunity Apr. 13, 2021
Kroessler v. CVS Healthcare Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Oct. 12, 2020
Amended Opinion: Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
vacated in whole or part
 Civil Rights Jul. 22, 2020
Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
vacated in whole or part
 Civil Rights May 14, 2020
Nayab v. Capital One Bank
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Nov. 1, 2019
U.S. v. Garcia-Morales
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 1, 2019
California Trucking Assoc. v. Su
affirmed
 Labor Law Sep. 11, 2018
Tourgeman v. Nelson & Kennard
affirmed
 Consumer Law Aug. 21, 2018
Amended Opinion: TDY Holdings LLC v. United States
reversed and remanded
 Environmental Law Mar. 21, 2018
Amended Opinion: TDY Holdings LLC v. United States
reversed and remanded
 Environmental Law Mar. 8, 2018
Corral v. Select Portfolio Servicing
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 28, 2017
TDY Holdings LLC v. United States
reversed and remanded
 Environmental Law Oct. 5, 2017
King v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
reversed and remanded
 Health Care Sep. 11, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Mark Warren v. Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al. Real Property judge Feb. 2, 2018
Carly Heck, Sara Lund, Ally Ortanez v. Heavenly Couture Inc. Employment Law judge Nov. 10, 2017
Ramon Eugenio Sanchez Ritchie v. Sempra Energy Torts judge Oct. 20, 2017
Tatiana Korolshteyn, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, NBTY Inc. Consumer Law judge Oct. 6, 2017
Douglas Thompson on behalf of himself, others similarly situated, and the general public v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, and Does 1 through 100 Employment Law judge Sep. 29, 2017
Title Court Published
Fair Shake Southern District of California (San Diego) Apr. 16, 2019
Part of the Solution U.S. Southern District of California Jun. 30, 2009
Case Category Published
Grizzell v. San Elijo Elementary School
affirmed
 Attorneys Aug. 7, 2024
Marquez v. Rodriguez
reversed
 Civil Rights Sep. 6, 2023
Amended Opinion: J.K.J. v. City of San Diego
affirmed
 Civil Rights Aug. 2, 2022
Guillory v. Allen
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 1, 2022
In Re Dynamic Random Access Memory Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Litigation
author
 Antitrust Mar. 8, 2022
J.K.J. v. City of San Diego
affirmed
 Civil Rights Nov. 16, 2021
U.S. v. Melgar-Diaz
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jun. 30, 2021
Webb v. Trader Joe's
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jun. 7, 2021
Benavidez v. County of San Diego
affirmed in part
 Qualified Immunity Apr. 13, 2021
Kroessler v. CVS Healthcare Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Oct. 12, 2020
Amended Opinion: Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
vacated in whole or part
 Civil Rights Jul. 22, 2020
Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
vacated in whole or part
 Civil Rights May 14, 2020
Nayab v. Capital One Bank
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Nov. 1, 2019
U.S. v. Garcia-Morales
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 1, 2019
California Trucking Assoc. v. Su
affirmed
 Labor Law Sep. 11, 2018
Tourgeman v. Nelson & Kennard
affirmed
 Consumer Law Aug. 21, 2018
Amended Opinion: TDY Holdings LLC v. United States
reversed and remanded
 Environmental Law Mar. 21, 2018
Amended Opinion: TDY Holdings LLC v. United States
reversed and remanded
 Environmental Law Mar. 8, 2018
Corral v. Select Portfolio Servicing
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 28, 2017
TDY Holdings LLC v. United States
reversed and remanded
 Environmental Law Oct. 5, 2017
King v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
reversed and remanded
 Health Care Sep. 11, 2017