Senior District Judge
USDC Eastern District of California
Retired February 7, 2020; USDC Eastern District of California; Senior District February 2020
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence J. O'Neill | Eastern District of California (Fresno) | Nov. 14, 2016 |
| No Wasted Time | U.S. District Court, Eastern District (Fresno) | Jun. 29, 2006 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Lewis v. Andes
affirmed
|
Prisoners' Rights | Mar. 12, 2024 |
|
Montiel v. Chappell
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 5, 2022 |
|
Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center v. Stanislaus National Forest
affirmed
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 11, 2022 |
|
Hoffman v. Preston
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 1, 2022 |
|
Sanders v. Davis
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 14, 2022 |
|
Bolin v. Davis
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Peterson
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 4, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. State Water Resources Control Board
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Feb. 25, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. King
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 15, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Ramirez
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 28, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Walker
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 23, 2020 |
|
Kim v. U.S.
reversed and remanded
|
Torts | Oct. 11, 2019 |
|
United States v. Ochoa
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 30, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Carey
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 11, 2019 |
|
Cedar Point Nursery v. Shiroma
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | May 9, 2019 |
|
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 22, 2019 |
|
Daniels Sharpsmart v. Smith
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | May 3, 2018 |
|
Elhouty v. Lincoln Benefit Life
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 28, 2018 |
|
Yith v. Nielsen
reversed and remanded
|
Immigration | Feb. 8, 2018 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Colima's Carniceria Y Taqueria, Maria Cobian, Martin Cobian | Employment Law | judge | Aug. 11, 2017 |
| Helen Wathan, James F. Wathan, a surviving heirs of James Wathan Jr., deceased v. Merced County Sheriff Deputy Doug Hays and Deputy Russ Sharock | Civil Rights | judge | Aug. 22, 2009 |
| Robert L. McKnight v. Janet and Stanley Papazian | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 23, 1995 |
| Ida Manning v. Russel George and Donald Elia and Does 1 through 10 | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 11, 1993 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence J. O'Neill | Eastern District of California (Fresno) | Nov. 14, 2016 |
| No Wasted Time | U.S. District Court, Eastern District (Fresno) | Jun. 29, 2006 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Lewis v. Andes
affirmed
|
Prisoners' Rights | Mar. 12, 2024 |
|
Montiel v. Chappell
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 5, 2022 |
|
Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center v. Stanislaus National Forest
affirmed
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 11, 2022 |
|
Hoffman v. Preston
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 1, 2022 |
|
Sanders v. Davis
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 14, 2022 |
|
Bolin v. Davis
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Peterson
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 4, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. State Water Resources Control Board
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Feb. 25, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. King
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 15, 2021 |
|
U.S. v. Ramirez
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 28, 2020 |
|
U.S. v. Walker
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 23, 2020 |
|
Kim v. U.S.
reversed and remanded
|
Torts | Oct. 11, 2019 |
|
United States v. Ochoa
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 30, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Carey
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 11, 2019 |
|
Cedar Point Nursery v. Shiroma
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | May 9, 2019 |
|
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 22, 2019 |
|
Daniels Sharpsmart v. Smith
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | May 3, 2018 |
|
Elhouty v. Lincoln Benefit Life
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 28, 2018 |
|
Yith v. Nielsen
reversed and remanded
|
Immigration | Feb. 8, 2018 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Colima's Carniceria Y Taqueria, Maria Cobian, Martin Cobian | Employment Law | judge | Aug. 11, 2017 |
| Helen Wathan, James F. Wathan, a surviving heirs of James Wathan Jr., deceased v. Merced County Sheriff Deputy Doug Hays and Deputy Russ Sharock | Civil Rights | judge | Aug. 22, 2009 |
| Robert L. McKnight v. Janet and Stanley Papazian | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 23, 1995 |
| Ida Manning v. Russel George and Donald Elia and Does 1 through 10 | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 11, 1993 |