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Phyllis J. Hamilton

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Senior District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Oakland
Department/Division: 3 Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 3rd

1301 Clay Street #4005
Oakland , CA 94612-5212
(510) 637-1296



Appointed as U.S. district judge, Northern District of California, 2000; U.S. magistrate judge, Northern District of California, 1991-2000; court commissioner, municipal court in Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Judicial District, 1985-91; administrative judge, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, San Francisco Regional Office, 1980-85; deputy public defender, Office of the State Public Defender, San Francisco, 1976-80

Santa Clara University School of Law, 1976



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
US judge Phyllis Hamilton champions hard work but also wellness USDC Northern District of California Jul. 10, 2024
Phyllis J. Hamilton Northern District of California (Oakland) May 2, 2013

Rulings
Case Category Published
Kohn v. State Bar of California
affirmed in part
 Attorneys Dec. 6, 2023
Briskin v. Shopify Inc.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Nov. 28, 2023
WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies
affirmed
 Immunity Nov. 9, 2021
United States v. Vandergroen
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2020
Campbell v. St. John
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 4, 2020
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Aug. 13, 2019
Amended Opinion: U.S. ex rel. Rose v. Stephens Institute
affirmed
 Government Nov. 27, 2018
U.S. ex rel. Rose v. Stephens Institute
affirmed
 Government Aug. 27, 2018
U.S. v. Joyce
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 12, 2018
Amended Opinion: Davidson v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Consumer Law May 10, 2018
San Francisco Apartment Association v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Feb. 9, 2018
Davidson v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Consumer Law Oct. 23, 2017
Estate of Lopez v. Gelhaus
affirmed
 Civil Rights Sep. 25, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Viswanath V. Shankar, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Imperva Inc., Shlomo Kramer, Terrence J. Schmid Securities judge Mar. 2, 2018
Federal Trade Commission v. Springtech 77376, LLC dba Cedarcide.com and Cedarcidestore.com; Cedarcide Industries Inc.; Chemical Free Solutions LLC; Cedar Oil Technologies Corp.; Dave Glassel, individually and as an officer of Springtech 77376, LLC, Cedarcide Industries Inc., and Cedar Oil Technologies Corp. Consumer Law judge Feb. 16, 2018
Margaret Ward et al. v. The County of Mendocino Civil Rights judge Jan. 5, 2018
Robert Trevino v. E. Dotson, et al. Civil Rights judge Nov. 10, 2017
James Hutchins v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, et al. Real Property judge Nov. 3, 2017
Matthew Campbell and Michael Hurley, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Facebook Inc. Torts judge Oct. 13, 2017
Francis Flores v. Tyco Electronics Employment Law judge Jan. 25, 2005
Confidential Employment Law judge Dec. 7, 2004
Confidential Civil Rights judge May 4, 2004
Wallace v. Smith Maritime Law judge Apr. 5, 2001
Carol Denney v. Alex Takaoka, et al. Civil Rights judge Jan. 8, 1994
Title Court Published
US judge Phyllis Hamilton champions hard work but also wellness USDC Northern District of California Jul. 10, 2024
Phyllis J. Hamilton Northern District of California (Oakland) May 2, 2013
Case Category Published
Kohn v. State Bar of California
affirmed in part
 Attorneys Dec. 6, 2023
Briskin v. Shopify Inc.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Nov. 28, 2023
WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies
affirmed
 Immunity Nov. 9, 2021
United States v. Vandergroen
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 8, 2020
Campbell v. St. John
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 4, 2020
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Aug. 13, 2019
Amended Opinion: U.S. ex rel. Rose v. Stephens Institute
affirmed
 Government Nov. 27, 2018
U.S. ex rel. Rose v. Stephens Institute
affirmed
 Government Aug. 27, 2018
U.S. v. Joyce
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 12, 2018
Amended Opinion: Davidson v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Consumer Law May 10, 2018
San Francisco Apartment Association v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Feb. 9, 2018
Davidson v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.
reversed and remanded
 Consumer Law Oct. 23, 2017
Estate of Lopez v. Gelhaus
affirmed
 Civil Rights Sep. 25, 2017