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Daniel P. Collins

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Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CA Central - Pasadena



Stanford Univ Law School; Stanford CA



Rulings
Case Category Published
Cogan v. Trabucco
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 21, 2024
J.B. v. Kyrene Elementary School District
dissenting
Education Aug. 20, 2024
Helm v. Thornell
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 9, 2024
Children's Health Defense v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
dissenting
Constitutional Law Aug. 9, 2024
Kennedy v. Las Vegas Sands Corporation
concurring
Employment Law Aug. 1, 2024
Shen v. Garland
author
Immigration Jul. 24, 2024
Davidson v. Sprout Foods, Inc.
concurring
Consumer Law Jun. 28, 2024
Morris v. W. Hayden Estates First Add.
dissenting
Civil Rights Jun. 17, 2024
Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. v. Carvalho
concurring
Education Jun. 7, 2024
Nielsen v. Thornell
dissenting
Prisoners' Rights May 21, 2024
Amended Opinion: Apache Stronghold v. U.S.
author
Constitutional Law May 14, 2024
Diamond S.J. Enterprise, Inc., DBA S. J. Live v. City of San Jose
dissenting
Constitutional Law Apr. 30, 2024
U.S. v. Allahyari
author
Civil Procedure Apr. 17, 2024
Estate of Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles
author
Qualified Immunity Mar. 21, 2024
McLaughlin v. Oliver
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 19, 2024
Apache Stronghold v. U.S.
author
Constitutional Law Mar. 1, 2024
Transamerica Life Insurance Co. v. Arutyunyan
author
Civil Procedure Feb. 22, 2024
Los Angeles Unified School District v. A.O.
dissenting
Education Feb. 15, 2024
Amended Opinion: Jane Doe v. Webgroup Czech Republic, A.S.
author
Civil Procedure Feb. 14, 2024
Ehart, Jr. v. Lahaina Divers, Inc.
dissenting
Maritime Law Feb. 8, 2024
Jane Doe v. Webgroup Czech Republic, A.S.
author
Civil Procedure Jan. 2, 2024
U.S. v. Galecki
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 27, 2023
Dominguez v. Better Mortgage Corp.
dissenting
Employment Law Dec. 7, 2023
Charboneau v. Davis
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 4, 2023
Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland
concurring
Environmental Law Dec. 4, 2023
DeFiore v. SOC LLC
dissenting
Civil Procedure Oct. 25, 2023
Su v. Bowers
dissenting
Civil Procedure Oct. 25, 2023
Amended Opinion: Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Lummi Nation
author
Native American Affairs Oct. 3, 2023
U.S. v. Cabrera
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 29, 2023
Jensen v. EXC Inc.
author
Evidence Sep. 22, 2023
Wallingford v. Bonta
dissenting
Civil Procedure Sep. 21, 2023
U.S. v. Marschall
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 20, 2023
U.S. v. Montoya
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 13, 2023
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Lummi Nation
author
Native American Affairs Sep. 11, 2023
United Aeronautical Corp. v. United States Air Force
dissenting
Government Sep. 7, 2023
U.S. v. Portillo-Gonzalez
author
Immigration Aug. 31, 2023
U.S. v. Sadler
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 15, 2023
York v. U.S.
author
Tax Aug. 11, 2023
City and County of San Francisco v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
dissenting
Environmental Law Jul. 31, 2023
Jones v. L.A. Central Plaza, LLC
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 26, 2023
Yoshikawa v. Seguirant
dissenting
Civil Rights Jul. 25, 2023
U.S. v. Ramos
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 10, 2023
Alfred v. Garland
concurring
Immigration Mar. 30, 2023
Langer v. Kiser
dissenting
Disability Discrimination Jan. 23, 2023
U.S. v. Amintobia
author
Immigration Jan. 11, 2023
Chen v. Albany School District
author
Constitutional Law Dec. 27, 2022
Diaz-Rodriguez v. Garland
concurring
Immigration Dec. 8, 2022
California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control v. Jim Dobbas Inc.
concurring
Civil Procedure Dec. 1, 2022
U.S. v. Kirst
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 22, 2022
Prescott v. Santoro
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 15, 2022
Mendoza-Linares v. Garland
author
Immigration Oct. 24, 2022
Lopez v. Garland
dissenting
Immigration Oct. 21, 2022
Mendoza v. Strickler
author
Constitutional Law Oct. 12, 2022
U.S. v. Saelee
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 11, 2022
Johnson v. City of Grants Pass
dissenting
Constitutional Law Sep. 28, 2022
Spirit of Aloha Temple v. County of Maui
concurring
Constitutional Law Sep. 22, 2022
Demarest v. City of Vallejo
author
Civil Rights Aug. 16, 2022
U.S. ex rel. Hartpence v. Kinetic Concepts
author
Health Care Aug. 9, 2022
U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez
dissenting
Immigration Jul. 11, 2022
Guillory v. Allen
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 1, 2022
Olea-Serefina v. Garland
author
Immigration May 20, 2022
Fon v. Garland
concurring
Immigration May 19, 2022
Shields v. Credit One Bank
author
Disability Discrimination May 9, 2022
Lodestar Anstalt v. Bacardi & Co.
author
Intellectual Property Apr. 22, 2022
Martinez-Rodriguez v. Giles
author
Immigration Apr. 19, 2022
U.S. v. Irons
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 12, 2022
Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center v. Stanislaus National Forest
author
Environmental Law Apr. 11, 2022
Mendoza v. Amalgamated Transit Union Intl.
author
Civil Procedure Apr. 8, 2022
A.B. v. Hawaii State Dept. of Education
author
Civil Procedure Apr. 5, 2022
New Harvest Christian Fellowship v. City of Salinas
concurring
Civil Rights Mar. 23, 2022
Harbor Breeze v. Newport Landing Sportfishing
author
Remedies Mar. 8, 2022
Milkovich v. U.S.
author
Tax Mar. 3, 2022
American National Property and Casualty Co. v. Gardineer
author
Insurance Feb. 14, 2022
U.S. v. Turchin
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 4, 2022
Amended Opinion: In re Hutchinson
author
Bankruptcy Dec. 27, 2021
Amended Opinion: Hodges v. Comcast
author
Arbitration Dec. 27, 2021
Walcott v. Garland
dissenting
Immigration Dec. 23, 2021
Arroyo v. Rosas
author
Disability Discrimination Dec. 13, 2021
U.S. v. Reyes
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 30, 2021
Plaskett v. Wormuth
author
Administrative Agencies Nov. 22, 2021
Optional Capital v. DAS Corporation
author
Civil Procedure Nov. 22, 2021
McGill v. Shinn
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2021
In re Hutchinson
author
Bankruptcy Oct. 20, 2021
Platt v. Moore
dissenting
Civil Rights Oct. 5, 2021
Inland Empire Waterkeeper v. Corona Clay
dissenting
Environmental Law Sep. 21, 2021
Hodges v. Comcast
author
Arbitration Sep. 13, 2021
Giha v. Garland
author
Immigration Sep. 3, 2021
Sisley v. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
concurring
Administrative Agencies Aug. 31, 2021
Brach v. Newsom
author
Constitutional Law Jul. 27, 2021
U.S. v. Pangang Group
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 27, 2021
Shooter v. State of Arizona
author
Civil Rights Jul. 23, 2021
Khachatryan v. Blinken
author
Immigration Jul. 15, 2021
Mazzei v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
Tax Jun. 3, 2021
United States v. Silveira
author
Criminal Law and Procedure May 14, 2021
U.S. v. Brown
author
Criminal Law and Procedure May 13, 2021
Tobias v. Arteaga
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 28, 2021
Poulsen v. Dept. of Defense
dissenting
Remedies Apr. 19, 2021
Benavidez v. County of San Diego
concurring
Qualified Immunity Apr. 13, 2021
Miller v. U.S.
author
statutory_interpretation Mar. 29, 2021
Lazo v. Wilkinson
author
Immigration Mar. 1, 2021
Friedman v. Tesla
author
Securities Jan. 27, 2021
ARIIX LLC v. NutriSearch
dissenting
Constitutional Law Jan. 25, 2021
Sandoval v. County of San Diego
dissenting
Civil Rights Jan. 14, 2021
John Doe #1 v. Trump
author
Constitutional Law Jan. 5, 2021
Tovar v. Zuchowski
concurring
Immigration Dec. 4, 2020
Broidy Capital Management v. State of Qatar
author
Civil Procedure Dec. 3, 2020
Harris v. KM Industrial, Inc.
dissenting
Civil Procedure Nov. 17, 2020
Cortesluna v. Leon
dissenting
Civil Rights Oct. 28, 2020
Chades v. Hill
concurring
Prisoners' Rights Oct. 1, 2020
U.S. v. Ramirez
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 28, 2020
Safaryan v. Barr
author
Immigration Sep. 18, 2020
In re Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center Inc.
author
Bankruptcy Sep. 17, 2020
Abcarian v. Levine
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 26, 2020
Tobler v. Sables LLC
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 5, 2020
U.S. v. Kuzma
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 4, 2020
State of California v. Trump
dissenting
Constitutional Law Jun. 29, 2020
Sierra Club v. Trump
dissenting
Constitutional Law Jun. 29, 2020
Organic Cannabis Foundation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
Tax Jun. 19, 2020

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Category Published
Cogan v. Trabucco
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 21, 2024
J.B. v. Kyrene Elementary School District
dissenting
Education Aug. 20, 2024
Helm v. Thornell
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 9, 2024
Children's Health Defense v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
dissenting
Constitutional Law Aug. 9, 2024
Kennedy v. Las Vegas Sands Corporation
concurring
Employment Law Aug. 1, 2024
Shen v. Garland
author
Immigration Jul. 24, 2024
Davidson v. Sprout Foods, Inc.
concurring
Consumer Law Jun. 28, 2024
Morris v. W. Hayden Estates First Add.
dissenting
Civil Rights Jun. 17, 2024
Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. v. Carvalho
concurring
Education Jun. 7, 2024
Nielsen v. Thornell
dissenting
Prisoners' Rights May 21, 2024
Amended Opinion: Apache Stronghold v. U.S.
author
Constitutional Law May 14, 2024
Diamond S.J. Enterprise, Inc., DBA S. J. Live v. City of San Jose
dissenting
Constitutional Law Apr. 30, 2024
U.S. v. Allahyari
author
Civil Procedure Apr. 17, 2024
Estate of Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles
author
Qualified Immunity Mar. 21, 2024
McLaughlin v. Oliver
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 19, 2024
Apache Stronghold v. U.S.
author
Constitutional Law Mar. 1, 2024
Transamerica Life Insurance Co. v. Arutyunyan
author
Civil Procedure Feb. 22, 2024
Los Angeles Unified School District v. A.O.
dissenting
Education Feb. 15, 2024
Amended Opinion: Jane Doe v. Webgroup Czech Republic, A.S.
author
Civil Procedure Feb. 14, 2024
Ehart, Jr. v. Lahaina Divers, Inc.
dissenting
Maritime Law Feb. 8, 2024
Jane Doe v. Webgroup Czech Republic, A.S.
author
Civil Procedure Jan. 2, 2024
U.S. v. Galecki
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 27, 2023
Dominguez v. Better Mortgage Corp.
dissenting
Employment Law Dec. 7, 2023
Charboneau v. Davis
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 4, 2023
Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland
concurring
Environmental Law Dec. 4, 2023
DeFiore v. SOC LLC
dissenting
Civil Procedure Oct. 25, 2023
Su v. Bowers
dissenting
Civil Procedure Oct. 25, 2023
Amended Opinion: Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Lummi Nation
author
Native American Affairs Oct. 3, 2023
U.S. v. Cabrera
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 29, 2023
Jensen v. EXC Inc.
author
Evidence Sep. 22, 2023
Wallingford v. Bonta
dissenting
Civil Procedure Sep. 21, 2023
U.S. v. Marschall
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 20, 2023
U.S. v. Montoya
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 13, 2023
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Lummi Nation
author
Native American Affairs Sep. 11, 2023
United Aeronautical Corp. v. United States Air Force
dissenting
Government Sep. 7, 2023
U.S. v. Portillo-Gonzalez
author
Immigration Aug. 31, 2023
U.S. v. Sadler
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 15, 2023
York v. U.S.
author
Tax Aug. 11, 2023
City and County of San Francisco v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
dissenting
Environmental Law Jul. 31, 2023
Jones v. L.A. Central Plaza, LLC
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 26, 2023
Yoshikawa v. Seguirant
dissenting
Civil Rights Jul. 25, 2023
U.S. v. Ramos
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 10, 2023
Alfred v. Garland
concurring
Immigration Mar. 30, 2023
Langer v. Kiser
dissenting
Disability Discrimination Jan. 23, 2023
U.S. v. Amintobia
author
Immigration Jan. 11, 2023
Chen v. Albany School District
author
Constitutional Law Dec. 27, 2022
Diaz-Rodriguez v. Garland
concurring
Immigration Dec. 8, 2022
California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control v. Jim Dobbas Inc.
concurring
Civil Procedure Dec. 1, 2022
U.S. v. Kirst
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 22, 2022
Prescott v. Santoro
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 15, 2022
Mendoza-Linares v. Garland
author
Immigration Oct. 24, 2022
Lopez v. Garland
dissenting
Immigration Oct. 21, 2022
Mendoza v. Strickler
author
Constitutional Law Oct. 12, 2022
U.S. v. Saelee
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 11, 2022
Johnson v. City of Grants Pass
dissenting
Constitutional Law Sep. 28, 2022
Spirit of Aloha Temple v. County of Maui
concurring
Constitutional Law Sep. 22, 2022
Demarest v. City of Vallejo
author
Civil Rights Aug. 16, 2022
U.S. ex rel. Hartpence v. Kinetic Concepts
author
Health Care Aug. 9, 2022
U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez
dissenting
Immigration Jul. 11, 2022
Guillory v. Allen
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 1, 2022
Olea-Serefina v. Garland
author
Immigration May 20, 2022
Fon v. Garland
concurring
Immigration May 19, 2022
Shields v. Credit One Bank
author
Disability Discrimination May 9, 2022
Lodestar Anstalt v. Bacardi & Co.
author
Intellectual Property Apr. 22, 2022
Martinez-Rodriguez v. Giles
author
Immigration Apr. 19, 2022
U.S. v. Irons
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 12, 2022
Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center v. Stanislaus National Forest
author
Environmental Law Apr. 11, 2022
Mendoza v. Amalgamated Transit Union Intl.
author
Civil Procedure Apr. 8, 2022
A.B. v. Hawaii State Dept. of Education
author
Civil Procedure Apr. 5, 2022
New Harvest Christian Fellowship v. City of Salinas
concurring
Civil Rights Mar. 23, 2022
Harbor Breeze v. Newport Landing Sportfishing
author
Remedies Mar. 8, 2022
Milkovich v. U.S.
author
Tax Mar. 3, 2022
American National Property and Casualty Co. v. Gardineer
author
Insurance Feb. 14, 2022
U.S. v. Turchin
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 4, 2022
Amended Opinion: In re Hutchinson
author
Bankruptcy Dec. 27, 2021
Amended Opinion: Hodges v. Comcast
author
Arbitration Dec. 27, 2021
Walcott v. Garland
dissenting
Immigration Dec. 23, 2021
Arroyo v. Rosas
author
Disability Discrimination Dec. 13, 2021
U.S. v. Reyes
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 30, 2021
Plaskett v. Wormuth
author
Administrative Agencies Nov. 22, 2021
Optional Capital v. DAS Corporation
author
Civil Procedure Nov. 22, 2021
McGill v. Shinn
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2021
In re Hutchinson
author
Bankruptcy Oct. 20, 2021
Platt v. Moore
dissenting
Civil Rights Oct. 5, 2021
Inland Empire Waterkeeper v. Corona Clay
dissenting
Environmental Law Sep. 21, 2021
Hodges v. Comcast
author
Arbitration Sep. 13, 2021
Giha v. Garland
author
Immigration Sep. 3, 2021
Sisley v. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
concurring
Administrative Agencies Aug. 31, 2021
Brach v. Newsom
author
Constitutional Law Jul. 27, 2021
U.S. v. Pangang Group
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 27, 2021
Shooter v. State of Arizona
author
Civil Rights Jul. 23, 2021
Khachatryan v. Blinken
author
Immigration Jul. 15, 2021
Mazzei v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
Tax Jun. 3, 2021
United States v. Silveira
author
Criminal Law and Procedure May 14, 2021
U.S. v. Brown
author
Criminal Law and Procedure May 13, 2021
Tobias v. Arteaga
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 28, 2021
Poulsen v. Dept. of Defense
dissenting
Remedies Apr. 19, 2021
Benavidez v. County of San Diego
concurring
Qualified Immunity Apr. 13, 2021
Miller v. U.S.
author
statutory_interpretation Mar. 29, 2021
Lazo v. Wilkinson
author
Immigration Mar. 1, 2021
Friedman v. Tesla
author
Securities Jan. 27, 2021
ARIIX LLC v. NutriSearch
dissenting
Constitutional Law Jan. 25, 2021
Sandoval v. County of San Diego
dissenting
Civil Rights Jan. 14, 2021
John Doe #1 v. Trump
author
Constitutional Law Jan. 5, 2021
Tovar v. Zuchowski
concurring
Immigration Dec. 4, 2020
Broidy Capital Management v. State of Qatar
author
Civil Procedure Dec. 3, 2020
Harris v. KM Industrial, Inc.
dissenting
Civil Procedure Nov. 17, 2020
Cortesluna v. Leon
dissenting
Civil Rights Oct. 28, 2020
Chades v. Hill
concurring
Prisoners' Rights Oct. 1, 2020
U.S. v. Ramirez
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 28, 2020
Safaryan v. Barr
author
Immigration Sep. 18, 2020
In re Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center Inc.
author
Bankruptcy Sep. 17, 2020
Abcarian v. Levine
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 26, 2020
Tobler v. Sables LLC
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 5, 2020
U.S. v. Kuzma
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 4, 2020
State of California v. Trump
dissenting
Constitutional Law Jun. 29, 2020
Sierra Club v. Trump
dissenting
Constitutional Law Jun. 29, 2020
Organic Cannabis Foundation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
Tax Jun. 19, 2020