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Saundra B. Armstrong

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Senior District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Oakland
Days: M-F

1301 Clay Street #4005
Oakland , CA 94612-5212
(510) 637-3525



Appointed to the U.S. District Court by President George H. W. Bush, 1991; judge, Alameda County Superior Court, 1989-91; commissioner, U.S. Parole Commission, 1986-89; commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1983-86; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-83; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1980-82, 1978-79; senior consultant, California State Assembly, 1979-80.

University of San Francisco School of Law



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Decidedly Direct Northern District of California (Oakland) Mar. 18, 2021
Armstrong Plays to Her Strengths Mar. 9, 2005

Rulings
Case Category Published
Falck N. California Corp. v. Scott Griffith Collaborative Solutions
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Feb. 11, 2022
Citizens For Free Speech v. County of Alameda
affirmed
 Civil Rights Mar. 25, 2020
Center for Biological Diversity v. Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
affirmed
 Environmental Law Jun. 29, 2018
First Resort Inc. v. Herrera
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jun. 28, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Tulsee Nathu, Daxa "Mina" Patel, Jayanti Nathu, II Ram 6801 I-40 West, Amarillo, TX Ltd. and 1000 Ram Ltd. v. City of Oakland Civil Rights judge Mar. 31, 2023
Stephen Grove Malloy v. Regents of the University of California, et al. Employment Law judge Nov. 25, 2022
1305 Ridgewood LLC, et al. v. Athas Capital Group Inc., et al. Business Law judge Nov. 11, 2022
Kevin Woodruff, et al. v. De Facto, Barrett, Daffin, Frappier, Treder & Weiss, LLP, et al. Real Property judge Jul. 29, 2022
Dennis Song, et al. v. The Regents of the University of California Civil Rights judge Oct. 29, 2021
Federal Trade Commission v. American Financial Benefits Center also dba AFB and AF Student Services; Ameritech Financial; Financial Education Benefits Center; Brandon Demond Frere, individually and as an officer of American Financial Benefits Center, Ameritech Financial and Financial Education Benefits Center Consumer Law judge Dec. 11, 2020
Confidential Banking judge Aug. 17, 2004
Northern Insurance Co. of New York v. Hypro Corporation Maritime Law judge Aug. 10, 2004
Kim Nguyen, Marilyn Nguyen, Kimberly Nguyen v. City and County of San Francisco, Karol Jo Kappel, David Frieders Torts judge Aug. 12, 2000
Confidential Civil Rights judge Jun. 28, 1997
David Hern v. Intermedics, Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Apr. 19, 1997
Wisk Computer Services, Inc. v. Hartford Insurance Co. of the Midwest Breach of Contract judge Nov. 12, 1994
Title Court Published
Decidedly Direct Northern District of California (Oakland) Mar. 18, 2021
Armstrong Plays to Her Strengths Mar. 9, 2005
Case Category Published
Falck N. California Corp. v. Scott Griffith Collaborative Solutions
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Feb. 11, 2022
Citizens For Free Speech v. County of Alameda
affirmed
 Civil Rights Mar. 25, 2020
Center for Biological Diversity v. Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
affirmed
 Environmental Law Jun. 29, 2018
First Resort Inc. v. Herrera
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jun. 28, 2017
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