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Joseph C. Spero

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U.S. Magistrate Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
Department/Division: D Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 15th

450 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 522-2035



Recall status, eff. March 2023

Columbia U Law School



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Joseph C. Spero Northern District (San Francisco) Feb. 21, 2016

Rulings
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Hughes
affirmed
Banking Aug. 21, 2024
Wit v. United Behavioral Health
affirmed in part
Employment Law Aug. 22, 2023
Wit v. United Behavioral Health
reversed in part
Civil Procedure Jan. 26, 2023
U.S. ex rel Silbersher v. Allergan
reversed and remanded
Patent Law Aug. 25, 2022
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders
affirmed
Antitrust Dec. 3, 2021
Amended Opinion: Steinle v. U.S.
affirmed
Torts Nov. 9, 2021
Steinle v. U.S.
affirmed
Torts Aug. 25, 2021
Revitch v. DIRECTV LLC
affirmed
Arbitration Oct. 1, 2020
Senne v. Kansas City Royals Baseball
affirmed in part
Labor Law Aug. 19, 2019
James Steinle v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
Immunity Mar. 26, 2019
Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories
vacated and remanded
Labor Law Feb. 27, 2019
Heavenly Hana v. Hotel Union & Hotel Industry
reversed
statutory_interpretation Jun. 4, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Piyush Jain v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 2, 2018
Confidential Employment Law judge Sep. 10, 2005
Confidential Torts judge Jan. 26, 2002
Title Court Published
Joseph C. Spero Northern District (San Francisco) Feb. 21, 2016
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Hughes
affirmed
Banking Aug. 21, 2024
Wit v. United Behavioral Health
affirmed in part
Employment Law Aug. 22, 2023
Wit v. United Behavioral Health
reversed in part
Civil Procedure Jan. 26, 2023
U.S. ex rel Silbersher v. Allergan
reversed and remanded
Patent Law Aug. 25, 2022
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders
affirmed
Antitrust Dec. 3, 2021
Amended Opinion: Steinle v. U.S.
affirmed
Torts Nov. 9, 2021
Steinle v. U.S.
affirmed
Torts Aug. 25, 2021
Revitch v. DIRECTV LLC
affirmed
Arbitration Oct. 1, 2020
Senne v. Kansas City Royals Baseball
affirmed in part
Labor Law Aug. 19, 2019
James Steinle v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
Immunity Mar. 26, 2019
Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories
vacated and remanded
Labor Law Feb. 27, 2019
Heavenly Hana v. Hotel Union & Hotel Industry
reversed
statutory_interpretation Jun. 4, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Piyush Jain v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 2, 2018
Confidential Employment Law judge Sep. 10, 2005
Confidential Torts judge Jan. 26, 2002