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 |