Senior District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Robert F. Peckham Federal Building & US Courthouse
Department/Division:
4
Days:
M-F
Courtroom/Floor:
5th
280 S First Street #2112
San Jose , CA 95113-3008
(408) 535-5356
Took senior status, October 2023; appointed to the Northern District of California by President Barack Obama, 2011; judge, Santa Clara County Superior court, 2001-11; partner, Davila & Polverino, San Jose, 1988-2001; deputy public defender, Santa Clara County, 1981-88
UC Hastings College of Law
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Devoted to Diversity U.S. Judge Edward Davila strives to hire people that represent the court’s community. | Northern District of California (San Jose) | Oct. 15, 2020 |
| Edward J. Davila | Northern District (San Jose) | Jul. 25, 2012 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico v. Earley
vacated and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | May 3, 2024 |
|
Best Carpet Values, Inc. v. Google LLC
reversed
|
Torts | Jan. 11, 2024 |
|
Amended Opinion: Amalgamated Bank v. Facebook, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Securities | Dec. 4, 2023 |
|
Amalgamated Bank v. Facebook, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Securities | Oct. 18, 2023 |
|
U.S. v. Hougen
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 1, 2023 |
|
Doe I v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
reversed in part
|
International Law | Jul. 7, 2023 |
|
Enigma Software Group USA LLC v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Commercial Law | Jun. 2, 2023 |
|
Prescott v. Santoro
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 15, 2022 |
|
Killgore v. Specpro Professional Services
reversed in part
|
Employment Law | Oct. 20, 2022 |
|
In Re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation
vacated and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 28, 2022 |
|
Sicre De Fontbrune v. Wofsy
reversed and remanded
|
Copyright | Jul. 13, 2022 |
|
Ray v. Lara
affirmed
|
Prisoners' Rights | Apr. 12, 2022 |
|
Amended Opinion: Bladeroom Group Ltd. v. Emerson Electric
reversed and remanded
|
Contracts | Dec. 22, 2021 |
|
Optronic Technologies v. Ningbo Sunny Electronic
vacated in whole or part
|
Antitrust | Dec. 7, 2021 |
|
Plaskett v. Wormuth
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 22, 2021 |
|
Bladeroom Group Ltd. v. Emerson Electric
reversed and remanded
|
Contracts | Aug. 31, 2021 |
|
Guenther v. Lockheed Martin
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 26, 2020 |
|
In re Facebook Inc. Internet Tracking Litigation
affirmed in part
|
statutory_interpretation | Apr. 10, 2020 |
|
Amended Opinion: Enigma Software v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Cyber Law | Jan. 2, 2020 |
|
Enigma Software v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Cyber Law | Sep. 13, 2019 |
|
Rodriguez v. City of San Jose
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2019 |
|
Interior Glass Systems v. U.S.
affirmed
|
Tax | Jun. 27, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Torres
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 9, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Vasquez-Gonzalez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2018 |
|
Mejia v. Sessions
author
|
Immigration | Aug. 30, 2017 |
|
In re Google Referrer Header Privacy Litigation
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2017 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation v. Corel Corporation and Corel Inc. | Intellectual Property | judge | Mar. 23, 2018 |
| Wo of Ideafarm v. County of Santa Clara, City of Mountain View | Civil Rights | judge | Feb. 23, 2018 |
| Fatmata Sesay (Osias) v. Santa Clara County Valley Medical Center, et al. | Employment Law | judge | Feb. 2, 2018 |
| Sofia Zoumboulakis v. Richard A. McGinn, et al. | Securities | judge | Nov. 3, 2017 |
| Ralph B. Neal v. Select Portfolio Servicing Inc., et al. | Real Property | judge | Oct. 27, 2017 |
| Winston Smith, Jane Doe I, and Jane Doe II, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Facebook Inc., American Cancer Society Inc., American Society of Clinical Oncology Inc., Melanoma Research Foundation, Adventist Health System, BJC Healthcare, Cleveland Clinic, University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center | Torts | judge | Jul. 7, 2017 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Devoted to Diversity U.S. Judge Edward Davila strives to hire people that represent the court’s community. | Northern District of California (San Jose) | Oct. 15, 2020 |
| Edward J. Davila | Northern District (San Jose) | Jul. 25, 2012 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico v. Earley
vacated and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | May 3, 2024 |
|
Best Carpet Values, Inc. v. Google LLC
reversed
|
Torts | Jan. 11, 2024 |
|
Amended Opinion: Amalgamated Bank v. Facebook, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Securities | Dec. 4, 2023 |
|
Amalgamated Bank v. Facebook, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Securities | Oct. 18, 2023 |
|
U.S. v. Hougen
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 1, 2023 |
|
Doe I v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
reversed in part
|
International Law | Jul. 7, 2023 |
|
Enigma Software Group USA LLC v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Commercial Law | Jun. 2, 2023 |
|
Prescott v. Santoro
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 15, 2022 |
|
Killgore v. Specpro Professional Services
reversed in part
|
Employment Law | Oct. 20, 2022 |
|
In Re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation
vacated and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 28, 2022 |
|
Sicre De Fontbrune v. Wofsy
reversed and remanded
|
Copyright | Jul. 13, 2022 |
|
Ray v. Lara
affirmed
|
Prisoners' Rights | Apr. 12, 2022 |
|
Amended Opinion: Bladeroom Group Ltd. v. Emerson Electric
reversed and remanded
|
Contracts | Dec. 22, 2021 |
|
Optronic Technologies v. Ningbo Sunny Electronic
vacated in whole or part
|
Antitrust | Dec. 7, 2021 |
|
Plaskett v. Wormuth
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 22, 2021 |
|
Bladeroom Group Ltd. v. Emerson Electric
reversed and remanded
|
Contracts | Aug. 31, 2021 |
|
Guenther v. Lockheed Martin
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 26, 2020 |
|
In re Facebook Inc. Internet Tracking Litigation
affirmed in part
|
statutory_interpretation | Apr. 10, 2020 |
|
Amended Opinion: Enigma Software v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Cyber Law | Jan. 2, 2020 |
|
Enigma Software v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
reversed and remanded
|
Cyber Law | Sep. 13, 2019 |
|
Rodriguez v. City of San Jose
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2019 |
|
Interior Glass Systems v. U.S.
affirmed
|
Tax | Jun. 27, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Torres
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Jan. 9, 2019 |
|
U.S. v. Vasquez-Gonzalez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2018 |
|
Mejia v. Sessions
author
|
Immigration | Aug. 30, 2017 |
|
In re Google Referrer Header Privacy Litigation
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2017 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation v. Corel Corporation and Corel Inc. | Intellectual Property | judge | Mar. 23, 2018 |
| Wo of Ideafarm v. County of Santa Clara, City of Mountain View | Civil Rights | judge | Feb. 23, 2018 |
| Fatmata Sesay (Osias) v. Santa Clara County Valley Medical Center, et al. | Employment Law | judge | Feb. 2, 2018 |
| Sofia Zoumboulakis v. Richard A. McGinn, et al. | Securities | judge | Nov. 3, 2017 |
| Ralph B. Neal v. Select Portfolio Servicing Inc., et al. | Real Property | judge | Oct. 27, 2017 |
| Winston Smith, Jane Doe I, and Jane Doe II, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Facebook Inc., American Cancer Society Inc., American Society of Clinical Oncology Inc., Melanoma Research Foundation, Adventist Health System, BJC Healthcare, Cleveland Clinic, University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center | Torts | judge | Jul. 7, 2017 |