District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
Department/Division:
8
Days:
M-F
Courtroom/Floor:
19th
450 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 522-2015
Appointed District Judge by Pres. Joseph Biden, 2022; appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge, 2011; partner, Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP, San Francisco, 2009-11; career law clerk for U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, San Francisco, 1998-2009; associate, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, San Francisco, 1994-98; associate, Goodwin, Procter LLP, Boston, 1993-94
Harvard Univ Law School
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 'Humans first' | Northern District of California (San Francisco) | Feb. 17, 2021 |
| Jacqueline Scott Corley | Northern District of California (San Francisco) | Sep. 20, 2012 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Behrend v. San Francisco Zen Center, Inc.
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | Jul. 17, 2024 |
|
Saloojas Inc. v. Aetna Health of California Inc.
affirmed
|
Health Care | Sep. 7, 2023 |
|
Winsor v. Sequoia Benefits & Insurance Services
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 8, 2023 |
|
Center for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Dept. of Justice
reversed and remanded
|
Government | Sep. 24, 2021 |
|
Lawson v. Grubhub
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 21, 2021 |
|
Center for Investigative Reporting v. USDOJ
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
Cortesluna v. Leon
reversed
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 28, 2020 |
|
Aleman Gonzalez v. Barr
affirmed
|
Immigration | Apr. 8, 2020 |
|
Ramirez v. TransUnion
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Feb. 28, 2020 |
|
Garris v. FBI
affirmed in part
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 12, 2019 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Joseph Raimondo, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation | Civil Rights | judge | Feb. 23, 2018 |
| Devaughn Frierson v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Oct. 27, 2017 |
| Paul Bibo, an individual, Georgia Shields, an individual, Alex Galvez, an individual, Marc Garvey, an individual, and Bryan Peter, an individual, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated v. Federal Express Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and Does 1 through 500, inclusive | Employment Law | Plaintiff | Oct. 27, 2012 |
| Jane Doe v. University of the Pacific | Torts | Plaintiff | Aug. 27, 2011 |
| Chevron Corporation v. Cristobal Bonifaz, The Law Offices of Cristobal Bonifaz | Torts | Defendant | Oct. 30, 2010 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 'Humans first' | Northern District of California (San Francisco) | Feb. 17, 2021 |
| Jacqueline Scott Corley | Northern District of California (San Francisco) | Sep. 20, 2012 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Behrend v. San Francisco Zen Center, Inc.
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | Jul. 17, 2024 |
|
Saloojas Inc. v. Aetna Health of California Inc.
affirmed
|
Health Care | Sep. 7, 2023 |
|
Winsor v. Sequoia Benefits & Insurance Services
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 8, 2023 |
|
Center for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Dept. of Justice
reversed and remanded
|
Government | Sep. 24, 2021 |
|
Lawson v. Grubhub
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 21, 2021 |
|
Center for Investigative Reporting v. USDOJ
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
Cortesluna v. Leon
reversed
|
Civil Rights | Oct. 28, 2020 |
|
Aleman Gonzalez v. Barr
affirmed
|
Immigration | Apr. 8, 2020 |
|
Ramirez v. TransUnion
affirmed in part
|
Constitutional Law | Feb. 28, 2020 |
|
Garris v. FBI
affirmed in part
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 12, 2019 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Joseph Raimondo, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation | Civil Rights | judge | Feb. 23, 2018 |
| Devaughn Frierson v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Oct. 27, 2017 |
| Paul Bibo, an individual, Georgia Shields, an individual, Alex Galvez, an individual, Marc Garvey, an individual, and Bryan Peter, an individual, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated v. Federal Express Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and Does 1 through 500, inclusive | Employment Law | Plaintiff | Oct. 27, 2012 |
| Jane Doe v. University of the Pacific | Torts | Plaintiff | Aug. 27, 2011 |
| Chevron Corporation v. Cristobal Bonifaz, The Law Offices of Cristobal Bonifaz | Torts | Defendant | Oct. 30, 2010 |