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    • Michelle T. Friedland

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    Circuit Judge
    9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
    CA Northern - San Jose





    Law clerk, Hon. David Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2000-01; law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 2001-02; lecturer in law, Stanford Law School, 2002-04; private practice, San Francisco 2004-14; confirmed April 2014

    Stanford Law School, J.D., 2000



    Judicial Profiles
    Title Court Published
    Michelle Taryn Friedland 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (San Francisco) Jul. 30, 2015

    Rulings
    Case Category Published
    Crowe v. Oregon State Bar
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Aug. 28, 2024
    U.S. v. Yepez
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 23, 2024
    Calonge v. City of San Jose
    author
    		 Qualified Immunity Jun. 7, 2024
    U.S. v. James Milheiser
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 9, 2024
    Hampton v. State of California
    author
    		 Prisoners' Rights Oct. 3, 2023
    Brown v. State of Arizona
    concurring
    		 Education Sep. 25, 2023
    Earth Island Institute v. Muldoon
    author
    		 Environmental Law Sep. 12, 2023
    Polanco v. Diaz
    author
    		 Civil Rights Aug. 7, 2023
    Center for Biological Diversity v. Bureau of Land Management
    concurring
    		 Administrative Agencies May 26, 2023
    Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
    reversed and remanded
    		 Environmental Law May 25, 2023
    Amended Opinion: Porter v. Martinez
    author
    		 Constitutional Law May 22, 2023
    Porter v. Martinez
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Apr. 7, 2023
    Bolden-Hardge v. California State Controller
    author
    		 Employment Discrimination Apr. 3, 2023
    American Rivers v. American Petroleum Institute
    author
    		 Environmental Law Feb. 21, 2023
    Armstrong v. Newsom
    author
    		 Prisoners' Rights Feb. 2, 2023
    Amended Opinion: Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland
    author
    		 Immigration Sep. 23, 2022
    Caremark v. Chickasaw Nation
    author
    		 Arbitration Aug. 9, 2022
    Montiel v. Chappell
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2022
    California State Water Resources Control Board v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    author
    		 Environmental Law Aug. 4, 2022
    U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez
    concurring
    		 Immigration Jul. 11, 2022
    Fierro v. Smith
    author
    		 Prisoners' Rights Jul. 5, 2022
    Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland
    author
    		 Immigration Jun. 24, 2022
    Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    author
    		 Environmental Law Jun. 17, 2022
    Evans v. Synopsys
    dismissed
    		 Civil Procedure May 13, 2022
    Miskey v. Kijakazi
    author
    		 Administrative Agencies May 4, 2022
    Garcia v. City of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Civil Rights Sep. 3, 2021
    Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    author
    		 Environmental Law Aug. 17, 2021
    Quintero Perez v. U.S.
    concurring
    		 Civil Rights Aug. 17, 2021
    Jones v. Davis
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2021
    Hubbard v. U.S.
    concurring
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 2021
    Agendia v. Becerra
    author
    		 Health Care Jul. 19, 2021
    Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
    vacated and remanded
    		 Constitutional Law Jun. 29, 2021
    Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County
    author
    		 Native American Affairs Jun. 14, 2021
    Kaiser v. Cascade Capital
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Mar. 10, 2021
    Estate of Anderson v. Marsh
    author
    		 Civil Rights Jan. 19, 2021
    MetroPCS California v. Picker
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Aug. 17, 2020
    Amended Opinion: Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
    author
    		 Civil Rights Jul. 22, 2020
    Blumenthal Distributing Inc. v. Herman Miller Inc.
    dissenting
    		 Intellectual Property Jun. 26, 2020
    Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
    author
    		 Civil Rights May 14, 2020
    May v. Ryan
    author
    		 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 30, 2020
    Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Mar. 18, 2020
    Campbell v. St. John
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Mar. 4, 2020
    Ross v. Williams
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Feb. 25, 2020
    U.S. v. Gagarin
    concurring
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2020
    Amended Opinion: Floyd v. Filson
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2020
    U.S. v. Mayea-Pulido
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jan. 6, 2020
    Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    author
    		 Environmental Law Nov. 15, 2019
    Floyd v. Filson
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2019
    U.S. v. Valle
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2019
    U.S. v. Cuevas-Lopez
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 20, 2019
    Dine Citizens Against Ruining v. Bureau of Indian Affairs
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jul. 30, 2019
    Rodriguez v. City of San Jose
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jul. 24, 2019
    Anderson v. Ghaly
    concurring
    		 Administrative Agencies Jul. 19, 2019
    CTIA v. City of Berkeley
    dissenting
    		 Constitutional Law Jul. 3, 2019
    U.S. v. Brown
    concurring
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 6, 2019
    Biel v. St. James School
    author
    		 Employment Discrimination Dec. 18, 2018
    Local Joint Exec. Bd. v. Mirage Casino-Hotel
    dissenting
    		 Arbitration Dec. 14, 2018
    In re City of Stockton
    dissenting
    		 Civil Procedure Dec. 11, 2018
    U.S. v. Moreno Ornelas
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 26, 2018
    In re Easysaver Rewards Litigation
    author
    		 Consumer Law Oct. 4, 2018
    Lopez v. Sessions
    dissenting
    		 Immigration Aug. 23, 2018
    Chippewa Cree Tribe v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
    author
    		 Native American Affairs Aug. 22, 2018
    Amended Opinion: Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek
    author
    		 probate_and_trusts Jul. 20, 2018
    Amended Opinion: In re Zappos.com
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Apr. 23, 2018
    Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek
    author
    		 probate_and_trusts Mar. 22, 2018
    American Bankers Management Co. v. Heryford
    author
    		 Civil Rights Mar. 16, 2018
    In re Zappos.com
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Mar. 9, 2018
    Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Molinar
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 6, 2018
    U.S. v. Murillo-Alvarado
    concurring
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2017
    United States v. Molinar
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 30, 2017
    Hewlett-Packard Company and Consolidated Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
    concurring
    		 Tax Nov. 10, 2017
    Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
    author
    		 Labor Law Oct. 17, 2017
    Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
    author
    		 Labor Law Aug. 24, 2017
    Window Rock Unified School District v. Nez
    author
    		 Native American Affairs Jun. 29, 2017

    Verdicts & Settlements
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Jessica Felber v. Mark G. Yudof, President of the Regents of the University of California, Berkeley; The Regents of the University of California; The University of California, Berkeley; Robert J. Birgeneau, Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley; Associated Students University of California, ASUC Auxiliary Civil Rights Defendant Jan. 21, 2012
    Title Court Published
    Michelle Taryn Friedland 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (San Francisco) Jul. 30, 2015
    Case Category Published
    Crowe v. Oregon State Bar
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Aug. 28, 2024
    U.S. v. Yepez
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 23, 2024
    Calonge v. City of San Jose
    author
    		 Qualified Immunity Jun. 7, 2024
    U.S. v. James Milheiser
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 9, 2024
    Hampton v. State of California
    author
    		 Prisoners' Rights Oct. 3, 2023
    Brown v. State of Arizona
    concurring
    		 Education Sep. 25, 2023
    Earth Island Institute v. Muldoon
    author
    		 Environmental Law Sep. 12, 2023
    Polanco v. Diaz
    author
    		 Civil Rights Aug. 7, 2023
    Center for Biological Diversity v. Bureau of Land Management
    concurring
    		 Administrative Agencies May 26, 2023
    Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
    reversed and remanded
    		 Environmental Law May 25, 2023
    Amended Opinion: Porter v. Martinez
    author
    		 Constitutional Law May 22, 2023
    Porter v. Martinez
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Apr. 7, 2023
    Bolden-Hardge v. California State Controller
    author
    		 Employment Discrimination Apr. 3, 2023
    American Rivers v. American Petroleum Institute
    author
    		 Environmental Law Feb. 21, 2023
    Armstrong v. Newsom
    author
    		 Prisoners' Rights Feb. 2, 2023
    Amended Opinion: Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland
    author
    		 Immigration Sep. 23, 2022
    Caremark v. Chickasaw Nation
    author
    		 Arbitration Aug. 9, 2022
    Montiel v. Chappell
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2022
    California State Water Resources Control Board v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    author
    		 Environmental Law Aug. 4, 2022
    U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez
    concurring
    		 Immigration Jul. 11, 2022
    Fierro v. Smith
    author
    		 Prisoners' Rights Jul. 5, 2022
    Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland
    author
    		 Immigration Jun. 24, 2022
    Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    author
    		 Environmental Law Jun. 17, 2022
    Evans v. Synopsys
    dismissed
    		 Civil Procedure May 13, 2022
    Miskey v. Kijakazi
    author
    		 Administrative Agencies May 4, 2022
    Garcia v. City of Los Angeles
    author
    		 Civil Rights Sep. 3, 2021
    Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    author
    		 Environmental Law Aug. 17, 2021
    Quintero Perez v. U.S.
    concurring
    		 Civil Rights Aug. 17, 2021
    Jones v. Davis
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2021
    Hubbard v. U.S.
    concurring
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 2021
    Agendia v. Becerra
    author
    		 Health Care Jul. 19, 2021
    Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
    vacated and remanded
    		 Constitutional Law Jun. 29, 2021
    Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County
    author
    		 Native American Affairs Jun. 14, 2021
    Kaiser v. Cascade Capital
    author
    		 statutory_interpretation Mar. 10, 2021
    Estate of Anderson v. Marsh
    author
    		 Civil Rights Jan. 19, 2021
    MetroPCS California v. Picker
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Aug. 17, 2020
    Amended Opinion: Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
    author
    		 Civil Rights Jul. 22, 2020
    Blumenthal Distributing Inc. v. Herman Miller Inc.
    dissenting
    		 Intellectual Property Jun. 26, 2020
    Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
    author
    		 Civil Rights May 14, 2020
    May v. Ryan
    author
    		 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 30, 2020
    Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Mar. 18, 2020
    Campbell v. St. John
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Mar. 4, 2020
    Ross v. Williams
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Feb. 25, 2020
    U.S. v. Gagarin
    concurring
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2020
    Amended Opinion: Floyd v. Filson
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2020
    U.S. v. Mayea-Pulido
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jan. 6, 2020
    Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    author
    		 Environmental Law Nov. 15, 2019
    Floyd v. Filson
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2019
    U.S. v. Valle
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2019
    U.S. v. Cuevas-Lopez
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 20, 2019
    Dine Citizens Against Ruining v. Bureau of Indian Affairs
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jul. 30, 2019
    Rodriguez v. City of San Jose
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Jul. 24, 2019
    Anderson v. Ghaly
    concurring
    		 Administrative Agencies Jul. 19, 2019
    CTIA v. City of Berkeley
    dissenting
    		 Constitutional Law Jul. 3, 2019
    U.S. v. Brown
    concurring
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 6, 2019
    Biel v. St. James School
    author
    		 Employment Discrimination Dec. 18, 2018
    Local Joint Exec. Bd. v. Mirage Casino-Hotel
    dissenting
    		 Arbitration Dec. 14, 2018
    In re City of Stockton
    dissenting
    		 Civil Procedure Dec. 11, 2018
    U.S. v. Moreno Ornelas
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 26, 2018
    In re Easysaver Rewards Litigation
    author
    		 Consumer Law Oct. 4, 2018
    Lopez v. Sessions
    dissenting
    		 Immigration Aug. 23, 2018
    Chippewa Cree Tribe v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
    author
    		 Native American Affairs Aug. 22, 2018
    Amended Opinion: Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek
    author
    		 probate_and_trusts Jul. 20, 2018
    Amended Opinion: In re Zappos.com
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Apr. 23, 2018
    Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek
    author
    		 probate_and_trusts Mar. 22, 2018
    American Bankers Management Co. v. Heryford
    author
    		 Civil Rights Mar. 16, 2018
    In re Zappos.com
    author
    		 Constitutional Law Mar. 9, 2018
    Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Molinar
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 6, 2018
    U.S. v. Murillo-Alvarado
    concurring
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2017
    United States v. Molinar
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 30, 2017
    Hewlett-Packard Company and Consolidated Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
    concurring
    		 Tax Nov. 10, 2017
    Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
    author
    		 Labor Law Oct. 17, 2017
    Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
    author
    		 Labor Law Aug. 24, 2017
    Window Rock Unified School District v. Nez
    author
    		 Native American Affairs Jun. 29, 2017
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