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Vince G. Chhabria

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District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
Department/Division: 4 Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 17th

450 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 522-2034



Nominated as Northern District judge by President Barack Obama, July 25, 2013; deputy city attorney, Chief of Appellate Litigation, San Francisco city attorney’s office, 2005-2014; associate, Covington & Burling LLP, 2002-2004; law clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer, 2001-2002; associate, Keker & Van Nest LLP, 2000-2001; law clerk, 9th Circuit Judge James R. Browning, 1999-2000; law clerk, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer, 1998-1999

UC Berkeley School of Law, 1998



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
In the Arena Northern District (San Francisco) Sep. 22, 2017

Rulings
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Bellot
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 21, 2024
Nacarino v. Kashi Co.
affirmed
 Consumer Law Aug. 14, 2023
GP Vincent II v. The Estate of Beard
reversed
 Environmental Law May 17, 2023
County of San Mateo v. Chevron
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 20, 2022
Social Technologies v. Apple
affirmed
 Intellectual Property Jul. 14, 2021
Hardeman v. Monsanto
affirmed
 Evidence May 17, 2021
U.S. v. Asuncion
author
 statutory_interpretation Sep. 8, 2020
In re Edwin Earl Elliott
affirmed
 Bankruptcy Aug. 13, 2020
U.S. v. Bocharnikov
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 28, 2020
Jabbari v. Farmer
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jul. 21, 2020
BNSF Railway v. Oregon Dep't of Revenue
author
 Tax Jul. 9, 2020
Barnes v. Routh Crabtree Olsen
author
 statutory_interpretation Jul. 1, 2020
IMDB.com Inc. v. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
affirmed
 Civil Rights Jun. 22, 2020
Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal LLC v. City of Oakland
affirmed
 Contracts May 27, 2020
County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corp.
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure May 27, 2020
Adams v. West Marine Products
affirmed
 Civil Procedure May 14, 2020
National Resources Defense Council Inc. v. Perry
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Oct. 11, 2019
Center for Biological Diversity v. Ilano
affirmed
 Environmental Law Jun. 25, 2019
Lambert v. Tesla
affirmed
 Arbitration May 20, 2019
U.S. v. Artis
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 29, 2019
Dachauer v. NBTY Inc.
affirmed
 Consumer Law Jan. 11, 2019
Saravia v. Sessions
affirmed
 Immigration Oct. 2, 2018
Hicks v. PGA Tour
affirmed in part
 Antitrust Jul. 30, 2018
Breazeale v. Victim Services, Inc.
dismissed
 Anti-SLAPP Dec. 28, 2017
Benjamin v. B & H Education
affirmed
 Labor Law Dec. 20, 2017
Daewoo Electronics American v. OPTA
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Nov. 28, 2017
Demetris v. Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
Labor Law Jul. 6, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Debra Brown, Sandra Morton, Barbara Labuszewski, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals v. The Permanente Medical Group Employment Law judge Nov. 10, 2017
The Regents of the University of California v. California Berry Cultivars LLC, Douglas Shaw, and Kirk Larson Intellectual Property judge Nov. 3, 2017
Robert A. Pastor; Scott M. Van Horn; Regina M. Florence; and William E. Florence III, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Bank of America Consumer Law judge Sep. 29, 2017
Shahriar Jabbari and Kaylee Heffelfinger, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Consumer Law judge Sep. 22, 2017
Caramad Conley v. City and County of San Francisco, Prentice Earl Sanders Civil Rights Defendant Sep. 13, 2014
CTIA - The Wireless Association v. The City And County of San Francisco Torts Defendant May 25, 2013
Greenwich Associates LLC v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. / Octavia Associates LLC v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Taxation Defendant Apr. 20, 2013
California Tow Truck Association v. City and County of San Francisco Constitutional Law Defendant Mar. 16, 2013
Andrew Mattingly v. City and County of San Francisco, Milen S. Banegas, Conroy Tam Civil Rights Defendant Sep. 1, 2012
City and County of San Francisco, a municipal corporation; The People of the State of California, by and through Dennis J. Herrera, City Attorney and for the City and County of San Francisco v. Vladigor Investments Inc., dba Tower Car Wash; Igor Paskhover; Vladimir Syelsky; Lisa Syelsky; Steve Matijevich, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Aug. 25, 2012
CTIA - The Wireless Association v. The City and County of San Francisco Torts Defendant Jul. 7, 2012
Safeway Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, Edwin M. Lee Civil Rights Defendant Oct. 1, 2011
Walgreen Co. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Business Law Defendant Jan. 24, 2009
Title Court Published
In the Arena Northern District (San Francisco) Sep. 22, 2017
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Bellot
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 21, 2024
Nacarino v. Kashi Co.
affirmed
 Consumer Law Aug. 14, 2023
GP Vincent II v. The Estate of Beard
reversed
 Environmental Law May 17, 2023
County of San Mateo v. Chevron
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 20, 2022
Social Technologies v. Apple
affirmed
 Intellectual Property Jul. 14, 2021
Hardeman v. Monsanto
affirmed
 Evidence May 17, 2021
U.S. v. Asuncion
author
 statutory_interpretation Sep. 8, 2020
In re Edwin Earl Elliott
affirmed
 Bankruptcy Aug. 13, 2020
U.S. v. Bocharnikov
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 28, 2020
Jabbari v. Farmer
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jul. 21, 2020
BNSF Railway v. Oregon Dep't of Revenue
author
 Tax Jul. 9, 2020
Barnes v. Routh Crabtree Olsen
author
 statutory_interpretation Jul. 1, 2020
IMDB.com Inc. v. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
affirmed
 Civil Rights Jun. 22, 2020
Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal LLC v. City of Oakland
affirmed
 Contracts May 27, 2020
County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corp.
affirmed in part
 Civil Procedure May 27, 2020
Adams v. West Marine Products
affirmed
 Civil Procedure May 14, 2020
National Resources Defense Council Inc. v. Perry
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Oct. 11, 2019
Center for Biological Diversity v. Ilano
affirmed
 Environmental Law Jun. 25, 2019
Lambert v. Tesla
affirmed
 Arbitration May 20, 2019
U.S. v. Artis
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 29, 2019
Dachauer v. NBTY Inc.
affirmed
 Consumer Law Jan. 11, 2019
Saravia v. Sessions
affirmed
 Immigration Oct. 2, 2018
Hicks v. PGA Tour
affirmed in part
 Antitrust Jul. 30, 2018
Breazeale v. Victim Services, Inc.
dismissed
 Anti-SLAPP Dec. 28, 2017
Benjamin v. B & H Education
affirmed
 Labor Law Dec. 20, 2017
Daewoo Electronics American v. OPTA
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Nov. 28, 2017
Demetris v. Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO
Labor Law Jul. 6, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Debra Brown, Sandra Morton, Barbara Labuszewski, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals v. The Permanente Medical Group Employment Law judge Nov. 10, 2017
The Regents of the University of California v. California Berry Cultivars LLC, Douglas Shaw, and Kirk Larson Intellectual Property judge Nov. 3, 2017
Robert A. Pastor; Scott M. Van Horn; Regina M. Florence; and William E. Florence III, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Bank of America Consumer Law judge Sep. 29, 2017
Shahriar Jabbari and Kaylee Heffelfinger, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Consumer Law judge Sep. 22, 2017
Caramad Conley v. City and County of San Francisco, Prentice Earl Sanders Civil Rights Defendant Sep. 13, 2014
CTIA - The Wireless Association v. The City And County of San Francisco Torts Defendant May 25, 2013
Greenwich Associates LLC v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. / Octavia Associates LLC v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Taxation Defendant Apr. 20, 2013
California Tow Truck Association v. City and County of San Francisco Constitutional Law Defendant Mar. 16, 2013
Andrew Mattingly v. City and County of San Francisco, Milen S. Banegas, Conroy Tam Civil Rights Defendant Sep. 1, 2012
City and County of San Francisco, a municipal corporation; The People of the State of California, by and through Dennis J. Herrera, City Attorney and for the City and County of San Francisco v. Vladigor Investments Inc., dba Tower Car Wash; Igor Paskhover; Vladimir Syelsky; Lisa Syelsky; Steve Matijevich, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law Plaintiff Aug. 25, 2012
CTIA - The Wireless Association v. The City and County of San Francisco Torts Defendant Jul. 7, 2012
Safeway Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, Edwin M. Lee Civil Rights Defendant Oct. 1, 2011
Walgreen Co. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Business Law Defendant Jan. 24, 2009