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
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
 

 
