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    • Danny Y. Chou

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    Associate Justice
    California Courts of Appeal
    1st Appellate District, Division 5
    Department/Division: 5 Days: M-F

    350 McAllister St.
    San Francisco , CA 94102-3600
    (415) 865-7300



    Nominated to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, February 2023, and confirmed June 2023; appointed to the San Mateo County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017; assistant county counsel, Santa Clara County Counsel's Office, 2012-18; chief of complex and special litigation, chief of appellate litigation, San Francisco City Attorney's Office, 2006-12; supervising staff attorney, judicial staff attorney, California Supreme Court; 1999-06; staff attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1998-99; associate, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, PC, San Francisco, 1995-98; clerk, Judge Stanley. A. Weigel, U.S. District Court, Northern District, 1994-95

    Harvard Law School



    Judicial Profiles
    Title Court Published
    Checking the Script San Mateo County Jul. 17, 2019

    Rulings
    Case Category Published
    People v. Daffeh
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2024
    T.M. v. Superior Court (People)
    author
    		 Juveniles Aug. 28, 2024
    Shah v. Skillz Inc.
    author
    		 Employment Law Apr. 9, 2024
    W. Bradley Electric v. Mitchell Engineering
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Feb. 29, 2024
    People v. Olay
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 22, 2023
    Phillips v. Gordon
    affirmed
    		 Evidence Nov. 30, 2023
    Modification: People v. Pomar
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2023
    People v. Pomar
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2023
    Modification: SHR St. Francis, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco
    author
    		 Tax Sep. 14, 2023
    SHR St. Francis, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco
    author
    		 Tax Aug. 18, 2023
    Traiman v. Alameda Unified School Dist.
    author
    		 Tax Aug. 4, 2023
    Wellsfry v. Ocean Colony Partners
    affirmed
    		 Torts Apr. 28, 2023
    City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports v. U.S. Specialty Insurance Co.
    affirmed
    		 Civil Procedure Jun. 16, 2022
    Lincoln v. Lopez
    affirmed
    		 Civil Procedure Apr. 27, 2022
    In re M.S.
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 25, 2021
    Crestwood Behavioral Health v. Lacy
    author
    		 Labor Law Oct. 20, 2021
    In re Moore
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 2021

    Verdicts & Settlements
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Damont Richardson, Raoof Abdul Sayad, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Pegasus Aviation Services LLC, and Does 1 thru 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 30, 2022
    Millbrae Square Company v. RPM/Belgium N.V., RPM International Inc., RPM Belgium Vandex, Chemical Specialties Manufacturing Corporation, Alteco Polymer Systems, Alteco Polymers, Alteco Polymer Flooring, Alteco Technik GMBH, Ryerson Concrete LLC, and Does 1 through 100 Contracts judge Jan. 21, 2022
    The People of the State of California, acting by and through City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. Blue Cross of California Inc. dba Anthem Blue Cross; Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company; Health Net of California Inc., and Does 1 to 50 Business Law Plaintiff Sep. 17, 2016
    State of California ex rel. David Sherwin v. Office Depot Inc. Torts Plaintiff Dec. 13, 2014
    The People of the State of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, NL Industries Inc., The Sherwin Williams Company and related cross-action Torts Plaintiff Feb. 15, 2014
    The People of the State of California, acting by and through San Francisco City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. Blue Cross of California Inc. dba Anthem Blue Cross; Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company; Health Net of California Inc., and Does 1 through 50 Insurance Plaintiff Mar. 9, 2013
    Airis Holdings LLC, Duane Morris, LLP v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport Contracts Defendant Sep. 8, 2012
    In Re: McKesson Governmental Entities Average Wholesale Price Litigation Torts Plaintiff Jun. 9, 2012
    Wild Equity Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, National Parks Conservation Association, Surfrider Foundation, Sequoia Audubon, Sierra Club v. City and County of San Francisco, Ed Lee, Philip Ginsburg Environmental Law Defendant Dec. 24, 2011
    Craig Yates v. Union Square Civil Rights Defendant Mar. 27, 2010
    Title Court Published
    Checking the Script San Mateo County Jul. 17, 2019
    Case Category Published
    People v. Daffeh
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2024
    T.M. v. Superior Court (People)
    author
    		 Juveniles Aug. 28, 2024
    Shah v. Skillz Inc.
    author
    		 Employment Law Apr. 9, 2024
    W. Bradley Electric v. Mitchell Engineering
    author
    		 Civil Procedure Feb. 29, 2024
    People v. Olay
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 22, 2023
    Phillips v. Gordon
    affirmed
    		 Evidence Nov. 30, 2023
    Modification: People v. Pomar
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2023
    People v. Pomar
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2023
    Modification: SHR St. Francis, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco
    author
    		 Tax Sep. 14, 2023
    SHR St. Francis, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco
    author
    		 Tax Aug. 18, 2023
    Traiman v. Alameda Unified School Dist.
    author
    		 Tax Aug. 4, 2023
    Wellsfry v. Ocean Colony Partners
    affirmed
    		 Torts Apr. 28, 2023
    City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports v. U.S. Specialty Insurance Co.
    affirmed
    		 Civil Procedure Jun. 16, 2022
    Lincoln v. Lopez
    affirmed
    		 Civil Procedure Apr. 27, 2022
    In re M.S.
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 25, 2021
    Crestwood Behavioral Health v. Lacy
    author
    		 Labor Law Oct. 20, 2021
    In re Moore
    author
    		 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 2021
    Case Name Topic Role Published
    Damont Richardson, Raoof Abdul Sayad, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Pegasus Aviation Services LLC, and Does 1 thru 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 30, 2022
    Millbrae Square Company v. RPM/Belgium N.V., RPM International Inc., RPM Belgium Vandex, Chemical Specialties Manufacturing Corporation, Alteco Polymer Systems, Alteco Polymers, Alteco Polymer Flooring, Alteco Technik GMBH, Ryerson Concrete LLC, and Does 1 through 100 Contracts judge Jan. 21, 2022
    The People of the State of California, acting by and through City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. Blue Cross of California Inc. dba Anthem Blue Cross; Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company; Health Net of California Inc., and Does 1 to 50 Business Law Plaintiff Sep. 17, 2016
    State of California ex rel. David Sherwin v. Office Depot Inc. Torts Plaintiff Dec. 13, 2014
    The People of the State of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, NL Industries Inc., The Sherwin Williams Company and related cross-action Torts Plaintiff Feb. 15, 2014
    The People of the State of California, acting by and through San Francisco City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. Blue Cross of California Inc. dba Anthem Blue Cross; Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company; Health Net of California Inc., and Does 1 through 50 Insurance Plaintiff Mar. 9, 2013
    Airis Holdings LLC, Duane Morris, LLP v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport Contracts Defendant Sep. 8, 2012
    In Re: McKesson Governmental Entities Average Wholesale Price Litigation Torts Plaintiff Jun. 9, 2012
    Wild Equity Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, National Parks Conservation Association, Surfrider Foundation, Sequoia Audubon, Sierra Club v. City and County of San Francisco, Ed Lee, Philip Ginsburg Environmental Law Defendant Dec. 24, 2011
    Craig Yates v. Union Square Civil Rights Defendant Mar. 27, 2010
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