District Judge
USDC Idaho
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Vandyke
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Oct. 27, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Patrick
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 15, 2025 | 
| 
Shoshone Bannock Tribes v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
 affirmed 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Aug. 22, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Watson
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 23, 2025 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Pizzuto v. Tewalt
 affirmed 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | May 14, 2025 | 
| 
Pizzuto v. Tewalt
 affirmed 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Mar. 24, 2025 | 
| 
Planned Parenthood v. Labrador
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Dec. 4, 2024 | 
| 
Morris v. W. Hayden Estates First Add.
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Civil Rights | Jun. 17, 2024 | 
| 
Edmo v. Corizon, Inc.
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Attorneys | Apr. 5, 2024 | 
| 
Davis v. Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Ltd.
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 23, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Alaniz
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 13, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Boam
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 30, 2023 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Creech v. Richardson
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 6, 2023 | 
| 
Creech v. Richardson
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 20, 2022 | 
| 
Balla v. State of Idaho
 affirmed 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Mar. 23, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Ponce
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 12, 2022 | 
| 
Corrigan v. Haaland
 affirmed 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 3, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Dade
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 29, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Parlor
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 22, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Harris
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 10, 2021 | 
| 
Merchant v. Corizon Health
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Apr. 5, 2021 | 
| 
Rice v. Morehouse
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Rights | Mar. 9, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Swenson
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2020 | 
| 
Hanson v. Shubert
 dismissed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 5, 2020 | 
| Amended Opinion: Pizzuto v. Blades | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 2, 2020 | 
| 
Stimpson v. Midland Credit Management
 affirmed 
 | 
Consumer Law | Dec. 19, 2019 | 
| 
FMC Corp. v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
 affirmed 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Nov. 18, 2019 | 
| 
Stephens v. Union Pacific Railroad
 affirmed 
 | 
Torts | Aug. 29, 2019 | 
| 
Edmo v. Corizon
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Aug. 26, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Crum
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 19, 2019 | 
| Pizzuto v. Blades | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 15, 2019 | 
| 
Coeur d'Alene Tribe v. Hawks
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Aug. 12, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Obendorf
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 10, 2018 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Padilla-Ramirez v. Bible
 affirmed 
 | 
Immigration | Feb. 16, 2018 | 
| 
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Wasden
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 5, 2018 | 
| 
Padilla-Ramirez v. Bible
 affirmed 
 | 
Immigration | Jul. 7, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Vandyke
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Oct. 27, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Patrick
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 15, 2025 | 
| 
Shoshone Bannock Tribes v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
 affirmed 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Aug. 22, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Watson
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 23, 2025 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Pizzuto v. Tewalt
 affirmed 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | May 14, 2025 | 
| 
Pizzuto v. Tewalt
 affirmed 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Mar. 24, 2025 | 
| 
Planned Parenthood v. Labrador
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Dec. 4, 2024 | 
| 
Morris v. W. Hayden Estates First Add.
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Civil Rights | Jun. 17, 2024 | 
| 
Edmo v. Corizon, Inc.
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Attorneys | Apr. 5, 2024 | 
| 
Davis v. Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Ltd.
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 23, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Alaniz
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 13, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Boam
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 30, 2023 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Creech v. Richardson
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 6, 2023 | 
| 
Creech v. Richardson
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 20, 2022 | 
| 
Balla v. State of Idaho
 affirmed 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Mar. 23, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Ponce
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 12, 2022 | 
| 
Corrigan v. Haaland
 affirmed 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 3, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Dade
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 29, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Parlor
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 22, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Harris
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 10, 2021 | 
| 
Merchant v. Corizon Health
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Apr. 5, 2021 | 
| 
Rice v. Morehouse
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Rights | Mar. 9, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Swenson
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2020 | 
| 
Hanson v. Shubert
 dismissed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 5, 2020 | 
| Amended Opinion: Pizzuto v. Blades | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 2, 2020 | 
| 
Stimpson v. Midland Credit Management
 affirmed 
 | 
Consumer Law | Dec. 19, 2019 | 
| 
FMC Corp. v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
 affirmed 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Nov. 18, 2019 | 
| 
Stephens v. Union Pacific Railroad
 affirmed 
 | 
Torts | Aug. 29, 2019 | 
| 
Edmo v. Corizon
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Aug. 26, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Crum
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 19, 2019 | 
| Pizzuto v. Blades | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 15, 2019 | 
| 
Coeur d'Alene Tribe v. Hawks
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Aug. 12, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Obendorf
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 10, 2018 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Padilla-Ramirez v. Bible
 affirmed 
 | 
Immigration | Feb. 16, 2018 | 
| 
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Wasden
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 5, 2018 | 
| 
Padilla-Ramirez v. Bible
 affirmed 
 | 
Immigration | Jul. 7, 2017 | 
