District Judge
USDC Oregon
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Keast
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 10, 2025 | 
| 
Cahill v. Nike, Inc.
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Mar. 18, 2025 | 
| 
Conway v. O'Malley
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 26, 2024 | 
| 
Blumenkron v. Multnomah County
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Feb. 2, 2024 | 
| 
Mendoza v. Strickler
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Oct. 12, 2022 | 
| 
Bird v. Oregon Commission for the Blind
 reversed 
 | 
Immunity | Jan. 10, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Lizarraras-Chacon 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 24, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Schaefer
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 17, 2021 | 
| 
Bean v. Matteucci
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Jan. 21, 2021 | 
| 
Olson v. U.S.
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 24, 2020 | 
| 
McAdory v. DNF Associates 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Consumer Law | Mar. 10, 2020 | 
| 
Allen v. Ives
 petition granted 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 25, 2020 | 
| 
Parents For Privacy v. Barr
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Feb. 13, 2020 | 
| 
Heimrich v. U.S. Dept. of the Army
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jan. 17, 2020 | 
| 
Cerner Middle East Ltd. v. ICapital LLC
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
International Law | Sep. 24, 2019 | 
| 
Adidas America v. Skechers USA
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | May 11, 2018 | 
| 
Miller v. City of Portland 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2017 | 
| 
Lamear v. Berryhill
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Aug. 2, 2017 | 
| Portland General Electric Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. | Arbitration | Jul. 11, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories Inc. | Intellectual Property | judge | Aug. 27, 2021 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Keast
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 10, 2025 | 
| 
Cahill v. Nike, Inc.
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Mar. 18, 2025 | 
| 
Conway v. O'Malley
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 26, 2024 | 
| 
Blumenkron v. Multnomah County
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Feb. 2, 2024 | 
| 
Mendoza v. Strickler
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Oct. 12, 2022 | 
| 
Bird v. Oregon Commission for the Blind
 reversed 
 | 
Immunity | Jan. 10, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Lizarraras-Chacon 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 24, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Schaefer
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 17, 2021 | 
| 
Bean v. Matteucci
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Jan. 21, 2021 | 
| 
Olson v. U.S.
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 24, 2020 | 
| 
McAdory v. DNF Associates 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Consumer Law | Mar. 10, 2020 | 
| 
Allen v. Ives
 petition granted 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 25, 2020 | 
| 
Parents For Privacy v. Barr
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Feb. 13, 2020 | 
| 
Heimrich v. U.S. Dept. of the Army
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jan. 17, 2020 | 
| 
Cerner Middle East Ltd. v. ICapital LLC
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
International Law | Sep. 24, 2019 | 
| 
Adidas America v. Skechers USA
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | May 11, 2018 | 
| 
Miller v. City of Portland 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2017 | 
| 
Lamear v. Berryhill
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Aug. 2, 2017 | 
| Portland General Electric Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. | Arbitration | Jul. 11, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories Inc. | Intellectual Property | judge | Aug. 27, 2021 | 
