Chief Judge
USDC Eastern Washington
Gonzaga University Law School
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
St. Clair v. County of Okanogan
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 23, 2025 | 
| 
Stockton v. Brown
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 17, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Petrushkin
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 14, 2025 | 
| 
Columbia Legal Services v. Stemilt AG Services LLC
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 10, 2025 | 
| 
Husayn v. Mitchell
 affirmed 
 | 
Government | Jun. 30, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Bowers
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2025 | 
| 
State of Washington v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2024 | 
| 
Bacon v. Woodward et. al
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jun. 18, 2024 | 
| 
Glanden v. Kijakazi
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 16, 2023 | 
| 
Donovan v. Vance
 dismissed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 13, 2023 | 
| 
Clarkson v. Alaska Airlines Inc.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Employment Law | Feb. 1, 2023 | 
| 
Ochoa v. Public Consulting Group
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Sep. 19, 2022 | 
| 
Fort v. State of Washington
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2022 | 
| 
United States v. Williams
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 19, 2021 | 
| 
Slidewaters v. Washington State Dep't of Labor
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Jul. 9, 2021 | 
| 
Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County
 affirmed 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Jun. 14, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Thompson
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2021 | 
| 
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Yakima County
 affirmed 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Jun. 30, 2020 | 
| 
Planned Parenthood v. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Jan. 13, 2020 | 
| 
Nayab v. Capital One Bank
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Nov. 1, 2019 | 
| 
NTCH-WA, Inc. v. ZTE Corporation
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Apr. 26, 2019 | 
| 
Fidelitad Inc. v. Insitu Inc.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 26, 2018 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
St. Clair v. County of Okanogan
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 23, 2025 | 
| 
Stockton v. Brown
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 17, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Petrushkin
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 14, 2025 | 
| 
Columbia Legal Services v. Stemilt AG Services LLC
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 10, 2025 | 
| 
Husayn v. Mitchell
 affirmed 
 | 
Government | Jun. 30, 2025 | 
| 
U.S. v. Bowers
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2025 | 
| 
State of Washington v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 24, 2024 | 
| 
Bacon v. Woodward et. al
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jun. 18, 2024 | 
| 
Glanden v. Kijakazi
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 16, 2023 | 
| 
Donovan v. Vance
 dismissed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 13, 2023 | 
| 
Clarkson v. Alaska Airlines Inc.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Employment Law | Feb. 1, 2023 | 
| 
Ochoa v. Public Consulting Group
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Sep. 19, 2022 | 
| 
Fort v. State of Washington
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2022 | 
| 
United States v. Williams
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 19, 2021 | 
| 
Slidewaters v. Washington State Dep't of Labor
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Jul. 9, 2021 | 
| 
Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County
 affirmed 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Jun. 14, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Thompson
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2021 | 
| 
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Yakima County
 affirmed 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Jun. 30, 2020 | 
| 
Planned Parenthood v. U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Jan. 13, 2020 | 
| 
Nayab v. Capital One Bank
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Nov. 1, 2019 | 
| 
NTCH-WA, Inc. v. ZTE Corporation
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Apr. 26, 2019 | 
| 
Fidelitad Inc. v. Insitu Inc.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 26, 2018 | 
