Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CA Northern - San Francisco
   
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Ani v. Bondi author | Immigration | Oct. 16, 2025 | 
| Gopher Media LLC v. Melone concurring | Anti-SLAPP | Oct. 10, 2025 | 
| Stockton v. Brown concurring | Civil Procedure | Sep. 17, 2025 | 
| Ruiz v. The Bradford Exchange Ltd. author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 28, 2025 | 
| Flaxman v. Ferguson author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 22, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Manning author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2025 | 
| Powell v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission author | Securities | Aug. 6, 2025 | 
| Bates v. Pakseresht author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 24, 2025 | 
| Cabello Garcia v. USCIS concurring | Immigration | Jul. 22, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Schena author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 11, 2025 | 
| Chang v. U.S. author | Torts | Jun. 9, 2025 | 
| Yelp Inc. v. Paxton author | Civil Procedure | May 15, 2025 | 
| Miroth v. County of Trinity author | Civil Procedure | May 8, 2025 | 
| Singh v. Bondi concurring | Immigration | Mar. 17, 2025 | 
| Flynt v. Bonta author | Commercial Law | Mar. 14, 2025 | 
| D'Braunstein v. California Highway Patrol author | Qualified Immunity | Mar. 12, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. $1,106,775 in U.S. Currency dissenting | Civil Procedure | Mar. 11, 2025 | 
| Huntsman v. Corporation of the President concurring | Torts | Jan. 31, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Abouammo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. King County author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 29, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Porter author | Evidence | Nov. 15, 2024 | 
| CPC Patent Technologies PTY Ltd. v. Apple author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 24, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Le author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 22, 2024 | 
| Total Terminals International v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation author | Workers' Compensation | Oct. 11, 2024 | 
| Montana Medical Association v. Knudsen author | Disability Discrimination | Oct. 9, 2024 | 
| Amended Opinion: Tapia Coria v. Garland author | Immigration | Aug. 16, 2024 | 
| In re: Masingale author | Bankruptcy | Jul. 26, 2024 | 
| White v. Symmetry Assigned Benefits Service Company author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 20, 2024 | 
| Lee v. Thornell author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 11, 2024 | 
| Bristol SL Holdings, Inc. v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company author | Insurance | May 31, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Anderson dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2024 | 
| Tapia Coria v. Garland author | Immigration | Mar. 19, 2024 | 
| Linthicum v. Wagner concurring | Constitutional Law | Mar. 1, 2024 | 
| Uribe Adrade v. Garland author | Immigration | Mar. 1, 2024 | 
| Jamgotchian v. Ferraro author | Civil Procedure | Feb. 26, 2024 | 
| Punchbowl Inc v. AJ Press LLC author | Intellectual Property | Jan. 12, 2024 | 
| Migrant Clinicians Network v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency author | Environmental Law | Dec. 13, 2023 | 
| Sanders v. County of Ventura author | Labor Law | Nov. 30, 2023 | 
| Briskin v. Shopify Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 28, 2023 | 
| Zuniga De La Cruz v. Garland concurring | Immigration | Nov. 17, 2023 | 
| Idaho Conservation League v. Bonneville Power Administration author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 16, 2023 | 
| Impossible Foods Inc. v. Impossible X LLC author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 12, 2023 | 
| Smith v. Agdeppa author | Immunity | Aug. 30, 2023 | 
| Backcountry Against Dumps v. Federal Aviation Administration concurring | Administrative Agencies | Aug. 15, 2023 | 
| Crowe v. Wormuth author | Employment Law | Jul. 25, 2023 | 
| Hopson v. Alexander author | Civil Rights | Jun. 16, 2023 | 
| Chicken Ranch Rancheria v. State of California author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 25, 2023 | 
| Pardini v. Unilever United States Inc. author | Consumer Law | Apr. 18, 2023 | 
| Khalulyan v. Garland author | Immigration | Mar. 30, 2023 | 
| Forbes Media LLC et al. v. USA author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 13, 2023 | 
| Winsor v. Sequoia Benefits & Insurance Services author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 8, 2023 | 
| Twitter Inc. v. Garland author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 6, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Taylor author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 1, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Barrogo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 2, 2023 | 
| Smith v. Agdeppa dissenting | Qualified Immunity | Dec. 30, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Linehan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 22, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Wells author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 14, 2022 | 
| Rodriguez Diaz v. Merrick Garland, et al author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 21, 2022 | 
| Punchbowl Inc. v. AJ Press LLC author | Intellectual Property | Nov. 14, 2022 | 
| Verdun v. City of San Diego author | Constitutional Law | Oct. 26, 2022 | 
| Chennette v. Porch.com, Inc. concurring | Consumer Law | Oct. 12, 2022 | 
| Pinkert v. Schwab Charitable Fund concurring | Civil Procedure | Sep. 14, 2022 | 
| Vanegas v. City of Pasadena concurring | Civil Rights | Aug. 31, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Jaimez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2022 | 
| Sabra v. Maricopa County Community College District dissenting | Civil Rights | Aug. 10, 2022 | 
| Fauber v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 5, 2022 | 
| Silverado Hospice v. Becerra author | Health Care | Aug. 1, 2022 | 
| Chicken Ranch Rancheria v. State of California author | Gaming | Jul. 28, 2022 | 
| National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen author | Employment Law | Jul. 26, 2022 | 
| Lopez-Luvian v. Garland author | Immigration | Jul. 19, 2022 | 
| Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland author | Environmental Law | Jul. 18, 2022 | 
| Butcher v. Knudsen author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 6, 2022 | 
| Belaustegui v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union author | Employment Law | Jun. 7, 2022 | 
| Kilpatrick v. Kijakazi author | Administrative Agencies | May 31, 2022 | 
| Dixon v. Shinn author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 12, 2022 | 
| San Francisco Herring Association v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior author | Administrative Agencies | May 11, 2022 | 
| Hernandez-Ortiz v. Garland author | Immigration | Apr. 27, 2022 | 
| Gutierrez-Zavala v. Garland author | Immigration | Apr. 27, 2022 | 
| Bonelli v. Grand Canyon University author | Civil Rights | Mar. 14, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Buck author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 12, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Lonich author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 11, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. 101 Houseco LLC author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 11, 2022 | 
| Munoz v. Smith author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 16, 2021 | 
| Lopez Vazquez v. Garland author | Immigration | Nov. 15, 2021 | 
| Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston author | Immunity | Nov. 8, 2021 | 
| Fraihat v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement author | Immigration | Oct. 21, 2021 | 
| Miranda v. City of Casa Grande author | Civil Rights | Oct. 20, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Yates dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 11, 2021 | 
| Bolin v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2021 | 
| Norbert v. City and County of San Francisco author | Civil Rights | Aug. 27, 2021 | 
| Apartment Association of Los Angeles County v. City of Los Angeles author | Civil Rights | Aug. 26, 2021 | 
| Sharma v. Garland author | Immigration | Aug. 18, 2021 | 
| Moser v. Benefytt, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 11, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Melgar-Diaz author | Constitutional Law | Jun. 30, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Parlor author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 22, 2021 | 
| Trout Unlimited v. Pirzadeh dissenting | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 18, 2021 | 
| Cheneau v. Garland dissenting | Immigration | May 14, 2021 | 
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program author | Constitutional Law | May 7, 2021 | 
| Patients Mutual Assistance Collective v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue author | Tax | Apr. 23, 2021 | 
| O'Doan v. Sanford author | Civil Rights | Mar. 22, 2021 | 
| Chacon v. Wilkinson author | Immigration | Feb. 19, 2021 | 
| International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration author | Administrative Agencies | Jan. 19, 2021 | 
| Hernandez Flores v. Rosen author | Immigration | Dec. 31, 2020 | 
| Lambert v. Saul author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 18, 2020 | 
| Amended Opinion: Nutrition Distribution v. IronMag Labs author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 30, 2020 | 
| Boardman v. Inslee dissenting | Civil Rights | Oct. 23, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Bontemps author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 14, 2020 | 
| California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials v. Torlakson concurring | Civil Rights | Sep. 4, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Litwin author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Hussain author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2020 | 
| Nutrition Distribution v. IronMag Labs author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 26, 2020 | 
| Rittmann v. Amazon.com dissenting | Arbitration | Aug. 20, 2020 | 
| City of Portland v. U.S. dissenting | Administrative Agencies | Aug. 13, 2020 | 
| Diaz-Reynoso v. Barr dissenting | Immigration | Aug. 10, 2020 | 
| Nguyen v. Endologix, Inc. author | Securities | Jun. 11, 2020 | 
| N.L. v. Credit One Bank author | Consumer Law | Jun. 4, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Chavez-Diaz author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 6, 2020 | 
| Altayar v. Barr author | Immigration | Jan. 15, 2020 | 
| San Francisco Herring Association v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior author | Administrative Agencies | Jan. 2, 2020 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Ani v. Bondi author | Immigration | Oct. 16, 2025 | 
| Gopher Media LLC v. Melone concurring | Anti-SLAPP | Oct. 10, 2025 | 
| Stockton v. Brown concurring | Civil Procedure | Sep. 17, 2025 | 
| Ruiz v. The Bradford Exchange Ltd. author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 28, 2025 | 
| Flaxman v. Ferguson author | Constitutional Law | Aug. 22, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Manning author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 20, 2025 | 
| Powell v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission author | Securities | Aug. 6, 2025 | 
| Bates v. Pakseresht author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 24, 2025 | 
| Cabello Garcia v. USCIS concurring | Immigration | Jul. 22, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Schena author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 11, 2025 | 
| Chang v. U.S. author | Torts | Jun. 9, 2025 | 
| Yelp Inc. v. Paxton author | Civil Procedure | May 15, 2025 | 
| Miroth v. County of Trinity author | Civil Procedure | May 8, 2025 | 
| Singh v. Bondi concurring | Immigration | Mar. 17, 2025 | 
| Flynt v. Bonta author | Commercial Law | Mar. 14, 2025 | 
| D'Braunstein v. California Highway Patrol author | Qualified Immunity | Mar. 12, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. $1,106,775 in U.S. Currency dissenting | Civil Procedure | Mar. 11, 2025 | 
| Huntsman v. Corporation of the President concurring | Torts | Jan. 31, 2025 | 
| U.S. v. Abouammo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. King County author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 29, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Porter author | Evidence | Nov. 15, 2024 | 
| CPC Patent Technologies PTY Ltd. v. Apple author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 24, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Le author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 22, 2024 | 
| Total Terminals International v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation author | Workers' Compensation | Oct. 11, 2024 | 
| Montana Medical Association v. Knudsen author | Disability Discrimination | Oct. 9, 2024 | 
| Amended Opinion: Tapia Coria v. Garland author | Immigration | Aug. 16, 2024 | 
| In re: Masingale author | Bankruptcy | Jul. 26, 2024 | 
| White v. Symmetry Assigned Benefits Service Company author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 20, 2024 | 
| Lee v. Thornell author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 11, 2024 | 
| Bristol SL Holdings, Inc. v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company author | Insurance | May 31, 2024 | 
| U.S. v. Anderson dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2024 | 
| Tapia Coria v. Garland author | Immigration | Mar. 19, 2024 | 
| Linthicum v. Wagner concurring | Constitutional Law | Mar. 1, 2024 | 
| Uribe Adrade v. Garland author | Immigration | Mar. 1, 2024 | 
| Jamgotchian v. Ferraro author | Civil Procedure | Feb. 26, 2024 | 
| Punchbowl Inc v. AJ Press LLC author | Intellectual Property | Jan. 12, 2024 | 
| Migrant Clinicians Network v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency author | Environmental Law | Dec. 13, 2023 | 
| Sanders v. County of Ventura author | Labor Law | Nov. 30, 2023 | 
| Briskin v. Shopify Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 28, 2023 | 
| Zuniga De La Cruz v. Garland concurring | Immigration | Nov. 17, 2023 | 
| Idaho Conservation League v. Bonneville Power Administration author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 16, 2023 | 
| Impossible Foods Inc. v. Impossible X LLC author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 12, 2023 | 
| Smith v. Agdeppa author | Immunity | Aug. 30, 2023 | 
| Backcountry Against Dumps v. Federal Aviation Administration concurring | Administrative Agencies | Aug. 15, 2023 | 
| Crowe v. Wormuth author | Employment Law | Jul. 25, 2023 | 
| Hopson v. Alexander author | Civil Rights | Jun. 16, 2023 | 
| Chicken Ranch Rancheria v. State of California author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 25, 2023 | 
| Pardini v. Unilever United States Inc. author | Consumer Law | Apr. 18, 2023 | 
| Khalulyan v. Garland author | Immigration | Mar. 30, 2023 | 
| Forbes Media LLC et al. v. USA author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 13, 2023 | 
| Winsor v. Sequoia Benefits & Insurance Services author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 8, 2023 | 
| Twitter Inc. v. Garland author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 6, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Taylor author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 1, 2023 | 
| U.S. v. Barrogo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 2, 2023 | 
| Smith v. Agdeppa dissenting | Qualified Immunity | Dec. 30, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Linehan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 22, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Wells author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 14, 2022 | 
| Rodriguez Diaz v. Merrick Garland, et al author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 21, 2022 | 
| Punchbowl Inc. v. AJ Press LLC author | Intellectual Property | Nov. 14, 2022 | 
| Verdun v. City of San Diego author | Constitutional Law | Oct. 26, 2022 | 
| Chennette v. Porch.com, Inc. concurring | Consumer Law | Oct. 12, 2022 | 
| Pinkert v. Schwab Charitable Fund concurring | Civil Procedure | Sep. 14, 2022 | 
| Vanegas v. City of Pasadena concurring | Civil Rights | Aug. 31, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Jaimez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2022 | 
| Sabra v. Maricopa County Community College District dissenting | Civil Rights | Aug. 10, 2022 | 
| Fauber v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 5, 2022 | 
| Silverado Hospice v. Becerra author | Health Care | Aug. 1, 2022 | 
| Chicken Ranch Rancheria v. State of California author | Gaming | Jul. 28, 2022 | 
| National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen author | Employment Law | Jul. 26, 2022 | 
| Lopez-Luvian v. Garland author | Immigration | Jul. 19, 2022 | 
| Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland author | Environmental Law | Jul. 18, 2022 | 
| Butcher v. Knudsen author | Constitutional Law | Jul. 6, 2022 | 
| Belaustegui v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union author | Employment Law | Jun. 7, 2022 | 
| Kilpatrick v. Kijakazi author | Administrative Agencies | May 31, 2022 | 
| Dixon v. Shinn author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 12, 2022 | 
| San Francisco Herring Association v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior author | Administrative Agencies | May 11, 2022 | 
| Hernandez-Ortiz v. Garland author | Immigration | Apr. 27, 2022 | 
| Gutierrez-Zavala v. Garland author | Immigration | Apr. 27, 2022 | 
| Bonelli v. Grand Canyon University author | Civil Rights | Mar. 14, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Buck author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 12, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. Lonich author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 11, 2022 | 
| U.S. v. 101 Houseco LLC author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 11, 2022 | 
| Munoz v. Smith author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 16, 2021 | 
| Lopez Vazquez v. Garland author | Immigration | Nov. 15, 2021 | 
| Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston author | Immunity | Nov. 8, 2021 | 
| Fraihat v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement author | Immigration | Oct. 21, 2021 | 
| Miranda v. City of Casa Grande author | Civil Rights | Oct. 20, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Yates dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 11, 2021 | 
| Bolin v. Davis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2021 | 
| Norbert v. City and County of San Francisco author | Civil Rights | Aug. 27, 2021 | 
| Apartment Association of Los Angeles County v. City of Los Angeles author | Civil Rights | Aug. 26, 2021 | 
| Sharma v. Garland author | Immigration | Aug. 18, 2021 | 
| Moser v. Benefytt, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 11, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Melgar-Diaz author | Constitutional Law | Jun. 30, 2021 | 
| U.S. v. Parlor author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 22, 2021 | 
| Trout Unlimited v. Pirzadeh dissenting | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 18, 2021 | 
| Cheneau v. Garland dissenting | Immigration | May 14, 2021 | 
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program author | Constitutional Law | May 7, 2021 | 
| Patients Mutual Assistance Collective v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue author | Tax | Apr. 23, 2021 | 
| O'Doan v. Sanford author | Civil Rights | Mar. 22, 2021 | 
| Chacon v. Wilkinson author | Immigration | Feb. 19, 2021 | 
| International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration author | Administrative Agencies | Jan. 19, 2021 | 
| Hernandez Flores v. Rosen author | Immigration | Dec. 31, 2020 | 
| Lambert v. Saul author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 18, 2020 | 
| Amended Opinion: Nutrition Distribution v. IronMag Labs author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 30, 2020 | 
| Boardman v. Inslee dissenting | Civil Rights | Oct. 23, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Bontemps author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 14, 2020 | 
| California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials v. Torlakson concurring | Civil Rights | Sep. 4, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Litwin author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Hussain author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2020 | 
| Nutrition Distribution v. IronMag Labs author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 26, 2020 | 
| Rittmann v. Amazon.com dissenting | Arbitration | Aug. 20, 2020 | 
| City of Portland v. U.S. dissenting | Administrative Agencies | Aug. 13, 2020 | 
| Diaz-Reynoso v. Barr dissenting | Immigration | Aug. 10, 2020 | 
| Nguyen v. Endologix, Inc. author | Securities | Jun. 11, 2020 | 
| N.L. v. Credit One Bank author | Consumer Law | Jun. 4, 2020 | 
| U.S. v. Chavez-Diaz author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 6, 2020 | 
| Altayar v. Barr author | Immigration | Jan. 15, 2020 | 
| San Francisco Herring Association v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior author | Administrative Agencies | Jan. 2, 2020 | 
 

 
