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Morrison C. England Jr.

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Senior District Judge (ret.), neutral
Judicate West

Sacramento

Joined Judicate West, November 2024; appointed to the USDC Eastern District of California by Pres. George W. Bush, 2002, retired October 4, 2024; Sacramento County Superior Court; civil litigator, Quattrin Johnson Campora & England



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Morrison C. England Jr. Eastern District of California (Sacramento) Aug. 1, 2013

Rulings
Case Category Published
Earth Island Institute v. United States Forest Service
affirmed
 Environmental Law Dec. 7, 2023
Camenzind v. California Exposition & State Fair
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Oct. 31, 2023
Bernal v. Sacramento County Sheriff's Dept.
affirmed in part
 Civil Rights Jul. 7, 2023
Estate of Strickland v. Nevada County
affirmed
 Civil Rights May 31, 2023
Duarte v. City of Stockton
reversed and remanded
 Civil Rights Feb. 16, 2023
U.S. v. Barai
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 20, 2022
Online Merchants Guild v. Maduros
affirmed
 Tax Nov. 9, 2022
Aguilar v. Walgreen
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Sep. 7, 2022
Demarest v. City of Vallejo
affirmed
 Civil Rights Aug. 16, 2022
Allen v. Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers Assoc.
affirmed
 Civil Rights Jun. 23, 2022
U.S. v. Hansen
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law Feb. 11, 2022
Fordley v. Lizarraga
affirmed in part
 Prisoners' Rights Nov. 11, 2021
Alfred v. Garland
concurring
 Immigration Sep. 23, 2021
Coston v. Nangalama
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2021
Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
affirmed
 Environmental Law Aug. 6, 2021
Ford v. Peery
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 9, 2021
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program
affirmed
 Constitutional Law May 7, 2021
U.S. v. Sterling Centrecorp
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Oct. 6, 2020
Ford v. Peery
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 29, 2020
Lam v. Acosta
reversed
 Civil Rights Sep. 28, 2020
U.S. v. Shehadeh
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2020
Advanced Bldg. & Fabrication v. Ayers
affirmed
 Civil Rights Mar. 14, 2019
Allen v. Milas
affirmed
 Immigration Jul. 25, 2018
Segalman v. Southwest Airlines
affirmed
 Disability Discrimination Jul. 24, 2018
U.S. ex rel. Solis v. Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Civil Procedure Mar. 16, 2018
Italian Colors Restaurant v. Becerra
affirmed
 Civil Rights Jan. 4, 2018
Hoggett v. University of Phoenix
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Jul. 26, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
United States v. Approximately $48,500 in U.S. Currency Torts judge Nov. 24, 2023
A.A.M. and A.B.M., by and through their guardian ad litem Wendy Grijalva; Wendy Grijalva; and Joseph Morales v. City of Sacramento, et al. Civil Rights judge Nov. 3, 2023
Mariela Aguilar Velazquez, an individual; and Roney Edler Barroso Da Silva, an individual, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Ally Bank Civil Rights judge Oct. 6, 2023
Bryon Dittman, an individual on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Medical Solutions LLC, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 14, 2023
Lulu's Fashion Lounge LLC v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company Insurance judge Jun. 2, 2023
Aleta Guthrey, et al. v. Alta California Regional Center, et al. Civil Rights judge May 26, 2023
Gloria Caves and Tamim Kabir, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Walgreen Co. Employment Law judge May 26, 2023
U.S. EEOC v. Packaging Corp. of America Central California Corrugated, LLC., et al Employment Law judge Mar. 17, 2023
Eugenio and Rosa Contreras, William Phillips, Teresa Barney, Keith and Teresa Marcel, Sherlie Charlot, and Jennie Miller, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, SolutionstarHoldings LLC (nka Xome Holdings LLC, and Solutionstar Field Services LLC Consumer Law judge Feb. 17, 2023
Public Timber Purchasers' Group, an Oregon nonprofit corporation, and Sierra Pacific Industries, a California stock corporation v. United States Department of Agriculture, United States Forest Service, Randy Moore, Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Region, United States Forest Service, in his official capacity; and Scott Russell, Forest Supervisor, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, United States Forest Service, in his official capacity Government judge Dec. 23, 2022
QEMQ Inc. dba Kelkom v. Geekland USA LLC Contracts judge Nov. 4, 2022
J.K. by and through Guardian ad Litem v. Gold Trail Union School District, as an organized school district; Boyd Holler, an individual, and Does 1-25 Education Law judge Aug. 26, 2022
Patrick Raj, an individual, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. First Transit Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Consumer Law judge Jul. 15, 2022
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cappo Management XXIX Inc. dba Harrold Ford and Victory Automotive Group Inc. Employment Law judge Feb. 11, 2022
Bobby Warren, Andy Lambach, Jonathon Williams, Michael Samuelson, Tracy Miller, Tona Petersen, Carol Beth Thompson, Christa Stevens v. City of Chico, City of Chico Police Department Civil Rights judge Feb. 11, 2022
Kristopher Velez v. City of Sacramento, John Harshbarger, Daniel Farnsworth, Bail Hotline Bail Bonds Inc., American Surety Company, and Does 2 through 25, inclusive Civil Rights judge Nov. 5, 2021
Michelle Gonzalez, an individual person, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. James Bryant Contracts judge Sep. 17, 2021
Carl Edwards v. City of Vallejo, Vallejo Chief of Police Andrew Bidou, Vallejo Police Officers Spencer Muniz-Bottomley, Mark Thompson, Bretton Wagoner, Sergeant Steve Darden, and Does 1 through 10 Civil Rights judge Feb. 26, 2021
Landry Daniels v. Robert W. Fox Civil Rights judge Nov. 13, 2020
Richard J. Ryan v. City of Roseville; Roseville Community Development Corporation; University Development Foundation; Chris Robles, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Civil Rights judge Jun. 12, 2020
Terry T. Snipes Sr., an individual, residing in San Joaquin County, California v. Dollar Tree Distribution Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 5, 2020
Domingo L. Cleveland Sr. v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals Torts judge May 1, 2020
Joseph Ledesma, Jeannie Ledesma v. City of Vallejo, a municipal corporation; Robert DeMarco, individually and in his official capacity as Police Officer for the City of Vallejo; Amanda Blain, individually and in her official capacity as Police Officer for the City of Vallejo; and Does 1-50, individually and in their official capacities as Police Officers for the City of Vallejo, jointly and severally Civil Rights judge Jan. 17, 2020
Juan Orozco, and Juan Orozco-Briseno, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Illinois Tool Works Inc., a corporation, and Does 1 through 50 Inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 28, 2019
Cross Check Services LLC v. Old Republic Insurance Company Insurance judge May 17, 2019
Western States Trucking Association v. Andre Schoorl, Acting Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations; Xavier Becerra, Attorney General for the State of California, and Does 1-50 Constitutional Law judge May 17, 2019
Tyrone Doutherd v. Doris Marie Montesdeoca, Estate of Lucille J. Smith, deceased, UPS Ground Freight Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Harmony Home Care Inc., and Does 1 through 30, inclusive Employment Law judge May 10, 2019
Scott Johnson v. Jeri Oishi, an individual and representative capacity as trustee of the Jeri and Noboru Oishi Trust; Aloha Flowers Inc. Civil Rights judge Mar. 15, 2019
Special Situations Fund III QP L.P., Special Situations Cayman Fund L.P., and David M. Fineman, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Marrone Bio Innovations Inc., Pamela G. Marrone, James B. Boyd, Donald J. Glidewell, Hector Absi, Elin Miller, Ranjeet Bhatia, Pamela Contag, Tim Fogarty, Lawrence Hough, Joseph Hudson, Les Lyman, Richard Rominger, Shaugn Stanley, Sean Schickedanz, Ernst & Young LLP Securities judge Mar. 8, 2019
United States of America and State of California, ex rel. Gant Van Der Boom, Darleen Roland, and Jena Burns v. Precision Medical Products (PMP), Incorporated, A California Corporation, Jeremy Perkins, Mark Reynolds Torts judge Feb. 15, 2019
Everett Jewett, Legal Services For Prisoners With Children, Glen Harold Everett, Michael Donald Ackley, Harold Robert Marquette, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Shasta County Sheriff's Department; Tom Bosenko; Shasta County; California Forensic Medical Group Inc.; and Does 1 through 25, in their individual capacities Civil Rights judge Jan. 11, 2019
Jeanine Woodman v. Kirkwood Associates Inc. Personal Injury judge Jan. 21, 2006
Jamie Hughes, et al. v. City of Stockton, et al. Employment Law judge Nov. 5, 2005
Elaine Stevenson v. County of Sacramento, Craig Hill, John McGinness Employment Law judge Sep. 17, 2005
Richard Kennedy v. Electronic Data Systems Corp. Employment Law judge Jul. 9, 2005
Precious Williams, Andrea Torres, Dianne Campbell v. County of Sacramento, Gregory Johnson, Heather Sullivan, David Leon, Steve Gralian, Paul Arjil Civil Rights judge May 3, 2005
Confidential Employment Law judge Jul. 15, 2003
Title Court Published
Morrison C. England Jr. Eastern District of California (Sacramento) Aug. 1, 2013
Case Category Published
Earth Island Institute v. United States Forest Service
affirmed
 Environmental Law Dec. 7, 2023
Camenzind v. California Exposition & State Fair
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Oct. 31, 2023
Bernal v. Sacramento County Sheriff's Dept.
affirmed in part
 Civil Rights Jul. 7, 2023
Estate of Strickland v. Nevada County
affirmed
 Civil Rights May 31, 2023
Duarte v. City of Stockton
reversed and remanded
 Civil Rights Feb. 16, 2023
U.S. v. Barai
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 20, 2022
Online Merchants Guild v. Maduros
affirmed
 Tax Nov. 9, 2022
Aguilar v. Walgreen
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Sep. 7, 2022
Demarest v. City of Vallejo
affirmed
 Civil Rights Aug. 16, 2022
Allen v. Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers Assoc.
affirmed
 Civil Rights Jun. 23, 2022
U.S. v. Hansen
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law Feb. 11, 2022
Fordley v. Lizarraga
affirmed in part
 Prisoners' Rights Nov. 11, 2021
Alfred v. Garland
concurring
 Immigration Sep. 23, 2021
Coston v. Nangalama
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2021
Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
affirmed
 Environmental Law Aug. 6, 2021
Ford v. Peery
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 9, 2021
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program
affirmed
 Constitutional Law May 7, 2021
U.S. v. Sterling Centrecorp
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Oct. 6, 2020
Ford v. Peery
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 29, 2020
Lam v. Acosta
reversed
 Civil Rights Sep. 28, 2020
U.S. v. Shehadeh
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2020
Advanced Bldg. & Fabrication v. Ayers
affirmed
 Civil Rights Mar. 14, 2019
Allen v. Milas
affirmed
 Immigration Jul. 25, 2018
Segalman v. Southwest Airlines
affirmed
 Disability Discrimination Jul. 24, 2018
U.S. ex rel. Solis v. Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Civil Procedure Mar. 16, 2018
Italian Colors Restaurant v. Becerra
affirmed
 Civil Rights Jan. 4, 2018
Hoggett v. University of Phoenix
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Jul. 26, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
United States v. Approximately $48,500 in U.S. Currency Torts judge Nov. 24, 2023
A.A.M. and A.B.M., by and through their guardian ad litem Wendy Grijalva; Wendy Grijalva; and Joseph Morales v. City of Sacramento, et al. Civil Rights judge Nov. 3, 2023
Mariela Aguilar Velazquez, an individual; and Roney Edler Barroso Da Silva, an individual, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Ally Bank Civil Rights judge Oct. 6, 2023
Bryon Dittman, an individual on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Medical Solutions LLC, and Does 1 to 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 14, 2023
Lulu's Fashion Lounge LLC v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company Insurance judge Jun. 2, 2023
Aleta Guthrey, et al. v. Alta California Regional Center, et al. Civil Rights judge May 26, 2023
Gloria Caves and Tamim Kabir, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Walgreen Co. Employment Law judge May 26, 2023
U.S. EEOC v. Packaging Corp. of America Central California Corrugated, LLC., et al Employment Law judge Mar. 17, 2023
Eugenio and Rosa Contreras, William Phillips, Teresa Barney, Keith and Teresa Marcel, Sherlie Charlot, and Jennie Miller, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, SolutionstarHoldings LLC (nka Xome Holdings LLC, and Solutionstar Field Services LLC Consumer Law judge Feb. 17, 2023
Public Timber Purchasers' Group, an Oregon nonprofit corporation, and Sierra Pacific Industries, a California stock corporation v. United States Department of Agriculture, United States Forest Service, Randy Moore, Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Region, United States Forest Service, in his official capacity; and Scott Russell, Forest Supervisor, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, United States Forest Service, in his official capacity Government judge Dec. 23, 2022
QEMQ Inc. dba Kelkom v. Geekland USA LLC Contracts judge Nov. 4, 2022
J.K. by and through Guardian ad Litem v. Gold Trail Union School District, as an organized school district; Boyd Holler, an individual, and Does 1-25 Education Law judge Aug. 26, 2022
Patrick Raj, an individual, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. First Transit Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Consumer Law judge Jul. 15, 2022
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cappo Management XXIX Inc. dba Harrold Ford and Victory Automotive Group Inc. Employment Law judge Feb. 11, 2022
Bobby Warren, Andy Lambach, Jonathon Williams, Michael Samuelson, Tracy Miller, Tona Petersen, Carol Beth Thompson, Christa Stevens v. City of Chico, City of Chico Police Department Civil Rights judge Feb. 11, 2022
Kristopher Velez v. City of Sacramento, John Harshbarger, Daniel Farnsworth, Bail Hotline Bail Bonds Inc., American Surety Company, and Does 2 through 25, inclusive Civil Rights judge Nov. 5, 2021
Michelle Gonzalez, an individual person, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. James Bryant Contracts judge Sep. 17, 2021
Carl Edwards v. City of Vallejo, Vallejo Chief of Police Andrew Bidou, Vallejo Police Officers Spencer Muniz-Bottomley, Mark Thompson, Bretton Wagoner, Sergeant Steve Darden, and Does 1 through 10 Civil Rights judge Feb. 26, 2021
Landry Daniels v. Robert W. Fox Civil Rights judge Nov. 13, 2020
Richard J. Ryan v. City of Roseville; Roseville Community Development Corporation; University Development Foundation; Chris Robles, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Civil Rights judge Jun. 12, 2020
Terry T. Snipes Sr., an individual, residing in San Joaquin County, California v. Dollar Tree Distribution Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 5, 2020
Domingo L. Cleveland Sr. v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals Torts judge May 1, 2020
Joseph Ledesma, Jeannie Ledesma v. City of Vallejo, a municipal corporation; Robert DeMarco, individually and in his official capacity as Police Officer for the City of Vallejo; Amanda Blain, individually and in her official capacity as Police Officer for the City of Vallejo; and Does 1-50, individually and in their official capacities as Police Officers for the City of Vallejo, jointly and severally Civil Rights judge Jan. 17, 2020
Juan Orozco, and Juan Orozco-Briseno, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Illinois Tool Works Inc., a corporation, and Does 1 through 50 Inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 28, 2019
Cross Check Services LLC v. Old Republic Insurance Company Insurance judge May 17, 2019
Western States Trucking Association v. Andre Schoorl, Acting Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations; Xavier Becerra, Attorney General for the State of California, and Does 1-50 Constitutional Law judge May 17, 2019
Tyrone Doutherd v. Doris Marie Montesdeoca, Estate of Lucille J. Smith, deceased, UPS Ground Freight Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Harmony Home Care Inc., and Does 1 through 30, inclusive Employment Law judge May 10, 2019
Scott Johnson v. Jeri Oishi, an individual and representative capacity as trustee of the Jeri and Noboru Oishi Trust; Aloha Flowers Inc. Civil Rights judge Mar. 15, 2019
Special Situations Fund III QP L.P., Special Situations Cayman Fund L.P., and David M. Fineman, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Marrone Bio Innovations Inc., Pamela G. Marrone, James B. Boyd, Donald J. Glidewell, Hector Absi, Elin Miller, Ranjeet Bhatia, Pamela Contag, Tim Fogarty, Lawrence Hough, Joseph Hudson, Les Lyman, Richard Rominger, Shaugn Stanley, Sean Schickedanz, Ernst & Young LLP Securities judge Mar. 8, 2019
United States of America and State of California, ex rel. Gant Van Der Boom, Darleen Roland, and Jena Burns v. Precision Medical Products (PMP), Incorporated, A California Corporation, Jeremy Perkins, Mark Reynolds Torts judge Feb. 15, 2019
Everett Jewett, Legal Services For Prisoners With Children, Glen Harold Everett, Michael Donald Ackley, Harold Robert Marquette, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Shasta County Sheriff's Department; Tom Bosenko; Shasta County; California Forensic Medical Group Inc.; and Does 1 through 25, in their individual capacities Civil Rights judge Jan. 11, 2019
Jeanine Woodman v. Kirkwood Associates Inc. Personal Injury judge Jan. 21, 2006
Jamie Hughes, et al. v. City of Stockton, et al. Employment Law judge Nov. 5, 2005
Elaine Stevenson v. County of Sacramento, Craig Hill, John McGinness Employment Law judge Sep. 17, 2005
Richard Kennedy v. Electronic Data Systems Corp. Employment Law judge Jul. 9, 2005
Precious Williams, Andrea Torres, Dianne Campbell v. County of Sacramento, Gregory Johnson, Heather Sullivan, David Leon, Steve Gralian, Paul Arjil Civil Rights judge May 3, 2005
Confidential Employment Law judge Jul. 15, 2003
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