Northern District of California
62 articles from this court
California Judge Axes Debtor's Challenge, Okays 'Hundreds of Thousands' Asset Liquidation
A California federal magistrate judge on Monday rejected judgment debtor Rohit Chandra's attempt to shield his trust and retirement accounts from collection, authorizing defenda...
Judge Axe USA Today Tracking Suit, Says IP Addresses Lack 'Legally Protected' Privacy Interest
A California federal judge on Monday tossed a class action alleging USA Today illegally tracked users without consent, ruling that IP addresses and device information lack const...
Judge Approves 'Streamlined' Sealing Protocol For Hard Drive Antitrust MDL
A California federal judge on Monday approved a joint request to streamline sealing procedures for dispositive and Daubert motions in a multidistrict litigation over alleged pri...
Judge Nixes Bail For Teen In Federal Gun Case, Cites 'Troubling' Videos
A California federal magistrate judge on Sunday denied bail for an 18-year-old man charged with aiding unlicensed firearms dealing, finding that his alleged involvement in contr...
Judge Axes Class Action Over 'Smoke Alarm' Labels, Finds 'Safe Harbor'
A California federal judge on Monday granted summary judgment to fire alarm manufacturers Kidde and First Alert, ruling that state regulatory approval created a "safe harbor" pr...
Panel Transfers More Roundup Cases To California Judge As 'Tag-Along Actions'
The federal judicial panel overseeing multidistrict litigation transferred six additional Roundup cancer lawsuits to a California federal judge on Monday, bringing the total num...
Tesla Dodges Federal Court After Judge Grants 'Binding Arbitration' Stay
A California federal judge on Sunday granted a joint stipulation to send all claims against Tesla Inc. to binding arbitration, staying court proceedings "in its entirety pending...
California Judge Slams Defendant With 7-Year Term for 'Possession of Child Pornography'
A California federal judge sentenced James Paul Walsh to 84 months in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, imposing strict supervised releas...
California Judge Sentences Wire Fraud Defendant to 5-Year 'Probation'
A California federal judge sentenced Kristina Lansang Gloria to five years of probation on Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to wire fraud, with the court deferring restitution...
Judge Axes EEOC Sex Discrimination Claims Against Lush After Settlement
A California federal judge on Sunday dismissed with prejudice all sex discrimination and harassment claims against Lush Handmade Cosmetics after the parties reached a settlement...
Ripple Labs Settles Class Action, Dodges $210K Cost Award
A California federal judge on Sunday approved a settlement dismissing the last remaining claim against Ripple Labs in a years-long class action lawsuit, with the crypto company...
Judge Grants Google Extension in Valtrus Patent Suit
A California federal judge on Monday granted Google a 21-day extension to respond to a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Valtrus Innovations and Key Patent Innovations, with...
Judge Strikes Pro Se Plaintiff's 'Oversized' 3,274-Page Apple Complaint
A California federal judge on Monday struck a pro se plaintiff's motion to file a 3,274-page amended complaint against Apple Inc., ruling the filing violated local court rules r...
SF Boys Chorus Settles Sexual Abuse Case, Dodges Trial
A California federal judge on Monday dismissed with prejudice a sexual abuse lawsuit against the San Francisco Boys Chorus after the parties reached a confidential settlement ag...
Judge Grants Tile Motion To Compel Arbitration In Privacy Suit
A California federal judge on Monday granted tracking device maker Tile Inc.'s motion to compel arbitration for two plaintiffs in a privacy class action, following a Ninth Circu...
Judge Continues Credit Karma Case Management Conference Over 'No Operative Complaint'
A California federal judge on Monday continued a case management conference in a lawsuit against Credit Karma LLC to July, citing that "there currently is no operative complaint...
Judge Grants Discovery Extension in San Benito County Civil Rights Case
A Northern District of California federal judge granted a 45-day extension of discovery deadlines Monday in a civil rights lawsuit against San Benito County and three officials,...
California Judge Axes Drug Testing, Adds 'Dog Restraint' Bail Terms
A California federal judge on Monday modified a defendant's pretrial release conditions by removing required drug testing while adding unusual restrictions requiring a family me...
Judge Axes Three Counts Against Defendant in Fraud Case
A Northern District of California judge on Sunday granted the government's request to dismiss three counts against defendant Gunjan Aggarwal following her sentencing hearing, cl...
Judge Continues P&G Case Management Conference Pending Motion To Dismiss
A California federal judge on Monday continued a case management conference in a consumer lawsuit against Procter & Gamble Co. pending the company's motion to dismiss the third...