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Susan G. Van Keulen

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U.S. Magistrate Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Robert F. Peckham Federal Building & US Courthouse
Department/Division: 6 Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 4th

280 S First Street #2112
San Jose , CA 95113-3008
(408) 535-5375



Appointed a magistrate by the Northern District of California judges, Jan. 3, 2017; partner, O'Melveny & Myers, Silicon Valley 2008-16; attorney, Thelen, Reid & Priest, San Jose, 1988-2008

UCLA School of Law, 1988



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Adaptable Northern District (San Jose) Oct. 16, 2019

Rulings
Case Category Published
M&T Farms v. Federal Crop Insurance Corp.
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 4, 2024
Mattioda v. Nelson
reversed in part
 Disability Discrimination Apr. 22, 2024
Michener v. Kijakazi
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Jan. 3, 2022

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
C.H., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Nichole Hubbard; E.J., N.J., A.J., and L.J., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem CARA JONES; J.A.E. and J.R.E., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Justin Efros; M.W., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Renee Gilmore; A.G., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Jay Goodwin; T.B. and S.B., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Derek Buchanan; D.T. and D.T., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Amanda Seeley; B.H., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Jason Hoffman, P.A. and J.A., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Antonio Alvarez, S.H. and D.M, minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Veronica Hicks, C.L.P., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Sarah Dunaway, A.A., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Pennie Frazier, J.C. and E.M., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Lezlie Collins, L.D., D.D., A.D, minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Holly Dorso, E.B., A.B., C.B., Z.B., and I.B., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Steven Burda, M.W., B.N., and W.N., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Michelle Wall; G.W., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Doug Wilkerson, M.W.D., C.J.D., and C.A.D., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Billy Dardanelli, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Google LLC, YouTube LLC Consumer Law judge Jan. 23, 2026
K.S. v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security Government judge Aug. 7, 2025
In re: Linkedln Advertising Metrics Litigation Business Law judge Mar. 7, 2025
Mark Feathers v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Securities judge Jun. 21, 2024
William Lee Grant II v. Michael Patrick Chamberlain Carns Constitutional Law judge Jan. 20, 2023
Siddharth Mehta, individually and on behalf of other similarly situated individuals v. Robinhood Financial LLC, Robinhood Securities LLC, and Does 1-10 Consumer Law judge Aug. 19, 2022
Brian Whitaker v. Chanel Inc. Civil Rights judge Aug. 12, 2022
Ann Gerthelia Redd-Oyedele v. Santa Clara County Office of Education, et al. Employment Law judge Jul. 1, 2022
A.O., et al. v. Ur M. Jaddou, et al. Immigration judge Apr. 1, 2022
Peter Angelo Alden v. Aecom Technology Corp., et al. Employment Law judge May 21, 2021
New Harvest Christian v. City of Salinas Constitutional Law judge Jan. 8, 2021
Mangaoang v. Special Default Services, Inc. et al Consumer Law judge Aug. 21, 2020
Jacob Benjamin Flores v. City of San Jose, et al. Civil Rights judge Mar. 13, 2020
Raquel Stockdale v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 7, 2020
Jerry Mike Drogitis v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Apr. 12, 2019
Francine Huerta v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 22, 2019
Virginia Innovation Sciences Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America Inc., Samsung Telecommunications America LLC Intellectual Property Defendant Jun. 7, 2014
Stanford Telecommunications v. Cabletron Systems Inc. Contracts Plaintiff Aug. 5, 2000
Sunrise Telecom v. Electrodata, Inc. Intellectual Property Plaintiff Nov. 27, 1999
Title Court Published
Adaptable Northern District (San Jose) Oct. 16, 2019
Case Category Published
M&T Farms v. Federal Crop Insurance Corp.
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 4, 2024
Mattioda v. Nelson
reversed in part
 Disability Discrimination Apr. 22, 2024
Michener v. Kijakazi
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Jan. 3, 2022
Case Name Topic Role Published
C.H., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Nichole Hubbard; E.J., N.J., A.J., and L.J., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem CARA JONES; J.A.E. and J.R.E., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Justin Efros; M.W., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Renee Gilmore; A.G., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Jay Goodwin; T.B. and S.B., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Derek Buchanan; D.T. and D.T., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Amanda Seeley; B.H., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Jason Hoffman, P.A. and J.A., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Antonio Alvarez, S.H. and D.M, minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Veronica Hicks, C.L.P., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Sarah Dunaway, A.A., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Pennie Frazier, J.C. and E.M., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Lezlie Collins, L.D., D.D., A.D, minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Holly Dorso, E.B., A.B., C.B., Z.B., and I.B., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Steven Burda, M.W., B.N., and W.N., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Michelle Wall; G.W., a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem Doug Wilkerson, M.W.D., C.J.D., and C.A.D., minors, by and through their guardian ad litem Billy Dardanelli, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Google LLC, YouTube LLC Consumer Law judge Jan. 23, 2026
K.S. v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security Government judge Aug. 7, 2025
In re: Linkedln Advertising Metrics Litigation Business Law judge Mar. 7, 2025
Mark Feathers v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Securities judge Jun. 21, 2024
William Lee Grant II v. Michael Patrick Chamberlain Carns Constitutional Law judge Jan. 20, 2023
Siddharth Mehta, individually and on behalf of other similarly situated individuals v. Robinhood Financial LLC, Robinhood Securities LLC, and Does 1-10 Consumer Law judge Aug. 19, 2022
Brian Whitaker v. Chanel Inc. Civil Rights judge Aug. 12, 2022
Ann Gerthelia Redd-Oyedele v. Santa Clara County Office of Education, et al. Employment Law judge Jul. 1, 2022
A.O., et al. v. Ur M. Jaddou, et al. Immigration judge Apr. 1, 2022
Peter Angelo Alden v. Aecom Technology Corp., et al. Employment Law judge May 21, 2021
New Harvest Christian v. City of Salinas Constitutional Law judge Jan. 8, 2021
Mangaoang v. Special Default Services, Inc. et al Consumer Law judge Aug. 21, 2020
Jacob Benjamin Flores v. City of San Jose, et al. Civil Rights judge Mar. 13, 2020
Raquel Stockdale v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 7, 2020
Jerry Mike Drogitis v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Apr. 12, 2019
Francine Huerta v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 22, 2019
Virginia Innovation Sciences Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America Inc., Samsung Telecommunications America LLC Intellectual Property Defendant Jun. 7, 2014
Stanford Telecommunications v. Cabletron Systems Inc. Contracts Plaintiff Aug. 5, 2000
Sunrise Telecom v. Electrodata, Inc. Intellectual Property Plaintiff Nov. 27, 1999
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