Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
1st Appellate District, Division 4
Department/Division:
4
350 McAllister St.
San Francisco , CA 94102-3600
(415) 865-7300
Nominated to the First District Court of Appeal, Division Four, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, June 2022, and confirmed August 2022; co-chief of appellate litigation and deputy city attorney, San Francisco City Attorney's Office, 2014-2022; partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, 2009-2014; associate, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, 2002-2008; law clerk to Judge Rosemary Barkett, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2001-2002
Yale Law School; New Haven CT
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
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California Resources Production Corp. v. Antioch City Council
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Government | Dec. 19, 2024 |
Modification: Littlefield v. Littlefield
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Anti-SLAPP | Dec. 5, 2024 |
Littlefield v. Littlefield
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Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 18, 2024 |
California Community Choice Association v. Public Utilities Commission (Pacific Gas and Electric Company)
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Utilities | Jul. 16, 2024 |
Hardell v. Vanzyl
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Civil Procedure | Jun. 21, 2024 |
People v. Fish
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2024 |
Vichy Springs Resort, Inc. v. City of Ukiah
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Environmental Law | Apr. 1, 2024 |
BTHHM Berkeley, LLC v. Johnston
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Contracts | Mar. 29, 2024 |
Conservatorship of K.Y.
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Conservatorship | Mar. 21, 2024 |
Modification: Gilead Tenofovir Cases
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Torts | Feb. 1, 2024 |
Gilead Tenofovir Cases
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Torts | Jan. 10, 2024 |
People v. Buckner
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 1, 2023 |
Sonoma Luxury Resort v. California Regional Water Quality Control Bd.
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Administrative Agencies | Oct. 26, 2023 |
People v. Pittman
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 13, 2023 |
People v. Evers
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 9, 2023 |
Modification: People v. Wadleigh
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 28, 2023 |
People v. Wadleigh
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2023 |
Hastings College Conservation Committee v. Faigman
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Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 6, 2023 |
Modification: State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Banking | May 31, 2023 |
State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Banking | Apr. 28, 2023 |
Onglyza Product Cases
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Evidence | Apr. 20, 2023 |
People v. Pack
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 7, 2023 |
Seto v. Szeto
concurring
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Civil Procedure | Dec. 13, 2022 |
Raja Development Co. v. Napa Sanitary Dist.
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Civil Procedure | Nov. 9, 2022 |
Verdicts & Settlements
Case | Category | Published |
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California Resources Production Corp. v. Antioch City Council
author
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Government | Dec. 19, 2024 |
Modification: Littlefield v. Littlefield
author
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Anti-SLAPP | Dec. 5, 2024 |
Littlefield v. Littlefield
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 18, 2024 |
California Community Choice Association v. Public Utilities Commission (Pacific Gas and Electric Company)
author
|
Utilities | Jul. 16, 2024 |
Hardell v. Vanzyl
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 21, 2024 |
People v. Fish
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2024 |
Vichy Springs Resort, Inc. v. City of Ukiah
author
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 1, 2024 |
BTHHM Berkeley, LLC v. Johnston
author
|
Contracts | Mar. 29, 2024 |
Conservatorship of K.Y.
author
|
Conservatorship | Mar. 21, 2024 |
Modification: Gilead Tenofovir Cases
author
|
Torts | Feb. 1, 2024 |
Gilead Tenofovir Cases
author
|
Torts | Jan. 10, 2024 |
People v. Buckner
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 1, 2023 |
Sonoma Luxury Resort v. California Regional Water Quality Control Bd.
author
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Administrative Agencies | Oct. 26, 2023 |
People v. Pittman
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 13, 2023 |
People v. Evers
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 9, 2023 |
Modification: People v. Wadleigh
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 28, 2023 |
People v. Wadleigh
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2023 |
Hastings College Conservation Committee v. Faigman
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 6, 2023 |
Modification: State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
author
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Banking | May 31, 2023 |
State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
author
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Banking | Apr. 28, 2023 |
Onglyza Product Cases
author
|
Evidence | Apr. 20, 2023 |
People v. Pack
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 7, 2023 |
Seto v. Szeto
concurring
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 13, 2022 |
Raja Development Co. v. Napa Sanitary Dist.
author
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Civil Procedure | Nov. 9, 2022 |