U.S. Magistrate Judge (Retired)
JAMS
San Francisco
Retired October 2019; Appointed U.S. magistrate judge on April 4, 1998; Chief of Special Litigation, San Francisco city attorney's office, 1996-98; administrative law judge, California Department of Insurance, 1991-1996; attorney, Turner & Brorby, 1983-1991; clerk, U.S. District Judge Marilyn H. Patel, 1983
Yale Law School
ADR Profiles
| Title | Provider | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Tailored Approach | JAMS | Sep. 8, 2023 |
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| ‘Balanced and In Control’ | U.S. Magistrate Judge (San Francisco) | Jul. 20, 2018 |
| Elizabeth Laporte | Northern District (San Francisco) | Mar. 16, 2010 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Trade secret litigation on the rise in California: How ADR can help | Mar. 27, 2020 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Amended Opinion: Sierra Club v. USFWS
affirmed in part
|
Environmental Law | May 31, 2019 |
|
Grimm v. Vortex Marine Construction
affirmed
|
Labor Law | Apr. 17, 2019 |
|
Sierra Club v. USFWS
affirmed in part
|
Environmental Law | Dec. 24, 2018 |
|
Caldwell v. City and County of San Francisco
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Rights | May 14, 2018 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Wilson, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, and the general public v. Te Connectivity Networks, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Tyco Electronics Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation | Employment Law | judge | Oct. 25, 2019 |
| Irma Ramirez v. Lococo's Cucina Rustica, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Feb. 16, 2018 |
| Tina M. Ubaldi, Chanee Thurston v. SLM Corporation, Sallie Mae Inc., SLM PC Student Loan Trust 2004-A | Consumer Law | judge | Sep. 29, 2017 |
| Kelly Medora v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Police Department, Rodney Fitzpatrick, Christopher Damonte, William Eileff, Randall Soohoo, Timothy Oberzeir, Heather Fong, and Does 1 through 100 inclusive | Civil Rights | judge | Jul. 12, 2008 |
| Cathy Burgess v. County of Alameda, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Dec. 24, 2005 |
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Oct. 7, 2003 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 22, 2003 |
MCLE
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Trade secret litigation on the rise in California: How ADR can help | Intellectual Property | Mar. 27, 2020 |
| Title | Provider | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Tailored Approach | JAMS | Sep. 8, 2023 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| ‘Balanced and In Control’ | U.S. Magistrate Judge (San Francisco) | Jul. 20, 2018 |
| Elizabeth Laporte | Northern District (San Francisco) | Mar. 16, 2010 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Trade secret litigation on the rise in California: How ADR can help | Mar. 27, 2020 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Amended Opinion: Sierra Club v. USFWS
affirmed in part
|
Environmental Law | May 31, 2019 |
|
Grimm v. Vortex Marine Construction
affirmed
|
Labor Law | Apr. 17, 2019 |
|
Sierra Club v. USFWS
affirmed in part
|
Environmental Law | Dec. 24, 2018 |
|
Caldwell v. City and County of San Francisco
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Rights | May 14, 2018 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Wilson, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, and the general public v. Te Connectivity Networks, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Tyco Electronics Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation | Employment Law | judge | Oct. 25, 2019 |
| Irma Ramirez v. Lococo's Cucina Rustica, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Feb. 16, 2018 |
| Tina M. Ubaldi, Chanee Thurston v. SLM Corporation, Sallie Mae Inc., SLM PC Student Loan Trust 2004-A | Consumer Law | judge | Sep. 29, 2017 |
| Kelly Medora v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Police Department, Rodney Fitzpatrick, Christopher Damonte, William Eileff, Randall Soohoo, Timothy Oberzeir, Heather Fong, and Does 1 through 100 inclusive | Civil Rights | judge | Jul. 12, 2008 |
| Cathy Burgess v. County of Alameda, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Dec. 24, 2005 |
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Oct. 7, 2003 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 22, 2003 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Trade secret litigation on the rise in California: How ADR can help | Intellectual Property | Mar. 27, 2020 |