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Joseph C. Spero

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U.S. Magistrate Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
Department/Division: D Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 15th

450 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 522-2035



Recall status, eff. March 2023

Columbia U Law School



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Joseph C. Spero Northern District (San Francisco) Feb. 21, 2016

Rulings
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Hughes
affirmed
 Banking Aug. 21, 2024
Wit v. United Behavioral Health
affirmed in part
 Employment Law Aug. 22, 2023
Wit v. United Behavioral Health
reversed in part
 Civil Procedure Jan. 26, 2023
U.S. ex rel Silbersher v. Allergan
reversed and remanded
 Patent Law Aug. 25, 2022
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders
affirmed
 Antitrust Dec. 3, 2021
Amended Opinion: Steinle v. U.S.
affirmed
 Torts Nov. 9, 2021
Steinle v. U.S.
affirmed
 Torts Aug. 25, 2021
Revitch v. DIRECTV LLC
affirmed
 Arbitration Oct. 1, 2020
Senne v. Kansas City Royals Baseball
affirmed in part
 Labor Law Aug. 19, 2019
James Steinle v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
 Immunity Mar. 26, 2019
Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories
vacated and remanded
 Labor Law Feb. 27, 2019
Heavenly Hana v. Hotel Union & Hotel Industry
reversed
 statutory_interpretation Jun. 4, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Brayden Stark, Judd Oostyen, Isaac Belenkiy, Valerie Burton, Laura Goodfield, and Denovias Mack, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Patreon Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 21, 2025
Ibrahim Nimer Shiheiber v. Officer Hernandez Badge #4039, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 23, 2024
Kamal Bitmouni, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Paysafe Limited f/k/a Paysafe Group Holdings Limited Contracts judge May 10, 2024
Nelly Allen v. Merrick Garland, et al. Immigration judge Jul. 14, 2023
Melanie E. Damian v. Yahia Meftah, et al. Torts judge Jun. 23, 2023
Anti Police-Terror Project, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 28, 2023
Xavier Silva v. Kilolo Kijakazi Government judge Apr. 28, 2023
Peter Todd Williams v. Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC, et al. Torts judge Apr. 14, 2023
Crystal Gomez and Martha Gomez v. City and County of San Francisco, Nikon Dandridge, Maria Foster-Cazem, Helga Zimmerer, Joe Chang, Officer Tuvera, Sergeant Barry, Officer Escobar, Officer Pubill, and Does 1-20 Civil Rights judge Mar. 24, 2023
Escolar v. Kilolo Kijakazi Government judge Mar. 10, 2023
Carlos Gordon v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Civil Rights judge Mar. 3, 2023
Devin Cole v. Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Lawrence Pascal v. Concertra Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Michael Shuman, et al. v. Squaretrade Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Board of Trustees, in their capacities as Trustees of the Laborers Health and Welfare Trust Fund for Northern California, et al. v. Santa Cruz Underground and Paving Inc., et al. Contracts judge Dec. 23, 2022
Christopher B. Chamberlin v. Hartog, Baer & Hand, APC; David Walter Baer, Esq.; John A. Hartog, Esq.; Margaret M. Hand, Esq., and Does 1-100 Attorneys judge Dec. 2, 2022
Thryv Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1269 Labor Law judge Nov. 18, 2022
Ruby Danielson, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act v. Blood Centers of the Pacific, Blood Systems, Vitalant, and Does 2 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 18, 2022
Orlando Garcia v. Quong Fook Tong Civil Rights judge Oct. 14, 2022
Gina Mangrubang, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Sutter Health, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Sep. 30, 2022
Frank Ho v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Sep. 30, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Knox; Rachel Piersig; Alison Chandler; Mary Blumberg; Jill Henderson v. The County of Contra Costa; The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 23, 2022
Aaron Senne, et al., individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball dba Major League Baseball, et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 16, 2022
L. L. v. Kilolo Kijakazi Government judge Sep. 2, 2022
Dennis Richards, Rachel Swann, Six Dogs LLC v. Department of Building Inspection of the City and County of San Francisco; City and County of San Francisco; Edward Sweeney; Mauricio Hernandez Civil Rights judge Jun. 3, 2022
David Chavez and Vincent Slaughter, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Stellar Management Group VII, LLC; Stellar Management Group Inc., dba QSI Quality Service Integrity; The Vincit Company LLC dba The Vincit Group and Vincit Enterprises Employment Law judge May 27, 2022
Curtis Hanson, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, and the general public v. Welch Foods Inc. Consumer Law judge Jan. 14, 2022
Judy O'Neil, individually and as successor-in-interest to decedent Keita O'Neil v. City and County of San Francisco; Christopher Samayoa; Edric Talusan, and Does 1-50, inclusive Civil Rights judge Dec. 3, 2021
Rafael Arroyo v. Huskies Owner LLC Civil Rights judge Jul. 30, 2021
Rafael Arroyo v. Ashford Newark LP Civil Rights judge Jul. 30, 2021
Rafiak Mohamed Algzaly, et al. v. Anthony Blinken, et al. Immigration judge Jul. 16, 2021
Jason Craig and Michael Ross, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated current and former employees v. Corteva Inc., E.I., Du Pont De Nemours & Company; Dow Agrosciences LLC; The Dow Chemical Co.; DowDupont Inc. n/k/a Dupont De Nemours Inc.; Dow Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge May 14, 2021
MobileIron Inc. v. Blackberry Corporation, Blackberry Ltd., and Does 1-50 Intellectual Property judge Jan. 29, 2021
Michael Anthony Petrelis v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Civil Rights judge Nov. 20, 2020
James Faircloth v. AR Resources Inc. Consumer Law judge Aug. 7, 2020
Randy Colbert v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Jun. 26, 2020
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders, et al. Antitrust judge Jun. 19, 2020
Israel Pena v. United States Postal Service Employment Law judge May 1, 2020
James Steinle, individually and as heir to Kathryn Steinle, deceased; Elizabeth Sullivan, individually and as heir to Kathryn Steinle, deceased v. City and County of San Francisco, a government entity; Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez; Ross Mirkarimi; United States of America Personal Injury judge Mar. 20, 2020
Arthur Renowitzky v. Artour Amirkhas dba Morris & Sons Towing; Pear Avenue Group Civil Rights judge Feb. 28, 2020
Anthony Aaron v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Feb. 21, 2020
Rena Lane Vanlengen v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Dec. 27, 2019
Lorita Gerritson v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Dec. 20, 2019
Robert Shaw, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and as a proxy of the State of California on behalf of aggrieved employees v. AMN Services LLC, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group Inc., The Permanente Medical Group Inc. Employment Law judge May 17, 2019
VACC Inc. v. Jon Byron Davis aka J. Byron Davis Intellectual Property judge May 17, 2019
Jill Cheryl Yarnal v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 10, 2019
Richard Kenneth Burnham v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 10, 2019
Piyush Jain v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 2, 2018
Confidential Employment Law judge Sep. 10, 2005
FCI USA, Inc. and FCI Americas Technology, Inc. v. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. and Foxconn Electronics, Inc. Intellectual Property judge May 4, 2004
Confidential Torts judge Jan. 26, 2002
Title Court Published
Joseph C. Spero Northern District (San Francisco) Feb. 21, 2016
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Hughes
affirmed
 Banking Aug. 21, 2024
Wit v. United Behavioral Health
affirmed in part
 Employment Law Aug. 22, 2023
Wit v. United Behavioral Health
reversed in part
 Civil Procedure Jan. 26, 2023
U.S. ex rel Silbersher v. Allergan
reversed and remanded
 Patent Law Aug. 25, 2022
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders
affirmed
 Antitrust Dec. 3, 2021
Amended Opinion: Steinle v. U.S.
affirmed
 Torts Nov. 9, 2021
Steinle v. U.S.
affirmed
 Torts Aug. 25, 2021
Revitch v. DIRECTV LLC
affirmed
 Arbitration Oct. 1, 2020
Senne v. Kansas City Royals Baseball
affirmed in part
 Labor Law Aug. 19, 2019
James Steinle v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
 Immunity Mar. 26, 2019
Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories
vacated and remanded
 Labor Law Feb. 27, 2019
Heavenly Hana v. Hotel Union & Hotel Industry
reversed
 statutory_interpretation Jun. 4, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Brayden Stark, Judd Oostyen, Isaac Belenkiy, Valerie Burton, Laura Goodfield, and Denovias Mack, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Patreon Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 21, 2025
Ibrahim Nimer Shiheiber v. Officer Hernandez Badge #4039, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 23, 2024
Kamal Bitmouni, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Paysafe Limited f/k/a Paysafe Group Holdings Limited Contracts judge May 10, 2024
Nelly Allen v. Merrick Garland, et al. Immigration judge Jul. 14, 2023
Melanie E. Damian v. Yahia Meftah, et al. Torts judge Jun. 23, 2023
Anti Police-Terror Project, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 28, 2023
Xavier Silva v. Kilolo Kijakazi Government judge Apr. 28, 2023
Peter Todd Williams v. Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC, et al. Torts judge Apr. 14, 2023
Crystal Gomez and Martha Gomez v. City and County of San Francisco, Nikon Dandridge, Maria Foster-Cazem, Helga Zimmerer, Joe Chang, Officer Tuvera, Sergeant Barry, Officer Escobar, Officer Pubill, and Does 1-20 Civil Rights judge Mar. 24, 2023
Escolar v. Kilolo Kijakazi Government judge Mar. 10, 2023
Carlos Gordon v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Civil Rights judge Mar. 3, 2023
Devin Cole v. Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Lawrence Pascal v. Concertra Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Michael Shuman, et al. v. Squaretrade Inc. Consumer Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Board of Trustees, in their capacities as Trustees of the Laborers Health and Welfare Trust Fund for Northern California, et al. v. Santa Cruz Underground and Paving Inc., et al. Contracts judge Dec. 23, 2022
Christopher B. Chamberlin v. Hartog, Baer & Hand, APC; David Walter Baer, Esq.; John A. Hartog, Esq.; Margaret M. Hand, Esq., and Does 1-100 Attorneys judge Dec. 2, 2022
Thryv Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1269 Labor Law judge Nov. 18, 2022
Ruby Danielson, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act v. Blood Centers of the Pacific, Blood Systems, Vitalant, and Does 2 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 18, 2022
Orlando Garcia v. Quong Fook Tong Civil Rights judge Oct. 14, 2022
Gina Mangrubang, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Sutter Health, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Sep. 30, 2022
Frank Ho v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Sep. 30, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Knox; Rachel Piersig; Alison Chandler; Mary Blumberg; Jill Henderson v. The County of Contra Costa; The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 23, 2022
Aaron Senne, et al., individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball dba Major League Baseball, et al. Employment Law judge Sep. 16, 2022
L. L. v. Kilolo Kijakazi Government judge Sep. 2, 2022
Dennis Richards, Rachel Swann, Six Dogs LLC v. Department of Building Inspection of the City and County of San Francisco; City and County of San Francisco; Edward Sweeney; Mauricio Hernandez Civil Rights judge Jun. 3, 2022
David Chavez and Vincent Slaughter, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Stellar Management Group VII, LLC; Stellar Management Group Inc., dba QSI Quality Service Integrity; The Vincit Company LLC dba The Vincit Group and Vincit Enterprises Employment Law judge May 27, 2022
Curtis Hanson, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, and the general public v. Welch Foods Inc. Consumer Law judge Jan. 14, 2022
Judy O'Neil, individually and as successor-in-interest to decedent Keita O'Neil v. City and County of San Francisco; Christopher Samayoa; Edric Talusan, and Does 1-50, inclusive Civil Rights judge Dec. 3, 2021
Rafael Arroyo v. Huskies Owner LLC Civil Rights judge Jul. 30, 2021
Rafael Arroyo v. Ashford Newark LP Civil Rights judge Jul. 30, 2021
Rafiak Mohamed Algzaly, et al. v. Anthony Blinken, et al. Immigration judge Jul. 16, 2021
Jason Craig and Michael Ross, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated current and former employees v. Corteva Inc., E.I., Du Pont De Nemours & Company; Dow Agrosciences LLC; The Dow Chemical Co.; DowDupont Inc. n/k/a Dupont De Nemours Inc.; Dow Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge May 14, 2021
MobileIron Inc. v. Blackberry Corporation, Blackberry Ltd., and Does 1-50 Intellectual Property judge Jan. 29, 2021
Michael Anthony Petrelis v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Civil Rights judge Nov. 20, 2020
James Faircloth v. AR Resources Inc. Consumer Law judge Aug. 7, 2020
Randy Colbert v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Jun. 26, 2020
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders, et al. Antitrust judge Jun. 19, 2020
Israel Pena v. United States Postal Service Employment Law judge May 1, 2020
James Steinle, individually and as heir to Kathryn Steinle, deceased; Elizabeth Sullivan, individually and as heir to Kathryn Steinle, deceased v. City and County of San Francisco, a government entity; Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez; Ross Mirkarimi; United States of America Personal Injury judge Mar. 20, 2020
Arthur Renowitzky v. Artour Amirkhas dba Morris & Sons Towing; Pear Avenue Group Civil Rights judge Feb. 28, 2020
Anthony Aaron v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Feb. 21, 2020
Rena Lane Vanlengen v. Andrew M. Saul Government judge Dec. 27, 2019
Lorita Gerritson v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Dec. 20, 2019
Robert Shaw, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and as a proxy of the State of California on behalf of aggrieved employees v. AMN Services LLC, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group Inc., The Permanente Medical Group Inc. Employment Law judge May 17, 2019
VACC Inc. v. Jon Byron Davis aka J. Byron Davis Intellectual Property judge May 17, 2019
Jill Cheryl Yarnal v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 10, 2019
Richard Kenneth Burnham v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 10, 2019
Piyush Jain v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 2, 2018
Confidential Employment Law judge Sep. 10, 2005
FCI USA, Inc. and FCI Americas Technology, Inc. v. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. and Foxconn Electronics, Inc. Intellectual Property judge May 4, 2004
Confidential Torts judge Jan. 26, 2002
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