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A. Wallace Tashima

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Senior Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CA Central - Pasadena





U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, 1953-56; deputy attorney general, California, 1961-67; Amstar Corporation, 1968-77 (attorney, Spreckels Sugar Division, 1968-72; general attorney and vice president, 1972-77); private practice, Los Angeles, 1977-80; nominated May 1980, confirmed June 1980, assumed senior status June 2004

Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1961



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Judge Atsushi Wallace Tashima 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Feb. 3, 2013

Rulings
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Patterson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 1, 2024
Morris v. W. Hayden Estates First Add.
dissenting
 Civil Rights Jun. 17, 2024
Winkler v. McCloskey
author
 Arbitration Sep. 28, 2023
Harstein v. Hyatt Corp.
author
 Employment Law Sep. 22, 2023
U.S. v. Estrada
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 24, 2023
Suski v. Coinbase Inc.
author
 Arbitration Dec. 16, 2022
Dong v. Garland
dissenting
 Immigration Oct. 19, 2022
W.B. Music Corp. v. Royce Intl. Broadcasting Corp.
author
 Remedies Aug. 31, 2022
U.S. v. Nault
dissenting
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 21, 2022
Roley v. Google
author
 Contracts Jul. 14, 2022
Machowski v. 333 N. Placentia Property
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 1, 2022
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
concurring
 Environmental Law Jul. 1, 2022
In Re Mayer
author
 Bankruptcy Mar. 9, 2022
Walcott v. Garland
author
 Immigration Dec. 23, 2021
Arizona Democratic Party v. Hobbs
dissenting
 Constitutional Law Dec. 9, 2021
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders
author
 Antitrust Dec. 3, 2021
Miller v. Sawant
author
 Torts Nov. 11, 2021
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
dissenting
 Environmental Law Sep. 30, 2021
Invesco High Yield Fund v. Jecklin
author
 statutory_interpretation Aug. 26, 2021
U.S. v. Bartley
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 23, 2021
Marinelarena v. Garland
dissenting
 Immigration Jul. 27, 2021
Ironhawk Technologies v. Dropbox
dissenting
 Intellectual Property Apr. 21, 2021
Seachris v. Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Company
author
 Remedies Apr. 20, 2021
Pasadena Republican Club v. Western Justice Center
affirmed
 Civil Rights Jan. 26, 2021
John Doe #1 v. Trump
dissenting
 Constitutional Law Jan. 5, 2021
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 9, 2020
McGee v. S-L Snacks National
author
 Constitutional Law Dec. 7, 2020
In the Matter of Garrett
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 3, 2020
Hardwick v. County of Orange
concurring
 Civil Rights Nov. 19, 2020
Stone v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co.
author
 Health Care Nov. 10, 2020
U.S. v. Cate
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 24, 2020
Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
reversed and remanded
 Immigration Jun. 26, 2020
U.S. v. Grey
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 28, 2020
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law May 8, 2020
Walker v. Fred Meyer Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Mar. 23, 2020
Parents For Privacy v. Barr
author
 Constitutional Law Feb. 13, 2020
Amended Opinion: Walden v. State of Nevada
author
 Immunity Dec. 24, 2019
Murphy v. SFBSC Management
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 12, 2019
Henson v. Fidelity National Financial
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 18, 2019
Walden v. State of Nevada
author
 Immunity Oct. 17, 2019
Garris v. FBI
author
 statutory_interpretation Sep. 12, 2019
Godecke ex rel. U.S. v. Kinetic Concepts
author
 Government Sep. 9, 2019
Fidelity National Financial Inc. v. Friedman
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 23, 2019
Tijerino v. Stetson Desert Project
reversed and remanded
 Labor Law Aug. 19, 2019
Janjua v. Neufeld
author
 Immigration Aug. 12, 2019
Marinelarena v. Sessions
author
 Immigration Jul. 19, 2019
Universal Cable v. Atlantic Specialty Ins.
author
 Insurance Jul. 15, 2019
U.S. v. Bain
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 12, 2019
Thuraissigiam v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
author
 Immigration Mar. 8, 2019
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2018
Amended Opinion: Nunies v. HIE Holdings
author
 Disability Discrimination Nov. 2, 2018
Allied Concrete and Supply v. IBT
author
 Labor Law Sep. 21, 2018
Nunies v. HIE Holdings
author
 Disability Discrimination Sep. 18, 2018
Martinez v. Cate
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 12, 2018
California Trucking Assoc. v. Su
author
 Labor Law Sep. 11, 2018
American Federation of Musicians of the U.S. and Canada v. Paramount Pictures
author
 Labor Law Sep. 11, 2018
Khoja v. Orexigen Therapeutics
author
 Securities Aug. 14, 2018
John Doe v. U.C. Regents
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 7, 2018
Pike v. Hester
author
 Qualified Immunity Jun. 7, 2018
Hodsdon v. Mars, Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Jun. 5, 2018
U.S. v. Walker River Irrigation District
author
 Water Rights May 23, 2018
Caldwell v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Civil Rights May 14, 2018
PSM Holding Corp. v. National Farm Financial Corp.
author
 Remedies Mar. 8, 2018
Branch Banking and Trust Co. v. D.M.S.I. LLC
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 12, 2017
Buck v. Berryhill
author
 Administrative Agencies Sep. 6, 2017
Marinelarena v. Sessions
dissenting
 Immigration Aug. 24, 2017
Miller v. City of Portland
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 23, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Image Technical Services, Inc., et al. v. Eastman Kodak, et al. Antitrust judge Sep. 30, 1995
Elliot Warren v. Victoria Harrison, et al. Civil Rights judge Sep. 3, 1994
Title Court Published
Judge Atsushi Wallace Tashima 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Feb. 3, 2013
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Patterson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 1, 2024
Morris v. W. Hayden Estates First Add.
dissenting
 Civil Rights Jun. 17, 2024
Winkler v. McCloskey
author
 Arbitration Sep. 28, 2023
Harstein v. Hyatt Corp.
author
 Employment Law Sep. 22, 2023
U.S. v. Estrada
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 24, 2023
Suski v. Coinbase Inc.
author
 Arbitration Dec. 16, 2022
Dong v. Garland
dissenting
 Immigration Oct. 19, 2022
W.B. Music Corp. v. Royce Intl. Broadcasting Corp.
author
 Remedies Aug. 31, 2022
U.S. v. Nault
dissenting
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 21, 2022
Roley v. Google
author
 Contracts Jul. 14, 2022
Machowski v. 333 N. Placentia Property
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 1, 2022
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
concurring
 Environmental Law Jul. 1, 2022
In Re Mayer
author
 Bankruptcy Mar. 9, 2022
Walcott v. Garland
author
 Immigration Dec. 23, 2021
Arizona Democratic Party v. Hobbs
dissenting
 Constitutional Law Dec. 9, 2021
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders
author
 Antitrust Dec. 3, 2021
Miller v. Sawant
author
 Torts Nov. 11, 2021
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
dissenting
 Environmental Law Sep. 30, 2021
Invesco High Yield Fund v. Jecklin
author
 statutory_interpretation Aug. 26, 2021
U.S. v. Bartley
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 23, 2021
Marinelarena v. Garland
dissenting
 Immigration Jul. 27, 2021
Ironhawk Technologies v. Dropbox
dissenting
 Intellectual Property Apr. 21, 2021
Seachris v. Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Company
author
 Remedies Apr. 20, 2021
Pasadena Republican Club v. Western Justice Center
affirmed
 Civil Rights Jan. 26, 2021
John Doe #1 v. Trump
dissenting
 Constitutional Law Jan. 5, 2021
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 9, 2020
McGee v. S-L Snacks National
author
 Constitutional Law Dec. 7, 2020
In the Matter of Garrett
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 3, 2020
Hardwick v. County of Orange
concurring
 Civil Rights Nov. 19, 2020
Stone v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co.
author
 Health Care Nov. 10, 2020
U.S. v. Cate
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 24, 2020
Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
reversed and remanded
 Immigration Jun. 26, 2020
U.S. v. Grey
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 28, 2020
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law May 8, 2020
Walker v. Fred Meyer Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Mar. 23, 2020
Parents For Privacy v. Barr
author
 Constitutional Law Feb. 13, 2020
Amended Opinion: Walden v. State of Nevada
author
 Immunity Dec. 24, 2019
Murphy v. SFBSC Management
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 12, 2019
Henson v. Fidelity National Financial
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 18, 2019
Walden v. State of Nevada
author
 Immunity Oct. 17, 2019
Garris v. FBI
author
 statutory_interpretation Sep. 12, 2019
Godecke ex rel. U.S. v. Kinetic Concepts
author
 Government Sep. 9, 2019
Fidelity National Financial Inc. v. Friedman
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 23, 2019
Tijerino v. Stetson Desert Project
reversed and remanded
 Labor Law Aug. 19, 2019
Janjua v. Neufeld
author
 Immigration Aug. 12, 2019
Marinelarena v. Sessions
author
 Immigration Jul. 19, 2019
Universal Cable v. Atlantic Specialty Ins.
author
 Insurance Jul. 15, 2019
U.S. v. Bain
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 12, 2019
Thuraissigiam v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
author
 Immigration Mar. 8, 2019
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2018
Amended Opinion: Nunies v. HIE Holdings
author
 Disability Discrimination Nov. 2, 2018
Allied Concrete and Supply v. IBT
author
 Labor Law Sep. 21, 2018
Nunies v. HIE Holdings
author
 Disability Discrimination Sep. 18, 2018
Martinez v. Cate
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 12, 2018
California Trucking Assoc. v. Su
author
 Labor Law Sep. 11, 2018
American Federation of Musicians of the U.S. and Canada v. Paramount Pictures
author
 Labor Law Sep. 11, 2018
Khoja v. Orexigen Therapeutics
author
 Securities Aug. 14, 2018
John Doe v. U.C. Regents
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 7, 2018
Pike v. Hester
author
 Qualified Immunity Jun. 7, 2018
Hodsdon v. Mars, Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Jun. 5, 2018
U.S. v. Walker River Irrigation District
author
 Water Rights May 23, 2018
Caldwell v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Civil Rights May 14, 2018
PSM Holding Corp. v. National Farm Financial Corp.
author
 Remedies Mar. 8, 2018
Branch Banking and Trust Co. v. D.M.S.I. LLC
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 12, 2017
Buck v. Berryhill
author
 Administrative Agencies Sep. 6, 2017
Marinelarena v. Sessions
dissenting
 Immigration Aug. 24, 2017
Miller v. City of Portland
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 23, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Image Technical Services, Inc., et al. v. Eastman Kodak, et al. Antitrust judge Sep. 30, 1995
Elliot Warren v. Victoria Harrison, et al. Civil Rights judge Sep. 3, 1994
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