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Donna M. Ryu

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U.S. Magistrate Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Oakland
Department/Division: 4 Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 3rd

1301 Clay Street #4005
Oakland , CA 94612-5212
(510) 637-3639



Appointed U.S. magistrate judge in the Northern District, 2010; professor, civil Justice Clinic, UC Hastings College of the Law, 2002-10; professor, associate director, Women's Employment Rights Clinic, Golden Gate University School of Law, 1998-2002; partner, Ryu, Dickey & Larkin, 1994-97; sole practitioner, 1993-94 and 1997-98; associate, Saperstein, Mayeda, Larkin & Goldstein, 1988-93; associate McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, 1986-88

UC Berkeley School of Law



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Creative Solutions Northern District of California (Oakland) Sep. 17, 2019
Donna M. Ryu U.S. Northern District of California (Oakland) Jan. 20, 2011

Rulings
Case Category Published
Hudnall v. Dudek
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Mar. 7, 2025
Coalition on Homelessness v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jan. 11, 2024
Orellana v. Mayorkas
affirmed
 Immigration Jul. 29, 2021

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Valley Investments-Redwood LLC v. City of Alameda Civil Rights judge Feb. 16, 2024
Joanne Rodrigues v. Alliant Credit Union Contracts judge Sep. 1, 2023
Cyrus Greene v. Bay Area Rapid Transit, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 4, 2023
United States of America v. GoodRx Holdings Inc. also dba GoodRx Gold, GoodRx Care, HeyDoctor, HeyDoctor by GoodRx Consumer Law judge Jun. 23, 2023
American Small Business League v. United States Office of Management and Budget Civil Rights judge Nov. 25, 2022
In re: Plaid Inc. Privacy Litigation Torts judge Jun. 10, 2022
Sonya Norton v. LVNV Funding LLC, et al. Consumer Law judge Jun. 10, 2022
Efren Moreno v. Capital Building Maintenance & Cleaning Services Inc. Labor Law judge Apr. 15, 2022
Samuel Love v. Wildcats Owner LLC, et al. Civil Rights judge Feb. 18, 2022
Samuel Love v. CHSP TRS San Francisco LLC Civil Rights judge Jan. 21, 2022
Maurice Caldwell v. City of San Francisco, San Francisco Police Department, Kitt Crenshaw, Arthur Gerrans, James Crowley, and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Oct. 15, 2021
Mikki Boddie v. Signature Flight Support Corporation, et al. Employment Law judge Jul. 30, 2021
Pop Top Corp. v. Rakuten Kobo Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jul. 23, 2021
United States of America v. Two One-Thousand-Five-Hundred-Pound, Hand-Carved Lintels Removed From Religious Temples in Thailand International Law judge Mar. 12, 2021
Christopher Lapping v. Wyndham Vacation Ownership Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Nov. 27, 2020
Henry G. McKenzie v. City and County of San Francisco; George Gascon; Jerry Rodriguez; David Crew; and Does 1-10 Employment Law judge Jun. 19, 2020
Richard Ortiz v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 15, 2020
Fontenoy Engineering Inc. v. Director Kathy A. Baran, Kathy Baran, California Service Center, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Lee Francis Cissna, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary Immigration judge Mar. 27, 2020
Joseph Carlotti, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. ASUS Computer International (North America) Inc.; Asustek Computer Inc., and Does 1-50 Consumer Law judge Mar. 27, 2020
United States of America v. Mortgage Solutions FCS Inc., dba Mount Diablo Lending and Ramon Walker, individually and as an officer of Mortgage Solutions FCS Inc. Consumer Law judge Mar. 20, 2020
Joanne Biernacki v. Target Corporation Personal Injury judge Jan. 31, 2020
Lo Mei Seh v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 24, 2019
Darryl Johnson v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 10, 2019
Austin Koepke v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 3, 2019
Tonia Vel Llewellyn v. Commissioner of Social Security Government judge May 3, 2019
Timothy Patrick August v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Apr. 12, 2019
Jason O. Harper v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 8, 2019
Title Court Published
Creative Solutions Northern District of California (Oakland) Sep. 17, 2019
Donna M. Ryu U.S. Northern District of California (Oakland) Jan. 20, 2011
Case Category Published
Hudnall v. Dudek
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Mar. 7, 2025
Coalition on Homelessness v. City and County of San Francisco
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Jan. 11, 2024
Orellana v. Mayorkas
affirmed
 Immigration Jul. 29, 2021
Case Name Topic Role Published
Valley Investments-Redwood LLC v. City of Alameda Civil Rights judge Feb. 16, 2024
Joanne Rodrigues v. Alliant Credit Union Contracts judge Sep. 1, 2023
Cyrus Greene v. Bay Area Rapid Transit, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 4, 2023
United States of America v. GoodRx Holdings Inc. also dba GoodRx Gold, GoodRx Care, HeyDoctor, HeyDoctor by GoodRx Consumer Law judge Jun. 23, 2023
American Small Business League v. United States Office of Management and Budget Civil Rights judge Nov. 25, 2022
In re: Plaid Inc. Privacy Litigation Torts judge Jun. 10, 2022
Sonya Norton v. LVNV Funding LLC, et al. Consumer Law judge Jun. 10, 2022
Efren Moreno v. Capital Building Maintenance & Cleaning Services Inc. Labor Law judge Apr. 15, 2022
Samuel Love v. Wildcats Owner LLC, et al. Civil Rights judge Feb. 18, 2022
Samuel Love v. CHSP TRS San Francisco LLC Civil Rights judge Jan. 21, 2022
Maurice Caldwell v. City of San Francisco, San Francisco Police Department, Kitt Crenshaw, Arthur Gerrans, James Crowley, and Does 1-10, inclusive Civil Rights judge Oct. 15, 2021
Mikki Boddie v. Signature Flight Support Corporation, et al. Employment Law judge Jul. 30, 2021
Pop Top Corp. v. Rakuten Kobo Inc. Intellectual Property judge Jul. 23, 2021
United States of America v. Two One-Thousand-Five-Hundred-Pound, Hand-Carved Lintels Removed From Religious Temples in Thailand International Law judge Mar. 12, 2021
Christopher Lapping v. Wyndham Vacation Ownership Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Nov. 27, 2020
Henry G. McKenzie v. City and County of San Francisco; George Gascon; Jerry Rodriguez; David Crew; and Does 1-10 Employment Law judge Jun. 19, 2020
Richard Ortiz v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 15, 2020
Fontenoy Engineering Inc. v. Director Kathy A. Baran, Kathy Baran, California Service Center, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Lee Francis Cissna, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary Immigration judge Mar. 27, 2020
Joseph Carlotti, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. ASUS Computer International (North America) Inc.; Asustek Computer Inc., and Does 1-50 Consumer Law judge Mar. 27, 2020
United States of America v. Mortgage Solutions FCS Inc., dba Mount Diablo Lending and Ramon Walker, individually and as an officer of Mortgage Solutions FCS Inc. Consumer Law judge Mar. 20, 2020
Joanne Biernacki v. Target Corporation Personal Injury judge Jan. 31, 2020
Lo Mei Seh v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 24, 2019
Darryl Johnson v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 10, 2019
Austin Koepke v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 3, 2019
Tonia Vel Llewellyn v. Commissioner of Social Security Government judge May 3, 2019
Timothy Patrick August v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Apr. 12, 2019
Jason O. Harper v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 8, 2019
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