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Michelle T. Friedland

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Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CA Northern - San Jose





Law clerk, Hon. David Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2000-01; law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 2001-02; lecturer in law, Stanford Law School, 2002-04; private practice, San Francisco 2004-14; confirmed April 2014

Stanford Law School, J.D., 2000



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Michelle Taryn Friedland 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (San Francisco) Jul. 30, 2015

Rulings
Case Category Published
Huntsman v. Corporation of the President
author
 Torts Jan. 31, 2025
In re Grand Jury Subpoena
author
 Attorneys Jan. 29, 2025
Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas
author
 Immigration Oct. 23, 2024
U.S. v. California Stem Cell Treatment Center
author
 Administrative Agencies Sep. 27, 2024
Crowe v. Oregon State Bar
author
 Constitutional Law Aug. 28, 2024
U.S. v. Yepez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 23, 2024
Calonge v. City of San Jose
author
 Qualified Immunity Jun. 7, 2024
U.S. v. James Milheiser
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 9, 2024
Hampton v. State of California
author
 Prisoners' Rights Oct. 3, 2023
Brown v. State of Arizona
concurring
 Education Sep. 25, 2023
Earth Island Institute v. Muldoon
author
 Environmental Law Sep. 12, 2023
Polanco v. Diaz
author
 Civil Rights Aug. 7, 2023
Center for Biological Diversity v. Bureau of Land Management
concurring
 Administrative Agencies May 26, 2023
Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
reversed and remanded
 Environmental Law May 25, 2023
Amended Opinion: Porter v. Martinez
author
 Constitutional Law May 22, 2023
Porter v. Martinez
author
 Constitutional Law Apr. 7, 2023
Bolden-Hardge v. California State Controller
author
 Employment Discrimination Apr. 3, 2023
American Rivers v. American Petroleum Institute
author
 Environmental Law Feb. 21, 2023
Armstrong v. Newsom
author
 Prisoners' Rights Feb. 2, 2023
Amended Opinion: Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland
author
 Immigration Sep. 23, 2022
Caremark v. Chickasaw Nation
author
 Arbitration Aug. 9, 2022
Montiel v. Chappell
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2022
California State Water Resources Control Board v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
author
 Environmental Law Aug. 4, 2022
U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez
concurring
 Immigration Jul. 11, 2022
Fierro v. Smith
author
 Prisoners' Rights Jul. 5, 2022
Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland
author
 Immigration Jun. 24, 2022
Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
author
 Environmental Law Jun. 17, 2022
Evans v. Synopsys
dismissed
 Civil Procedure May 13, 2022
Miskey v. Kijakazi
author
 Administrative Agencies May 4, 2022
Garcia v. City of Los Angeles
author
 Civil Rights Sep. 3, 2021
Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
author
 Environmental Law Aug. 17, 2021
Quintero Perez v. U.S.
concurring
 Civil Rights Aug. 17, 2021
Jones v. Davis
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2021
Hubbard v. U.S.
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 2021
Agendia v. Becerra
author
 Health Care Jul. 19, 2021
Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law Jun. 29, 2021
Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County
author
 Native American Affairs Jun. 14, 2021
Kaiser v. Cascade Capital
author
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 10, 2021
Estate of Anderson v. Marsh
author
 Civil Rights Jan. 19, 2021
MetroPCS California v. Picker
author
 Constitutional Law Aug. 17, 2020
Amended Opinion: Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
author
 Civil Rights Jul. 22, 2020
Blumenthal Distributing Inc. v. Herman Miller Inc.
dissenting
 Intellectual Property Jun. 26, 2020
Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
author
 Civil Rights May 14, 2020
May v. Ryan
author
 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 30, 2020
Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Constitutional Law Mar. 18, 2020
Campbell v. St. John
author
 Civil Procedure Mar. 4, 2020
Ross v. Williams
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 25, 2020
U.S. v. Gagarin
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2020
Amended Opinion: Floyd v. Filson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2020
U.S. v. Mayea-Pulido
author
 Civil Procedure Jan. 6, 2020
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
author
 Environmental Law Nov. 15, 2019
Floyd v. Filson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2019
U.S. v. Valle
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2019
U.S. v. Cuevas-Lopez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 20, 2019
Dine Citizens Against Ruining v. Bureau of Indian Affairs
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 30, 2019
Rodriguez v. City of San Jose
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 24, 2019
Anderson v. Ghaly
concurring
 Administrative Agencies Jul. 19, 2019
CTIA v. City of Berkeley
dissenting
 Constitutional Law Jul. 3, 2019
U.S. v. Brown
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 6, 2019
Biel v. St. James School
author
 Employment Discrimination Dec. 18, 2018
Local Joint Exec. Bd. v. Mirage Casino-Hotel
dissenting
 Arbitration Dec. 14, 2018
In re City of Stockton
dissenting
 Civil Procedure Dec. 11, 2018
U.S. v. Moreno Ornelas
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 26, 2018
In re Easysaver Rewards Litigation
author
 Consumer Law Oct. 4, 2018
Lopez v. Sessions
dissenting
 Immigration Aug. 23, 2018
Chippewa Cree Tribe v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
author
 Native American Affairs Aug. 22, 2018
Amended Opinion: Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek
author
 probate_and_trusts Jul. 20, 2018
Amended Opinion: In re Zappos.com
author
 Constitutional Law Apr. 23, 2018
Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek
author
 probate_and_trusts Mar. 22, 2018
American Bankers Management Co. v. Heryford
author
 Civil Rights Mar. 16, 2018
In re Zappos.com
author
 Constitutional Law Mar. 9, 2018
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Molinar
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 6, 2018
U.S. v. Murillo-Alvarado
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2017
United States v. Molinar
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 30, 2017
Hewlett-Packard Company and Consolidated Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
concurring
 Tax Nov. 10, 2017
Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
author
 Labor Law Oct. 17, 2017
Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
author
 Labor Law Aug. 24, 2017
Window Rock Unified School District v. Nez
author
 Native American Affairs Jun. 29, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jessica Felber v. Mark G. Yudof, President of the Regents of the University of California, Berkeley; The Regents of the University of California; The University of California, Berkeley; Robert J. Birgeneau, Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley; Associated Students University of California, ASUC Auxiliary Civil Rights Defendant Jan. 21, 2012
Title Court Published
Michelle Taryn Friedland 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (San Francisco) Jul. 30, 2015
Case Category Published
Huntsman v. Corporation of the President
author
 Torts Jan. 31, 2025
In re Grand Jury Subpoena
author
 Attorneys Jan. 29, 2025
Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas
author
 Immigration Oct. 23, 2024
U.S. v. California Stem Cell Treatment Center
author
 Administrative Agencies Sep. 27, 2024
Crowe v. Oregon State Bar
author
 Constitutional Law Aug. 28, 2024
U.S. v. Yepez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 23, 2024
Calonge v. City of San Jose
author
 Qualified Immunity Jun. 7, 2024
U.S. v. James Milheiser
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 9, 2024
Hampton v. State of California
author
 Prisoners' Rights Oct. 3, 2023
Brown v. State of Arizona
concurring
 Education Sep. 25, 2023
Earth Island Institute v. Muldoon
author
 Environmental Law Sep. 12, 2023
Polanco v. Diaz
author
 Civil Rights Aug. 7, 2023
Center for Biological Diversity v. Bureau of Land Management
concurring
 Administrative Agencies May 26, 2023
Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
reversed and remanded
 Environmental Law May 25, 2023
Amended Opinion: Porter v. Martinez
author
 Constitutional Law May 22, 2023
Porter v. Martinez
author
 Constitutional Law Apr. 7, 2023
Bolden-Hardge v. California State Controller
author
 Employment Discrimination Apr. 3, 2023
American Rivers v. American Petroleum Institute
author
 Environmental Law Feb. 21, 2023
Armstrong v. Newsom
author
 Prisoners' Rights Feb. 2, 2023
Amended Opinion: Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland
author
 Immigration Sep. 23, 2022
Caremark v. Chickasaw Nation
author
 Arbitration Aug. 9, 2022
Montiel v. Chappell
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2022
California State Water Resources Control Board v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
author
 Environmental Law Aug. 4, 2022
U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez
concurring
 Immigration Jul. 11, 2022
Fierro v. Smith
author
 Prisoners' Rights Jul. 5, 2022
Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland
author
 Immigration Jun. 24, 2022
Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
author
 Environmental Law Jun. 17, 2022
Evans v. Synopsys
dismissed
 Civil Procedure May 13, 2022
Miskey v. Kijakazi
author
 Administrative Agencies May 4, 2022
Garcia v. City of Los Angeles
author
 Civil Rights Sep. 3, 2021
Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
author
 Environmental Law Aug. 17, 2021
Quintero Perez v. U.S.
concurring
 Civil Rights Aug. 17, 2021
Jones v. Davis
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2021
Hubbard v. U.S.
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 2021
Agendia v. Becerra
author
 Health Care Jul. 19, 2021
Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law Jun. 29, 2021
Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County
author
 Native American Affairs Jun. 14, 2021
Kaiser v. Cascade Capital
author
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 10, 2021
Estate of Anderson v. Marsh
author
 Civil Rights Jan. 19, 2021
MetroPCS California v. Picker
author
 Constitutional Law Aug. 17, 2020
Amended Opinion: Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
author
 Civil Rights Jul. 22, 2020
Blumenthal Distributing Inc. v. Herman Miller Inc.
dissenting
 Intellectual Property Jun. 26, 2020
Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
author
 Civil Rights May 14, 2020
May v. Ryan
author
 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 30, 2020
Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Constitutional Law Mar. 18, 2020
Campbell v. St. John
author
 Civil Procedure Mar. 4, 2020
Ross v. Williams
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 25, 2020
U.S. v. Gagarin
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2020
Amended Opinion: Floyd v. Filson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 4, 2020
U.S. v. Mayea-Pulido
author
 Civil Procedure Jan. 6, 2020
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
author
 Environmental Law Nov. 15, 2019
Floyd v. Filson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2019
U.S. v. Valle
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2019
U.S. v. Cuevas-Lopez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 20, 2019
Dine Citizens Against Ruining v. Bureau of Indian Affairs
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 30, 2019
Rodriguez v. City of San Jose
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 24, 2019
Anderson v. Ghaly
concurring
 Administrative Agencies Jul. 19, 2019
CTIA v. City of Berkeley
dissenting
 Constitutional Law Jul. 3, 2019
U.S. v. Brown
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 6, 2019
Biel v. St. James School
author
 Employment Discrimination Dec. 18, 2018
Local Joint Exec. Bd. v. Mirage Casino-Hotel
dissenting
 Arbitration Dec. 14, 2018
In re City of Stockton
dissenting
 Civil Procedure Dec. 11, 2018
U.S. v. Moreno Ornelas
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 26, 2018
In re Easysaver Rewards Litigation
author
 Consumer Law Oct. 4, 2018
Lopez v. Sessions
dissenting
 Immigration Aug. 23, 2018
Chippewa Cree Tribe v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
author
 Native American Affairs Aug. 22, 2018
Amended Opinion: Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek
author
 probate_and_trusts Jul. 20, 2018
Amended Opinion: In re Zappos.com
author
 Constitutional Law Apr. 23, 2018
Glazing Health & Welfare Fund v. Lamek
author
 probate_and_trusts Mar. 22, 2018
American Bankers Management Co. v. Heryford
author
 Civil Rights Mar. 16, 2018
In re Zappos.com
author
 Constitutional Law Mar. 9, 2018
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Molinar
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 6, 2018
U.S. v. Murillo-Alvarado
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2017
United States v. Molinar
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 30, 2017
Hewlett-Packard Company and Consolidated Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
concurring
 Tax Nov. 10, 2017
Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
author
 Labor Law Oct. 17, 2017
Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports
author
 Labor Law Aug. 24, 2017
Window Rock Unified School District v. Nez
author
 Native American Affairs Jun. 29, 2017
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