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Laurel D. Beeler

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

450 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 522-3140



Appointed magistrate judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by President Barack Obama, January 4, 2010; assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-2009; law clerk to Judge Cecil F. Poole, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992-1994; staff attorney, civil appeals division chief, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-1992.

Univ of Washington School of Law, 1989



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Tidy Trial Northern District of California Jan. 18, 2019
Laurel Beeler U.S. Northern District (Oakland) Nov. 10, 2010

Rulings
Case Category Published
Rajaram v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Employment Discrimination Jun. 27, 2024
Sidibe v. Sutter Health
reversed and remanded
 Antitrust Jun. 4, 2024
Assurance Wireless USA L.P. v. Reynolds
affirmed
 Utilities Apr. 26, 2024
Hampton v. State of California
affirmed
 Prisoners' Rights Oct. 3, 2023
Pinkert v. Schwab Charitable Fund
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Sep. 14, 2022
Ashe v. Saul
vacated and remanded
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 29, 2020
Lam v. U.S.
affirmed
 Torts Oct. 29, 2020
Murphy v. SFBSC Management
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Dec. 12, 2019
Dyroff v. The Ultimate Software Group
affirmed
 Immunity Aug. 21, 2019

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Rodolfo Estuardo-Pineda v. United States of America Personal Injury judge Apr. 25, 2025
Zara Leventhal, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Streamlabs LLC Consumer Law judge Apr. 18, 2025
Senior and Disability Action, on behalf of its members and all others similarly situated; Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco; Pi Ra, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; and Ian Smith, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situtated v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District and Robert M. Powers, in his official capacity as General Manager of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Civil Rights judge Aug. 2, 2024
Juan Rivera, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco Employment Law judge Jul. 26, 2024
Laura Loomer, as an individual, Laura Loomer, in her capacity as a Candidate for United States Congress, and Laura Loomer for Congress, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc., Mark Zuckerberg, in his capacity as CEO of Facebook, Inc. and as an individual, Twitter Inc., and Jack Dorsey, in his capacity as former CEO of Twitter, Inc. and as an individual Torts judge Apr. 26, 2024
Arianna Suarez v. Bank of America, National Association Employment Law judge Feb. 2, 2024
Xavier Pittman v. City and County of San Francisco; Zachary McAuliffe, in his individual capacity as a police officer for the City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1-50, inclusive Civil Rights judge Oct. 20, 2023
Jane Roes 1-3, et al. v. SFBSC Management LLC, Chowder House Inc., Deja Vu-San Francisco LLC, Roaring 20's LLC, Garden of Eden LLC, S.A.W. Entertainment Limited, Deja Vu- Showgirls of San Francisco LLC, Gold Club - S.F. LLC, Market St. Cinema LLC, Bijou - Century LLC, BT California LLC, and Does 1-200 Employment Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Emma Majo v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Employment Law judge Nov. 11, 2022
Ian Vianu, Elizabeth Blum, and Dominic Gutierrez, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. AT&T Mobility LLC Consumer Law judge Sep. 16, 2022
Brian Whitaker v. Helen V. Chan, et al. Civil Rights judge Jul. 29, 2022
Djeneba Sidibe and Diane Dewey, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Sutter Health and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Antitrust judge Mar. 25, 2022
Andrea M. Williams and James Stewart, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Apple Inc. Contracts judge Feb. 11, 2022
Brigid Poling, on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated v. Artech LLC Torts judge Jan. 7, 2022
O'Shea Jackson v. Robinhood Markets Inc., Robinhood Financial LLC Intellectual Property judge Oct. 8, 2021
D. Kelly v. Kilolo Kijakazi Government judge Sep. 17, 2021
United States of America ex rel. Kathy Ormsby v. Sutter Health, Palo Alto Medical Foundation Government judge Sep. 17, 2021
John Bauer, et al. v. City of Pleasanton, et al. Civil Rights judge Sep. 3, 2021
Omar Abdulaziz v. Twitter Inc. Torts judge Jul. 30, 2021
Meredith Callahan, et al. v. Ancestry.com Inc., et al. Business Law judge Jul. 9, 2021
The Center for Investigative Reporting v. Federal Bureau of Investigation Civil Rights judge Apr. 9, 2021
Danielle Lokey, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals v. CVS Pharmacy Inc. Consumer Law judge Mar. 19, 2021
John Doe v. William P. Barr, et al. Civil Rights judge Jan. 22, 2021
Angel Villafan, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Broadspectrum Downstream Services Inc. Employment Law judge Jan. 8, 2021
Tasha Stack, on behalf of herself and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Progressive Select Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Insurance judge Dec. 4, 2020
George W. Woolley, Tammy S. Woolley, Anthony Look Jr., Kimberly Look, Alejandro Marcey, Felicia Marcey, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Ygrene Energy Fund Inc. and Ygrene Energy Fund Florida LLC Taxation judge Nov. 13, 2020
Jane Roe, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Jose Torres L.D. Latin Club Bar Inc., Hanky Panky Club, and Does 1-200 Employment Law judge Oct. 9, 2020
Rashad Abdullah, individually and as the guardian for minor T.A.; and T.A., a minor, by and through her guardian v. City and County of San Francisco; San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department Chief Allen Nance; Deputy Probation Officer Moegagogo Tamasese; Deputy Probation Officer Lyudmila Baranov, and Does 1-30, inclusive Civil Rights judge Aug. 21, 2020
Grouse River Outfitters Ltd. v. Oracle Corp. Contracts judge Apr. 10, 2020
Hunter Rhiannon Sinuhe v. Commissioner of Social Security Government judge Jan. 31, 2020
Judy Codding v. Pearson Education Inc. Contracts judge Dec. 20, 2019
Romika Pahalad v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Dec. 6, 2019
Fernando Miguel Soria v. County of Alameda, a municipal corporation; Justin Linn, individually and his official capacity as a deputy for the County of Alameda Sheriff's Department; Erick McDermott, individually and in his capacity as a deputy for the County of Alameda Sheriff's Department; Stephen Sarcos, individually and in his official capacity as a deputy for the County of Alameda Sheriff's Department; Sarah Krause, individually and in her official capacity as a deputy for the County of Alameda Sheriff's Department; Does 1-10, inclusive; individually and in their capacities as law enforcement agents and/or personnel for the County of Alameda Sheriff's Department Civil Rights judge Dec. 6, 2019
Kathleen Eiswald v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Nov. 15, 2019
S.A. et al. v. Trump et al. Immigration judge Jun. 14, 2019
Shane Heiman, National Education Association, Stephanie Portilla, Kwynn Uyehara and California Teachers Association v. Betsy DeVos and United States Department of Education Education Law judge Jun. 14, 2019
Jackie Barshak v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 10, 2019
Stephen R. Busby v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 10, 2019
Diane Carlson v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Apr. 19, 2019
Gregory Clayborn, The Estate of Sierra Clayborn, Kim Clayborn, Tamishia Clayborn, Vanessa Nguyen, The Estate of Tin Nguyen, Trung Do, Jacob Thalasinos and James Thalasinos v. Twitter, Inc., Google, Inc, Facebook, Inc. and Google LLC Torts judge Mar. 1, 2019
Pete Peterson v. Lyft Inc. Consumer Law judge Jan. 11, 2019
Floyd Armbrester v. Alameda County Civil Rights judge Jan. 4, 2019
Jane Roes 1-2, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. SFBSC Management LLC, and Does 1-200 Labor Law judge Feb. 9, 2018
Richard Earl May Jr. v. San Mateo County; San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks, in his individual and official capacities; Deputy John Sanchez; Deputy Chris Laughlin; Deputy Eric Michel, and Does 1 through 10, individually, jointly and severally Civil Rights judge Nov. 17, 2017
Amit Patel, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Trans Union LLC, in its own name and t/a Trans Union Rental Screening Solutions Inc. and Transunion Background Data Solutions, and Trans Union Rental Screening Solutions Inc., in its own name and t/a Transunion Background Data Solutions Consumer Law judge Nov. 10, 2017
Title Court Published
Tidy Trial Northern District of California Jan. 18, 2019
Laurel Beeler U.S. Northern District (Oakland) Nov. 10, 2010
Case Category Published
Rajaram v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Employment Discrimination Jun. 27, 2024
Sidibe v. Sutter Health
reversed and remanded
 Antitrust Jun. 4, 2024
Assurance Wireless USA L.P. v. Reynolds
affirmed
 Utilities Apr. 26, 2024
Hampton v. State of California
affirmed
 Prisoners' Rights Oct. 3, 2023
Pinkert v. Schwab Charitable Fund
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Sep. 14, 2022
Ashe v. Saul
vacated and remanded
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 29, 2020
Lam v. U.S.
affirmed
 Torts Oct. 29, 2020
Murphy v. SFBSC Management
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Dec. 12, 2019
Dyroff v. The Ultimate Software Group
affirmed
 Immunity Aug. 21, 2019
Case Name Topic Role Published
Rodolfo Estuardo-Pineda v. United States of America Personal Injury judge Apr. 25, 2025
Zara Leventhal, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Streamlabs LLC Consumer Law judge Apr. 18, 2025
Senior and Disability Action, on behalf of its members and all others similarly situated; Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco; Pi Ra, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; and Ian Smith, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situtated v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District and Robert M. Powers, in his official capacity as General Manager of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Civil Rights judge Aug. 2, 2024
Juan Rivera, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco Employment Law judge Jul. 26, 2024
Laura Loomer, as an individual, Laura Loomer, in her capacity as a Candidate for United States Congress, and Laura Loomer for Congress, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc., Mark Zuckerberg, in his capacity as CEO of Facebook, Inc. and as an individual, Twitter Inc., and Jack Dorsey, in his capacity as former CEO of Twitter, Inc. and as an individual Torts judge Apr. 26, 2024
Arianna Suarez v. Bank of America, National Association Employment Law judge Feb. 2, 2024
Xavier Pittman v. City and County of San Francisco; Zachary McAuliffe, in his individual capacity as a police officer for the City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1-50, inclusive Civil Rights judge Oct. 20, 2023
Jane Roes 1-3, et al. v. SFBSC Management LLC, Chowder House Inc., Deja Vu-San Francisco LLC, Roaring 20's LLC, Garden of Eden LLC, S.A.W. Entertainment Limited, Deja Vu- Showgirls of San Francisco LLC, Gold Club - S.F. LLC, Market St. Cinema LLC, Bijou - Century LLC, BT California LLC, and Does 1-200 Employment Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Emma Majo v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Employment Law judge Nov. 11, 2022
Ian Vianu, Elizabeth Blum, and Dominic Gutierrez, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. AT&T Mobility LLC Consumer Law judge Sep. 16, 2022
Brian Whitaker v. Helen V. Chan, et al. Civil Rights judge Jul. 29, 2022
Djeneba Sidibe and Diane Dewey, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Sutter Health and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Antitrust judge Mar. 25, 2022
Andrea M. Williams and James Stewart, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Apple Inc. Contracts judge Feb. 11, 2022
Brigid Poling, on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated v. Artech LLC Torts judge Jan. 7, 2022
O'Shea Jackson v. Robinhood Markets Inc., Robinhood Financial LLC Intellectual Property judge Oct. 8, 2021
D. Kelly v. Kilolo Kijakazi Government judge Sep. 17, 2021
United States of America ex rel. Kathy Ormsby v. Sutter Health, Palo Alto Medical Foundation Government judge Sep. 17, 2021
John Bauer, et al. v. City of Pleasanton, et al. Civil Rights judge Sep. 3, 2021
Omar Abdulaziz v. Twitter Inc. Torts judge Jul. 30, 2021
Meredith Callahan, et al. v. Ancestry.com Inc., et al. Business Law judge Jul. 9, 2021
The Center for Investigative Reporting v. Federal Bureau of Investigation Civil Rights judge Apr. 9, 2021
Danielle Lokey, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals v. CVS Pharmacy Inc. Consumer Law judge Mar. 19, 2021
John Doe v. William P. Barr, et al. Civil Rights judge Jan. 22, 2021
Angel Villafan, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Broadspectrum Downstream Services Inc. Employment Law judge Jan. 8, 2021
Tasha Stack, on behalf of herself and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Progressive Select Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Insurance judge Dec. 4, 2020
George W. Woolley, Tammy S. Woolley, Anthony Look Jr., Kimberly Look, Alejandro Marcey, Felicia Marcey, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Ygrene Energy Fund Inc. and Ygrene Energy Fund Florida LLC Taxation judge Nov. 13, 2020
Jane Roe, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Jose Torres L.D. Latin Club Bar Inc., Hanky Panky Club, and Does 1-200 Employment Law judge Oct. 9, 2020
Rashad Abdullah, individually and as the guardian for minor T.A.; and T.A., a minor, by and through her guardian v. City and County of San Francisco; San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department Chief Allen Nance; Deputy Probation Officer Moegagogo Tamasese; Deputy Probation Officer Lyudmila Baranov, and Does 1-30, inclusive Civil Rights judge Aug. 21, 2020
Grouse River Outfitters Ltd. v. Oracle Corp. Contracts judge Apr. 10, 2020
Hunter Rhiannon Sinuhe v. Commissioner of Social Security Government judge Jan. 31, 2020
Judy Codding v. Pearson Education Inc. Contracts judge Dec. 20, 2019
Romika Pahalad v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Dec. 6, 2019
Fernando Miguel Soria v. County of Alameda, a municipal corporation; Justin Linn, individually and his official capacity as a deputy for the County of Alameda Sheriff's Department; Erick McDermott, individually and in his capacity as a deputy for the County of Alameda Sheriff's Department; Stephen Sarcos, individually and in his official capacity as a deputy for the County of Alameda Sheriff's Department; Sarah Krause, individually and in her official capacity as a deputy for the County of Alameda Sheriff's Department; Does 1-10, inclusive; individually and in their capacities as law enforcement agents and/or personnel for the County of Alameda Sheriff's Department Civil Rights judge Dec. 6, 2019
Kathleen Eiswald v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Nov. 15, 2019
S.A. et al. v. Trump et al. Immigration judge Jun. 14, 2019
Shane Heiman, National Education Association, Stephanie Portilla, Kwynn Uyehara and California Teachers Association v. Betsy DeVos and United States Department of Education Education Law judge Jun. 14, 2019
Jackie Barshak v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 10, 2019
Stephen R. Busby v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge May 10, 2019
Diane Carlson v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Apr. 19, 2019
Gregory Clayborn, The Estate of Sierra Clayborn, Kim Clayborn, Tamishia Clayborn, Vanessa Nguyen, The Estate of Tin Nguyen, Trung Do, Jacob Thalasinos and James Thalasinos v. Twitter, Inc., Google, Inc, Facebook, Inc. and Google LLC Torts judge Mar. 1, 2019
Pete Peterson v. Lyft Inc. Consumer Law judge Jan. 11, 2019
Floyd Armbrester v. Alameda County Civil Rights judge Jan. 4, 2019
Jane Roes 1-2, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. SFBSC Management LLC, and Does 1-200 Labor Law judge Feb. 9, 2018
Richard Earl May Jr. v. San Mateo County; San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks, in his individual and official capacities; Deputy John Sanchez; Deputy Chris Laughlin; Deputy Eric Michel, and Does 1 through 10, individually, jointly and severally Civil Rights judge Nov. 17, 2017
Amit Patel, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Trans Union LLC, in its own name and t/a Trans Union Rental Screening Solutions Inc. and Transunion Background Data Solutions, and Trans Union Rental Screening Solutions Inc., in its own name and t/a Transunion Background Data Solutions Consumer Law judge Nov. 10, 2017
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