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Benjamin H. Settle

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District Judge
USDC Western Washington





Rulings
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Turrey
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 30, 2025
Cedar Park Assembly of God v. Kreidler
vacated and remanded
Civil Procedure Feb. 27, 2025
Lui v. DeJoy
reversed and remanded
Employment Law Feb. 26, 2025
U.S. v. Thompson
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 10, 2025
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance v. Port of Tacoma
reversed in part
Environmental Law Jun. 10, 2024
U.S. v. Marschall
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 20, 2023
U.S. v. Roper
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 6, 2023
Reichert v. Rapid Investments Inc.
affirmed
Arbitration Dec. 30, 2022
Will Co., Ltd. v. Lee
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Aug. 31, 2022
Wolf v. Life Insurance Co. of North America
affirmed
Civil Procedure Aug. 25, 2022
Bennett v. U.S.
reversed
Torts Aug. 11, 2022
Martin v. Pierce County, et al.
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure May 31, 2022
Deem v. The William Powell Co.
reversed and remanded
Maritime Law May 2, 2022
U.S. v. Schlenker
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 2, 2022
U.S. v. Jackson
affirmed in part
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 4, 2022
BNSF Railway Company v. Columbia River Gorge Commission
affirmed
Civil Procedure Aug. 25, 2021
Boardman v. Inslee
affirmed
Civil Rights Oct. 23, 2020
Rawson v. Recovery Innovations
reversed and remanded
Civil Rights Sep. 10, 2020
U.S. v. Garcia-Morales
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 1, 2019
Garvin v. Cook Investments NW
affirmed
Bankruptcy May 3, 2019
Franks Landing Indian Community v. National Indian Gaming Commission
affirmed
Native American Affairs Mar. 13, 2019
Bunker Holdings v. Yang Ming Liberia
affirmed in part
Maritime Law Oct. 12, 2018
Um v. Spokane Rock
affirmed
Bankruptcy Sep. 17, 2018
U.S. v. Franklin
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2018
Fowler v. Guerin
reversed
Constitutional Law Aug. 17, 2018
U.S. v. Brown
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 17, 2018
Quinault Indian Nation v. Pearson
affirmed
Native American Affairs Aug. 30, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Turrey
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 30, 2025
Cedar Park Assembly of God v. Kreidler
vacated and remanded
Civil Procedure Feb. 27, 2025
Lui v. DeJoy
reversed and remanded
Employment Law Feb. 26, 2025
U.S. v. Thompson
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 10, 2025
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance v. Port of Tacoma
reversed in part
Environmental Law Jun. 10, 2024
U.S. v. Marschall
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 20, 2023
U.S. v. Roper
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 6, 2023
Reichert v. Rapid Investments Inc.
affirmed
Arbitration Dec. 30, 2022
Will Co., Ltd. v. Lee
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure Aug. 31, 2022
Wolf v. Life Insurance Co. of North America
affirmed
Civil Procedure Aug. 25, 2022
Bennett v. U.S.
reversed
Torts Aug. 11, 2022
Martin v. Pierce County, et al.
reversed and remanded
Civil Procedure May 31, 2022
Deem v. The William Powell Co.
reversed and remanded
Maritime Law May 2, 2022
U.S. v. Schlenker
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 2, 2022
U.S. v. Jackson
affirmed in part
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 4, 2022
BNSF Railway Company v. Columbia River Gorge Commission
affirmed
Civil Procedure Aug. 25, 2021
Boardman v. Inslee
affirmed
Civil Rights Oct. 23, 2020
Rawson v. Recovery Innovations
reversed and remanded
Civil Rights Sep. 10, 2020
U.S. v. Garcia-Morales
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 1, 2019
Garvin v. Cook Investments NW
affirmed
Bankruptcy May 3, 2019
Franks Landing Indian Community v. National Indian Gaming Commission
affirmed
Native American Affairs Mar. 13, 2019
Bunker Holdings v. Yang Ming Liberia
affirmed in part
Maritime Law Oct. 12, 2018
Um v. Spokane Rock
affirmed
Bankruptcy Sep. 17, 2018
U.S. v. Franklin
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2018
Fowler v. Guerin
reversed
Constitutional Law Aug. 17, 2018
U.S. v. Brown
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 17, 2018
Quinault Indian Nation v. Pearson
affirmed
Native American Affairs Aug. 30, 2017