Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
WA Eastern - Kennewick
Appointed to the 9th Circuit by Pres. Joseph Biden and confirmed September 2022; District Judge, Eastern District of Washington, 2014-2022
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
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Simon v. City and County of San Francisco
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 23, 2025 |
Spirit of Aloha Temple v. County of Maui
author
|
Constitutional Law | Mar. 28, 2025 |
Chabolla v. ClassPass, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Feb. 27, 2025 |
Amended Opinion: Aleman-Belloso v. Bondi
author
|
Immigration | Feb. 18, 2025 |
Lapadat v. Bondi
author
|
Immigration | Feb. 12, 2025 |
Aleman-Belloso v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Nov. 13, 2024 |
U.S. v. Korotkiy
author
|
Maritime Law | Oct. 11, 2024 |
Bowen v. Energizer Holdings, Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Oct. 1, 2024 |
Frye v. Broomfield
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 10, 2024 |
Amended Opinion: Bent v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 6, 2024 |
Bent v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Aug. 15, 2024 |
John Doe v. Cedars-Sinai Health System
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 5, 2024 |
U.S. v. Cloud
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 21, 2024 |
U.S. v. Anderson
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2024 |
In re: Ali Alavi v. Genius Brands International, Inc.
author
|
Securities | Apr. 5, 2024 |
U.S. v. Tat
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 4, 2024 |
Peridot Tree, Inc. v. City of Sacramento
author
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 4, 2024 |
South Coast Specialty Surgery Center v. Blue Cross of California
author
|
Insurance | Jan. 10, 2024 |
Kohn v. State Bar of California
concurring
|
Attorneys | Dec. 6, 2023 |
Bielski v. Coinbase, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 5, 2023 |
Zuniga De La Cruz v. Garland
concurring
|
Immigration | Nov. 17, 2023 |
U.S. v. Torres-Giles
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 31, 2023 |
Hymas v. U.S. Dept. of Interior
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 12, 2023 |
U.S. v. Mendez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 7, 2022 |
U.S. v. De La Mora-Cobian
affirmed
|
Immigration | Nov. 30, 2021 |
U.S. v. Juliano
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 7, 2021 |
U.S. v. Prigan
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 17, 2021 |
Kaur v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 22, 2021 |
Amended Opinion: Sali v. Corona Regional Medical Center
author
|
Labor Law | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Sali v. Corona Regional Medical Center
author
|
Labor Law | May 4, 2018 |
Roybal v. Toppenish School District
reversed
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 21, 2017 |
Verdicts & Settlements
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Simon v. City and County of San Francisco
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 23, 2025 |
Spirit of Aloha Temple v. County of Maui
author
|
Constitutional Law | Mar. 28, 2025 |
Chabolla v. ClassPass, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Feb. 27, 2025 |
Amended Opinion: Aleman-Belloso v. Bondi
author
|
Immigration | Feb. 18, 2025 |
Lapadat v. Bondi
author
|
Immigration | Feb. 12, 2025 |
Aleman-Belloso v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Nov. 13, 2024 |
U.S. v. Korotkiy
author
|
Maritime Law | Oct. 11, 2024 |
Bowen v. Energizer Holdings, Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Oct. 1, 2024 |
Frye v. Broomfield
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 10, 2024 |
Amended Opinion: Bent v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Sep. 6, 2024 |
Bent v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Aug. 15, 2024 |
John Doe v. Cedars-Sinai Health System
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 5, 2024 |
U.S. v. Cloud
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 21, 2024 |
U.S. v. Anderson
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2024 |
In re: Ali Alavi v. Genius Brands International, Inc.
author
|
Securities | Apr. 5, 2024 |
U.S. v. Tat
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 4, 2024 |
Peridot Tree, Inc. v. City of Sacramento
author
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 4, 2024 |
South Coast Specialty Surgery Center v. Blue Cross of California
author
|
Insurance | Jan. 10, 2024 |
Kohn v. State Bar of California
concurring
|
Attorneys | Dec. 6, 2023 |
Bielski v. Coinbase, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 5, 2023 |
Zuniga De La Cruz v. Garland
concurring
|
Immigration | Nov. 17, 2023 |
U.S. v. Torres-Giles
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 31, 2023 |
Hymas v. U.S. Dept. of Interior
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 12, 2023 |
U.S. v. Mendez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 7, 2022 |
U.S. v. De La Mora-Cobian
affirmed
|
Immigration | Nov. 30, 2021 |
U.S. v. Juliano
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 7, 2021 |
U.S. v. Prigan
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 17, 2021 |
Kaur v. Garland
author
|
Immigration | Jun. 22, 2021 |
Amended Opinion: Sali v. Corona Regional Medical Center
author
|
Labor Law | Nov. 28, 2018 |
Sali v. Corona Regional Medical Center
author
|
Labor Law | May 4, 2018 |
Roybal v. Toppenish School District
reversed
|
Civil Rights | Sep. 21, 2017 |