Magistrate Judge Maria Audero reversed an SSI denial for a claimant with schizoaffective disorder and depression, holding the ALJ failed to provide specific, clear, and convincing reasons to discount his subjective symptom testimony — and warned that ALJs cannot rely on isolated periods of improveme
Judge Orrick grants summary judgment for Comerica Bank on its acceleration of a $5.9 million commercial real estate loan to Alexander Group, LLC, holding that the loan documents are unambiguous and that Alexander Group triggered acceleration by missing payments and failing to provide required corpor
Judge Illston transfers a Social Security ALJ’s disability-accommodation suit against the SSA Commissioner to the Central District of California, where the plaintiff’s assigned hearing office is located, applying the federal-employee venue provisions of Title VII and the Rehabilitation Act and the c
First District holds California courts may exercise specific personal jurisdiction over Citgo Petroleum in coordinated climate-damages litigation brought by California cities and counties, based on Citgo’s longstanding gasoline supply contracts with California retailers.
Fourth District reverses a preliminary injunction that had blocked San Bernardino County from awarding its exclusive EMS contract to a fire-services bidder over incumbent AMR, holding the County retained discretion to weigh proposals and was not required to advance only the highest-scoring bid.
After a bench trial in a consumer class action against an online skincare seller, the magistrate judge concluded that the seller’s customer-management software vendor was not liable on aiding-and-abetting or conspiracy theories under California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act because the p
Eastern District of California dismisses Sierra Railroad’s contract and declaratory relief claims against Comcast as time-barred under California’s four-year statute of limitations, holding that promises to ‘try’ to resolve a dispute and a continuing failure to pay do not tol
After holding an evidentiary hearing, the court denied a federal prisoner’s motion to vacate his sentence for ineffective assistance of counsel, ruling that even though his lawyer miscalculated the sentencing guidelines before trial, the petitioner could not show prejudice because he had alrea
Eastern District of California grants summary judgment for ConAgra in a long-running employment discrimination case, holding that a Civil Rights Department complaint with only conclusory check-box allegations does not exhaust administrative remedies under California’s Fair Employment and Housi
Magistrate Judge Beeler resolves four discovery disputes in Oracle’s trade-secret suit against Procore over construction-payment software, holding that Oracle’s 174-file disclosure is sufficiently particular, financial discovery extends beyond Procore Pay, and Procore must search text messages on em