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Lawrence J. O'Neill

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Senior District Judge
USDC Eastern District of California



Retired February 7, 2020; USDC Eastern District of California; Senior District February 2020



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Lawrence J. O'Neill Eastern District of California (Fresno) Nov. 14, 2016
No Wasted Time U.S. District Court, Eastern District (Fresno) Jun. 29, 2006

Rulings
Case Category Published
Catlin v. Broomfield
affirmed
 Habeas Corpus Dec. 24, 2024
Lewis v. Andes
affirmed
 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 12, 2024
Montiel v. Chappell
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2022
Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center v. Stanislaus National Forest
affirmed
 Environmental Law Apr. 11, 2022
Hoffman v. Preston
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 2022
Sanders v. Davis
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 14, 2022
Bolin v. Davis
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2021
U.S. v. Peterson
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2021
U.S. v. State Water Resources Control Board
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Feb. 25, 2021
U.S. v. King
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 15, 2021
U.S. v. Ramirez
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 28, 2020
U.S. v. Walker
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 23, 2020
Kim v. U.S.
reversed and remanded
 Torts Oct. 11, 2019
United States v. Ochoa
affirmed in part
 Constitutional Law Jul. 30, 2019
U.S. v. Carey
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 11, 2019
Cedar Point Nursery v. Shiroma
affirmed
 Constitutional Law May 9, 2019
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey
affirmed in part
 Constitutional Law Jan. 22, 2019
Daniels Sharpsmart v. Smith
affirmed in part
 Constitutional Law May 3, 2018
Elhouty v. Lincoln Benefit Life
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 28, 2018
Yith v. Nielsen
reversed and remanded
 Immigration Feb. 8, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Estate of Carmen Mendez, Jorge Mendez Sr., Jorge Mendez Jr., Kyland Riley, Rosario Sanchez, Bertha Mendez and Domingo Mendez v. City of Ceres, Ceres Police Department, Brent Smith, Ross Bays, and Doe 26 to 56 Civil Rights judge Jan. 29, 2021
Leonard Ransom Jr. v. Danny Herrera, Ricky Brannum, et al. Civil Rights judge Oct. 23, 2020
Mohamed Saladdin Mousa v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration judge Mar. 20, 2020
County of Fresno v. Alex Azar II, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Government judge Nov. 15, 2019
Harold C. Sivas v. Luxottica Retail North America Inc., Ashley Jones, Liz Torres Employment Law judge Oct. 18, 2019
Gustavo Cortes v. Kern County Superintendent of Schools-Valley Oaks Charter School Tehachapi Education Law judge Oct. 11, 2019
Richard Best Transfer Inc., Charles Littlefield v. Hon. Kimberly A. Gaab of the California Superior Court, Fresno County, in her official capacity Civil Rights judge May 17, 2019
Johnathan Salas v. Facultatieve Technologies The Americas, Inc.; Incinerator Specialists, Inc; and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jan. 4, 2019
R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Colima's Carniceria Y Taqueria, Maria Cobian, Martin Cobian Employment Law judge Aug. 11, 2017
Helen Wathan, James F. Wathan, a surviving heirs of James Wathan Jr., deceased v. Merced County Sheriff Deputy Doug Hays and Deputy Russ Sharock Civil Rights judge Aug. 22, 2009
Ariza v. Vallicorp Inc. Employment Law judge Apr. 15, 2000
Confidential Employment Law judge Feb. 8, 1997
Raymond Enrique, Jr. v. Lucina Myers, and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Fresno, a corporation sole Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Nov. 16, 1996
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Jan. 27, 1996
Robert L. McKnight v. Janet and Stanley Papazian Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Dec. 23, 1995
Ida Manning v. Russel George and Donald Elia and Does 1 through 10 Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Dec. 11, 1993
Title Court Published
Lawrence J. O'Neill Eastern District of California (Fresno) Nov. 14, 2016
No Wasted Time U.S. District Court, Eastern District (Fresno) Jun. 29, 2006
Case Category Published
Catlin v. Broomfield
affirmed
 Habeas Corpus Dec. 24, 2024
Lewis v. Andes
affirmed
 Prisoners' Rights Mar. 12, 2024
Montiel v. Chappell
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2022
Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center v. Stanislaus National Forest
affirmed
 Environmental Law Apr. 11, 2022
Hoffman v. Preston
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 1, 2022
Sanders v. Davis
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 14, 2022
Bolin v. Davis
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2021
U.S. v. Peterson
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2021
U.S. v. State Water Resources Control Board
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Feb. 25, 2021
U.S. v. King
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 15, 2021
U.S. v. Ramirez
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 28, 2020
U.S. v. Walker
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 23, 2020
Kim v. U.S.
reversed and remanded
 Torts Oct. 11, 2019
United States v. Ochoa
affirmed in part
 Constitutional Law Jul. 30, 2019
U.S. v. Carey
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 11, 2019
Cedar Point Nursery v. Shiroma
affirmed
 Constitutional Law May 9, 2019
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey
affirmed in part
 Constitutional Law Jan. 22, 2019
Daniels Sharpsmart v. Smith
affirmed in part
 Constitutional Law May 3, 2018
Elhouty v. Lincoln Benefit Life
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 28, 2018
Yith v. Nielsen
reversed and remanded
 Immigration Feb. 8, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Estate of Carmen Mendez, Jorge Mendez Sr., Jorge Mendez Jr., Kyland Riley, Rosario Sanchez, Bertha Mendez and Domingo Mendez v. City of Ceres, Ceres Police Department, Brent Smith, Ross Bays, and Doe 26 to 56 Civil Rights judge Jan. 29, 2021
Leonard Ransom Jr. v. Danny Herrera, Ricky Brannum, et al. Civil Rights judge Oct. 23, 2020
Mohamed Saladdin Mousa v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration judge Mar. 20, 2020
County of Fresno v. Alex Azar II, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Government judge Nov. 15, 2019
Harold C. Sivas v. Luxottica Retail North America Inc., Ashley Jones, Liz Torres Employment Law judge Oct. 18, 2019
Gustavo Cortes v. Kern County Superintendent of Schools-Valley Oaks Charter School Tehachapi Education Law judge Oct. 11, 2019
Richard Best Transfer Inc., Charles Littlefield v. Hon. Kimberly A. Gaab of the California Superior Court, Fresno County, in her official capacity Civil Rights judge May 17, 2019
Johnathan Salas v. Facultatieve Technologies The Americas, Inc.; Incinerator Specialists, Inc; and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jan. 4, 2019
R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Colima's Carniceria Y Taqueria, Maria Cobian, Martin Cobian Employment Law judge Aug. 11, 2017
Helen Wathan, James F. Wathan, a surviving heirs of James Wathan Jr., deceased v. Merced County Sheriff Deputy Doug Hays and Deputy Russ Sharock Civil Rights judge Aug. 22, 2009
Ariza v. Vallicorp Inc. Employment Law judge Apr. 15, 2000
Confidential Employment Law judge Feb. 8, 1997
Raymond Enrique, Jr. v. Lucina Myers, and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Fresno, a corporation sole Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Nov. 16, 1996
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Jan. 27, 1996
Robert L. McKnight v. Janet and Stanley Papazian Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Dec. 23, 1995
Ida Manning v. Russel George and Donald Elia and Does 1 through 10 Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Dec. 11, 1993
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