Senior District Judge (Retired)
Retired December 2019, USDC Eastern District of California
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Turchin
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 4, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Jaycox
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 17, 2020 | 
| 
Perez v. City of Roseville
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | May 22, 2019 | 
| 
Reese v. County of Sacramento
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Apr. 24, 2018 | 
| 
U.S. v. Gilmore
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 6, 2018 | 
| 
Perez v. City of Roseville
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Feb. 12, 2018 | 
| 
Hyatt v. Yee
 affirmed 
 | 
Tax | Sep. 27, 2017 | 
| 
U.S. v. Smith
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 11, 2017 | 
| 
Bishop Paiute Tribe v. Inyo County 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Jul. 20, 2017 | 
| 
McKeen-Chaplin v. Provident Savings Bank
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Labor Law | Jul. 6, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Salem v. Cal Terhune, Roy Castro, Yvonne Keigher, David Runnels, Valerie Hicks | Employment Law | judge | Jan. 19, 2005 | 
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Jul. 13, 2004 | 
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Jan. 21, 2004 | 
| Tumakay, Baker-Snow v. United States Postal Service | Employment Law | judge | Feb. 22, 2001 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 15, 1995 | 
| Johnson Farm Machinery Co., Inc. v. FMC Corporation | Intellectual Property | judge | Jun. 18, 1994 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Turchin
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 4, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Jaycox
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 17, 2020 | 
| 
Perez v. City of Roseville
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | May 22, 2019 | 
| 
Reese v. County of Sacramento
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Apr. 24, 2018 | 
| 
U.S. v. Gilmore
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 6, 2018 | 
| 
Perez v. City of Roseville
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Feb. 12, 2018 | 
| 
Hyatt v. Yee
 affirmed 
 | 
Tax | Sep. 27, 2017 | 
| 
U.S. v. Smith
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 11, 2017 | 
| 
Bishop Paiute Tribe v. Inyo County 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Native American Affairs | Jul. 20, 2017 | 
| 
McKeen-Chaplin v. Provident Savings Bank
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Labor Law | Jul. 6, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Salem v. Cal Terhune, Roy Castro, Yvonne Keigher, David Runnels, Valerie Hicks | Employment Law | judge | Jan. 19, 2005 | 
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Jul. 13, 2004 | 
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Jan. 21, 2004 | 
| Tumakay, Baker-Snow v. United States Postal Service | Employment Law | judge | Feb. 22, 2001 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 15, 1995 | 
| Johnson Farm Machinery Co., Inc. v. FMC Corporation | Intellectual Property | judge | Jun. 18, 1994 | 
