Senior Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CA Central - Pasadena
   
U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, 1953-56; deputy attorney general, California, 1961-67; Amstar Corporation, 1968-77 (attorney, Spreckels Sugar Division, 1968-72; general attorney and vice president, 1972-77); private practice, Los Angeles, 1977-80; nominated May 1980, confirmed June 1980, assumed senior status June 2004
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1961
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Judge Atsushi Wallace Tashima | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Feb. 3, 2013 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Patterson
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 1, 2024 | 
| 
Morris v. W. Hayden Estates First Add.
 dissenting 
 | 
Civil Rights | Jun. 17, 2024 | 
| 
Winkler v. McCloskey
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Sep. 28, 2023 | 
| 
Harstein v. Hyatt Corp.
 author 
 | 
Employment Law | Sep. 22, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Estrada
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2023 | 
| 
Suski v. Coinbase Inc.
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Dec. 16, 2022 | 
| 
Dong v. Garland
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Oct. 19, 2022 | 
| 
W.B. Music Corp. v. Royce Intl. Broadcasting Corp. 
 author 
 | 
Remedies | Aug. 31, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Nault
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2022 | 
| 
Roley v. Google
 author 
 | 
Contracts | Jul. 14, 2022 | 
| 
Machowski v. 333 N. Placentia Property
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 1, 2022 | 
| 
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
 concurring 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jul. 1, 2022 | 
| 
In Re Mayer
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Mar. 9, 2022 | 
| 
Walcott v. Garland
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Dec. 23, 2021 | 
| 
Arizona Democratic Party v. Hobbs
 dissenting 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Dec. 9, 2021 | 
| 
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders
 author 
 | 
Antitrust | Dec. 3, 2021 | 
| 
Miller v. Sawant
 author 
 | 
Torts | Nov. 11, 2021 | 
| 
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
 dissenting 
 | 
Environmental Law | Sep. 30, 2021 | 
| 
Invesco High Yield Fund v. Jecklin
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 26, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Bartley
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2021 | 
| 
Marinelarena v. Garland
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Jul. 27, 2021 | 
| 
Ironhawk Technologies v. Dropbox
 dissenting 
 | 
Intellectual Property | Apr. 21, 2021 | 
| 
Seachris v. Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Company
 author 
 | 
Remedies | Apr. 20, 2021 | 
| 
Pasadena Republican Club v. Western Justice Center
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Jan. 26, 2021 | 
| 
John Doe #1 v. Trump
 dissenting 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 5, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 9, 2020 | 
| 
McGee v. S-L Snacks National
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Dec. 7, 2020 | 
| 
In the Matter of Garrett
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 3, 2020 | 
| 
 Hardwick v. County of Orange
 concurring 
 | 
Civil Rights | Nov. 19, 2020 | 
| 
Stone v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co.
 author 
 | 
Health Care | Nov. 10, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Cate
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2020 | 
| 
Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Immigration | Jun. 26, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Grey
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 28, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | May 8, 2020 | 
| 
Walker v. Fred Meyer Inc.
 author 
 | 
Consumer Law | Mar. 23, 2020 | 
| 
Parents For Privacy v. Barr
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Feb. 13, 2020 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Walden v. State of Nevada
 author 
 | 
Immunity | Dec. 24, 2019 | 
| 
Murphy v. SFBSC Management
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 12, 2019 | 
| 
Henson v. Fidelity National Financial
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 18, 2019 | 
| 
Walden v. State of Nevada
 author 
 | 
Immunity | Oct. 17, 2019 | 
| 
Garris v. FBI
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 12, 2019 | 
| 
Godecke ex rel. U.S. v. Kinetic Concepts
 author 
 | 
Government | Sep. 9, 2019 | 
| 
Fidelity National Financial Inc. v. Friedman
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2019 | 
| 
Tijerino v. Stetson Desert Project
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Labor Law | Aug. 19, 2019 | 
| 
Janjua v. Neufeld
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Aug. 12, 2019 | 
| 
Marinelarena v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Jul. 19, 2019 | 
| 
Universal Cable v. Atlantic Specialty Ins.
 author 
 | 
Insurance | Jul. 15, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Bain
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 12, 2019 | 
| 
Thuraissigiam v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Mar. 8, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 5, 2018 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Nunies v. HIE Holdings
 author 
 | 
Disability Discrimination | Nov. 2, 2018 | 
| 
Allied Concrete and Supply v. IBT
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Sep. 21, 2018 | 
| 
Nunies v. HIE Holdings
 author 
 | 
Disability Discrimination | Sep. 18, 2018 | 
| 
Martinez v. Cate
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2018 | 
| 
California Trucking Assoc. v. Su
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Sep. 11, 2018 | 
| 
American Federation of Musicians of the U.S. and Canada v. Paramount Pictures
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Sep. 11, 2018 | 
| 
Khoja v. Orexigen Therapeutics
 author 
 | 
Securities | Aug. 14, 2018 | 
| 
John Doe v. U.C. Regents
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 7, 2018 | 
| 
Pike v. Hester
 author 
 | 
Qualified Immunity | Jun. 7, 2018 | 
| 
Hodsdon v. Mars, Inc.
 author 
 | 
Consumer Law | Jun. 5, 2018 | 
| 
U.S. v. Walker River Irrigation District
 author 
 | 
Water Rights | May 23, 2018 | 
| 
Caldwell v. City and County of San Francisco
 author 
 | 
Civil Rights | May 14, 2018 | 
| 
PSM Holding Corp. v. National Farm Financial Corp.
 author 
 | 
Remedies | Mar. 8, 2018 | 
| 
Branch Banking and Trust Co. v. D.M.S.I. LLC 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 12, 2017 | 
| 
Buck v. Berryhill
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 6, 2017 | 
| 
Marinelarena v. Sessions 
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Aug. 24, 2017 | 
| 
Miller v. City of Portland 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Image Technical Services, Inc., et al. v. Eastman Kodak, et al. | Antitrust | judge | Sep. 30, 1995 | 
| Elliot Warren v. Victoria Harrison, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 3, 1994 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Judge Atsushi Wallace Tashima | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Feb. 3, 2013 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Patterson
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 1, 2024 | 
| 
Morris v. W. Hayden Estates First Add.
 dissenting 
 | 
Civil Rights | Jun. 17, 2024 | 
| 
Winkler v. McCloskey
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Sep. 28, 2023 | 
| 
Harstein v. Hyatt Corp.
 author 
 | 
Employment Law | Sep. 22, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Estrada
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2023 | 
| 
Suski v. Coinbase Inc.
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Dec. 16, 2022 | 
| 
Dong v. Garland
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Oct. 19, 2022 | 
| 
W.B. Music Corp. v. Royce Intl. Broadcasting Corp. 
 author 
 | 
Remedies | Aug. 31, 2022 | 
| 
U.S. v. Nault
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2022 | 
| 
Roley v. Google
 author 
 | 
Contracts | Jul. 14, 2022 | 
| 
Machowski v. 333 N. Placentia Property
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 1, 2022 | 
| 
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
 concurring 
 | 
Environmental Law | Jul. 1, 2022 | 
| 
In Re Mayer
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Mar. 9, 2022 | 
| 
Walcott v. Garland
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Dec. 23, 2021 | 
| 
Arizona Democratic Party v. Hobbs
 dissenting 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Dec. 9, 2021 | 
| 
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders
 author 
 | 
Antitrust | Dec. 3, 2021 | 
| 
Miller v. Sawant
 author 
 | 
Torts | Nov. 11, 2021 | 
| 
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
 dissenting 
 | 
Environmental Law | Sep. 30, 2021 | 
| 
Invesco High Yield Fund v. Jecklin
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 26, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Bartley
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2021 | 
| 
Marinelarena v. Garland
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Jul. 27, 2021 | 
| 
Ironhawk Technologies v. Dropbox
 dissenting 
 | 
Intellectual Property | Apr. 21, 2021 | 
| 
Seachris v. Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Company
 author 
 | 
Remedies | Apr. 20, 2021 | 
| 
Pasadena Republican Club v. Western Justice Center
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Jan. 26, 2021 | 
| 
John Doe #1 v. Trump
 dissenting 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 5, 2021 | 
| 
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 9, 2020 | 
| 
McGee v. S-L Snacks National
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Dec. 7, 2020 | 
| 
In the Matter of Garrett
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 3, 2020 | 
| 
 Hardwick v. County of Orange
 concurring 
 | 
Civil Rights | Nov. 19, 2020 | 
| 
Stone v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co.
 author 
 | 
Health Care | Nov. 10, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Cate
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2020 | 
| 
Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Immigration | Jun. 26, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Grey
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 28, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Constitutional Law | May 8, 2020 | 
| 
Walker v. Fred Meyer Inc.
 author 
 | 
Consumer Law | Mar. 23, 2020 | 
| 
Parents For Privacy v. Barr
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Feb. 13, 2020 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Walden v. State of Nevada
 author 
 | 
Immunity | Dec. 24, 2019 | 
| 
Murphy v. SFBSC Management
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 12, 2019 | 
| 
Henson v. Fidelity National Financial
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 18, 2019 | 
| 
Walden v. State of Nevada
 author 
 | 
Immunity | Oct. 17, 2019 | 
| 
Garris v. FBI
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 12, 2019 | 
| 
Godecke ex rel. U.S. v. Kinetic Concepts
 author 
 | 
Government | Sep. 9, 2019 | 
| 
Fidelity National Financial Inc. v. Friedman
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2019 | 
| 
Tijerino v. Stetson Desert Project
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Labor Law | Aug. 19, 2019 | 
| 
Janjua v. Neufeld
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Aug. 12, 2019 | 
| 
Marinelarena v. Sessions
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Jul. 19, 2019 | 
| 
Universal Cable v. Atlantic Specialty Ins.
 author 
 | 
Insurance | Jul. 15, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Bain
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 12, 2019 | 
| 
Thuraissigiam v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
 author 
 | 
Immigration | Mar. 8, 2019 | 
| 
U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 5, 2018 | 
| 
Amended Opinion: Nunies v. HIE Holdings
 author 
 | 
Disability Discrimination | Nov. 2, 2018 | 
| 
Allied Concrete and Supply v. IBT
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Sep. 21, 2018 | 
| 
Nunies v. HIE Holdings
 author 
 | 
Disability Discrimination | Sep. 18, 2018 | 
| 
Martinez v. Cate
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2018 | 
| 
California Trucking Assoc. v. Su
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Sep. 11, 2018 | 
| 
American Federation of Musicians of the U.S. and Canada v. Paramount Pictures
 author 
 | 
Labor Law | Sep. 11, 2018 | 
| 
Khoja v. Orexigen Therapeutics
 author 
 | 
Securities | Aug. 14, 2018 | 
| 
John Doe v. U.C. Regents
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 7, 2018 | 
| 
Pike v. Hester
 author 
 | 
Qualified Immunity | Jun. 7, 2018 | 
| 
Hodsdon v. Mars, Inc.
 author 
 | 
Consumer Law | Jun. 5, 2018 | 
| 
U.S. v. Walker River Irrigation District
 author 
 | 
Water Rights | May 23, 2018 | 
| 
Caldwell v. City and County of San Francisco
 author 
 | 
Civil Rights | May 14, 2018 | 
| 
PSM Holding Corp. v. National Farm Financial Corp.
 author 
 | 
Remedies | Mar. 8, 2018 | 
| 
Branch Banking and Trust Co. v. D.M.S.I. LLC 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 12, 2017 | 
| 
Buck v. Berryhill
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Sep. 6, 2017 | 
| 
Marinelarena v. Sessions 
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Aug. 24, 2017 | 
| 
Miller v. City of Portland 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 23, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Image Technical Services, Inc., et al. v. Eastman Kodak, et al. | Antitrust | judge | Sep. 30, 1995 | 
| Elliot Warren v. Victoria Harrison, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 3, 1994 | 
