District Judge
USDC Nevada
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Bryant
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2025 | 
| 
Ybarra v. Gittere
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 9, 2023 | 
| 
Galanti v. Nevada Dept. of Corrections
 reversed in part 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Apr. 25, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Taylor
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 1, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Chen
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2022 | 
| 
Buchanan v. Watkins & Letofsky
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Disability Discrimination | Apr. 8, 2022 | 
| 
Rogers v. Dzurenda
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 15, 2022 | 
| 
Cates v. Stroud
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Sep. 28, 2020 | 
| 
Flores Castro v. Hernandez Renteria
 affirmed 
 | 
Immigration | Aug. 20, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Engel
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 7, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Bundy
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 7, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Dailey
 dismissed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 5, 2019 | 
| 
Local Joint Exec. Bd. v. Mirage Casino-Hotel
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Arbitration | Dec. 14, 2018 | 
| 
FTC v. AMG Capital Management
 affirmed 
 | 
Consumer Law | Dec. 4, 2018 | 
| 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. SFR Investments Pool 1
 affirmed 
 | 
Real Property | Jun. 26, 2018 | 
| 
Gomez-Velazco v. Sessions
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Jan. 11, 2018 | 
| 
U.S. v. Kelly 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
| 
Ybarra v. Filson
 vacated in whole or part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 5, 2017 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
U.S. v. Bryant
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2025 | 
| 
Ybarra v. Gittere
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 9, 2023 | 
| 
Galanti v. Nevada Dept. of Corrections
 reversed in part 
 | 
Prisoners' Rights | Apr. 25, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Taylor
 affirmed in part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 1, 2023 | 
| 
U.S. v. Chen
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2022 | 
| 
Buchanan v. Watkins & Letofsky
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Disability Discrimination | Apr. 8, 2022 | 
| 
Rogers v. Dzurenda
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 15, 2022 | 
| 
Cates v. Stroud
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Rights | Sep. 28, 2020 | 
| 
Flores Castro v. Hernandez Renteria
 affirmed 
 | 
Immigration | Aug. 20, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Engel
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 7, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Bundy
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 7, 2020 | 
| 
U.S. v. Dailey
 dismissed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 5, 2019 | 
| 
Local Joint Exec. Bd. v. Mirage Casino-Hotel
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Arbitration | Dec. 14, 2018 | 
| 
FTC v. AMG Capital Management
 affirmed 
 | 
Consumer Law | Dec. 4, 2018 | 
| 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. SFR Investments Pool 1
 affirmed 
 | 
Real Property | Jun. 26, 2018 | 
| 
Gomez-Velazco v. Sessions
 dissenting 
 | 
Immigration | Jan. 11, 2018 | 
| 
U.S. v. Kelly 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
| 
Ybarra v. Filson
 vacated in whole or part 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 5, 2017 | 
