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William H. Orrick III

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District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
Days: M-F

450 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 522-2077





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
William H. Orrick Northern District of California (San Francisco) Sep. 3, 2014

Rulings
Case Category Published
Alfaro Manzano v. Garland
author
 Immigration Jun. 25, 2024
U.S. v. Estrella
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 6, 2023
Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc.
Civil Procedure Feb. 14, 2023
Brickman v. Meta Platforms Inc.
affirmed
 Consumer Law Dec. 21, 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Center for Medical Progress
affirmed in part
 Constitutional Law Oct. 21, 2022
Negrete v. City of Oakland
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Aug. 19, 2022
Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jul. 5, 2022
Perry v. Hollingsworth
dismissed
 Constitutional Law Nov. 19, 2021
Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston
affirmed in part
 Immunity Nov. 8, 2021
Brice v. Haynes Investments
reversed and remanded
 Arbitration Sep. 17, 2021
Student A v. San Francisco Unified School District
affirmed
 Disability Discrimination Aug. 19, 2021
Golub v. Gigamon
affirmed
 Securities Apr. 21, 2021
Poulsen v. Dept. of Defense
reversed and remanded
 Remedies Apr. 19, 2021
Harris v. KM Industrial, Inc.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Nov. 17, 2020
Laver v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
affirmed
 Arbitration Sep. 21, 2020
City & County of San Francisco v. Barr
vacated in whole or part
 Civil Procedure Jul. 14, 2020
Lewis v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 31, 2020
Karasek v. Regents of the University of California
affirmed in part
 Civil Rights Jan. 31, 2020
In Re: Williams-Sonoma Inc.
petition granted
 Civil Procedure Jan. 14, 2020
Becerra v. Dr Pepper/Seven Up
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 31, 2019
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA
affirmed in part
 Administrative Agencies Aug. 30, 2019
O'Rourke v. No. California Electrical Workers Pension Plan
affirmed
 Labor Law Aug. 19, 2019
National Abortion Federation v. Center for Medical Progress
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 6, 2019
Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI
affirmed
 Native American Affairs Apr. 25, 2019
Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI
affirmed
 Native American Affairs Mar. 14, 2019
U.S. v. Gilton
reversed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 5, 2019
Westport Insurance v. California Casualty Management
affirmed
 Insurance Feb. 21, 2019
U.S. v. Henderson
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 24, 2018
San Francisco v. Trump
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Aug. 2, 2018
Planned Parenthood v. Center for Medical Progress
affirmed
 Anti-SLAPP May 17, 2018
Naruto v. Slater
affirmed
 Copyright Apr. 24, 2018
Fields v. Twitter Inc.
Civil Procedure Feb. 1, 2018
Teixeira v. County of Alameda
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Oct. 11, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Robert James Roark v. Richardson Bay Regional Agency; James Malcolm, Steven McGrath Constitutional Law judge Feb. 16, 2024
Jane Doe, a minor, represented by her father and next friend, John Dennis, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Roblox Corporation Fraud judge Oct. 20, 2023
Larry Golden v. Samsung Electronics America Inc. Intellectual Property judge Oct. 6, 2023
Jennifer Marek, as an individual, on behalf of herself, the general public and those similarly situated v. Molson Coors Beverage Company, Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC Consumer Law judge Jul. 7, 2023
Mark A. Paschal v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Civil Rights judge May 26, 2023
Lawrence Torliatt, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Ocwen Loan Servicing Inc. Consumer Law judge May 12, 2023
Utto Inc. v. Metrotech Corporation Intellectual Property judge May 5, 2023
Abdel Fatah Ellawendy v. Jason Takagaki, et al. Employment Law judge Apr. 28, 2023
Acres Bonusing Inc., et al v. Arla Ramsey, et al. Contracts judge Apr. 21, 2023
Utto Inc. v. Metrotech Corporation Intellectual Property judge Apr. 7, 2023
Mark Kane v. Matson Navigation Company, Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Mar. 24, 2023
Andres Gomez v. Trinitas Cellars LLC Civil Rights judge Mar. 17, 2023
Paul Hessong, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Pinterest Inc., Ben Silbermann, Todd Morgenfeld Securities judge Feb. 24, 2023
Mohammed Rahman, Alicia Noemi Bautista Diaz, and Pascal Moore, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Gate Gourmet Inc., Gategroup U.S. Holdings Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Vernon L. Belton v. J. Gutierrez, et al. Civil Rights judge Feb. 24, 2023
Roberto Filho v. Chinatown Community Development Center Inc. Civil Rights judge Dec. 23, 2022
Ginegar LLC v. Slack Technologies Inc. Intellectual Property judge Dec. 16, 2022
Daniel Chung v. County of Santa Clara, et al. Constitutional Law judge Dec. 16, 2022
Bay Marine Boatworks Inc. v. S/Y Pursuit, et al. Contracts judge Dec. 9, 2022
Angela Kennard, on behalf of herself, all others similarly situated, and the general public v. Kellogg Sales Company Consumer Law judge Oct. 28, 2022
Molly Brown, et al. v. Madison Reed Inc. Consumer Law judge Oct. 7, 2022
Darrell Wiley v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America Insurance judge Sep. 16, 2022
Centennial Bank v. Evander Kane Bankruptcy judge Sep. 9, 2022
John Fleming, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Matco Tools Corporation, NMTC Inc., dba Matco Tools, Fortive Corporation, and Does 1-20, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 26, 2022
JMA Enterprises LLC, et al. v. John Robert Taylor, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 12, 2022
Daniel Zeiger, Danz Doggie Daytrips, and Amy Freeborn, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Wellpet LLC, Berwind Corporation Consumer Law judge Jun. 10, 2022
Owen Diaz v. Tesla Inc. dba Tesla Motors Inc. Employment Law judge Oct. 22, 2021
Bulos Zumot v. Dean Borders, Warden Civil Rights judge Oct. 23, 2020
Lacey Hernandez, Brenda Morales v. Sephora USA Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 9, 2020
Ina Ann Rodman v. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., Otsuka America, Inc. Personal Injury judge Jul. 2, 2020
Patricia McTernan v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 28, 2020
Ramon Garcia, Victor Ramirez, Adrian Valente, Mario Pinon, Mynor Cabrera v. Macy's West Stores Inc., et al. Labor Law judge Jan. 24, 2020
M.A. Mobile Ltd. v. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, et al. Contracts judge Jan. 17, 2020
City and County of San Francisco v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States; United States of America; John F. Kelly, Secretary of United States Department of Homeland Security; Jefferson B. Sessions, Attorney General of the United States, Does 1 to 100 Constitutional Law judge Feb. 2, 2018
UCP International Company Limited and Global United Enterprises Limited v. Balsam Brands Inc. and Balsam International Unlimited Company Intellectual Property judge Dec. 15, 2017
Lupe Vargas; Pompella Campos; X.M., by her next friend Maria Diaz; Maria Diaz; J.B., by his next friend Leocadia Ramos; Leocadia Ramos; B.L., by his next friend Ted Leviton; Ted Leviton v. Berkeley Unified School District; Superintendent Donald Evans; Beatriz Leyva-Cutler; Ty Alper; Judy Appel; Josh Daniels; Karen Hemphill; Marleen Sacks; Lisa Van Thillo; Evelyn Tamondong-Bradley; Janet Levenson; Sam Pasarow; Shannon Fierro, and Does 1 to 10 Civil Rights judge Dec. 1, 2017
Noel Ray Smith v. Barbara Roberts, et al. Civil Rights judge Oct. 27, 2017
Naruto, a Crested Macaque, by and through his Next Friends, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc.; Antje Engelhardt, Ph.D. v. David John Slater, an individual; Blurb Inc.; Wildlife Personalities Ltd. Intellectual Property judge Oct. 13, 2017
Dr. Alan Sampson, M.D., and Kathy Sampson, on behalf of the Estate of Andrew Sampson v. Ukiah Valley Medical Center; Adventist Health; Debbie L. Marks, M.D.; Calstar; Department of California Highway Patrol, and Does 1 through 10 Medical judge Jun. 23, 2017
Committee for Immigrant Rights of Sonoma County, Francisco Sanchez-Lopez, Christyan Sonato-Vega v. County of Sonoma, Bill Cogbill, Morris Eric Salkin, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mark Wollman, Mario Huelga, Chris Merendino Civil Rights Defendant Oct. 8, 2011
Confidential Antitrust judge Oct. 11, 2001
Alexander Montenegro v. Fortis Benefits Insurance Company Insurance judge Apr. 5, 2001
Confidential Employment Law judge Jul. 8, 2000
Confidential Civil Rights judge Aug. 26, 1999
Michael Ingram v. Fourth Shipmor Associates Maritime Law judge Jan. 16, 1999
Zelma Wadman v. Malaysia Airlines; Gilbert Whelan Employment Law judge May 30, 1998
Michael Faircloth v. The Bay Area Rapid Transit District Employment Law judge Nov. 1, 1997
Phyllis Pactol v. California Shock Trauma Air Rescue Employment Law judge Mar. 22, 1997
Confidential Civil Rights judge Jul. 13, 1996
Charles Schembri v. Clarion Hotel, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Oct. 28, 1995
David Green by and through Conservators Michael Green and Faye Wheeler Green v. City of Eureka, Katherine Howden and Wayne Cox, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 8, 1995
Rita Ellen Hardin v. City of Concord, Byron Campbell Employment Law judge Dec. 17, 1994
Vernon Fowler v. Regents University of California Employment Law Defendant Nov. 20, 1993
Title Court Published
William H. Orrick Northern District of California (San Francisco) Sep. 3, 2014
Case Category Published
Alfaro Manzano v. Garland
author
 Immigration Jun. 25, 2024
U.S. v. Estrella
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 6, 2023
Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc.
Civil Procedure Feb. 14, 2023
Brickman v. Meta Platforms Inc.
affirmed
 Consumer Law Dec. 21, 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Center for Medical Progress
affirmed in part
 Constitutional Law Oct. 21, 2022
Negrete v. City of Oakland
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Aug. 19, 2022
Bowerman v. Field Asset Services, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jul. 5, 2022
Perry v. Hollingsworth
dismissed
 Constitutional Law Nov. 19, 2021
Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston
affirmed in part
 Immunity Nov. 8, 2021
Brice v. Haynes Investments
reversed and remanded
 Arbitration Sep. 17, 2021
Student A v. San Francisco Unified School District
affirmed
 Disability Discrimination Aug. 19, 2021
Golub v. Gigamon
affirmed
 Securities Apr. 21, 2021
Poulsen v. Dept. of Defense
reversed and remanded
 Remedies Apr. 19, 2021
Harris v. KM Industrial, Inc.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Nov. 17, 2020
Laver v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
affirmed
 Arbitration Sep. 21, 2020
City & County of San Francisco v. Barr
vacated in whole or part
 Civil Procedure Jul. 14, 2020
Lewis v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 31, 2020
Karasek v. Regents of the University of California
affirmed in part
 Civil Rights Jan. 31, 2020
In Re: Williams-Sonoma Inc.
petition granted
 Civil Procedure Jan. 14, 2020
Becerra v. Dr Pepper/Seven Up
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 31, 2019
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. USDA
affirmed in part
 Administrative Agencies Aug. 30, 2019
O'Rourke v. No. California Electrical Workers Pension Plan
affirmed
 Labor Law Aug. 19, 2019
National Abortion Federation v. Center for Medical Progress
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 6, 2019
Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI
affirmed
 Native American Affairs Apr. 25, 2019
Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of NPI
affirmed
 Native American Affairs Mar. 14, 2019
U.S. v. Gilton
reversed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 5, 2019
Westport Insurance v. California Casualty Management
affirmed
 Insurance Feb. 21, 2019
U.S. v. Henderson
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 24, 2018
San Francisco v. Trump
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Aug. 2, 2018
Planned Parenthood v. Center for Medical Progress
affirmed
 Anti-SLAPP May 17, 2018
Naruto v. Slater
affirmed
 Copyright Apr. 24, 2018
Fields v. Twitter Inc.
Civil Procedure Feb. 1, 2018
Teixeira v. County of Alameda
affirmed
 Constitutional Law Oct. 11, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Robert James Roark v. Richardson Bay Regional Agency; James Malcolm, Steven McGrath Constitutional Law judge Feb. 16, 2024
Jane Doe, a minor, represented by her father and next friend, John Dennis, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Roblox Corporation Fraud judge Oct. 20, 2023
Larry Golden v. Samsung Electronics America Inc. Intellectual Property judge Oct. 6, 2023
Jennifer Marek, as an individual, on behalf of herself, the general public and those similarly situated v. Molson Coors Beverage Company, Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC Consumer Law judge Jul. 7, 2023
Mark A. Paschal v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. Civil Rights judge May 26, 2023
Lawrence Torliatt, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Ocwen Loan Servicing Inc. Consumer Law judge May 12, 2023
Utto Inc. v. Metrotech Corporation Intellectual Property judge May 5, 2023
Abdel Fatah Ellawendy v. Jason Takagaki, et al. Employment Law judge Apr. 28, 2023
Acres Bonusing Inc., et al v. Arla Ramsey, et al. Contracts judge Apr. 21, 2023
Utto Inc. v. Metrotech Corporation Intellectual Property judge Apr. 7, 2023
Mark Kane v. Matson Navigation Company, Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Mar. 24, 2023
Andres Gomez v. Trinitas Cellars LLC Civil Rights judge Mar. 17, 2023
Paul Hessong, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Pinterest Inc., Ben Silbermann, Todd Morgenfeld Securities judge Feb. 24, 2023
Mohammed Rahman, Alicia Noemi Bautista Diaz, and Pascal Moore, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Gate Gourmet Inc., Gategroup U.S. Holdings Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 24, 2023
Vernon L. Belton v. J. Gutierrez, et al. Civil Rights judge Feb. 24, 2023
Roberto Filho v. Chinatown Community Development Center Inc. Civil Rights judge Dec. 23, 2022
Ginegar LLC v. Slack Technologies Inc. Intellectual Property judge Dec. 16, 2022
Daniel Chung v. County of Santa Clara, et al. Constitutional Law judge Dec. 16, 2022
Bay Marine Boatworks Inc. v. S/Y Pursuit, et al. Contracts judge Dec. 9, 2022
Angela Kennard, on behalf of herself, all others similarly situated, and the general public v. Kellogg Sales Company Consumer Law judge Oct. 28, 2022
Molly Brown, et al. v. Madison Reed Inc. Consumer Law judge Oct. 7, 2022
Darrell Wiley v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America Insurance judge Sep. 16, 2022
Centennial Bank v. Evander Kane Bankruptcy judge Sep. 9, 2022
John Fleming, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Matco Tools Corporation, NMTC Inc., dba Matco Tools, Fortive Corporation, and Does 1-20, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 26, 2022
JMA Enterprises LLC, et al. v. John Robert Taylor, et al. Civil Rights judge Aug. 12, 2022
Daniel Zeiger, Danz Doggie Daytrips, and Amy Freeborn, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Wellpet LLC, Berwind Corporation Consumer Law judge Jun. 10, 2022
Owen Diaz v. Tesla Inc. dba Tesla Motors Inc. Employment Law judge Oct. 22, 2021
Bulos Zumot v. Dean Borders, Warden Civil Rights judge Oct. 23, 2020
Lacey Hernandez, Brenda Morales v. Sephora USA Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 9, 2020
Ina Ann Rodman v. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., Otsuka America, Inc. Personal Injury judge Jul. 2, 2020
Patricia McTernan v. Nancy A. Berryhill Government judge Feb. 28, 2020
Ramon Garcia, Victor Ramirez, Adrian Valente, Mario Pinon, Mynor Cabrera v. Macy's West Stores Inc., et al. Labor Law judge Jan. 24, 2020
M.A. Mobile Ltd. v. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, et al. Contracts judge Jan. 17, 2020
City and County of San Francisco v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States; United States of America; John F. Kelly, Secretary of United States Department of Homeland Security; Jefferson B. Sessions, Attorney General of the United States, Does 1 to 100 Constitutional Law judge Feb. 2, 2018
UCP International Company Limited and Global United Enterprises Limited v. Balsam Brands Inc. and Balsam International Unlimited Company Intellectual Property judge Dec. 15, 2017
Lupe Vargas; Pompella Campos; X.M., by her next friend Maria Diaz; Maria Diaz; J.B., by his next friend Leocadia Ramos; Leocadia Ramos; B.L., by his next friend Ted Leviton; Ted Leviton v. Berkeley Unified School District; Superintendent Donald Evans; Beatriz Leyva-Cutler; Ty Alper; Judy Appel; Josh Daniels; Karen Hemphill; Marleen Sacks; Lisa Van Thillo; Evelyn Tamondong-Bradley; Janet Levenson; Sam Pasarow; Shannon Fierro, and Does 1 to 10 Civil Rights judge Dec. 1, 2017
Noel Ray Smith v. Barbara Roberts, et al. Civil Rights judge Oct. 27, 2017
Naruto, a Crested Macaque, by and through his Next Friends, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc.; Antje Engelhardt, Ph.D. v. David John Slater, an individual; Blurb Inc.; Wildlife Personalities Ltd. Intellectual Property judge Oct. 13, 2017
Dr. Alan Sampson, M.D., and Kathy Sampson, on behalf of the Estate of Andrew Sampson v. Ukiah Valley Medical Center; Adventist Health; Debbie L. Marks, M.D.; Calstar; Department of California Highway Patrol, and Does 1 through 10 Medical judge Jun. 23, 2017
Committee for Immigrant Rights of Sonoma County, Francisco Sanchez-Lopez, Christyan Sonato-Vega v. County of Sonoma, Bill Cogbill, Morris Eric Salkin, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mark Wollman, Mario Huelga, Chris Merendino Civil Rights Defendant Oct. 8, 2011
Confidential Antitrust judge Oct. 11, 2001
Alexander Montenegro v. Fortis Benefits Insurance Company Insurance judge Apr. 5, 2001
Confidential Employment Law judge Jul. 8, 2000
Confidential Civil Rights judge Aug. 26, 1999
Michael Ingram v. Fourth Shipmor Associates Maritime Law judge Jan. 16, 1999
Zelma Wadman v. Malaysia Airlines; Gilbert Whelan Employment Law judge May 30, 1998
Michael Faircloth v. The Bay Area Rapid Transit District Employment Law judge Nov. 1, 1997
Phyllis Pactol v. California Shock Trauma Air Rescue Employment Law judge Mar. 22, 1997
Confidential Civil Rights judge Jul. 13, 1996
Charles Schembri v. Clarion Hotel, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Oct. 28, 1995
David Green by and through Conservators Michael Green and Faye Wheeler Green v. City of Eureka, Katherine Howden and Wayne Cox, et al. Civil Rights judge Apr. 8, 1995
Rita Ellen Hardin v. City of Concord, Byron Campbell Employment Law judge Dec. 17, 1994
Vernon Fowler v. Regents University of California Employment Law Defendant Nov. 20, 1993