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Beth L. Freeman

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District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Robert F. Peckham Federal Building & US Courthouse
Department/Division: 3 Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 5th

280 S First Street #2112
San Jose , CA 95113-3008
(408) 535-5381





Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Beth Labson Freeman Northern District of California (San Jose) May 17, 2015
Former Civil Lawyer Is a Calming Presence in the Redwood City Courthouse San Mateo County Superior Court Jul. 28, 2009

Rulings
Case Category Published
Netchoice LLC v. Bonta
affirmed in part
 Constitutional Law Aug. 16, 2024
U.S. ex rel. Lesnik v. ISM Vuzem d.o.o.
affirmed
 Immigration Aug. 12, 2024
U.S. v. Valdivias-Soto
affirmed
 Immigration Aug. 9, 2024
Impossible Foods Inc. v. Impossible X LLC
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Sep. 12, 2023
Amended Opinion: Jones v. Google LLC
Constitutional Law Jul. 13, 2023
Jones v. Google LLC
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Dec. 28, 2022
U.S. v. Magdaleno
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 2022
Roley v. Google
affirmed
 Contracts Jul. 14, 2022
Saddozai v. Davis
reversed and remanded
 Prisoners' Rights May 24, 2022
Warmenhoven v. NetApp, Inc.
affirmed in part
 Employment Law Sep. 14, 2021
AdTrader Inc. v. Google
dismissed
 Attorneys Aug. 2, 2021
Attia v. Google
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 17, 2020
U.S. v. Garcia
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 11, 2020
Amended Opinion: Canela v. Costco
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Aug. 24, 2020
Canela v. Costco
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jul. 10, 2020
U.S. v. Sainz
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2019
Paul G. v. Monterey Peninsula USD
affirmed
 Education Aug. 13, 2019
Rodriguez v. Nike Retail Services
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Jul. 1, 2019
Towers v. Iger
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 27, 2018
Webb v. SolarCity
affirmed
 Securities Mar. 9, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Alicia Reyna, individually, and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Westrock Company, Westrock Services LLC Employment Law judge Aug. 30, 2024
Timothy Harper v. City of San Jose Civil Rights judge Aug. 2, 2024
Jessica Day, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Geico Casualty Company, Geico Indemnity Company, and Geico General Insurance Company Contracts judge Jul. 5, 2024
Gabriela Soto Hurtado, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public, similarly situated v. Sweet Earth Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 14, 2024
Raquel Chavez v. Roahn Wynar Civil Rights judge May 31, 2024
San Jose Unified School District v. H.T., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, T.A. Education Law judge Mar. 1, 2024
Steven Robert Prescott, Donovan Marshall, Maria Christine Anello, Darlene Kittredge, Treahanna Clemmons, Melissa Jimenez, Pamela Sue Ladd, and Susan Elizabeth Graciale, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Reckitt Benckiser LLC Consumer Law judge Feb. 16, 2024
In re: Precigen Inc. Securities Litigation Securities judge Jan. 5, 2024
In re: Jorden Marie Saldana Bankruptcy judge Dec. 8, 2023
Tiara N. Johnson v. Meta Platforms Inc., and John Doe Contracts judge Nov. 10, 2023
Jane Wang v. City of Cupertino, et al. Torts judge Nov. 10, 2023
Rosalie Guancione v. Internal Revenue Service Real Property judge Oct. 27, 2023
Jingli Huang v. Small Business Administration, et al. Torts judge Sep. 1, 2023
Barbara Kulik, et al. v. NMCI Medical Clinic Inc. Employment Law judge Jul. 14, 2023
Haoning Richter v. Oracle America Inc. Employment Law judge May 12, 2023
Sierra Granados, an individual, and as guardian ad litem for Elijah Correa, a minor v. City of Gilroy Police Department and Does 1 through 50 Civil Rights judge Mar. 24, 2023
In re: Dropbox Inc. Securities Litigation Securities judge Mar. 3, 2023
Ambassador Marc Ginsberg and Coalition for a Safer Web v. Google Inc. Contracts judge Feb. 17, 2023
Mirella Babakhan v. U.S. Bank National Association and Does 1-50, inclusive Civil Rights judge Jan. 20, 2023
Kuang-Bao Paul Ou-Young v. County of Santa Clara, et al. Civil Rights judge Jan. 13, 2023
In re: Oracle Corporation Securities Litigation Securities judge Jan. 13, 2023
Adtrader Inc., Classic and Food Eood, LML Consult Ltd., Ad Crunch Ltd., Fresh Break Ltd., Specialized Collections Bureau Inc. v. Google LLC Contracts judge Jan. 13, 2023
Gregory A. Hurst, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Enphase Energy Inc., Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman, Eric Branderiz Securities judge Dec. 30, 2022
Khalid Barrow v. City and County of San Francisco Civil Rights judge Dec. 30, 2022
Neil Costanzo, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. DXC Technology Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Rishi Varna, Timothy C. Stonesifer, Jeremy K. Cox, Mukesh Aghi, Amy E. Alving, David Herzog, Sachin Lawande, J. Michael Lawrie, Julio A. Portalatin, Peter Rutand, Manoj P. Singh, Margaret C. Whitman, Robert F. Woods Securities judge Dec. 23, 2022
Elisa Arroyo, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. International Paper Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 16, 2022
Christiana Bush, on behalf of herself, all others similarly situated v. Vaco LLC, Google LLC, and Does 1 to 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 2, 2022
David Rasmussen, an individual, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Tesla Inc. dba Tesla Motors Inc. Torts judge Aug. 12, 2022
Arbor Home LLC, et al. v. Alejandro Mayorkas, et al. Immigration judge Jul. 15, 2022
Muhammad Khan v. Sap Labs Inc. Employment Law judge Jul. 15, 2022
Mazen Arakji v. Microchip Technology Inc. Employment Law judge Jul. 8, 2022
Robert Kincheloe v. American Airlines Inc. Employment Law judge Jul. 1, 2022
Maha Askar, an individual on behalf of herself and others similarly situated v. Health Providers Choice Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 24, 2022
The Solaria Corporation v. GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd. Contracts judge Jun. 10, 2022
Ronald Chinitz v. Intero Real Estate Services Consumer Law judge May 20, 2022
Steven Prescott and Linda Cheslow, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Nestle USA Inc. Consumer Law judge May 13, 2022
Reginald Whitley v. Dr. Rosana Javate Civil Rights judge Apr. 1, 2022
Andrew Quiruz, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated and as a representative of other aggrieved employees v. Specialty Commodities Inc., Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Consumer Law judge Jan. 22, 2021
Hawyuan Yu, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., 5301 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas 75024; Motts LLP, 900 King Street, Rye Brook NY 10573 Consumer Law judge Dec. 4, 2020
Voodoo SAS v. SayGames LLC Intellectual Property judge Aug. 21, 2020
James C. McCurdy v. L. Thomas, NP, Pelican Bay Civil Rights judge May 1, 2020
John Dinan, Vamsi Choday, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sandisk LLC Contracts judge Mar. 27, 2020
Marlessa Knoles v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Teva Branded Pharmaceuticals Products R&D Inc., FEI Women's Health LLC, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC, Duramed Pharmaceuticals Personal Injury judge Jan. 10, 2020
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Employment Law judge Jan. 10, 2020
Benjamin Cooper v. City of San Jose, and DOES 1-30, inclusive Civil Rights judge Jul. 5, 2019
F.E., a minor by and through his parents Fritz Eberly and Delfina Eberly; Fritz Eberly; Delfina Eberly v. Moreland Unified School District, Theresa Molinelli, Rosie Luis, Heide Hansen, Janell Astor, Robert Garcia, Sarah Gein, Joyce Galvin, Denise Booker Civil Rights judge May 17, 2019
Abhijit Prasad v. Gail Simmons, Guadalupe Acezes, County of Santa Clara Civil Rights judge May 17, 2019
Estate of Jacob Parenti, deceased, by and through Matthew Oberholtz; D.P-O., a minor, by and through his guardian, Matthew Oberholtz; and Susan Parenti v. County of Monterey; Scott Miller, in his official and individual capacities; Officer Collins, in his individual capacity; California Forensic Medical Group; and Dr. Taylor Fithian Civil Rights judge Apr. 19, 2019
Michael Ford and Rudolph Dubrovszky, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. 24/7 Inc., a California corporation; Best Buy Co. Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Delta Airlines Inc., a Delaware corporation Business Law judge Apr. 5, 2019
In re Extreme Networks Inc. Securities Litigation Securities judge Apr. 5, 2019
Estate of Mark Vasquez Pajas Sr., deceased, by and through Rosemary Lopez, as administrator; Rosemary Lopez; Yvette Pajas; Mark Pajas Jr.; Janel Pajaz; Xavier Pajas v. County of Monterey; California Medical Group; Christina Kaupp; and Does 1 to 20 Civil Rights judge Mar. 29, 2019
Danny Isquierdo v. W.G. Hall, LLC Employment Law judge Nov. 3, 2017
Ehder Soto, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Wild Planet Foods Inc. / Heney Shihad, an individual on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Wild Planet Foods Inc., and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Consumer Law judge Sep. 29, 2017
Radiant Skincare Clinic v. Linda Moore Contracts judge Mar. 7, 2009
David Leon, Laura Leon v. Ross Johnson, Julie Estridge, Janine Tarte, Michael Kenny, Gordon Kenny Inc., John Kenny, Baldini Real Estate Inc., Century 21 Baldini, Peter Iacopi, Stephen Iacopi dba Coastside Termite & Pest Control Real Estate judge Sep. 9, 2006
Michael Bulnes Sr. v. CalTrain, Amtrak, The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, State of California, County of San Mateo, et al Personal Injury judge Feb. 25, 2006
Confidential Construction Law judge Dec. 17, 2005
Lori Hallee v. Franciscan Property Management, LLC, Lincoln Green Homeowners Association and Does 1 through 50 Torts judge Sep. 10, 2005
Wendy Farnsworth v. David Tint, Lawrence Tint Personal Injury judge Jul. 16, 2005
Michelle Fotinos, John Fotinos v. Janette Antonelli, Old Republic Title Company Personal Injury judge May 24, 2005
Denis Carroll, Kevin Carroll v. Joan Lorraine Lee Andel Personal Injury judge Dec. 23, 2003
Giovanni Avalos, Gonzalo Avalos, Cassandra Avalos v. Alan Paul Koetz Personal Injury judge Aug. 19, 2003
Title Court Published
Beth Labson Freeman Northern District of California (San Jose) May 17, 2015
Former Civil Lawyer Is a Calming Presence in the Redwood City Courthouse San Mateo County Superior Court Jul. 28, 2009
Case Category Published
Netchoice LLC v. Bonta
affirmed in part
 Constitutional Law Aug. 16, 2024
U.S. ex rel. Lesnik v. ISM Vuzem d.o.o.
affirmed
 Immigration Aug. 12, 2024
U.S. v. Valdivias-Soto
affirmed
 Immigration Aug. 9, 2024
Impossible Foods Inc. v. Impossible X LLC
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Sep. 12, 2023
Amended Opinion: Jones v. Google LLC
Constitutional Law Jul. 13, 2023
Jones v. Google LLC
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Dec. 28, 2022
U.S. v. Magdaleno
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 11, 2022
Roley v. Google
affirmed
 Contracts Jul. 14, 2022
Saddozai v. Davis
reversed and remanded
 Prisoners' Rights May 24, 2022
Warmenhoven v. NetApp, Inc.
affirmed in part
 Employment Law Sep. 14, 2021
AdTrader Inc. v. Google
dismissed
 Attorneys Aug. 2, 2021
Attia v. Google
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 17, 2020
U.S. v. Garcia
vacated and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 11, 2020
Amended Opinion: Canela v. Costco
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Aug. 24, 2020
Canela v. Costco
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jul. 10, 2020
U.S. v. Sainz
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2019
Paul G. v. Monterey Peninsula USD
affirmed
 Education Aug. 13, 2019
Rodriguez v. Nike Retail Services
reversed and remanded
 Employment Law Jul. 1, 2019
Towers v. Iger
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Dec. 27, 2018
Webb v. SolarCity
affirmed
 Securities Mar. 9, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Alicia Reyna, individually, and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Westrock Company, Westrock Services LLC Employment Law judge Aug. 30, 2024
Timothy Harper v. City of San Jose Civil Rights judge Aug. 2, 2024
Jessica Day, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Geico Casualty Company, Geico Indemnity Company, and Geico General Insurance Company Contracts judge Jul. 5, 2024
Gabriela Soto Hurtado, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public, similarly situated v. Sweet Earth Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 14, 2024
Raquel Chavez v. Roahn Wynar Civil Rights judge May 31, 2024
San Jose Unified School District v. H.T., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, T.A. Education Law judge Mar. 1, 2024
Steven Robert Prescott, Donovan Marshall, Maria Christine Anello, Darlene Kittredge, Treahanna Clemmons, Melissa Jimenez, Pamela Sue Ladd, and Susan Elizabeth Graciale, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Reckitt Benckiser LLC Consumer Law judge Feb. 16, 2024
In re: Precigen Inc. Securities Litigation Securities judge Jan. 5, 2024
In re: Jorden Marie Saldana Bankruptcy judge Dec. 8, 2023
Tiara N. Johnson v. Meta Platforms Inc., and John Doe Contracts judge Nov. 10, 2023
Jane Wang v. City of Cupertino, et al. Torts judge Nov. 10, 2023
Rosalie Guancione v. Internal Revenue Service Real Property judge Oct. 27, 2023
Jingli Huang v. Small Business Administration, et al. Torts judge Sep. 1, 2023
Barbara Kulik, et al. v. NMCI Medical Clinic Inc. Employment Law judge Jul. 14, 2023
Haoning Richter v. Oracle America Inc. Employment Law judge May 12, 2023
Sierra Granados, an individual, and as guardian ad litem for Elijah Correa, a minor v. City of Gilroy Police Department and Does 1 through 50 Civil Rights judge Mar. 24, 2023
In re: Dropbox Inc. Securities Litigation Securities judge Mar. 3, 2023
Ambassador Marc Ginsberg and Coalition for a Safer Web v. Google Inc. Contracts judge Feb. 17, 2023
Mirella Babakhan v. U.S. Bank National Association and Does 1-50, inclusive Civil Rights judge Jan. 20, 2023
Kuang-Bao Paul Ou-Young v. County of Santa Clara, et al. Civil Rights judge Jan. 13, 2023
In re: Oracle Corporation Securities Litigation Securities judge Jan. 13, 2023
Adtrader Inc., Classic and Food Eood, LML Consult Ltd., Ad Crunch Ltd., Fresh Break Ltd., Specialized Collections Bureau Inc. v. Google LLC Contracts judge Jan. 13, 2023
Gregory A. Hurst, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Enphase Energy Inc., Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman, Eric Branderiz Securities judge Dec. 30, 2022
Khalid Barrow v. City and County of San Francisco Civil Rights judge Dec. 30, 2022
Neil Costanzo, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. DXC Technology Company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Rishi Varna, Timothy C. Stonesifer, Jeremy K. Cox, Mukesh Aghi, Amy E. Alving, David Herzog, Sachin Lawande, J. Michael Lawrie, Julio A. Portalatin, Peter Rutand, Manoj P. Singh, Margaret C. Whitman, Robert F. Woods Securities judge Dec. 23, 2022
Elisa Arroyo, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. International Paper Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 16, 2022
Christiana Bush, on behalf of herself, all others similarly situated v. Vaco LLC, Google LLC, and Does 1 to 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 2, 2022
David Rasmussen, an individual, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Tesla Inc. dba Tesla Motors Inc. Torts judge Aug. 12, 2022
Arbor Home LLC, et al. v. Alejandro Mayorkas, et al. Immigration judge Jul. 15, 2022
Muhammad Khan v. Sap Labs Inc. Employment Law judge Jul. 15, 2022
Mazen Arakji v. Microchip Technology Inc. Employment Law judge Jul. 8, 2022
Robert Kincheloe v. American Airlines Inc. Employment Law judge Jul. 1, 2022
Maha Askar, an individual on behalf of herself and others similarly situated v. Health Providers Choice Inc., and Does 1-10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jun. 24, 2022
The Solaria Corporation v. GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd. Contracts judge Jun. 10, 2022
Ronald Chinitz v. Intero Real Estate Services Consumer Law judge May 20, 2022
Steven Prescott and Linda Cheslow, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Nestle USA Inc. Consumer Law judge May 13, 2022
Reginald Whitley v. Dr. Rosana Javate Civil Rights judge Apr. 1, 2022
Andrew Quiruz, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated and as a representative of other aggrieved employees v. Specialty Commodities Inc., Archer-Daniels-Midland Company Consumer Law judge Jan. 22, 2021
Hawyuan Yu, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., 5301 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas 75024; Motts LLP, 900 King Street, Rye Brook NY 10573 Consumer Law judge Dec. 4, 2020
Voodoo SAS v. SayGames LLC Intellectual Property judge Aug. 21, 2020
James C. McCurdy v. L. Thomas, NP, Pelican Bay Civil Rights judge May 1, 2020
John Dinan, Vamsi Choday, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Sandisk LLC Contracts judge Mar. 27, 2020
Marlessa Knoles v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Teva Branded Pharmaceuticals Products R&D Inc., FEI Women's Health LLC, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC, Duramed Pharmaceuticals Personal Injury judge Jan. 10, 2020
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Employment Law judge Jan. 10, 2020
Benjamin Cooper v. City of San Jose, and DOES 1-30, inclusive Civil Rights judge Jul. 5, 2019
F.E., a minor by and through his parents Fritz Eberly and Delfina Eberly; Fritz Eberly; Delfina Eberly v. Moreland Unified School District, Theresa Molinelli, Rosie Luis, Heide Hansen, Janell Astor, Robert Garcia, Sarah Gein, Joyce Galvin, Denise Booker Civil Rights judge May 17, 2019
Abhijit Prasad v. Gail Simmons, Guadalupe Acezes, County of Santa Clara Civil Rights judge May 17, 2019
Estate of Jacob Parenti, deceased, by and through Matthew Oberholtz; D.P-O., a minor, by and through his guardian, Matthew Oberholtz; and Susan Parenti v. County of Monterey; Scott Miller, in his official and individual capacities; Officer Collins, in his individual capacity; California Forensic Medical Group; and Dr. Taylor Fithian Civil Rights judge Apr. 19, 2019
Michael Ford and Rudolph Dubrovszky, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. 24/7 Inc., a California corporation; Best Buy Co. Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Delta Airlines Inc., a Delaware corporation Business Law judge Apr. 5, 2019
In re Extreme Networks Inc. Securities Litigation Securities judge Apr. 5, 2019
Estate of Mark Vasquez Pajas Sr., deceased, by and through Rosemary Lopez, as administrator; Rosemary Lopez; Yvette Pajas; Mark Pajas Jr.; Janel Pajaz; Xavier Pajas v. County of Monterey; California Medical Group; Christina Kaupp; and Does 1 to 20 Civil Rights judge Mar. 29, 2019
Danny Isquierdo v. W.G. Hall, LLC Employment Law judge Nov. 3, 2017
Ehder Soto, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Wild Planet Foods Inc. / Heney Shihad, an individual on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Wild Planet Foods Inc., and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Consumer Law judge Sep. 29, 2017
Radiant Skincare Clinic v. Linda Moore Contracts judge Mar. 7, 2009
David Leon, Laura Leon v. Ross Johnson, Julie Estridge, Janine Tarte, Michael Kenny, Gordon Kenny Inc., John Kenny, Baldini Real Estate Inc., Century 21 Baldini, Peter Iacopi, Stephen Iacopi dba Coastside Termite & Pest Control Real Estate judge Sep. 9, 2006
Michael Bulnes Sr. v. CalTrain, Amtrak, The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, State of California, County of San Mateo, et al Personal Injury judge Feb. 25, 2006
Confidential Construction Law judge Dec. 17, 2005
Lori Hallee v. Franciscan Property Management, LLC, Lincoln Green Homeowners Association and Does 1 through 50 Torts judge Sep. 10, 2005
Wendy Farnsworth v. David Tint, Lawrence Tint Personal Injury judge Jul. 16, 2005
Michelle Fotinos, John Fotinos v. Janette Antonelli, Old Republic Title Company Personal Injury judge May 24, 2005
Denis Carroll, Kevin Carroll v. Joan Lorraine Lee Andel Personal Injury judge Dec. 23, 2003
Giovanni Avalos, Gonzalo Avalos, Cassandra Avalos v. Alan Paul Koetz Personal Injury judge Aug. 19, 2003