Case law

Amanda Mary Khorasani v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, E.D. California · Jul 8, 2026

An error is harmless where it is “inconsequential to the [ALJ’s] 1 the ALJ’s decision generally bears the burden of establishing that it was harmed. … Thus, “[i]f an adjudicator is unable to 24 determine clearly the effect of an impairment or combination of impairments on the individual’s 25 ability to do basic work activities, the sequential evaluation should not end

(PC) Holston v. Viera Rosa

District Court, E.D. California · May 21, 2021

The court 25 screened plaintiff’s complaint and concluded that defendant was immune from the claims seeking 26 monetary damages. See ECF No. 15 at 4-5. … The plaintiff, as the moving party, bears the burden of 18 establishing the merits of his or her claims. See Winter v. Nat. Res. Def.

(PC) Morgan v. Valley State Prison

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 17, 2023

District courts must deny requests for mandatory injunctions unless the law and facts 1 clearly favor a moving party. Id. This is not the case here. … A nexus between these two 1 has not been established.

Chestnut

District Court, E.D. California · May 18, 2026

subject to statutory exceptions, “in the case of an alien who is an applicant for admission, 11 if the examining immigration officer determines that an alien seeking admission is not clearly … Code § 246. 3 Petitioner’s § 246 conviction following his guilty plea to the charge of “discharging a 4 firearm at an occupied motor vehicle” (see Ex. 1 at 5) qualifies as an offense covered under § 5 1227(a)(2

(SS) Senter v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 11, 2024

A claimant establishes a prima facie case of qualifying disability once he has carried the 15 burden of proof from step one through step four. 16 Before making the step four determination, the … Zurko, 527 U.S. 150, 153 (1999) (comparing the substantial-evidence standard to the deferential 23 clearly erroneous standard). “[T]he threshold for such evidentiary sufficiency is not high.” Biestek, 24 139 S.

Hughes

District Court, E.D. California · Aug 28, 2026

And 16 finally, she remembers two occasions on which less qualified men were put ahead of her in line 17 for promotions. … They were designed to eliminate only “the most patently meritless 5 claims, as where the plaintiff is not a member of the protected class or was clearly unqualified.” 6 Guz v. Bechtel Nat.

(SS) Rodriguez v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, E.D. California · Aug 7, 2024

A 15 claimant establishes a prima facie case of qualifying disability once he has carried the burden of 16 proof from step one through step four. 17 Before making the step four determination … Zurko, 527 U.S. 150, 153 (1999) (comparing the substantial-evidence standard to the deferential 24 clearly erroneous standard). “[T]he threshold for such evidentiary sufficiency is not high.” Biestek, 25 139 S.

(PC) Harris v. Sexton

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 31, 2022

The Ninth Circuit panel held that 26 both the supervisory defendants and the correctional officer defendants in that case were entitled to qualified immunity based on the Coleman order requiring use of Guard One. … To prove each of the 23 Eighth Amendment claims, plaintiff must establish that striking his cell door with unnecessary 24 force causing sleep deprivation denied plaintiff a life necessity under the Eighth Amendment.

Soda Flat Co. v. Hodel

670 F. Supp. 879 · District Court, E.D. California · Aug 5, 1987

Clearly then, the conveyance to the United States, which was recorded, created a prima facie title in the United States. … The National Forest in question was established in 1902. In 1962 the Forest Service placed a sign at the intersection of Slough Creek and Forest Service Trail 104.

Cool Runnings International Inc v. Gonzalez

District Court, E.D. California · Nov 16, 2021

However, “intangible injuries, such as damage 17 to ongoing recruitment efforts and goodwill, qualify as irreparable harm.” Id.; see also Stuhlbarg 18 Int’l Sales Co. v. John D. … No. 1 at 14.) 3 Acknowledging defendant Gonzalez’s role as a member-manager of DRC, plaintiff has likewise 4 alleged Gonzalez’s actions were clearly in the scope of his employment in that they were intended 5 to benefit

Logan v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America

District Court, E.D. California · Nov 9, 2022

A district court may admit additional 8 evidence “only when circumstances clearly establish that additional evidence is necessary to 9 conduct an adequate de novo review of the benefit decision.” … he is not more qualified than Logan’s own physicians.

(SS) Medina v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 31, 2021

. §§ 404.1520 (a)-(f) and 416.920(a)-(f). 8 9 To qualify for benefits, the claimant must establish the inability to engage in 10 … Medina’s doctors do say she has fatigue, fever, and malaise; the decision gets this 9 exactly wrong; and there is nothing clearly correct about its unexplained assertion that Ms.

(HC) Kelley v. Thompson

District Court, E.D. California · Feb 11, 2022

Educational Transcripts. 13 Petitioner applied for prison work from July 2021 to January 2022, without success, and 14 notes that DOJ policy states that no prison work (not HVAC nor teaching) at Herlong will qualify … “Under Winter, plaintiffs must establish that irreparable harm is likely, not 26 just possible, in order to obtain a preliminary injunction.”

Logan v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America

District Court, E.D. California · Nov 9, 2022

A district court may admit additional 8 evidence “only when circumstances clearly establish that additional evidence is necessary to 9 conduct an adequate de novo review of the benefit decision.” … he is not more qualified than Logan’s own physicians.

(SS)Kuhn v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, E.D. California · Jun 14, 2023

A 15 claimant establishes a prima facie case of qualifying disability once she has carried the burden of 16 proof from step one through step four. 17 Before making the step four … If the mere passage of time and presence of additional 6 medical evidence in the record established ambiguity, a consultative examination would be 7 required in every case . . . such cases do not purport to establish

Simranjeet Singh v. Warden of California City Corrections Center Facility, et al.

District Court, E.D. California · May 15, 2026

Government Interest 8 “[T]he government clearly has a strong interest in preventing aliens from ‘remain[ing] in 9 the United States in violation of our law.’” … Feb. 13, 2018) (“The Court finds the IJ is uniquely qualified and 10 situated to make neutral administrative determinations about Petitioner’s eligibility for release on 11 bond and/or placement in a supervised release

(SS) Gill v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 18, 2024

A 19 claimant establishes a prima facie case of qualifying disability once he has carried the burden of 20 proof from step one through step four. 21 Before making the step four … The ALJ also noted that the record did not establish any 20 significant distractibility, even in testing contexts.

Henry Edilberto Castillo Valderrama v. Warden of Mesa Verde Detention Facility, et al.

District Court, E.D. California · Jun 26, 2026

Government Interest 13 “[T]he government clearly has a strong interest in preventing aliens from ‘remain[ing] in 14 the United States in violation of our law.’” … Feb. 13, 2018) (“The Court finds the IJ is uniquely qualified and 13 situated to make neutral administrative determinations about Petitioner’s eligibility for release on 14 bond and/or placement in a supervised release

(SS) Meza v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, E.D. California · Dec 20, 2021

Astrue, 533 F.3d 1035, 1038 (9th Cir. 2008). 20 To qualify for benefits under the Social Security Act, a plaintiff must establish that 21 … Plaintiff 15 has established no conflict with the VE’s testimony.

(HC) Riego v. Current or Acting Field Office Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

District Court, E.D. California · Feb 28, 2025

“It is well established that the Fifth Amendment 3 entitles aliens to due process of law in deportation proceedings,” Reno v. … Compared to the six-month presumptive period set forth in 12 Zadvydas beyond which continued detention becomes prolonged, Petitioner’s 22-month detention 13 qualifies as prolonged. Zadvydas, 533 U.S. at 701.