Case law

Laramie v. County of Santa Clara

784 F. Supp. 1492 · District Court, N.D. California · Mar 5, 1992

The Absence of Financial Information Hudson clearly implies that annual, updated financial disclosure of union expenses is required. … In this case, the Union’s notice is inadequate because it fails to clearly explain what portion of its affiliate payments are chargeable. 5.

Newson v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

714 F. Supp. 2d 1000 · District Court, N.D. California · May 19, 2010

As discussed above, however, Plaintiff has not alleged facts sufficient to establish an agency relationship between Whiteside and Countrywide. … However, the SAC clearly states that such claim is based on RESPA. This is evident from the subheading, which states: "Violation of Law: RESPA.” SAC at 12:23. 4 .

McMorgan & Co. v. First California Mortgage Co.

916 F. Supp. 966 · District Court, N.D. California · Feb 8, 1995

Especially important to the court’s determination was the fact that the agreement between the parties clearly stated that the administrator was to refer discretionary questions regarding the payment of claims to the plan’ … Canan, Qualified Retirement and Other Employee Benefit Plans § 16.3 at 750-51 (1994).

Rutledge v. Martinez

District Court, N.D. California · Feb 3, 2023

conviction constituted a 14 serious felony under California law, cannot be said to have been contrary to, or an unreasonable 15 application of, clearly … established Supreme Court precedent, or based on an unreasonable 16 determination of the facts.

Bechtel Petroleum, Inc. v. Webster

636 F. Supp. 486 · District Court, N.D. California · Jul 18, 1985

. § 218 provides that “No provision of this chapter or of any order shall excuse noncompliance with any * * * Federal or State law or municipal ordinance establishing a higher standard than the standard established under … Ct. 1698, 64 L.Ed.2d 319 (1980), the Supreme Court clearly indicated that questions of privity may turn on remedial purposes of statutes.

Feldman

District Court, N.D. California · Aug 7, 2026

These facts must be “contemporaneous,” and they must “establish a 23 contradiction between the alleged materially misleading statements and reality.” … And what is a “qualified patient” for the purposes of the 2b trial?

Ickes

District Court, N.D. California · Dec 27, 2025

Ickes did note in his petition that he had 23 suffered from an addiction problem, he clearly indicated that the problem was in the past. … Ickes clearly stated in his petition that it was the death of his 27 friend that led him to struggle academically.

Balzarini v. Newsom

District Court, N.D. California · Jul 12, 2021

No. 16 at 3-10.) 11 He alleges that bad ventilation and extremes of heat and cold “affect him more than others, 12 and may cause esophageal varices or throwing up blood,” yet these allegations do not 13 establish … He has failed to (i) pay the filing fee; (ii) show that any of the strikes do 21 not qualify under § 1915(g); (iii) show that he qualifies for the imminent danger exception; 22 or (iv) otherwise show cause why this

Sims v. Diaz

District Court, N.D. California · Oct 9, 2019

All § 1983 claims against the CDCR 21 are dismissed without leave to amend because this defendant has Eleventh Amendment immunity. 22 Eleventh Amendment immunity also extends to state officials sued … The complaint does not adequately connect 14 the individual defendants to the alleged wrongdoing because it does not clearly describe what each 15 of them did or failed to do that violated Sims’ constitutional rights

San Francisco NAACP v. San Francisco Unified School District

695 F. Supp. 1033 · District Court, N.D. California · Apr 1, 1988

Tenth and Eleventh Amendments, as well as general notions of feder *1042 alism, and has concluded that its order to the State to provide full reimbursement does not offend the State’s constitutional guarantees of sovereign immunity … The Third Circuit declined to reach the merits of the lower court’s decision to order that a uniform tax rate be established throughout the desegregation area. Id. at 778 .

Woods v. C.H. Robinson Company, Inc

District Court, N.D. California · Mar 26, 2025

Class members worked sufficient 11 shifts . . . to qualify them for meal and rest periods.” Id. at 702. … Id. 14 Here, as in Harris, Defendant offered no proof that all class members worked qualifying 15 shifts.

Conwell

District Court, N.D. California · Jun 24, 2026

The employer must compensate an employee for one additional hour of work at 21 the regular rate of pay for each qualifying workday when a violation occurred. See Cal. Lab. … “[I]f a defendant provided no 7 evidence or clearly inadequate evidence supporting its valuation for a claim, then it might be 8 appropriate for a district court to assign that claim a $0 value.” Jauregui v.

Doe v. Washington Township Health Care District

District Court, N.D. California · Dec 5, 2023

“To qualify for incentive 10 payments… eligible providers and hospitals must demonstrate meaningful use of an electronic 11 health record.” … Plaintiffs move to remand, arguing defendants cannot, and have not, met 16 their burden in establishing federal officer jurisdiction. Dkt.

In Re Alameda County Assessor's Parcel Nos. 537-801-2-4 & 537-850-9

672 F. Supp. 1278 · District Court, N.D. California · Jun 3, 1987

The EPA feared that the discing might be an effort to destroy evidence of vegetation or other characteristics that would qualify areas on the property as “wetlands” for the purposes of the CWA. … Although not clearly stated in the papers, it appears that the “maintenance and repair” activities that gave birth to this dispute have been settled to the satisfac *1283 tion of the Corps and the EPA.

Bustamonte v. Castillon

District Court, N.D. California · Sep 22, 2025

Montegrande is entitled to qualified immunity. Dkt. No. 88-2 at 6. 24 Because the undisputed evidence shows that Mr. … “The grievant shall document clearly and coherently all 5 information known and available to him or her regarding the issue . . . includ[ing] any involved 6 staff member’s last name, first initial, title or position

Monachelli v. Hortonworks, Inc.

225 F. Supp. 3d 1045 · District Court, N.D. California · Dec 5, 2016

[W]e are clearly cognizant of managing cash.... If we want to continue to accelerate, we may avail ourselves of a couple different choices on the cash front. But it is an option as opposed to a need. … to establish scienter must be described with sufficient particularity to establish their reliability and personal knowledge” and “[s]econd, those statements which are reported by confidential witnesses with sufficient reliability

(PC) Lamon v. Foss

District Court, N.D. California · Jun 22, 2021

Assuming as true the allegation that 1 property was clearly an unauthorized act rather than authorized under prison regulations. 2 The availability of an adequate state post-deprivation remedy, e.g., a state tort action … Defendants are advised that summary judgment cannot be granted, nor 15 qualified immunity found, if material facts are in dispute.

United States v. Batres-Santolino

521 F. Supp. 744 · District Court, N.D. California · Aug 21, 1981

There are few cases where the government has so clearly exceeded the bounds of permissible law enforcement conduct. … He had a well-established history as a DEA informant, and had been paid in that capacity on several occasions.

Rogozinski v. Reddit, Inc.

District Court, N.D. California · Jan 12, 2024

Roommates.com, 10 LLC, 521 F.3d 1157, 1162 (9th Cir. 2008), argues Reddit fails the third requirement for 11 section 230 immunity because, according to Rogozinski, Reddit acted as a content 12 provider, not merely … Here, by contrast, Rogozinski alleges Reddit breached its contract and its 16 duty of good faith and fair dealing by suspending him as a moderator (see FAC ¶¶ 141, 17 148), actions clearly within its role as a publisher

Saddozai v. Atchley

District Court, N.D. California · Nov 8, 2022

Accordingly, the allegations regarding the strip search and RVR are 26 insufficient to establish that Defendant Tomlinson is liable for the related injuries. … Defendants are advised that summary judgment cannot be granted, nor 19 qualified immunity found, if material facts are in dispute.