Case law

Goddard

District Court, N.D. California · Oct 21, 2025

So, Apple’s “stated reason for recission—concerns about ‘short tenure at previous 22 companies’—was clearly pretextual given that Apple’s entire interview team had already 23 extensively reviewed Plaintiff’s employment … Costa, 539 U.S. 90, 101 (2003). 26 Plaintiff alleges he is a member of protected classes “based on his race (white) [and] 27 religion (Jewish),” was “qualified for the Apple Vision Pro Senior Software Engineer

Rambus Inc. v. Hynix Semiconductor Inc.

629 F. Supp. 2d 979 · District Court, N.D. California · Apr 27, 2009

Trial Tr. at 961:2-6,1021:2-8. m.The evidence clearly establishes by more than a preponderance of the evidence that Section 3.8 of the SDR/DDR License was triggered by the Rambus/Infineon Settlement Agreement and that Rambus … The parties, through their lawyers, established a fully-integrated written agreement that expressly established California law as the applicable state law.

Ji v. Naver Corporation

District Court, N.D. California · Sep 30, 2022

Further, “in a suit for damages, the mere risk of 20 future harm, standing alone, cannot qualify as a concrete harm.” See TransUnion, 141 S. Ct. at 21 2210-11. … Litig., 750 F.3d 1098, 1107-08 (finding that “information about a user's 9 communication, not the communication itself” does not qualify as protected “content” under 10 ECPA).

State of California by and through Attorney General Xavier Becerra v. Azar

District Court, N.D. California · Nov 17, 2020

After Congress established Medicaid, the program began experiencing an unanticipated problem. … That is clearly wrong, so the motion is denied.

Del Castillo v. Community Child Care Council of Santa Clara County, Inc.

District Court, N.D. California · Dec 16, 2019

Deferred Compensation Pension Plan 9 (“Non-qualified Plan”) (collectively “4Cs Plans”). … contrast, a plaintiff seeks 23 ‘restitution in equity, ordinarily in the form of a constructive trust or an equitable lien, where money 24 or property identified as belonging in good conscience to the plaintiff [can] clearly

Environmental Protection Information Center, Inc. v. Pacific Lumber Co.

229 F. Supp. 2d 993 · District Court, N.D. California · Sep 19, 2002

To qualify, one must prevail “on a significant issue in the litigation” and “obtain[ ] some of the relief ... sought.” Texas Teachers Ass’n v. Garland Indep. Sch. … The restraining order and September 3 injunction clearly elaborate the reasons for their issuance. See Rep. Tr.

Pinkert v. Schwab Charitable Fund

District Court, N.D. California · Jun 17, 2021

“Where, as here, a case is at the pleading stage, the plaintiff 27 must ‘clearly allege facts demonstrating’ each element.” Id. (cleaned up) (quoting Warth v. Seldin, 1 422 U.S. 490, 518 (1975)). … This, he says, is a diminution in the value of his donation 23 that establishes standing.23 Lost money can establish injury and standing. Reed v. Fed. Nat’l 24 Mortg. Ass’n, No.

Century Federal, Inc. v. City of Palo Alto

710 F. Supp. 1559 · District Court, N.D. California · Oct 12, 1988

This is not to say, however, that Century Federal is immune from all charges and requirements by the Cities. Thus, reasonable fees to help defray the administrative costs of necessary licensing may be permissible. … Ragland, 481 U.S. 221 , 107 S.Ct. 1722, 1727 , 95 L.Ed.2d 209 (1987) (“[Impermissible] discrimination can be established even where, as here, there is no evidence of an improper censorial motive.

Self v. Kijakazi

District Court, N.D. California · Sep 29, 2022

Chater, 80 F.3d 1273, 1290 (9th Cir. 1996)); 1 impairment is non-severe at step two only if the evidence establishes a slight abnormality that has 2 only a minimal effect on an individual’s ability to work. … All of these conditions are clearly not 13 the sort of groundless claims that step two is designed to weed out.

PUTIAN AUTHENTIC ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT CO., LTD v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

District Court, N.D. California · Apr 19, 2022

Additionally, it is difficult to understand how Meta can exercise 25 “monopolistic control” when only Meta’s products are at issue, much less how Facebook qualifies 26 as “a facility . . . that is essential to competitors … Mandatory injunctions such as the one Plaintiffs seek are 23 disfavored, and they therefore must satisfy a higher burden of “establish[ing] that the law and facts 24 clearly favor [their] position . . . .” Id.

The Center for Investigative Reporting v. United States Department of the Treasury

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

The merits of Congress’s decision to exempt BSA reports from FOIA are not at issue. 16 That decision is clearly expressed in § 5319, and the Court will “not lightly conclude that 17 Congress enacted a self-defeating … “‘[M]aterials normally immunized from disclosure under FOIA lose their protective 25 cloak once disclosed and preserved in a permanent public record.’” Am. Civil Liberties Union of 26 N. Cal. v. U.S.

Whitaker v. Pita Hub Inc.

District Court, N.D. California · Apr 19, 2022

Late last year in Arroyo, the Ninth Circuit recognized that “the recent confluence of several 8 California-law rules have combined to create a highly unusual systemic impact on ADA-based 9 Unruh Act cases that clearly … A cursory review of this district’s docket evidences that 2 Plaintiff filed 287 cases in this district alone in the twelve months preceding the complaint in this 3 case, which would more than qualify him as a “high-frequency

Perry v. Schwarzenegger

704 F. Supp. 2d 921 · District Court, N.D. California · Aug 4, 2010

Code §§ 297-299.6 (establishing domestic partnership as separate from marriage); b. … So, clearly, they thought there was something different about being married.); d.

IN RE: S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. WINDEX NON-TOXIC LITIGATION

District Court, N.D. California · Jul 28, 2021

The Guides explain how 17 reasonable consumers likely interpret each such claim, describe the basic elements necessary to substantiate it, and present options for 18 qualifying it … non-toxic claims should have 22 competent and reliable scientific evidence that the product, package, or service is non-toxic for humans and for the environment or should 23 clearly

Santillan v. Gonzales

388 F. Supp. 2d 1065 · District Court, N.D. California · Aug 24, 2005

First, defendants have not established any actual connection between EOIR-adjusted LPRs and threats to national security. … Far from being a “problem,” requiring a specific justification before depriving a qualified alien of the rights to work and travel is precisely what is lacking in the blanket deprivation that defendants have established.

Gold v. Illumina, Inc.

District Court, N.D. California · Jul 27, 2023

To qualify as a third-party beneficiary, the non-signatory is “obligated to prove that 6 ‘express provisions of the contract,’ considered in light of the ‘relevant circumstances,’ show that 7 (1) ‘the third party would … “To establish this defense, the party opposing arbitration must demonstrate 17 procedural and substantive unconscionability . . .

Shin v. ICON Foundation

District Court, N.D. California · May 11, 2021

There is no 18 allegation that Shin’s identity was clearly tied to the Twitter account in question (as opposed to a 19 pseudonym Twitter username). 20 With respect to … 6 What is not clearly alleged, however, is how the implementation of the Revision 10 7 Network Proposal impacted Shin’s access to his ICX tokens.

Ruiz v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

District Court, N.D. California · Dec 16, 2024

Plaintiff’s bare allegation 10 that an assignment was made is insufficient to establish a valid assignment. See e.g., Cohen v. 11 Suleminian, No. 2:21-CV-08597-SSS-ASX, 2024 WL 4002841, at *3 (C.D. Cal. … Plaintiff does not 9 point to any language in the Consent Decree that clearly expresses an intent for Plaintiff to be an 10 intended beneficiary.

Hyams v. CVS Health Corporation

District Court, N.D. California · Dec 12, 2019

First, plaintiff must establish the four prima facie elements of his 4 claim: “(1) he was a member of a protected class, (2) he was qualified for the position he 5 sought or was performing competently in the position … Once an employee establishes a prima 1 adverse employment action.

Tooker v. Mak

District Court, N.D. California · Jul 11, 2022

I specifically grieve CTF’s refusal to acknowledge, let alone accommodate, repeated requests (written + verbal) to share w/ me surveillance video of attack: video captured by 25 multiple cameras clearly … immunity.