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Quick facts
Court United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Position circuit
Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Commissioned 2018-10-18
Education Brigham Young University (B.A., English literature, 1996); Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, 1999)
Signed orders read 34
Last updated 2026-07-10
Motion outcomes
AppealN = 28
counts only
2 3 19 4
Petition for reviewN = 6
counts only
1 5
Counted from classified signed orders. A “1 of 1” is one ruling, not a tendency.
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Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
City of San Juan Capistrano v. California Public Utilities Commission
17-56693 · 2019-09-11
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff City of San Juan Capistrano))
Denied
“The district court properly dismissed the City's claims because the City lacks standing and the claims are barred by the Eleventh Amendment. AFFIRMED.”
V.V.V. & Sons Edible Oils Ltd. v. Meenakshi Overseas, LLC
18-16071 · 2019-12-27
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff V.V.V. & Sons Edible Oils Ltd.))
Granted in part
“AFFIRMED in part REVERSED in part.”
Shaw v. Bank of America Corp.
17-56706 · 2019-12-27
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Norman Shaw, pro se))
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
Calvary Chapel Bible Fellowship v. County of Riverside
17-56857 · 2020-02-04
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Calvary Chapel Bible Fellowship))
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
Brady v. AutoZone Stores, Inc.
19-35122 · 2020-06-03
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff and putative class representative Michael Brady))
Moot / procedural
“This appeal is DISMISSED as moot.”
United States v. Shehadeh
18-10399 · 2020-06-18
Appeal (appellant (defendant Jamal Shehadeh))
Denied
“The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.”
Diaz-Torres v. Barr
18-70141 · 2020-06-29
Petition for review (petitioner (Miguel Diaz-Torres))
Denied
“Because Mr. Diaz-Torres has not met his burden of demonstrating that he is a member of a particular social group, the petition for review is DENIED.”
Villegas Sanchez v. Garland
16-73745 · 2021-03-11
Petition for review (petitioner (Francisca Villegas Sanchez))
Denied
“PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.”
Schoenberg v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
20-55607 · 2021-06-30
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff E. Randol Schoenberg))
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
Stevens v. Whitmore (In re Stevens)
20-60044 · 2021-10-19
Appeal (appellants (debtors Jasper and Brenda Stevens))
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
Herrera v. Los Angeles Unified School District
20-55054 · 2021-12-01
Appeal (appellants (plaintiffs Claudia Herrera and Cesar Ortiz))
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
Ahlman v. Barnes
20-55568 · 2021-12-10
Appeal (appellants (defendants County of Orange and Sheriff Don Barnes))
Moot / procedural
“DISMISSED AS MOOT.”
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