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Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Position circuit
Status Senior status
Appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Commissioned 1998-10-09
Education Harvard College, B.A., 1968; University of Oxford, B.A., 1970; Yale Law School, J.D., 1975
Signed orders read 28
Last updated 2026-07-12
Motion outcomes
AppealN = 26
counts only
8 3 15
Petition for reviewN = 2
counts only
2
Counted from classified signed orders. A “1 of 1” is one ruling, not a tendency.
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How Judge Fletcher decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Requires a particularized showing before restricting access to discovered information.
“A district court must find “good cause” before issuing a
protective order restricting access to discovered information.”
Enforces a state's strong public policy when assessing whether a contractual forum-selection clause should control.
“We hold that the forum-selection clause at issue here
contravenes the strong public policy announced by Idaho
Code § 29-110(1) and is therefore unenforceable.”
Returns issues for first-instance analysis when the trial court applied the wrong governing standard.
“We reverse and remand for the court to
apply the proper standard in ruling on Bolin’s Rhines motion.”
Treats statutory time limits as controlling even when a later reopening might seem administratively convenient.
“Under the regulations, the only ground on
which the ALJ could have reopened after two years lapsed
was “fraud or similar fault.””
At summary judgment, insists that disputed facts be viewed in the nonmovant's favor before qualified immunity is granted.
“Viewing the facts of this case in the light most favorable
to Appellees, Officers Myers and Beecroft are not entitled to
qualified immunity on a motion for summary judgment.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
Hale v. Norton
· 2006-02-08
Appeal (plaintiffs-appellants)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
Hernandez-Aguilar v. Holder
· 2010-01-12
Petition for review (noncitizen-petitioner)
Denied
“PETITION DENIED”
Matson Terminals, Inc. v. Berg
· 2002-01-29
Petition for review (employer-petitioner)
Denied
“The decision of the Benefits Review Board is AFFIRMED.”
Hyde v. Midland Credit Management, Inc.
· 2009-06-09
Appeal (attorneys-appellants)
Granted
“REVERSED.”
United States v. Christensen
· 2009-03-23
Appeal (defendant-appellant)
Granted
“REVERSED AND REMANDED.”
Linneen v. Gila River Indian Community
· 2002-01-07
Appeal (plaintiffs-appellants)
Denied
“We therefore AFFIRM the district court’s dismissal.”
LaMere v. Slaughter
· 2006-08-08
Appeal (habeas petitioner-appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
McQuillion v. Duncan
· 2003-09-05
Appeal (warden-appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
United States v. Ligon
· 2006-03-21
Appeal (defendants-appellants)
Granted
“REVERSED.”
Stephens v. Herrera
· 2006-09-13
Appeal (habeas petitioner-appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
Kleve v. Hill
· 2001-03-16
Appeal (habeas petitioner-appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRM the decision of the district court.”
Kamm v. ITEX Corp.
· 2009-06-15
Appeal (defendant-appellant)
Denied
“AFFIRMED.”
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