Lawrence J. O'Neill

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California district Retired 2020 · served 2007–2020 Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 13 signed orders read

Judge O'Neill no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Chaudhry v. Smith
1:16-cv-01243 · 2016-12-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“For these reasons, Defendants' motion to dismiss is DENIED IN ITS ENTIRETY.”

Thomas v. Wilkinson
1:15-cv-00527 · 2017-03-22
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendant Tehrani's Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss the claims against her as barred by statute of limitations, filed on August 29, 2016, is GRANTED, with prejudice”

Dorrough v. Ruff
1:08-cv-01366 · 2011-11-08
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendants' motion to dismiss filed on May 14, 2010, is GRANTED and Plaintiff's claim against Defendants be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE”

Mootry v. Flores
1:09-cv-01252 · 2011-12-20
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, filed June 10, 2011, is granted in part and denied in part”

Quezada v. Gricewich
1:09-cv-02040 · 2013-09-13
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, filed September 20, 2012, is DENIED”

Silas v. Argent Mortgage Company, LLC
1:17-cv-00703 · 2017-07-21
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's Motion to Remand the case to state court (ECF No. 13) is DENIED”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 4) is GRANTED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND”

Baker v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
1:16-cv-01943 · 2017-03-09
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff Kenneth Baker's motion to remand (ECF No. 9) is DENIED.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendant Wells Fargo's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 6) is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall have 10 days from electronic service of this order to file an amended complaint.”

County of Kern v. Purdue Pharma L.P.
1:19-cv-00557 · 2019-07-23
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiffs' motion for remand is GRANTED. Defendants' motion to stay is DENIED AS MOOT.”

Motions to stay (defendant) Moot / procedural

“Defendants' motion to stay is DENIED AS MOOT.”

Arrieta v. County of Kern
1:14-cv-00400 · 2015-04-22
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendants' motion for summary judgment”

Scalia v. County of Kern
1:17-cv-01097 · 2019-09-06
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendants' summary judgment is GRANTED in part and OTHERWISE DENIED.”

Garlick v. County of Kern
1:13-cv-01051 · 2016-04-14
Daubert (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs' arguments in favor of total preclusion of the doctors' testimony go to factual disagreement, bias, and weight, but not their actual qualifications or an absence of the basis for opinions.”

Van Horn v. Heinrich
1:08-cv-01622 · 2010-06-10
Daubert (defendant) Granted

“the expert's opinions are based upon speculative assumptions and unsupported by facts in the case. The motion is GRANTED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The sampled Fresno Division caseload includes pro se prisoner civil-rights and habeas cases, disability-access suits, consumer-credit matters, mortgage-foreclosure removals, contract and product-liability disputes, employment and wage-and-hour cases, and some environmental and administrative-review matters. Many civil cases were referred to magistrate judges for screening, recommendations, or consent proceedings amid the district's unusually heavy caseload.

A historical record

Judge O'Neill no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.