Lawrence J. O'Neill
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.
“For these reasons, Defendants' motion to dismiss is DENIED IN ITS ENTIRETY.”
“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”
“Defendants' motion to dismiss filed on May 14, 2010, is GRANTED and Plaintiff's claim against Defendants be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE”
“Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, filed June 10, 2011, is granted in part and denied in part”
“Defendant's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, filed September 20, 2012, is DENIED”
“Plaintiff's Motion to Remand the case to state court (ECF No. 13) is DENIED”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 4) is GRANTED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND”
“Plaintiff Kenneth Baker's motion to remand (ECF No. 9) is DENIED.”
“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.”
“Plaintiffs' motion for remand is GRANTED. Defendants' motion to stay is DENIED AS MOOT.”
“Defendants' motion to stay is DENIED AS MOOT.”
“the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendants' motion for summary judgment”
“Defendants' summary judgment is GRANTED in part and OTHERWISE 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.”
“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.