Lawrence J. O'Neill
How Judge O'Neill rules, drawn from 13 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge O'Neill no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge O'Neill
Lawrence Joseph O'Neill served on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California after receiving his commission on February 2, 2007. He became chief judge in 2016 and assumed senior status on February 2, 2020. He is an inactive senior judge.
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.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 1 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 1 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge O'Neill no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.