Alex G. Tse

United States District Court for the Northern District of California magistrate 20 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

Leopold K. v. Social Security Administration
22-cv-01583-JST · 2023-04-07
Screening or pleading dismissal recommendation (court) Granted

“On February 7, 2023, the Court adopted Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse's report and recommendation to dismiss Plaintiff Leopold K.'s complaint for failure to file an amended complaint. ... No amended complaint has been filed. Accordingly, this case is dismissed with prejudice.”

Clyde Armstrong v. Mark Rentals, et al.
3:23-cv-04707-WHO · 2024-08-20
Screening or pleading dismissal recommendation (court) Granted

“On July 18, 2024, Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse issued a Report and Recommendation that I dismiss this case with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(e)(2)(B) ... I agree that the complaint is frivolous and fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. ... I therefore ADOPT the Report and Recommendation and DISMISS this case with prejudice.”

United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, et al.
19-cv-01391-CRB (AGT) · 2023-04-21
Discovery sanctions (plaintiff) Denied

“Even so, it is true that the Court has the authority to enforce its discovery orders and to impose sanctions when its orders are not obeyed. ... But under the circumstances, the Court, in its discretion, concludes that sanctions are not warranted. VW, in the Court's judgment, hasn't acted in bad faith. ... The SEC's motion for sanctions is denied. So too is VW's motion for reconsideration of the Court's February 10 order. ... VW's motion for leave to file a sur-reply to the SEC's motion for sanctions is also denied.”

In re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation (Estate of Kenzie Elizabeth Murdock v. Monsanto)
3:16-md-02741-VC (AGT) · 2023-06-22
Motions to compel (defendant) Granted

“Monsanto's motion to compel production of a June 3, 2022 ‘preliminary’ report by plaintiffs' expert Dr. William Sawyer—which was considered by plaintiffs' testifying expert Dr. Ron Schiff in forming his opinions in this case—is granted.”

George Jarvis Austin v. Tesla Motors, Inc.
3:23-cv-00067-AGT · 2023-07-21
Motions to compel (plaintiff) Granted in part

“By August 4, 2023, Tesla must produce all non-privileged records in its possession, custody, or control that relate to Austin's work at Tesla. ... At this time, the Court will not order Austin, as Tesla has requested, ‘to stop sending any further communications directly to Tesla or its employees’ while the case is pending.”

Black Soil Asset Management Limited, et al. v. Qian Wang (re: Qin Wang discovery dispute)
3:23-cv-04493-AGT · 2026-06-04
Motions to compel (plaintiff) Granted

“Qin Wang cannot rely on the privilege against self-incrimination to redact line entries within the CMB account statements she produced. By June 8, 2026, she must produce unredacted copies of the account statements in question.”

Motion to seal (third_party) Granted

“The redacted entries reveal personal financial information that the public doesn't need to review to understand the instant dispute. The Court grants the motion to seal. Dkt. 191.”

Martin Eng Lee v. Demas Yan, et al.
3:24-cv-03628-WHO · 2024-08-19
Screening or pleading dismissal recommendation (court) Granted

“On July 18, 2024, Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse issued a Report and Recommendation that I dismiss this case due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction. ... Accordingly, I agree that I lack subject matter jurisdiction and so I ADOPT the Report and Recommendation. This case is hereby DISMISSED.”

District Council 16 Northern California Health and Welfare Trust Fund, et al. v. Combos Glass, Inc.
3:23-cv-02301-JD · 2024-09-04
Default judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“In this ERISA action, Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse filed a report recommending that plaintiffs' motion for default judgment, Dkt. No. 22, be granted. ... No objections have been filed ... After an independent review, the Court adopts the report and recommendation. Plaintiffs are awarded $202,687.56 in damages.”

Genfit S.A. v. CymaBay Therapeutics Inc.
3:21-cv-00395-MMC (AGT) · 2021-10-13
Motion for protective order (unclear) Denied

“The two pending motions for a protective order (dkt. 95, 100) are denied without prejudice. The issues raised in those motions won't be considered unless they are presented in one or more joint statements, in compliance with Part VII.B of the undersigned's civil standing order.”

Motion to seal (unclear) Denied

“The motion to seal portions of the dkt. 95 motion for a protective order (dkt. 94) is also denied. No good cause for sealing was articulated.”

Samuel Love v. Biuon Inc.
3:19-cv-00987-AGT · 2021-05-10
Motion for sanctions (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's motion, whether styled as a motion for attorneys' fees or a motion for sanctions, is untimely. Defendant hasn't demonstrated good cause for its late filing, so its motion is denied.”

Mark Sablowsky, et al. v. Auto-Chlor System, LLC, et al.
3:23-cv-02555-AGT · 2023-07-28
Motion for sanctions (defendant) Denied

“The Court denies defendants' motion for sanctions. Plaintiffs' counsel didn't unlawfully solicit potential members of the proposed FLSA collective action, as defendants contend. ... Defendants' motion for sanctions lacks merit and is denied.”

Peter Strojnik v. BW RRI II, LLC
3:20-cv-03142-AGT · 2020-09-01
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Because Strojnik hasn't explained how he was harmed by the hotel's accessibility barriers, he hasn't sufficiently alleged an injury-in-fact. ... BW's motion to dismiss is granted. If Strojnik chooses to amend his complaint, he must file the amendment and the requested evidentiary support by September 30, 2020.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

As the initially assigned San Francisco magistrate judge, Tse draws a broad civil mix -- qui tam / False Claims Act cases (consistent with his earlier federal-prosecutor background), ERISA trust-fund collections, Social Security appeals, ADA Title III access suits, civil-rights employment, consumer and contract disputes, securities, and copyright (including Strike 3 cases and DMCA Section 512(h) subpoenas) -- alongside criminal magistrate duties such as search-warrant applications. The figures here are filing-to-termination case durations, not motion-to-ruling timing.

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