Araceli Martínez-Olguín

United States District Court for the Northern District of California district Appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic) 21 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

Meta Platforms, Inc. v. Voyager Labs Ltd.
3:23-cv-00154-AMO · 2024-05-23
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Accordingly, Voyager's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction is DENIED.”

Sternberg v. Hendrickson
3:24-cv-04271-AMO · 2025-09-08
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For these reasons, Judicial Defendants' motion to dismiss is GRANTED. While Sternberg asks that any dismissal be without prejudice ... Further amendment would thus be futile.”

Kusen v. Herbert
3:23-cv-02940-AMO · 2023-11-24
Lead plaintiff appointment (plaintiff) Granted

“Alecta's motion for appointment as lead plaintiff and approval of its chosen counsel is GRANTED. The remaining motions are DENIED.”

United States v. Yates
4:23-cr-00318-AMO-1 · 2024-01-05
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Therefore, the Court DENIES the motion to dismiss under the Second Amendment.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Accordingly, the Court applies Ninth Circuit precedent and determines that the indictment is not unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause. The Court DENIES the motion to dismiss on this basis.”

Motion to suppress (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the Court DENIES Mr. Yates's motions to dismiss and GRANTS the motion to suppress.”

M.G. v. Therapymatch, Inc.
3:23-cv-04422-AMO · 2024-09-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the motion for the following reasons... the Court GRANTS the motion to dismiss the CMIA claim with leave to amend... The Court DENIES the motion to dismiss the remaining claims. Any amended complaint must be filed by October 16, 2024.”

Land v. Rodriguez
3:18-cv-07365-AMO · 2025-06-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“the Court DENIES Defendants Rodriguez, Villasenor, and Salas's motion and GRANTS Hatton's motion for the following reasons.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Thus, the Court GRANTS Hatton's motion to dismiss. Because no new allegations could remedy the deficiencies of his grievance, dismissal is without leave to amend.”

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. United States Department of Health and Human Services
3:25-cv-02847-AMO · 2025-04-01
Motion for temporary restraining order (plaintiff) Granted

“the Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiffs' emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, effective 8:00 a.m. on April 2, 2025.”

SolarPark Korea Co., Ltd. v. Solaria Corporation
3:23-cv-01181-AMO · 2023-08-02
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”

Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Granted in part

“Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”

Kleist v. Credit Suisse (USA) LLC
4:25-cv-09793-AMO · 2026-05-29
Motion to compel arbitration (defendant) Granted

“the Court therefore DENIES Kleist's motion for preliminary injunction to halt the arbitration, and the Court GRANTS Credit Suisse's motion to compel the action to arbitration.”

Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Denied

“the Court DENIES the motion for preliminary injunction and GRANTS the motion to compel arbitration for the following reasons.”

Batiste v. City of Richmond
3:22-cv-01188-AMO · 2024-04-04
Motion for reconsideration (defendant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the Court DENIES Mendoza's motion for relief under Rule 60.”

Bayer v. City and County of San Francisco
3:22-cv-07440-AMO · 2024-02-05
Motion for temporary restraining order (plaintiff) Denied

“Accordingly, Bayer's second motion for a temporary restraining order is DENIED.”

Dawson v. Target Corporation
3:24-cv-08167-AMO · 2025-06-11
Motion to compel arbitration (defendant) Denied

“DENIES Defendants' Motions for the reasons below.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The June 2026 sample is dominated by newly filed cases, including criminal matters, immigration and public-records suits, and civil disputes involving antitrust, employment, and civil-rights claims. Because Martínez-Olguín joined the court in 2023, her body of terminated merits cases is still maturing; the durations below come from civil cases filed in 2023 and 2024 that had terminated by the review date.

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