Elizabeth D. LaPorte

United States District Court for the Northern District of California magistrate Retired 2019 · served 1998–2019 16 signed orders read

Judge LaPorte 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.

Fu v. Gonzales
3:07-cv-00207-EDL · 2007-05-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“For the reasons stated above, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is denied.”

Mancheno v. City of Orinda
3:14-cv-04061-EDL · 2015-02-12
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion, GRANTS Defendants’ motion, and dismisses the complaint with prejudice.”

Motion for leave to amend (plaintiff) Denied

“Under Heck, leave to amend would be futile. Therefore, the complaint is dismissed with prejudice.”

Sandoval v. M1 Auto Collisions Centers
3:13-cv-03230-EDL · 2015-09-09
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendants’ motions are DENIED.”

Class certification (plaintiff) Granted in part

“Plaintiffs’ class certification motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The Court certifies the following class, with no subclasses, limited to Plaintiffs’ rest break and California Labor Code Section 226 claims”

Motion to disqualify counsel (defendant) Denied
Luhr v. Berryhill
3:17-cv-00686-EDL · 2018-03-29
Summary judgment (claimant) Granted

“the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, DENIES Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and remands for further proceedings consistent with this order.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“DENIES Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and remands for further proceedings consistent with this order.”

Thomas v. Colvin
3:13-cv-01009-EDL · 2013-08-26
Summary judgment (claimant) Moot / procedural

“Good cause appearing, the Court remands this matter pursuant to sentence four for an Administrative Law Judge to evaluate Plaintiff’s new medical evidence.”

Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. M.R.
3:06-cv-00305-EDL · 2006-06-15
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. Defendants M.R. and R.R. are entitled to share equally in the full insurance proceeds that Plaintiff interpled with the Court.”

Radford v. Union HERE Local 2
3:10-cv-02338-EDL · 2011-06-29
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the Union’s motion for summary judgment is granted because even viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Plaintiff, he has failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination and has not created a triable issue of fact as to pretext.”

Top Grade Construction v. Fluoresco Lighting-Sign Maintenance
3:11-cv-02194-EDL · 2012-04-03
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“For the reasons stated in this Order, Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is denied.”

George v. Sonoma County Sheriff's Dept.
3:08-cv-02675-EDL · 2010-08-09
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“the Sutter Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part, and Dr. Janian’s motion for summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part.”

Emigh v. UCSF Medical Center
4:12-cv-06533-SBA · 2013-03-06
Sua sponte dismissal Granted

“Plaintiff still has not paid the filing fee or filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Therefore, the case should be administratively terminated.”

Ulin v. Lovell's Antique Gallery
3:09-cv-03160-EDL · 2009-07-06
Motions to compel (plaintiff) Granted in part

“GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel.”

Datel Holdings Ltd v. Microsoft Corporation
3:09-cv-05535-EDL · 2011-02-17
Motions to compel (defendant) Granted in part

“The motion is DENIED with respect to documents relating to the Lite Blue Tool and other hacking products, but Datel may possibly in the future be precluded from making assertions about such products if discovery is not provided on these topics”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

She handled a steady volume of consent Social Security disability and supplemental-income appeals decided on cross-motions for summary judgment, alongside a broad civil-discovery calendar for the district's judges.

A historical record

Judge LaPorte 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.