Elizabeth D. LaPorte
How Judge LaPorte rules, drawn from 16 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge LaPorte no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge LaPorte
Elizabeth D. LaPorte served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California from April 1998 until October 2019 and was Chief Magistrate Judge from 2013 to 2015. Before joining the bench, she practiced civil rights law and served in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. She earned degrees from Princeton University, the University of Oxford, and Yale Law School.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons stated above, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is denied.”
“the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion, GRANTS Defendants’ motion, and dismisses the complaint with prejudice.”
“Under Heck, leave to amend would be futile. Therefore, the complaint is dismissed with prejudice.”
“Defendants’ motions are DENIED.”
“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”
“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.”
“DENIES Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, and remands for further proceedings consistent with this order.”
“Good cause appearing, the Court remands this matter pursuant to sentence four for an Administrative Law Judge to evaluate Plaintiff’s new medical evidence.”
“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.”
“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.”
“For the reasons stated in this Order, Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is denied.”
“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.”
“Plaintiff still has not paid the filing fee or filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Therefore, the case should be administratively terminated.”
“GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel.”
“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.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge LaPorte was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2023.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| 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 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 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 LaPorte 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.