Noël Wise

United States District Court for the Northern District of California district Appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic) 18 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

E.M. v. California Department of Education
5:24-cv-07397-NW · 2025-07-08
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Having duly considered the parties' written submissions, the Court GRANTS the motions and DISMISSES the complaint with partial leave to amend.”

Chancery Staffing Solutions, LLC v. View, Inc.
5:26-cv-00320-NW · 2026-05-28
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“View Operations' motion to dismiss is GRANTED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND.”

Sahai v. Lincoln Financial Group, Inc.
5:24-cv-07791-NW · 2026-05-29
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Sahai's motion for summary judgment and Lincoln's motion for summary judgment are DENIED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied
LaBella et al v. Apple Inc
5:24-cv-07588-NW · 2026-04-10
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The Court GRANTS Apple’s motion to dismiss without leave to amend.”

Shirley Jane Leung v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, et al.
5:24-cv-00337-NW · 2025-05-14
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Longley’s motion to dismiss is DENIED”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Becker’s motion to dismiss is DENIED”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“FDIC-R’s motion to dismiss Counts 1 – 4 is DENIED. • FDIC-R’s motion to dismiss Counts 5 and 6 is GRANTED WITH PREJUDICE.”

Kieren Kishnani v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
5:25-cv-01473-NW · 2025-06-24
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendant’s motion is GRANTED without leave to amend. Plaintiff’s FAC is dismissed with prejudice.”

Mark Beckner, et al. v. County of Santa Cruz, et al.
5:23-cv-05032-NW · 2026-03-26
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“DENIES Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“DENIES County Defendants’ motion for summary judgment”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“DENIES the CFMG Defendants’ motion for summary judgment”

Daubert motion (plaintiff) Denied

“Accordingly, the Court DENIES both motions to exclude.”

Daubert motion (defendant) Denied
Imelda A. v. Frank Bisignano
5:23-cv-06716-NW · 2025-06-18
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“The Court GRANTS Defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment and DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and remand.”

Bhs Law LLP v. San Jose Water Company, et al.
5:25-cv-10541-NW · 2026-04-03
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Denied

“For the reasons above, Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction is DENIED.”

Johndell Henderson v. Michael Thomas, et al.
5:22-cv-02166-NW · 2026-05-29
Class certification (plaintiff) Denied

“Henderson’s motion for class certification is DENIED.”

Motion to appoint counsel (plaintiff) Denied

“Accordingly, the Court DENIES the motion for the appointment of counsel.”

Saiman Shetty v. Joseph Edlow, Director, USCIS
5:25-cv-06774-NW · 2026-04-30
Motions to remand (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, Defendant’s Motion to Remand is GRANTED.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is DENIED.”

In re SVB Financial Group Securities Litigation
5:23-cv-01097-NW · 2025-06-13
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“The Court DENIES the motions to dismiss submitted by the Exchange Act Defendants, ECF No. 121, KPMG, ECF. No. 123, and the Executive, Underwriter and Director Defendants, ECF No. 125.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“KPMG’s motion to dismiss is DENIED.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

As of June 2026, the sampled caseload consists entirely of newly filed and pending matters, including securities, immigration-detention habeas, civil-rights, pro se, and criminal cases. No terminated cases appeared in the sample, so case durations are not yet available, as expected for a judge who joined the court in December 2024.

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