Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

How Judge Rogers rules, drawn from 24 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Position
District judge
Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Commissioned
2011
ABA rating
Unanimously Qualified
Education
Princeton University (B.A., 1987); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1991)
Signed orders read
24

About Judge Rogers

Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Rogers received a commission on November 21, 2011.

Judge Rogers's practices and standing orders

Rules for cases before Judge Rogers, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.

Key rules

Filing

For motions exceeding 15 pages including attachments, submit a marked chambers copy by noon on the second business day after filing.

“Chambers copy of all motions in excess of 15 pages, inclusive of exhibits and attachments, whether electronically filed or manually filed at the Clerk’s Office, shall be submitted to the Clerk’s Office in an envelope clearly marked with the case number and ‘YGR Chambers Copy’ for receipt by no later than 12:00 noon the second business day after the document is filed.”

Conferences

Give the court and opposing parties audio-visual demonstratives at least 24 hours before a hearing.

“If a party intends to use audio-visual demonstratives during a hearing (e.g., PowerPoint presentation), it shall provide a copy to opposing parties and the Court no fewer than 24 hours in advance of the hearing”

Standing orders for every case in this court

Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026).

Key rules from these orders · The court's local rules ↗

How Judge Rogers decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

In Corcoran v. CVS Health, she dismissed common-law claims under the laws of 38 states where no named plaintiff resided or alleged an injury, but let the Texas deceptive-trade-practices claim proceed.

“The common law claims brought based on the laws of those states are therefore DISMISSED.”

Procedural preferences

In Kliment v. City and County of San Francisco, she granted dismissal with leave to amend, gave the plaintiff 28 days to amend, and barred defendants from raising arguments available in their first motion.

“For the foregoing reasons, defendants’ motion to dismiss is GRANTED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND. Any amended complaint must be filed within twenty-eight (28) days of issuance of this Order.”

In a trial order in People v. Meta Platforms, Rogers told counsel that sidebars would be rare and required a foundation and the court’s permission before prior testimony could be read aloud for impeachment.

“this Court does not allow sidebars, except in rare circumstances; (ii) a lawyer must lay foundation for impeachment with prior testimony before such prior testimony can be read in open court, and only after permission is provided.”

In Melton v. Regional Center of the East Bay, she dismissed three defendants' motions without prejudice and allowed amendment even while expressing doubt that amendment would cure the exhaustion defect for the housing placement claims.

“an opportunity to amend such claims out of an abundance of caution.”

Cautions

In Fletcher v. Lomeli, she entered judgment for four defendants after an order granting their summary-judgment motion and denying their dismissal motion as moot.

“Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Defendants Garcia, Lomeli, Gonzalez, and Gomez.”

In a discovery challenge brought by state attorneys general, she declined to overturn a magistrate judge’s redaction ruling after finding no clear error.

“Given his lengthy decisions and considered view of the record over months of briefing, the Court declines to overturn the decision. The motion is denied.”

Signed rulings

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

Corcoran v. CVS Health Corporation
4:15-cv-03504-YGR · 2016-07-29
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“the Court (i) GRANTS defendant's motion to dismiss the common law claims in Counts 1, 2, and 3 to the extent claims under the laws of the unrepresented thirty-eight states are asserted, on grounds that plaintiffs do not have Article III standing to assert such claims, but (ii) DENIES defendant's motion to dismiss the TDTPA claim brought under Tex. Bus. & Com. Code sections 17.50(a)(1) and 17.50(a)(3).”

Hawthorne v. Umpqua Bank
3:11-cv-06700-YGR · 2012-04-26

TENTATIVE ruling on Umpqua Bank's motion to dismiss certain claims (overdraft-fee class action). The court 'is inclined to grant in part and deny in part the motion' (tentatively: dismiss the unconscionability claim; deny as to the UCL, conversion, and unjust-enrichment claims), but it is expressly a tentative ruling that becomes the order only if the parties stipulate or after the scheduled hearing, so it is NOT recorded as a final motion outcome. Because it is a tentative ruling, it is not recorded as a final motion outcome. Gonzalez Rogers issues written tentative rulings before hearing and offers to take the hearing off calendar if the parties stipulate to the tentative.

In re Apple Inc. Securities Litigation
4:19-cv-02033-YGR · 2019-12-23

Securities class action. Administrative/case-management order on lead plaintiff's Civil L.R. 7-11 motion to file a corrected amended complaint; rather than rule outright, the court ordered the parties to file a joint statement on the procedural effect of granting the amendment after the defendants had already filed their motion to dismiss. There is no dispositive outcome here; it shows she manages a high-profile securities docket through tight procedural sequencing.

Reese v. Odwalla, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Co.
4:13-cv-00947-YGR · 2016-07-27

Food-labeling consumer class action ('evaporated cane juice'). This order dissolves the prior stay after the FDA completed its guidance process and directs renewed MTD briefing: a procedural one. It recites that in a March 25, 2014 order (Dkt. 60) the court had granted Odwalla's motion to dismiss on primary-jurisdiction grounds and stayed (rather than dismissed) the action pending FDA action. She invokes the primary-jurisdiction doctrine to stay food-labeling claims that turn on issues committed to the FDA, then resumes once the agency acts. The underlying 2014 MTD grant was a separate order and is not recorded as a motion stat.

Kliment v. City and County of San Francisco
4:20-cv-03257-YGR · 2020-09-30
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, defendants' motion to dismiss is GRANTED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND. Any amended complaint must be filed within twenty-eight (28) days of issuance of this Order.”

Fletcher v. Lomeli, et al.
4:18-cv-03350-YGR (PR) · 2019-12-23
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“For the reasons set forth in this Court's Order Granting Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment; and Denying Their Motion to Dismiss as Moot, IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff take nothing by this action. Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Defendants Garcia, Lomeli, Gonzalez, and Gomez.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Moot / procedural

“Order Granting Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment; and Denying Their Motion to Dismiss as Moot”

Castro v. Gardner Trucking, Inc.
4:20-cv-05473-YGR · 2021-12-01
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“the Court DENIES the motion to dismiss and GRANTS the motion to consolidate.”

Baer v. Tesla Motors, Inc.
4:23-cv-02274-YGR · 2024-08-01
Motion to compel arbitration (defendant) Granted

“the Court GRANTS defendants' motion to compel arbitration with regard to plaintiffs Shontae Stephens and Sienna Stephens' claims, dismiss plaintiffs Shontae Stephens and Sienna Stephens' class claims, and stay the non-individual PAGA claims.”

Scally v. PetSmart LLC
4:22-cv-06210-YGR · 2024-01-02
Motion for interlocutory appeal certification (plaintiff) Denied

“the Court declines to certify either of plaintiff's questions for appeal to the Ninth Circuit. Thus, the motion is DENIED.”

In re Plum Baby Food Litigation
4:21-cv-00913-YGR · 2024-03-28
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the Court GRANTS summary judgment as to all remaining claims in this action.”

Melton v. California Department of Developmental Services
4:20-cv-06613-YGR · 2021-11-05
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“the motions to dismiss are GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. ... Conversely, the fourth, eighth, and ninth causes of action are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE under Rule 12(b)(1).”

Motion for sanctions (defendant) Denied

“The motion for sanctions is DENIED as plaintiff's arguments are not found to be frivolous.”

Khalif v. City of Belvedere
4:22-cv-04097-YGR · 2023-03-10
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“the motion is DENIED as to Claim 7, GRANTED WITH PREJUDICE as to Claim 6, and otherwise GRANTED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The late-May and early-June 2026 sample is dominated by newly filed social-media personal-injury and product-liability cases involving Meta Platforms, consistent with a coordinated assignment, along with new criminal matters. Her historical caseload includes major antitrust, securities, and consumer class actions.

Pending matters in the official report

Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.

Motions pending more than six months6
Bench trials submitted more than six months0
Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months0
Social Security appeals pending more than six months0
Civil cases pending more than three years128
ReportMotions over six monthsCases over three years
Mar 20266128
Sep 2025637
Mar 20251016
Sep 2024916
Mar 2024720
Sep 2023020
Mar 2023316
Sep 2022716
Mar 2022911
Sep 2021413
Mar 202138
Sep 202063

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.

How long civil cases take in this court

For the whole of United States District Court for the Northern District of California, not for Judge Rogers: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

CasesMedian time
All civil cases closed6,0177.7 months
Closed with no court action2,9555.5 months
Closed before pretrial1,9787.6 months
Closed during or after pretrial1,05215 months
Closed during trial3236.9 months
12 months endingCases closedMedian time
Sep 20256,0177.7 months
Sep 20249,24820.6 months
Sep 20235,4527 months
Sep 20229,46411.4 months
Sep 20216,4376.3 months
Sep 20206,88111.4 months
Sep 20195,6408.7 months

The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).

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