Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
How Judge Rogers rules, drawn from 24 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
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).
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.
“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).”
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.
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.
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.
“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.”
“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.”
“Order Granting Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment; and Denying Their Motion to Dismiss as Moot”
“the Court DENIES the motion to dismiss and GRANTS the motion to consolidate.”
“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.”
“the Court declines to certify either of plaintiff's questions for appeal to the Ninth Circuit. Thus, the motion is DENIED.”
“the Court GRANTS summary judgment as to all remaining claims in this action.”
“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).”
“The motion for sanctions is DENIED as plaintiff's arguments are not found to be frivolous.”
“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 months | 6 |
| 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 | 128 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 6 | 128 |
| Sep 2025 | 6 | 37 |
| Mar 2025 | 10 | 16 |
| Sep 2024 | 9 | 16 |
| Mar 2024 | 7 | 20 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 20 |
| Mar 2023 | 3 | 16 |
| Sep 2022 | 7 | 16 |
| Mar 2022 | 9 | 11 |
| Sep 2021 | 4 | 13 |
| Mar 2021 | 3 | 8 |
| Sep 2020 | 6 | 3 |
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.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 6,017 | 7.7 months |
| Closed with no court action | 2,955 | 5.5 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 1,978 | 7.6 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 1,052 | 15 months |
| Closed during trial | 32 | 36.9 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 6,017 | 7.7 months |
| Sep 2024 | 9,248 | 20.6 months |
| Sep 2023 | 5,452 | 7 months |
| Sep 2022 | 9,464 | 11.4 months |
| Sep 2021 | 6,437 | 6.3 months |
| Sep 2020 | 6,881 | 11.4 months |
| Sep 2019 | 5,640 | 8.7 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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