U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Archives

District Judge Strikes Down SF School Board Member Alison Collins’ $87 Million Lawsuit

August 16, 2021 2:57 pmAugust 18, 2021 10:22 am

District Court Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr. dismissed an $87 million lawsuit filed by controversial San Francisco school board member Alison Collins on Monday, ending her case in which she said her free speech rights had been denied by the San...

DoorDash, Grubhub Sue San Francisco Over Recently Passed Fee Cap Limits

July 19, 2021 3:12 pmJuly 22, 2021 7:47 am

App-based food delivery companies DoorDash and Grubhub filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco during the weekend, claiming that a permanent fee cap recently introduced by the city is unconstitutional. Last month, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...

U.S. District Court Judge Rules Uber Can Argue Prop 22 Classification Suit

June 19, 2021 2:31 amJune 24, 2021 6:19 am

U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen ruled on Thursday that Uber can challenge a lawsuit that alleged that around 4,900 Uber drivers had been misclassified as independent contractors under the controversial AB 5 law. AB 5, a law that reclassifies...

Eastern Texas Judge Denies Google’s Request To Move Location of Antitrust Lawsuit

May 22, 2021 6:43 amMay 26, 2021 8:01 am

A U.S. District Court judge in Texas ruled on Thursday that Google could not move an antitrust lawsuit to California to help streamline costs and witness expenses. In October, the Department of Justice and 11 states, led by Texas, filed...

Former SF Board of Education VP Alison Collins Sues School District, 5 Board Members for $87 Million

April 1, 2021 2:52 pm

Former San Francisco School Board Vice President Alison Collins filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and five board members who voted to oust her as Vice President last week over racist tweets that...

Google Files Motion to Move Anitrust Case From Texas to California

January 20, 2021 2:42 pmJanuary 21, 2021 10:31 am

On Wednesday, Google filed a motion to change U.S. District Court venues for an upcoming antitrust case, requesting a shift from the Eastern District of Texas to the Northern District of California. In October, the Department of Justice and 11...

California District Court Judge Rules Prisoners are to Receive Stimulus Checks

October 12, 2020 6:41 pm

On Monday, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that denying incarcerated prisoners stimulus checks is unlawful, paving he way for prisoners to receive $1,200 checks in the near future, pending appeal....