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Most-cited decisions
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Semitool, Inc. v. Tokyo Electron Am., Inc., 208 F.R.D. 273 (N.D. Cal. 2002)cited by 1,077
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Soto v. City of Concord, 162 F.R.D. 603 (N.D. Cal. 1995)cited by 910
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Columbia Ins. v. Seescandy.Com, 185 F.R.D. 573 (N.D. Cal. 1999)cited by 427
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In re Convergent Techs. Sec. Litig., 108 F.R.D. 328 (N.D. Cal. 1985)cited by 361
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Saravia v. Sessions, 280 F. Supp. 3d 1168 (N.D. Cal. 2017)cited by 324
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Hearn v. Barnhart, 262 F. Supp. 2d 1033 (N.D. Cal. 2003)cited by 309
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Kelly v. City of San Jose, 114 F.R.D. 653 (N.D. Cal. 1987)cited by 232
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In re Tableware Antitrust Litig., 484 F. Supp. 2d 1078 (N.D. Cal. 2007)cited by 206
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Shanghai Automation Instrument Co. v. Kuei, 194 F. Supp. 2d 995 (N.D. Cal. 2001)cited by 204
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Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265 (N.D. Cal. 1968)cited by 189
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Vance v. Cnty. of Santa Clara, 928 F. Supp. 993 (N.D. Cal. 1996)cited by 181
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Brady v. Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc., 243 F. Supp. 2d 1004 (N.D. Cal. 2002)cited by 172
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Craigslist, Inc. v. Naturemarket, Inc., 694 F. Supp. 2d 1039 (N.D. Cal. 2010)cited by 169
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Falk v. Gen. Motors Corp., 496 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (N.D. Cal. 2007)cited by 167
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Netbula, LLC v. Distinct Corp., 212 F.R.D. 534 (N.D. Cal. 2003)cited by 166
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Gilmore v. Lynch, 319 F. Supp. 105 (N.D. Cal. 1970)cited by 150
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Barnes v. AT & T Pension Benefit Plannonbargained Program, 718 F. Supp. 2d 1167 (N.D. Cal. 2010)cited by 150
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Van Vranken v. Atl. Richfield Co., 901 F. Supp. 294 (N.D. Cal. 1995)cited by 148
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Platte Anchor Bolt, Inc. v. IHI, Inc., 352 F. Supp. 2d 1048 (N.D. Cal. 2004)cited by 147
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Good v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 5 F. Supp. 2d 804 (N.D. Cal. 1998)cited by 144
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Bellinghausen v. Tractor Supply Co., 306 F.R.D. 245 (N.D. Cal. 2015)cited by 139
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Religious Tech. Ctr. v. Netcom On-Line Commc'n Servs., Inc., 907 F. Supp. 1361 (N.D. Cal. 1995)cited by 136
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O'Connor v. Uber Techs., Inc., 201 F. Supp. 3d 1110 (N.D. Cal. 2016)cited by 134
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IBC Aviation Servs., Inc. v. Compañia Mexicana De Aviacion, 125 F. Supp. 2d 1008 (N.D. Cal. 2000)cited by 132
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Valerio v. Boise Cascade Corp., 80 F.R.D. 626 (N.D. Cal. 1978)cited by 126
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Daily v. Zurcher, 64 F.R.D. 680 (N.D. Cal. 1974)cited by 124
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Norsworthy v. Beard, 87 F. Supp. 3d 1104 (N.D. Cal. 2015)cited by 124
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Colaprico v. Sun Microsystems, Inc., 758 F. Supp. 1335 (N.D. Cal. 1991)cited by 124
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In re Omnivision Techs., Inc., 559 F. Supp. 2d 1036 (N.D. Cal. 2008)cited by 121
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In re McKesson HBOC, Inc. Sec. Litig., 126 F. Supp. 2d 1248 (N.D. Cal. 2000)cited by 118
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JKL Ltd. v. HPC IT Educ. Ctr., 749 F. Supp. 2d 1038 (N.D. Cal. 2010)cited by 118
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LeDuc v. Ky. Cent. Life Ins., 814 F. Supp. 820 (N.D. Cal. 1992)cited by 115
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In re Napster, Inc. Copyright Litig., 462 F. Supp. 2d 1060 (N.D. Cal. 2006)cited by 115
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Dannenberg v. Ingle, 831 F. Supp. 767 (N.D. Cal. 1993)cited by 115
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Plute v. Roadway Package Sys., Inc., 141 F. Supp. 2d 1005 (N.D. Cal. 2001)cited by 114
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Jordan v. Fitzharris, 257 F. Supp. 674 (N.D. Cal. 1966)cited by 112
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Handgards, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson, 413 F. Supp. 926 (N.D. Cal. 1976)cited by 111
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Siegel v. Chicken Delight, Inc., 271 F. Supp. 722 (N.D. Cal. 1967)cited by 111
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Madrid v. Gomez, 889 F. Supp. 1146 (N.D. Cal. 1995)cited by 110
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Hecht v. Harris, Upham & Co., 283 F. Supp. 417 (N.D. Cal. 1968)cited by 109
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Gray v. First Winthrop Corp., 133 F.R.D. 39 (N.D. Cal. 1990)cited by 109
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Ries v. Ariz. Beverages USA LLC, 287 F.R.D. 523 (N.D. Cal. 2012)cited by 107
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Williams v. Bowman, 157 F. Supp. 2d 1103 (N.D. Cal. 2001)cited by 107
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Gauvin v. Trombatore, 682 F. Supp. 1067 (N.D. Cal. 1988)cited by 106
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Yelp Inc. v. Catron, 70 F. Supp. 3d 1082 (N.D. Cal. 2014)cited by 105
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Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., 888 F. Supp. 2d 976 (N.D. Cal. 2012)cited by 104
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Leuthold v. Destination Am., Inc., 224 F.R.D. 462 (N.D. Cal. 2004)cited by 103
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In re Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wage & Hour Litig., 505 F. Supp. 2d 609 (N.D. Cal. 2007)cited by 98
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In re Verifone Sec. Litig., 784 F. Supp. 1471 (N.D. Cal. 1992)cited by 97
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In re Yahoo Mail Litig., 7 F. Supp. 3d 1016 (N.D. Cal. 2014)cited by 97
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Lockheed Missile & Space Co. v. Hughes Aircraft Co., 887 F. Supp. 1320 (N.D. Cal. 1995)cited by 97
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Alta Devices, Inc. v. LG Elecs., Inc., 343 F. Supp. 3d 868 (N.D. Cal. 2018)cited by 97
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In re Silicon Graphics, Inc. Sec. Litig., 970 F. Supp. 746 (N.D. Cal. 1997)cited by 95
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Genentech, Inc. v. Abbott Lab'ys, 127 F.R.D. 529 (N.D. Cal. 1989)cited by 94
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La. Pac. Corp. v. Money Mkt. 1 Institutional Inv. Dealer, 285 F.R.D. 481 (N.D. Cal. 2012)cited by 94
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Achal v. Gate Gourmet, Inc., 114 F. Supp. 3d 781 (N.D. Cal. 2015)cited by 93
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Vu v. Ortho-McNeil Pharm., Inc., 602 F. Supp. 2d 1151 (N.D. Cal. 2009)cited by 92
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Jackson v. Sturkie, 255 F. Supp. 2d 1096 (N.D. Cal. 2003)cited by 92
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Haralson v. U.S. Aviation Servs. Corp., 383 F. Supp. 3d 959 (N.D. Cal. 2019)cited by 91
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Wright v. Enomoto, 462 F. Supp. 397 (N.D. Cal. 1978)cited by 90
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Tietsworth v. Sears, 720 F. Supp. 2d 1123 (N.D. Cal. 2010)cited by 89
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MacEy v. Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins., 220 F. Supp. 2d 1116 (N.D. Cal. 2002)cited by 89
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Rovio Ent. Ltd. v. Royal Plush Toys, Inc., 907 F. Supp. 2d 1086 (N.D. Cal. 2012)cited by 89
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Rosenfeld v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 732 F. Supp. 2d 952 (N.D. Cal. 2010)cited by 88
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Associates v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co., 994 F. Supp. 1196 (N.D. Cal. 1998)cited by 88
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Concat Lp v. Unilever, 350 F. Supp. 2d 796 (N.D. Cal. 2004)cited by 88
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Toussaint v. McCarthy, 597 F. Supp. 1388 (N.D. Cal. 1984)cited by 87
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Nat'l Ass'n of Radiation Survivors v. Turnage, 115 F.R.D. 543 (N.D. Cal. 1987)cited by 87
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Johns v. Town of Los Gatos, 834 F. Supp. 1230 (N.D. Cal. 1993)cited by 87
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Van Hoomissen v. Xerox Corp., 368 F. Supp. 829 (N.D. Cal. 1973)cited by 86
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Clutchette v. Procunier, 328 F. Supp. 767 (N.D. Cal. 1971)cited by 84
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In re iPhone Application Litig., 844 F. Supp. 2d 1040 (N.D. Cal. 2012)cited by 84
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Sanders v. Apple Inc., 672 F. Supp. 2d 978 (N.D. Cal. 2009)cited by 84
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Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., 282 F.R.D. 259 (N.D. Cal. 2012)cited by 83
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Stone v. Stone, 450 F. Supp. 919 (N.D. Cal. 1978)cited by 82
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Lelaind v. City & Cnty. of San Francisco, 576 F. Supp. 2d 1079 (N.D. Cal. 2008)cited by 82
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Hadley v. Kellogg Sales Co., 243 F. Supp. 3d 1074 (N.D. Cal. 2017)cited by 80
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Stearns v. Select Comfort Retail Corp., 763 F. Supp. 2d 1128 (N.D. Cal. 2010)cited by 80
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Stender v. Lucky Stores, Inc., 780 F. Supp. 1302 (N.D. Cal. 1992)cited by 79
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McFarland v. Memorex Corp., 493 F. Supp. 631 (N.D. Cal. 1980)cited by 79
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In re Carrier IQ, Inc., 78 F. Supp. 3d 1051 (N.D. Cal. 2015)cited by 79
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Boxall v. Sequoia Union High Sch. Dist., 464 F. Supp. 1104 (N.D. Cal. 1979)cited by 78
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Southwest Marine, Inc. v. Triple a MacHine Shop, Inc., 720 F. Supp. 805 (N.D. Cal. 1989)cited by 78
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Unida v. Volpe, 57 F.R.D. 94 (N.D. Cal. 1972)cited by 77
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United States v. Smyth, 104 F. Supp. 283 (N.D. Cal. 1952)cited by 77
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United States v. Chevrontexoco Corp., 241 F. Supp. 2d 1065 (N.D. Cal. 2002)cited by 77
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Doe ex rel. Doe v. Petaluma City Sch. Dist., 830 F. Supp. 1560 (N.D. Cal. 1993)cited by 76
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Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Barnes, 425 F. Supp. 1294 (N.D. Cal. 1977)cited by 76
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Harriss v. Pan Am. World Airways, Inc., 74 F.R.D. 24 (N.D. Cal. 1977)cited by 76
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Muniz v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., 731 F. Supp. 2d 961 (N.D. Cal. 2010)cited by 76
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Adams v. Inter-Con Sec. Sys., Inc., 242 F.R.D. 530 (N.D. Cal. 2007)cited by 76
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Doe v. Rostker, 89 F.R.D. 158 (N.D. Cal. 1981)cited by 75
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Simmons v. PCR Tech., 209 F. Supp. 2d 1029 (N.D. Cal. 2002)cited by 75
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Sullivan v. Chase Inv. Servs. of Boston, Inc., 79 F.R.D. 246 (N.D. Cal. 1978)cited by 74
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In re Activision Sec. Litig., 723 F. Supp. 1373 (N.D. Cal. 1989)cited by 74
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Arnold v. United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc., 94 Daily Journal DAR 16670 (N.D. Cal. 1994)cited by 73
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Wilson v. Transocean Airlines, 121 F. Supp. 85 (N.D. Cal. 1954)cited by 72
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Brenneman v. Madigan, 343 F. Supp. 128 (N.D. Cal. 1972)cited by 71
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McLaughlin v. Conn. Gen. Life Ins., 565 F. Supp. 434 (N.D. Cal. 1983)cited by 68
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City of Orlando Police Pension Fund v. Page, 970 F. Supp. 2d 1022 (N.D. Cal. 2013)cited by 12
Recent decisions
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In re Google Play Consumer Antitrust Litig., No. 3:20-cv-05761 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Price v. Libardi, No. 3:26-cv-08063 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Nat'l Foam, Inc. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., No. 3:23-cv-03873 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. John Doe subscriber assigned IP address 24.6.51.29, No. 3:26-cv-11105 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Actian Corp. v. Leica Geosystems, Inc., No. 5:26-cv-00977 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Howard v. Unknow Cent. Intelligence Agency Officer Officer, No. 4:26-cv-02596 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Sierra Club v. United States DOGE Serv., No. 3:25-cv-09322 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Ozuno v. Albarran, No. 5:26-cv-11536 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Ctr. For Biological Diversity v. Zeldin, No. 3:26-cv-11844 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Zhang v. Edlow, No. 3:26-cv-07452 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Hampton v. City Of San Jose, No. 5:26-cv-11037 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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City & Cnty. of San Francisco v. Kwan, No. 4:26-cv-11079 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Uber Techs., Inc., No. 4:25-cv-03477 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Liu v. Apple Inc., No. 4:26-cv-00170 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Ferguson v. Bank of Am., N.A., No. 3:26-cv-02424 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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China Cinda Asset Mgmt. Co. Ltd., (Jiangxi Branch) v. Peng, No. 4:25-cv-06047 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Tudor v. State Farm Gen. Ins. Co., No. 3:22-cv-01113 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Gold Club SF, LLC v. United States Small Bus. Admin., No. 3:24-cv-04241 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Santana v. Seismic Coffee Roasters LLC, No. 3:26-cv-00381 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)
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Wilson v. Alameda Cnty., No. 3:26-cv-05248 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2026)