Sanai v. Kozinski et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:19-cv-08162

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

  1. May 24, 2021

    Judge Pans Atty's Recusal Bid In Suit Over Kozinski Fallout

    A California federal judge decisively shot down an attorney's push for a new judge in his $40 million case over former Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski's alleged online porn postings, chiding the lawyer for lobbing "inherently unreasonable" theories in a sharply worded decision Monday. 

  2. May 04, 2021

    DOJ Blasts Recusal Bid In Lawyer's Suit Over Kozinski Fallout

    The U.S. Department of Justice fired back at a California attorney's effort to get a new judge in his $40 million case over former Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski's alleged online porn postings, insisting the recusal effort is rooted in "baseless and conspiratorial speculations."

  3. April 21, 2021

    Lawyer Suing Over Kozinski Fallout Says Trial Judge Biased

    A California lawyer who sued claiming he was punished for flagging former Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski's alleged online porn postings called Wednesday for the judge handling his case to recuse herself, arguing that her candidacy for a Ninth Circuit seat influenced her rulings.

  4. April 12, 2021

    Ex-9th Circ. Judge Escapes Atty's Suit Over Porn Complaints

    Former Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski and the appeals court's Judicial Council are immune from an attorney's suit alleging he was reprimanded for drawing attention to Kozinski's alleged posting of porn online, a California federal judge ruled.

  5. October 14, 2020

    Kozinski Can't Duck Suit Over Porn Complaints, Atty Says

    Former Chief Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski, the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit and others should not be allowed to duck a retaliation suit filed by an attorney who contends he was targeted after drawing eyes to pornography the judge purportedly posted online, the lawyer has urged a California federal court.

  6. June 29, 2020

    Kozinski Moves To Nix Atty's Suit Over Porn Complaints

    The Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit and 10 judges and court officials, including former Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, have moved to throw out a suit by an attorney who claims he faced retaliation after complaining about Kozinski's alleged posting of pornographic material, telling a California federal court that the suit was nothing but "recycled versions" of the lawyer's past complaints.