District Court, S.D. California

The decisions of this court that later decisions in the law library cite most, and where to find its court rules.

The library holds 17,270 decisions of this court, filed through February 9, 2026.

Court level
Federal trial court (district court)
Jurisdiction
United States (federal)

Which decisions of the District Court, S.D. California are cited most?

These are the 5 decisions of this court that later decisions in the library cite most often, most cited first.

  1. Schutza v. CuddebackApril 10, 2017 · cited 1,371 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
  2. United States v. DostJune 12, 1986 · cited 359 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
  3. Richmond v. Allstate InsuranceApril 25, 1995 · cited 171 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
  4. Mora v. Chem-Tronics, Inc.July 1, 1998 · cited 150 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
  5. Teahan v. WilhelmMarch 28, 2007 · cited 125 timesNo negative treatment found in this library

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Where are the rules of the District Court, S.D. California?

They are in the library under the District Court, S.D. California: search its rules. Local rules and standing orders may add requirements.

Which other federal courts have pages?

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