Judge

Judge James A Soto

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge James A Soto.

Judge James A Soto has 192 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 2011 and 2025, most often Civil Rights and Contract matters. The most common causes of action are Fair Labor Standards Act, Civil Rights, and Breach of Contract.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by: President Barack Obama
Confirmed: 05/15/2014
Status: Active
Confirmation vote: 93–1
Born: 1950 · Nogales, AZ

Judicial record from the Federal Judicial Center biographical directory, via CourtListener.

192

Lawsuits

Open

189

Terminated

2011–2025

Span

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

2011peak 30 open2025

Case Types Over Time

20112025

Civil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsProduct Liability

Filings by Year

20112025

Case Types

Civil Rights64

Contract28

Labor22

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions19

Product Liability17

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes16

Where Filed

District Court, D. Arizona192

192 Cases — Newest First

Tucson Environmental Justice Task Force v. United States Food and Drug Administration

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:25-cv-00035Filed 01/24/2025
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Incorporated v. United States Department of Homeland Security

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:24-cv-00340Filed 07/12/2024
Hinton v. Cochise, County of

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:23-cv-00482Filed 10/25/2023
Baltazar v. El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center Incorporated

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:23-cv-00275Filed 06/14/2023
Arizona, State of v. Acadia Healthcare Company Incorporated

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:23-cv-00260Filed 06/05/2023
Figueroa v. Serenity Luxury Living LLC

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:23-cv-00129Filed 03/14/2023
Prosisat Sa de Cv v. Fama Energy Resources LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:23-cv-00054Filed 01/27/2023
Valadez v. Tufesa USA LLC

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:22-cv-00516Filed 11/10/2022
Groover v. Cochise County Treasurer

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:22-cv-00450Filed 09/30/2022
Carrillo v. Pima County Community College District

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:22-cv-00359Filed 08/12/2022
Rhodes v. Progressive Advanced Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:22-cv-00213Filed 05/05/2022
Curry v. Raytheon Bargaining Retirement Plan

Labor Open District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:22-cv-00129Filed 03/16/2022
Norstar 9 LLC v. Sorays LLC

Other Civil Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:22-cv-00119Filed 03/10/2022
Garcia v. Vail Unified School District

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:22-cv-00056Filed 02/03/2022
GNGH2 Incorporated v. Mse Branded Foods of Arizona LLC

Other Civil Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:22-cv-00030Filed 01/24/2022
Hopson v. Reco Mining Solutions LLC

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:22-cv-00007Filed 01/07/2022
Crystal Aircruises LLC v. Marana Aerospace Solutions Incorporated

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:21-cv-00520Filed 12/10/2021
Bankhead v. Sahuarita, Town of

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:21-cv-00517Filed 12/10/2021
Moreno v. Jacobs Technology Incorporated

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:21-cv-00377Filed 09/24/2021
Negron v. Carrillo

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:21-cv-00285Filed 07/20/2021
Romero v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:21-cv-00219Filed 05/24/2021
Koenig v. Excelsior Mining Jcm Incorporated

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:21-cv-00199Filed 05/11/2021
Gasparoff v. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:21-cv-00196Filed 05/06/2021
Brogdon v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-cv-00566Filed 12/31/2020
Henderson v. RevSolve Incorporated

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-cv-00560Filed 12/28/2020
DeAnza Domestic Water Improvement District of Pima County, Arizona v. 3M Company

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-cv-00439Filed 10/15/2020
Pascua Yaqui Tribe v. Rodriguez

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-cv-00432Filed 10/12/2020
Longoria v. Aaa Arizona Incorporated

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-cv-00406Filed 09/25/2020
Velasquez v. Nowak

Other Civil Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-cv-00404Filed 09/23/2020
Shupe v. Roberts

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-cv-00365Filed 08/27/2020
Karon v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-cv-00173Filed 04/23/2020
Walker v. Rain Bird Group Insurance Plan

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-cv-00136Filed 03/26/2020
Reilly v. United States

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-mc-00002Filed 02/11/2020
Guzman v. Monsanto Company

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-cv-00056Filed 01/31/2020
Russell v. University of Arizona

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:20-cv-00028Filed 01/16/2020
Gross v. University of Arizona

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00595Filed 12/23/2019
Murphy v. American Airlines Incorporated

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00574Filed 12/09/2019
Bowling v. Midland Credit Management Incorporated

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00546Filed 11/19/2019
Hinsberg v. Usaa Casualty Insurance Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00541Filed 11/15/2019
Marango South LLC v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00456Filed 09/13/2019
Karam v. Evanko

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00432Filed 08/30/2019
Hanson v. Sterba

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00416Filed 08/22/2019
Bishop v. Pacific Indemnity Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 2:19-cv-04999Filed 08/21/2019
McLane v. Pima, County of

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00366Filed 07/19/2019
Ku Xi-Ra v. Pima County Division of Child Support Services

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00355Filed 07/15/2019
Ponce v. Tucson Federal Credit Union

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00339Filed 07/03/2019
Jensen v. Usaa

Contract Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00321Filed 06/17/2019
Morris v. American Airlines Incorporated

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00301Filed 06/06/2019
Wilkins v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Other Civil Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00295Filed 05/31/2019
Glessner v. Southwest Systems Enterprise Communications LLC

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ArizonaNo. 4:19-cv-00213Filed 04/15/2019

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