John S. Meyer
B++
76% — 136 of 178 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 24% of 312 graded judges
On the assumption that the model is right — qwen3.8-27b reads the court's own disposition right 70% of the time, graded on a curve: A is the top fifth of the judges graded under this model, F the bottom fifth; ++ / + / − / −− within the band. How the grade is made.
83cases reviewed on appeal
36%reversed, in whole or part, of 80 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 49 reversed 18 reversed in part 10 modified 2 dismissed 2 writ denied 1 vacated 1
Areas
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Analysis
150reviewed cases analysed
513rulings read
4rulings where the model disagrees with the court
20cases with a verified missed authority
1appellate opinions called questionable
Counts of a model's readings across this judge's reviewed cases, each shown on its case page beside the court's disposition. Not a finding about the judge.
Cases
- Mireskandari v. Gallagher
- Kim v. PCP-Sundance CA4/1
- Dierenfield v. Wells Fargo Bank CA4/1
- Mireskandari v. Gallagher
- Limon v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation CA4/1
- Provost v. YourMechanic, Inc.
- Chaker v. Superior Court CA4/1
- Matson v. S.B.S. Trust Deed Network
- Fierro v. Landry's Restaurant, Inc.
- MCI Communications etc. v. Cal. Dept. of Tax and Fee Admin.
- Fierro v. Landry's Restaurant Inc.
- Hartnett v. San Diego County Office of Education
- The Internat. Brotherhood of Boilermakers etc. v. NASSCO etc.
- Sukumar v. City of San Diego
- Espejo v. The Copley Press
- Finch Aerospace Corp. v. City of San Diego
- 569 East County etc. v. Backcountry etc.
- 569 East County Boulevard LLC v. Backcountry Against the Dump, Inc.
- JAMS, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Diego County
- Duran v. Obesity Research Institute
- Duran v. Obesity Research Institute CA4/1
- Geyer v. Jemmeca, LLC CA4/1
- 569 East County etc. v. Backcountry etc.
- Egley v. Sparks CA4/1
- 569 East County Boulevard LLC v. Backcountry Against the Dump CA4/1