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Karl Stephen Mayer · California Bar #38896
Karl Stephen Mayer is on California’s State Bar roll, #38896, admitted in 1966; license status: inactive as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Francisco, San Francisco County. 31 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 18 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #38896 |
|---|---|
| License status | Inactive |
| Admitted | 1966 |
| Law school | Rutgers Univ |
| Location | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negrete v. Roe | Counsel for the respondent | 207 F. Supp. 2d 1013 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 3 June 2002 |
| California First Amendment Coalition v. Calderon | Counsel for the defendant | 88 F. Supp. 2d 1083 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 28 January 2000 |
| California First Amendment Coalition v. Calderon | Counsel for the appellant | 138 F.3d 1298 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 April 1998 |
| Fierro v. Gomez | Counsel for the defendant | 790 F. Supp. 972 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 24 April 1992 |
| Fierro v. Gomez | Counsel for the defendant | 790 F. Supp. 966 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 18 April 1992 |
| Richard Hogan v. Ron Koenig, Chairman of Prison Terms | Counsel for the appellant | 920 F.2d 6 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 November 1990 |
| Toussaint v. McCarthy | Counsel for the defendant | 597 F. Supp. 1427 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 18 October 1984 |
| Toussaint v. McCarthy | Counsel for the defendant | 597 F. Supp. 1388 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 18 October 1984 |
| Grummett v. Rushen | Counsel for the defendant | 587 F. Supp. 913 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 20 June 1984 |
| Toussaint v. Yockey | Counsel for the appellant | 722 F.2d 1490 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 5 January 1984 |
| Thompson v. Enomoto | Counsel for the defendant | 542 F. Supp. 768 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 29 June 1982 |
| Hayward v. Procunier | Counsel for the respondent | 629 F.2d 599 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 3 October 1980 |
| Fitzgerald v. Procunier | Counsel for the defendant | 410 F. Supp. 1186 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 23 April 1976 |
| Henry W. Kerr v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, John Van Geldern, Real Parties in Interest | Counsel for the petitioner | 511 F.2d 192 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 May 1975 |
| Fitzgerald v. Procunier | Counsel for the defendant | 393 F. Supp. 335 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 7 May 1975 |
| Nathan Elmont Eli v. Louis S. Nelson, Warden, California State Prison at San Quentin | Counsel for the respondent | 498 F.2d 1340 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 July 1974 |
| Jesse Lee Griffin v. California Adult Authority, L. S. Nelson, Warden | Counsel for the respondent | 481 F.2d 1281 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 July 1973 |
| Eli v. Nelson | Counsel for the respondent | 360 F. Supp. 225 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 28 June 1973 |
| Ernest Vivallava Pineda v. Walter E. Craven, Warden | Counsel for the respondent | 465 F.2d 999 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 September 1972 |
| Jesse Lee Griffin v. California Adult Authority, L. S. Nelson, Warden | Counsel for the respondent | 464 F.2d 602 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 September 1972 |
| Ruchell Magee, and v. Louis S. Nelson, Warden, And | Counsel for the respondent | 455 F.2d 275 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 April 1972 |
| William F. McKnight v. Howard M. Comstock, Supt. S.C.C., Henry W. Kerr, Chrm. Adult Auth. | Counsel for the respondent | 445 F.2d 317 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 August 1971 |
| Nancy Lee Richards v. Jackie Townsend | Counsel for the appellant | 444 F.2d 528 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 June 1971 |
| Virgil Lee Smith, and v. Paul R. Lemon, Manager, Cotton Textile Mill Industries, San Quentin State Prison, And | Counsel for the respondent | 442 F.2d 1195 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 April 1971 |
| Still v. Fitzharris | Counsel for the respondent | 316 F. Supp. 797 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 31 August 1970 |
| Richards v. Townsend | Counsel for the respondent | 303 F. Supp. 793 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 16 September 1969 |
| Ralph Anthony Landry, and v. Louis S. Nelson | Counsel for the respondent | 416 F.2d 14 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 September 1969 |
| Billy C. Still v. C. J. Fitzharris, Superintendent Correctional Training Facility | Counsel for the respondent | 413 F.2d 977 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 May 1969 |
| Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden v. Willie Wade, Jr. | Counsel for the appellant | 390 F.2d 632 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 3 May 1968 |
| Amos Marshall Arketa v. Lawrence E. Wilson | Counsel for the respondent | 373 F.2d 582 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 16 March 1967 |
| Virgil Lee Smith v. Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden, California State Prison, Tamal, California | Counsel for the respondent | 371 F.2d 681 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 January 1967 |
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The law school on the record is Rutgers University.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1966 · 60 years on the roll.
31 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in San Francisco, in San Francisco County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, seated at San Francisco.
The official licence status is inactive. Verify current eligibility with the State Bar.
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