--- description: The judge hearing the class-action lawsuit against Trump University—whom Donald Trump called a "hater"—unsealed the documents in the case title: Judge Criticized by Trump Unseals Trump University Documents image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt58204cc9f966ce8a/698895833c1639d17945d744/donald-trump-judge-files.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Judge Criticized by Donald Trump Unseals Trump University Case Files  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2016 3:17 PM CUT  Donald Trump, presumptive Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign event in San Diego, California, on May 27, 2016. Donald Trump, presumptive Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign event in San Diego, California, on May 27, 2016.Patrick T. Fallon—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2016 3:17 PM CUT The federal judge hearing the [class-action lawsuit](http://time.com/4304255/donald-trump-university-lawsuit-trial-hearing-case/ "undefined") against Trump University—whom [Donald Trump called a “very hostile” “hater”](http://time.com/4351376/donald-trump-university-lawsuit-gonzalo-curiel/ "undefined") on Friday—has [unsealed the documents in the case](http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-judge-idUKKCN0YK0PA "undefined"). U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel [signed an order](http://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000154-f8b3-da5b-afd4-fbb33c940001 "undefined") on Friday determining that the case materials should be unsealed, [Reuters reported](http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-judge-idUKKCN0YK0PA "undefined") on Monday. His decision to unseal the documents came on the same day as Trump’s lengthy criticism of the judge and his handling of the case at a rally in San Diego, though Curiel did not specifically mention the tirade in the order, [Politico reported](http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2016/05/donald-trump-university-judge-unseals-files-223687 "undefined"). “Defendant became the front-runner for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential race, and has placed the integrity of these court proceedings at issue,” Curiel said in [the order](http://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000154-f8b3-da5b-afd4-fbb33c940001 "undefined"). The materials, which have been [published already by Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/trump-university-lawsuit-documents-220181 "undefined"), include Trump University policies on handling students and the media. Plaintiffs in the suit have accused Trump of defrauding students through the now-defunct for-profit school “I have a judge who is a hater of Donald Trump, a hater. He’s a hater,” Trump [said at Friday’s rally](http://time.com/4351376/donald-trump-university-lawsuit-gonzalo-curiel/ "undefined"), where he also brought up Curiel’s Latino heritage, saying he believed he was Mexican. 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