ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ˈɪkjuːɾə dɪsˈɛntᵻd wɛn ðə nˈæɹoʊli dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˈɛn bˈæŋk sˈɜːkɪt fˈaʊnd ðætðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈoːɹt fɚðə sˈʌðɚn dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniəz pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv ˌɪndɪskɹˈɪmᵻnətli ʃˈæklɪŋ kɹˈɪmɪnəl dᵻfˈɛndənts ɪn ˈɔːl pɹiːtɹˈaɪəl hˈɪɹɪŋz vˈaɪəleɪɾᵻd ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənz dˈuː pɹˈɑːsɛs klˈɔːz.
In May 2017, Ikuta dissented when the narrowly divided en banc circuit found that the United States District Court for the Southern District of California's policy of indiscriminately shackling criminal defendants in all pretrial hearings violated the Constitution's Due Process Clause.