Sharon Louise Gleason
How Judge Gleason decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
On APA review of federal environmental decisions she will hold an agency violated NEPA where its environmental review was legally inadequate, and remands the decision to the agency for correction.
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court finds that BOEM violated NEPA in certain respects in its FEIS for Lease Sale 258. ... As such, the Court REMANDS WITHOUT VACATUR Lease Sale 258's Final EIS and the ROD for Federal Defendants to provide a supplemental EIS addressing the deficiencies identified above, and a modified ROD as warranted.”
Procedural preferences
She decides criminal suppression motions by referring them to a magistrate judge and, after de novo review of any objection, adopting the report and recommendation in its entirety.
“For the foregoing reasons, the Report and Recommendation at Docket 87 is ADOPTED in its entirety. The Court DENIES Defendant's Motion to Suppress at Docket 60.”
On dispositive motions that turn on unsettled Alaska law she certifies the controlling questions to the Alaska Supreme Court and then applies that answer, rather than predicting state law herself.
“Zurich's Motion to Dismiss at Docket 10 is GRANTED. Claims 1 through 6 are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Claims 7 through 9 are likewise DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
Where a valid arbitration agreement covers the dispute she grants a motion to compel arbitration and stays the action pending the arbitration rather than dismissing it.
“Defendants' Motion to Compel Arbitration at Docket 9 is GRANTED. This action is STAYED pending completion of AAA Case No. 01-24-0007-7039 in arbitration.”
Cautions
A compassionate-release motion is denied where, though administrative exhaustion is satisfied, the defendant does not establish extraordinary and compelling reasons for a sentence reduction.
“In light of the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED that the motion at Docket 211 is DENIED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS ORDERED that State Farm's Motion for Summary Judgment on Count I of Plaintiff's Complaint at Docket 27 is GRANTED.”
“the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment on Counts One and Two at Docket 232 as follows: the Court GRANTS summary judgment to Defendants on Count 2; that claim is DISMISSED. The Court DENIES summary judgment to Defendants on Count 1.”
“the motions at Docket 75 and Docket 77 are DENIED.”
“The motion to dismiss the indictment without prejudice is GRANTED.”
“This action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for futility of amendment.”
“Upon due consideration, the motion is DENIED.”
“The Court GRANTS the Motion for Leave to file Sur-Reply and treats the filings at Docket 96 and 102 as such.”
“Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED with regard to Plaintiffs' due process claim for violation of the right to familial association pursuant to the Fourteenth Amendment (Count Two). Count Two is DISMISSED with prejudice and without leave to amend. In all other respects, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss at Docket 7 is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Complaint at Docket 1-1 is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”
“the Government's motion to dismiss at Docket 61 is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The motion is GRANTED as to Counts I and II, which are each dismissed with prejudice. The motion to dismiss is DENIED as to Counts III and IV.”
“Express Scripts' Partial Motion to Dismiss at Docket 77 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as set forth herein, and Express Scripts' Motion for a Partial Stay at Docket 83 is DENIED. The State's RICO claim is DISMISSED to the extent that it seeks equitable relief and damages for increased personnel costs for State employees.”
“Peak Gold's Motion to Dismiss Claim Two of Plaintiff's Amended Complaint at Docket 34 is GRANTED. The Tribe's second claim for relief related to Federal Defendants' failure to consult is DISMISSED with prejudice and without leave to amend.”
“the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation to Order Dismissal for Lack of Jurisdiction in its entirety, and IT IS ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Gleason's docket includes substantial federal-agency and environmental review tied to Alaska resource development, alongside admiralty, civil-rights, prisoner, habeas, labor, employment, consumer-credit, insurance, and criminal matters. Many civil cases resolve by settlement or voluntary dismissal before a contested dispositive ruling.
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Opens in Ezel Pro. Every answer is grounded in Judge Gleason's own signed orders and cites them.