Krissa M. Lanham

How Judge Lanham rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Position
district
Appointed by
Joe Biden (Democratic)
Commissioned
2024-06-03
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Education
Yale University (BA, 2002); Yale Law School (JD, 2007)
Signed orders read
20

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Handgis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
2:23-cv-01971-PHX-KML
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED State Farm's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 80) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of State Farm and close this case.”

Koons v. Smith
2:23-cv-00873-PHX-KML (CDB)
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“The reference to the Magistrate Judge is withdrawn as to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 48), and the Motion is denied.”

Herrera v. City of Phoenix
2:25-cv-01360-PHX-KML
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“IT IS ORDERED the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 23) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. If plaintiffs wish to file an amended complaint consistent with the limited leave to amend granted in this order, they must do so no later than December 8, 2025.”

Motions to strike (defendant) Denied

“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the Motion to Strike (Doc. 22) is DENIED.”

Strong v. LifeStance Health Group Incorporated
2:23-cv-00682-PHX-KML
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Therefore, the motion to dismiss is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiffs' intrusion-upon-seclusion claim is dismissed without leave to amend and their other claims may proceed.”

Gatlin v. Guglielmo & Associates PLLC
2:24-cv-03143-PHX-KML
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 15) is GRANTED. Defendant Guglielmo & Associates PLLC is DISMISSED.”

United States v. Delacruz
2:23-cr-01374-002-PHX-KML
Motion for disclosure (defendant) Granted in part

“IT IS ORDERED granting in part and denying in part Defendant's Motion to Disclose Confidential Source File and the Identity of the Confidential Source (Doc. 148).”

Harvey v. Banner Health
2:25-cv-00592-PHX-KML · 2025-04-22
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 48) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment in favor of defendant and close this case.”

Bates v. Daisy Education Corporation
2:24-cv-02647-PHX-KML · 2025-02-26
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“IT IS ORDERED the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 18) is GRANTED. The state-law claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND and defendants Monroe Walker II and Faith Karatas are DISMISSED.”

Rondon Clavo v. Midwestern University
3:24-cv-08025-PCT-KML · 2025-07-28
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED Midwestern's motion to dismiss (Doc. 58) is GRANTED. The claim against Midwestern is DISMISSED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND and Midwestern is DISMISSED as a defendant.”

Williams v. JCS Acquisition Incorporated
2:24-cv-00183-PHX-KML · 2025-01-13
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“IT IS ORDERED the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 31) is GRANTED IN PART. The ADA claim is DISMISSED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. The remainder of the motion is still pending, to be resolved if jurisdiction is retained.”

Powell v. Transdev Alternative Service Incorporated
2:23-cv-01274-PHX-KML · 2025-06-12
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED Transdev's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 44) is granted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendant and close this case.”

James v. City of Apache Junction
2:23-cv-00832-PHX-KML · 2025-01-30
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“IT IS ORDERED the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 28) is GRANTED IN PART and DEFERRED IN PART.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 67) is GRANTED IN PART and DEFERRED IN PART.”

Motion to amend complaint (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the Motion to Amend (Doc. 30) is DENIED.”

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