Hernán D. Vera
How Judge Vera rules, drawn from 3 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Vera decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
Denies a motion for reconsideration, holding the movant to the limited grounds for revisiting a prior order.
“ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION 24 by Judge Hernan D. Vera. For the reasons set forth above, Plaintiffs' Motion for for Reconsideration is denied.”
Cautions
Grants a defendant's motion to dismiss and terminates the case.
“ORDER RE: DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS [DKT. NO. 12] by Judge Hernan D. Vera. For the reasons described above, Delta's Motion to Dismiss is granted. (MD JS-6. Case Terminated)”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDER RE: DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS [DKT. NO. 12] by Judge Hernan D. Vera. For the reasons described above, Delta's Motion to Dismiss is granted. (MD JS-6. Case Terminated)”
“ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION 24 by Judge Hernan D. Vera. For the reasons set forth above, Plaintiffs' Motion for for Reconsideration is denied.”
“For the foregoing reasons, and for the reasons stated on the record at the hearing on August 10, 2026, the Court grants the preliminary injunction”
“the Court grants the preliminary injunction, and grants the petition for writ of habeas corpus for the same reasons.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
- Judge Vera's young docket includes sealed or pending False Claims Act suits, a federal criminal calendar, and consumer, contract, accessibility, and class-action matters that often settle, arbitrate, or transfer.
- A growing 2026 immigration-detention habeas calendar produced a contested preliminary-injunction and habeas grant in the Sidhu matter.
- Durations below are filed-to-termination intervals for the terminated cases in the sample.
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