Mark C. Scarsi
How Judge Scarsi decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
Accepts the magistrate judge's findings and recommendation and denies a habeas petition on the merits, dismissing with prejudice.
“ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE by Judge Mark C. Scarsi for Report and Recommendation (Issued) 23. IT IS ORDERED that Judgment be entered DENYING the Petition on the merits and dismissing this action WITH PREJUDICE.”
Cautions
Grants a motion to dismiss and enters judgment for the defendant, dismissing the action with prejudice.
“ORDER RE: DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF No. 17) ... Defendant American Home Assurance Company moves to dismiss the Complaint of Plaintiff City of Los Angeles, Department of Airports ... [Judgment, ECF No. 25:] Pursuant to this Court's Orders 24, IT IS ADJUDGED that the action is dismissed with prejudice. Judgment is entered in favor of Defendant American Home Assurance Company. Plaintiff City of Los Angeles Department of Airports shall take nothing from this action.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDER RE: DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF No. 17) ... Defendant American Home Assurance Company moves to dismiss the Complaint of Plaintiff City of Los Angeles, Department of Airports ... [Judgment, ECF No. 25:] Pursuant to this Court's Orders 24, IT IS ADJUDGED that the action is dismissed with prejudice. Judgment is entered in favor of Defendant American Home Assurance Company. Plaintiff City of Los Angeles Department of Airports shall take nothing from this action.”
“ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE by Judge Mark C. Scarsi for Report and Recommendation (Issued) 23. IT IS ORDERED that Judgment be entered DENYING the Petition on the merits and dismissing this action WITH PREJUDICE.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed recent matters are dominated by pending alien-detainee habeas petitions filed in May and June 2026. Older resolved matters include insurance and contract disputes, securities enforcement, trademark, ADA Title III and prisoner civil-rights cases, state-prisoner habeas petitions, bankruptcy appeals, and criminal cases. Duration figures are limited to reviewed cases with both filing and termination dates.
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