R. Gary Klausner

How Judge Klausner rules, drawn from 6 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
United States District Court for the Central District of California
Position
district
Appointed by
George W. Bush (Republican)
Commissioned
2002-11-15
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Education
University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1963); University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1964); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 1967)
Signed orders read
6

How Judge Klausner decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

Denies a motion to stay-and-abey a mixed habeas petition, dismissing the petition with prejudice on the recommendation.

“Petitioner's motion to stay and abey is denied.”

On de novo review of an immigration-habeas recommendation, he rejected a post-deprivation bond hearing as an inadequate remedy for re-detention without notice or a pre-detention hearing and ordered immediate release.

“IT IS ORDERED that Judgment be entered granting the Petition and ordering Respondents to immediately release Petitioner under the same conditions to which he was subject prior to his re-detention.”

Procedural preferences

On habeas and prisoner cases, conducts de novo review of the magistrate's recommendation and enters judgment adopting it, dismissing petitions with prejudice for lack of exhaustion or merit.

“IT IS ORDERED that: (1) the Court accepts and adopts the Report and Recommendation, and (2) Judgment be entered dismissing the First Amended Petition and the entire action with prejudice.”

Cautions

Will deny a California anti-SLAPP special motion to strike a right-of-publicity claim.

“Presently before the Court is RNC's Special Motion to Strike Plaintiffs Common Law Right of Publicity claim. For the following reasons, the Court DENIES RNC's Motion.”

Signed rulings

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

Patterson v. Runnels
288 F. Supp. 2d 1092 · 2003-10-06
Motions to stay (petitioner) Denied

“Petitioner's motion to stay and abey is denied.”

Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“it is recommended that the petition be DENIED AND DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE”

Keel v. Dovey
459 F. Supp. 2d 946 · 2006-10-30
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“The Court concurs with and adopts the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Magistrate Judge. IT IS ORDERED that Judgment be entered granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and dismissing this action with prejudice.”

McKettrick v. Yates
627 F. Supp. 2d 1144 · 2008-10-06
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that: (1) the Court accepts and adopts the Report and Recommendation, and (2) Judgment be entered dismissing the First Amended Petition and the entire action with prejudice.”

Browne v. McCain
611 F. Supp. 2d 1062 · 2009-02-20
Motions to strike (defendant) Denied

“Presently before the Court is RNC's Special Motion to Strike Plaintiffs Common Law Right of Publicity claim. For the following reasons, the Court DENIES RNC's Motion.”

Bennett v. Felker
635 F. Supp. 2d 1122 · 2009-05-29
Motions to dismiss (respondent) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that Judgment be entered granting Respondent's Motion to Dismiss and dismissing the Petition with prejudice.”

Sukhveer Singh v. Mark Bowen
5:26-cv-00212 · 2026-03-13
Habeas petition (petitioner) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that Judgment be entered granting the Petition and ordering Respondents to immediately release Petitioner under the same conditions to which he was subject prior to his re-detention.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The current intake is dominated by pending alien-detainee habeas petitions under 28 U.S.C. 2241 plus consumer and disability-access suits. Sukhveer Singh supplied a final habeas grant and immediate-release order. The older sample spans intellectual property, securities, insurance, False Claims Act, consumer, habeas, and criminal matters.

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