R. Gary Klausner
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.”
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.
“Petitioner's motion to stay and abey is denied.”
“it is recommended that the petition be DENIED AND DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Judgment be entered granting Respondent's Motion to Dismiss and dismissing the Petition with prejudice.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Drawn from a sample of his case assignments. His current intake is dominated by the Central District's surge of alien-detainee habeas petitions under 28 U.S.C. 2241 (all pending) plus consumer suits. A 2021-2022 terminated window shows a broad civil and criminal docket: a multi-year False Claims Act qui tam (United States ex rel. v. Kumar Lifecare Hospice), several federal criminal cases running 1.4 to 3 years, a long-running state-prisoner habeas (Torlucci), and fast-terminating consumer-credit and pro se RICO filings. Durations below are filed-minus-terminated for terminated dockets in the sample. Case-level nature-of-suit codes were blank on the criminal records; the mix is inferred from the case captions and numbers.
Put Judge Klausner's record to work
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