Craig M. Kellison

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California magistrate Retired 2018 · served 1988–2018 12 signed orders read

Judge Kellison no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

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

Carey v. Andrews
2:05-cv-00003-FCD-CMK · 2005-05-18
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that: 1. The defendants' motions to dismiss plaintiff's complaint be granted; 2. This action be dismissed”

Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Denied

“For these reasons the court will recommend that plaintiff's motion for preliminary and permanent injunction be denied.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Therefore, plaintiff's motion for summary judgment should be denied.”

Motion for extension of time (plaintiff) Moot / procedural

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's "Motion for Extension of Time to Properly Serve All Defendants" is denied as moot.”

Coleman v. County of Butte
2:11-cv-03189-JAM-CMK · 2012-10-09
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“the undersigned recommends that: 1. Defendants' motions to dismiss (Docs. 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and 48) be granted; ... 5. Leave to amend be granted as to plaintiffs' claims that defendant Hoptowit conspired with state actors”

Smith v. Torrez
2:08-cv-00506-LKK-CMK-P · 2009-11-17
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the undersigned recommends that Defendant's motion to dismiss (Doc. 36) be granted, and this action be dismissed without prejudice.”

Hammonds v. Martel
2:06-cv-02397-GEB-CMK-P · 2007-08-24
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the undersigned recommends that: 1. Defendants' motion to dismiss be granted; 2. Defendants Malfi and Grannis be dismissed, with prejudice”

Muhammad v. San Joaquin County Jail
2:02-cv-00006-LKK-CMK-P · 2006-05-09
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“IT IS RECOMMENDED that: 1. Defendants' motion for summary judgment on the basis that no municipal liability exists be DENIED; 2. Defendants' motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity be granted in part and denied in part”

Blackwell v. Garcia
2:02-cv-00821-FCD-CMK-P · 2005-06-03
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED THAT the petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus be DENIED.”

Frazier v. Commissioner of Social Security
2:13-cv-00756-GEB-CMK · 2014-09-04
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“the undersigned recommends that: 1. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 16) be granted;”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“2. Defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment (Doc. 19) be denied;”

Bickford v. Commissioner of Social Security
2:12-cv-02557-CMK · 2014-03-28
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 15) is denied;”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“2. Defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment (Doc. 16) is granted; and 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment and close this file.”

Al Abdo Al Haluf v. Commissioner of Social Security
2:12-cv-02863-CMK · 2014-03-28
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 20) is denied;”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“2. Defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment (Doc. 22) is granted; and 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment and close this file.”

Davenport v. Commissioner of Social Security
2:16-cv-02729-CMK · 2018-03-27
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 19) is granted;”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“2. Defendant's cross motion for summary judgment (Doc. 22) is denied; 3. This matter is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this order”

Pinasco v. State of California
2:09-cv-00777-KJM-CMK · 2011-03-14
Motions to compel (plaintiff) Granted in part

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The motion to compel (docket no. 17) is granted in part. ... 2. The motion to compel is denied with respect to the separately maintained personnel records.”

Sanford v. Kelly-Moore Paint Company
2:04-cv-01033-FCD-CMK · 2005-07-22
Motions to compel (plaintiff) Granted in part

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion to compel discovery, filed May 2, 2005; is granted in part and denied in part, in accordance with the terms of this order.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Craig M. Kellison was the consent (636(c)) assigned magistrate judge on a Redding/Sacramento docket that carried a steady stream of Social Security appeals, in which he entered the final consent judgment. His broader docket was dominated by referred prisoner civil-rights (42 U.S.C. 1983) and habeas (28 U.S.C. 2254) matters as well as petty offenses arising on federal lands.

A historical record

Judge Kellison no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.