Gregory G. Hollows

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California magistrate Retired 2012 · served 1990–2012 14 signed orders read

Judge Hollows 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.

Sheikh v. Medical Board of California
2:10-cv-00213-FCD-GGH-PS · 2010-07-13
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that defendants' amended motion to dismiss, filed April 29, 2010 (dkt. #40), be granted and this action be dismissed.”

Motions to compel (plaintiff) Moot / procedural

“Plaintiff's motion to compel, filed April 8, 2010 (dkt. #33), is vacated from the calendar pending a district court ruling on defendants' motion to dismiss.”

Motions to compel (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's motion to compel, filed April 7, 2010, (dkt. #31), is denied as mooted by docket #33.”

Arnold v. County of El Dorado
2:10-cv-03119-KJM-GGH-PS · 2011-03-14
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“IT IS RECOMMENDED that: 1. Defendants' motion to dismiss, filed on January 28, 2011 (dkt. # 8), be denied in all respects except as to (2), (3), and (4) below; 2. All claims with respect to unlawful arrest should be dismissed with prejudice;”

Jayne v. Sprint PCS
2:07-cv-02522-LKK-KJN · 2009-02-19
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that the motion to dismiss, filed by defendant Sprint, on 6/23/08 (docket # 29), be granted and defendant Sprint be dismissed with prejudice”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“defendants' motion to dismiss, filed on 7/23/08 (#37) be granted and defendant Abney be dismissed without prejudice”

Default judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's "motion for default judgment," as to defendant Sprint PCS, filed on 7/10/08 (docket # 34), lacks foundation and is denied;”

Battiste v. Velasquez
2:09-cv-02053-GEB-GGH · 2010-05-27
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that the motion to dismiss filed by defendants Cox and Higgens... and the motion to dismiss filed by defendant Velasquez... be granted and this case be dismissed.”

Richardson v. Runnels
2:04-cv-00393-MCE-GGH · 2007-02-22
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that defendants' March 1, 2006, motion for summary judgment be granted.”

Schlaick v. Carey
2:04-cv-00275-MCE-GGH · 2006-05-17
Failure to prosecute Granted

“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed based on plaintiff's failure to comply with the April 10, 2006, order. See Local Rule 11-110; Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).”

Scott v. Jacobson
2:06-cv-00832-FCD-PAN · 2006-08-02
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that: 1. Plaintiff's motion to remand be granted and this action summarily remanded to Colorado's La Plata County District Court;”

Motion for attorney fees (plaintiff) Denied

“3. Plaintiff's motion for attorney fees be denied;”

Walton v. Sing
2:10-cv-03167-JAM-GGH · 2012-01-26
Failure to prosecute Granted

“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed with prejudice. See Local Rule 110; Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).”

Benyamini v. Mendoza
2:09-cv-02602-LKK-GGH · 2010-10-18
Motions to stay (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS RECOMMENDED that a stay not be re-imposed pursuant to plaintiff's filings of September 30, 2010 (Docket # 25) and October 12, 2010 (Docket # 26); that those requests be denied”

Young v. Aramark Food Service Provider
2:11-cv-00505-GEB-GGH · 2011-10-17
Failure to amend Granted

“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that 1. Defendant Aramark be dismissed from this action; and 2. Plaintiff's due process claims against defendants Solano County and the Solano County Sheriff's Department be dismissed.”

Garlick v. Compass Vision, Inc.
2:09-mc-00112-MCE-GGH · 2010-02-02
Protective order (respondent) Denied

“DCA's motions for protective orders in all related cases, are denied. DCA, related state agencies, and related state contractors shall produce all requested documents within seven days of this order”

Sebastian v. Astrue
2:07-cv-02746-GGH · 2009-01-08
Social security appeal (claimant) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment is denied, the Commissioner's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment is granted, and judgment is entered for the Commissioner.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Gregory G. Hollows was the consent (636(c)) assigned magistrate judge on a 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 state habeas (28 U.S.C. 2254) matters, with removed civil and foreclosure cases as well.

A historical record

Judge Hollows 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.