Gregory G. Hollows
How Judge Hollows rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Hollows no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Hollows
Gregory G. Hollows served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of California from 1990 until his retirement in 2012. He also served as the district's chief magistrate judge and continued hearing cases on recall after retirement. Before joining the bench, he practiced law and led the civil division of a United States Attorney's Office.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that defendants' amended motion to dismiss, filed April 29, 2010 (dkt. #40), be granted and this action be dismissed.”
“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.”
“is denied as mooted by docket #33.”
“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;”
“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”
“defendants' motion to dismiss, filed on 7/23/08 (#37) be granted and defendant Abney be dismissed without prejudice”
“Plaintiff's ‘motion for default judgment,’ as to defendant Sprint PCS, filed on 7/10/08 (docket # 34), lacks foundation and is denied;”
“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.”
“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that defendants' March 1, 2006, motion for summary judgment be 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).”
“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;”
“3. Plaintiff's motion for attorney fees be denied;”
“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that this action be dismissed with prejudice. See Local Rule 110; Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).”
“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”
“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.”
“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”
“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.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Hollows was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2021.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Hollows no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.