Kimberly J. Mueller
How Judge Mueller rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Mueller no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Mueller
Kimberly Jo Mueller was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Mueller received a commission on December 21, 2010. Judge Mueller assumed senior status on September 17, 2024 and retired on January 4, 2026.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons stated above, plaintiff's motion to transfer venue, ECF No. 10, is DENIED.”
“the court grants in part defendants' motion to dismiss. Thurston's Monell claim may proceed, to the extent it is based on failure to train or discipline, and the claim against Chief Bidou in his individual capacity is dismissed with leave to amend.”
“the court partially grants the motion to strike, striking the incidents listed in FAC PP 30 (a)-(f), (h)-(k), (m)-(o), (q), (r) and (u) as they are not 'sufficiently similar' to the current matter”
“California's motion for summary judgment is granted.”
“Baird and Gallardo's motion for summary judgment is denied.”
“Because California is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, Baird and Gallardo's motion for a preliminary injunction is denied as moot.”
“The court denies the defendants' revised motion to dismiss the indictment based on the composition of the grand and petit juries (ECF No. 1876).”
“For the foregoing reasons, the court DENIES defendants' motion.”
“The court grants plaintiffs' cross-motions for summary judgment in the consolidated case.”
“The court denies state's and intervenors' cross-motions.”
“Wells Fargo's motion to dismiss claims alleging economic injury is DENIED as to the City's tax revenues and GRANTED, with leave to amend, as to the City's municipal services to the extent allowed by this order. The court DENIES Wells Fargo's motion to dismiss claims alleging non-economic injury and also DENIES its motion with respects to the statute of limitations argument.”
“The pro se motion for compassionate release is denied.”
“The court grants Ms. Morales's motion for compassionate release. The court modifies Ms. Morales's previously imposed sentence of 128 months to time served, with supervised release for 120 months.”
“The motion to dismiss is denied, but the motion to strike is granted. Ngo's prayer for actual and punitive damages is stricken. This order resolves ECF No. 15.”
“The motion to dismiss is denied, but the motion to strike is granted. Ngo's prayer for actual and punitive damages is stricken.”
“For the reasons discussed above, this court grants plaintiffs' motion in its entirety and denies defendants' motions.”
“this court grants plaintiffs' motion in its entirety and denies defendants' motions.”
“Because this court now finds there is no material dispute defendants violated the HAP contracts and federal law by treating additional service charges as rent, class decertification is not warranted and the court denies defendants' motion.”
“Sweeney's motion to alter the injunction is denied.”
“the court grants Sweeney's motion to stay enforcement of the injunction as follows...”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Mueller's record spans separate magistrate-judge and district-judge eras. The district-era sample is dominated by motions under 28 U.S.C. 2255 challenging criminal sentences, along with civil-rights actions involving Vallejo police and other constitutional and commercial disputes. The reported durations come from terminated district-court cases.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 14 | 37 |
| Mar 2025 | 46 | 39 |
| Sep 2024 | 78 | 68 |
| Mar 2024 | 49 | 60 |
| Sep 2023 | 25 | 64 |
| Mar 2023 | 43 | 82 |
| Sep 2022 | 134 | 75 |
| Mar 2022 | 110 | 84 |
| Sep 2021 | 81 | 75 |
| Mar 2021 | 78 | 87 |
| Sep 2020 | 51 | 69 |
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 Mueller 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.