Edward J. Davila
How Judge Davila decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Will decline to recognize a foreign money judgment repugnant to U.S. public policy, working the statutory recognition factors individually.
“The court grants Defendants' motion because the 2012 Judgment is repugnant to U.S. public policy under Sec. 1716(c)(3). The court will not recognize the 2012 Judgment.”
Procedural preferences
Where the sole federal claim is voluntarily abandoned, promptly declines supplemental jurisdiction over the pendent state-law claims and dismisses them without prejudice.
“in light of the parties' apparent agreement but mindful of the mandatory nature of FLSA, the Court will DISMISS Plaintiff's FLSA claim WITHOUT PREJUDICE. ... Having dismissed Plaintiffs' only federal law claim, the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs' remaining state law claims. These claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
Grants Rule 12(b)(6) dismissals claim by claim and defaults to granting leave to amend unless amendment would be futile.
“the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART EFI's motion to dismiss. The motion to dismiss the first cause of action is DENIED. The motion to dismiss the second, third, fourth and fifth causes of action is GRANTED and those claims are ordered DISMISSED. ... Challenge Printing is GRANTED LEAVE TO AMEND the complaint.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“in light of the parties' apparent agreement but mindful of the mandatory nature of FLSA, the Court will DISMISS Plaintiff's FLSA claim WITHOUT PREJUDICE. ... Having dismissed Plaintiffs' only federal law claim, the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs' remaining state law claims. These claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“The court grants Defendants' motion because the 2012 Judgment is repugnant to U.S. public policy under Sec. 1716(c)(3). The court will not recognize the 2012 Judgment.”
“ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; DENYING IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFFS' CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT”
“the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART EFI's motion to dismiss. The motion to dismiss the first cause of action is DENIED. The motion to dismiss the second, third, fourth and fifth causes of action is GRANTED and those claims are ordered DISMISSED. ... Challenge Printing is GRANTED LEAVE TO AMEND the complaint.”
“Pursuant to the parties' Joint Motion and good cause appearing therefore, this matter is dismissed with prejudice. IT IS SO ORDERED.”
“Based on the foregoing, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs' ex parte motion for a TRO at this time.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The June 2026 sample is dominated by newly filed criminal cases, immigration and detention matters, habeas petitions, and new civil disputes, which is expected for a judge who recently took senior status. Older terminated cases include securities, commercial-contract, prisoner civil-rights, habeas, and criminal-fraud matters. The durations below come from terminated cases in the sample.
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