Jacqueline Scott Corley
How Judge Corley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In employment-discrimination cases with a developed factual basis she denies a defendant's motion to dismiss and to stay, letting the claims proceed to discovery.
“Tesla’s motions to dismiss and stay are DENIED.”
Procedural preferences
She applies Daubert rigorously and case-dispositively: excluding a plaintiff's essential expert opinion can leave no triable issue, after which she grants the defendant summary judgment.
“Apple's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. (Dkt. Nos. 196, 197.)”
Cautions
In digital-privacy and wiretap-style class actions she dismisses claims that are time-barred or otherwise legally deficient at the pleading stage.
“For the reasons stated above, the Court GRANTS Defendants' motion to dismiss Plaintiff's CIPA claims as time barred. ... his CIPA claims are barred by the statute of limitations, and further leave to amend would be futile.”
She dismisses COVID-19 test-reimbursement suits that fail to state a plausible claim, typically granting leave to replead once before ending them.
“The Court granted Defendant's motions to dismiss in these five related cases and gave Plaintiff the opportunity to file amended complaints on or before July 25, 2022. ... Accordingly, these five cases are DISMISSED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Court granted Defendant's motions to dismiss in these five related cases and gave Plaintiff the opportunity to file amended complaints on or before July 25, 2022. ... Accordingly, these five cases are DISMISSED.”
“Defendant's motion is DENIED. This Order disposes of Docket No. 22.”
“Apple's motion to exclude Dr. Hahn's opinion is GRANTED”
“Apple's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. (Dkt. Nos. 196, 197.)”
“Plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment is DENIED as moot. (Dkt. No. 201.)”
Post-default damages determination: on review of plaintiff's revised general ledger and declaration, the Court found damages proved by a preponderance and awarded a sum certain plus previously-awarded fees/costs. This rules on the damages quantum, not on a contested party motion.
“Tesla’s motions to dismiss and stay are DENIED.”
“The Commission’s motion to strike is DENIED as moot.”
“the City and County of San Francisco’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED with leave to amend except as to the assault claim.”
“For the reasons stated above, the Court GRANTS Defendants' motion to dismiss Plaintiff's CIPA claims as time barred. ... his CIPA claims are barred by the statute of limitations, and further leave to amend would be futile.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The sample covers cases filed from April 2022 through December 2023, after Corley became a district judge. It includes civil-rights, labor, racketeering, securities-derivative, consumer communications, copyright, insurance, employee-benefits, and criminal matters. The durations measure filing to termination, not motion-to-ruling time.
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