Marilyn L. Huff

United States District Court for the Southern District of California district Senior status Appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican) 20 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

SEC v. Sripetch (Wexler)
3:20-cv-01864-H-BJC · 2024-12-16
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“the Court grants Plaintiff SEC's motion for summary judgment as to Defendant Wexler's liability.”

Radcliff v. San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
3:20-cv-01555-H-MSB · 2022-09-12
Motion to compel arbitration (defendant) Granted

“the Court grants Defendants' motion to compel arbitration of Plaintiff's individual PAGA claim.”

Motions to strike (defendant) Granted

“the Court strikes Plaintiff's representative PAGA claim from Count XI because Plaintiff now lacks statutory standing to bring the claim before this Court.”

Dipito LLC v. Siderman
3:21-cv-01205-H-JLB · 2022-11-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the Court grants Center's motion to dismiss for insufficient service of process under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(5). In its discretion, the Court quashes service of process of Center ... Plaintiff Dipito must perfect service of process on Center no later than thirty days (30) from the date this Order is filed.”

Forbush v. NTI-CA Inc.
3:22-cv-00141-H-RBB · 2023-08-07
Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff) Denied

“the Court denies Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration of the Court's May 3, 2023 order denying Plaintiff's motion for default judgment without prejudice.”

Regents of the University of California v. Affymetrix, Inc.
3:17-cv-01394-H-NLS · 2018-10-29
Motion for reconsideration (defendant) Denied

“the Court denies Defendants' motion for reconsideration of the Court's September 4, 2018 claim construction order.”

Bleich v. Ehlers
3:08-cv-02189-H-WVG · 2010-04-20
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“For the reasons above, the Court GRANTS Defendant Ehlers's motion for summary judgment.”

Butler v. Goldsmith & Hull, APC
3:10-cv-01144-AJB-NLS · 2010-08-11
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“For the reasons above, the Court DENIES Defendants' motion to dismiss for improper venue.”

Natural Alternatives International, Inc. v. Allmax Nutrition, Inc.
3:16-cv-01764-H-AGS · 2017-08-30
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“the Court grants in part and denies in part Defendants' motion to dismiss. Plaintiff's claim for patent infringement remains dismissed with prejudice. The case will proceed on the remaining claims contained in the second amended complaint.”

K.O. v. San Dieguito Union High School District
3:22-cv-01703-H-BGS · 2024-04-23
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“the Court affirms the ALJ's decision and, pursuant to its discretion, grants Plaintiff additional remedies pursuant to this Order. The Court awards K.O. placement at Winston. ... the Court deems Plaintiff the prevailing party.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Accordingly, the Court denies the District's cross-motion for summary judgment and denies Plaintiff's motion to strike.”

Motions to strike (plaintiff) Denied

“the Court denies the District's cross-motion for summary judgment and denies Plaintiff's motion to strike.”

KFx Medical, LLC v. Stryker Corporation
18-cv-01799-H-WVG · 2019-05-07
Motion for leave to amend (defendant) Granted in part

“For the reasons above, the Court grants in part and denies in part Defendant Stryker's motion for leave to amend. Specifically, Stryker is granted leave to amend its answer and counterclaims to add allegations of unenforceability due to inequitable conduct as to the '311 patent, but Stryker is not granted leave to amend its answer and counterclaims to add allegation of unenforceability due to inequitable conduct as to the '287 patent.”

Vault Cargo Management, LLC v. Rhino U.S.A., Inc.
3:18-cv-01517-H-LL · 2020-02-20
Motion for reconsideration (defendant) Denied

“Thus, no extraordinary circumstances justify reconsideration of the Court's prior order, and the Court denies Defendant's motion for reconsideration.”

3:25-cv-00212 (CIPA / invasion of privacy)
3:25-cv-00212-H-MSB · 2025-06-05
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For the reasons above, the Court grants Defendant's motion to dismiss without leave to amend for failure to state a claim.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 70 days (N = 10).

Median motion-to-ruling time: 38.5 days (N = 10).

The sampled late-2021 matters include immigration mandamus and Administrative Procedure Act claims, telephone-consumer litigation, employment and civil-rights cases, debt-collection and consumer claims, a Federal Tort Claims Act suit, diversity fraud and contract disputes, product liability, and wage litigation. Her broader docket also includes patent and intellectual-property cases, securities enforcement, copyright, mortgage, and employment-arbitration matters. Referral work involved Magistrate Judges Jill L. Burkhardt, Michelle M. Pettit, Daniel E. Butcher, Bernard G. Skomal, Karen S. Crawford, William V. Gallo, Allison H. Goddard, Guillermo Cabrera, Valerie E. Torres, David D. Leshner, Barbara L. Major, and Ruben B. Brooks.

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