William V. Gallo

United States District Court for the Southern District of California magistrate Retired 2023 · served 2009–2023 21 signed orders read

Judge Gallo no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

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

Jackson v. Santana
3:18-cv-00212-JLS-WVG · 2019-07-08
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“Presently before the Court is Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo's Report and Recommendation (‘R&R,’ ECF No. 13), recommending that the Court deny Petitioner Tony Jackson's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ... the Court OVERRULES Petitioner's Objections, ADOPTS the R&R in its entirety, and DENIES the Petition.”

Herbert v. Biter
3:12-cv-00788-LAB-WVG · 2013-02-04
Motions to dismiss (respondent) Granted

“REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION GRANTING RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO DISMISS ... Waiting approximately 12 years to file the Petition now before the Court without a justifiable reason for the delay violates Congress' intent ... Accordingly, the Court RECOMMENDS that Respondent's Motion to Dismiss be GRANTED.”

Cejas v. Paramo
3:14-cv-01923-WQH-WVG · 2018-05-31
Motion for leave to amend (plaintiff) Granted

“the Court RECOMMENDS the Motion be GRANTED and Plaintiff be allowed leave to file an amended complaint. ... The Court finds that the Magistrate Judge correctly recommended that the Motion [for leave to amend] [be granted]”

Navarro v. Gaslamp Tavern LLC
3:18-cv-01725-WQH-WVG · 2019-09-04
Motion for voluntary dismissal (joint) Moot / procedural

“recommending that the Parties' request that the above-captioned action be dismissed with prejudice as to all parties be granted. ... the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 36) is adopted in its entirety. The Joint Motion of Dismissal (ECF No. 27) is GRANTED. This action is DISMISSED with prejudice as to all parties”

Stevenson v. Blake
3:11-cv-00103-LAB-WVG · 2013-02-01
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“RECOMMENDS that Blake's Motion be DENIED. The Court also DENIES Plaintiff's request for additional discovery.”

Hammler v. Aviles (Report and Recommendation on motion to dismiss Count Three)
3:17-cv-01185-AJB-WVG · 2018-03-12
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For the reasons that follow, the Court RECOMMENDS that Defendant's motion to dismiss be GRANTED with leave to amend.”

Hammler v. Aviles (order adopting Report and Recommendation on summary judgment)
3:17-cv-01185-AJB-WVG · 2022-01-06
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“The R&R recommends that the Court grant Defendant's motion for summary judgment and enter judgment in his favor. ... Accordingly, the Court hereby ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's R&R in its entirety and GRANTS Defendant's motion for summary judgment.”

Faulkner v. Phillips
3:16-cv-00063-DMS-WVG · 2016-12-02
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“recommending that the Court grant the motion for summary judgment for failure to exhaust administrative remedies ... Nevertheless, having reviewed de novo the Magistrate Judge's R&R, this Court adopts the R&R in its entirety. Defendants Buck and Farias's motion for summary judgment is granted.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“grant in part and deny in part the motion to dismiss. Specifically, the Magistrate Judge recommended the Court grant the motion to dismiss Plaintiff's official capacity and injunctive relief claims against all Defendants and qualified immunity claims against Defendants Buck and Farias, and deny the motion insofar as it argues Plaintiff's claims arising out of the disciplinary hearing are barred by Heck v. Humphrey ... the motion to dismiss is denied as moot as to Defendants Buck and Farias, but granted as to Defendants Phillips and Posner.”

Tway v. Astrue
3:12-cv-01093-WQH-WVG · 2012-11-29
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“recommending that the Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 15) filed by Plaintiff be denied ... IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that (1) the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 24) is ADOPTED in its entirety; (2) Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 15) is DENIED”

Social security appeal (defendant) Granted

“and the Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 18) filed by Defendant be granted. ... (3) Defendant's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 18) is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment for Defendant and against Plaintiff.”

Edwards v. Colvin
3:14-cv-00585-WQH-WVG · 2015-04-10
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“For the reasons set forth herein, it is recommended that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment be DENIED.”

Social security appeal (defendant) Granted

“Further, this Court RECOMMENDS that Defendant's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment be GRANTED.”

Cohen v. Trump
3:13-cv-02519-GPC-WVG · 2015-06-09
Motions to compel (plaintiff) Granted in part

“The Court DENIES Plaintiff's request to re-open the Makaeff discovery regarding the litigation hold and document perseveration. ... Defendant shall produce the 2005 documents under a waiver reasonably limited in scope ... The Court DENIES Plaintiff's Motion to Compel as to the 2011 documents.”

Martinez v. Holland
3:13-cv-03007-GPC-WVG · 2014-05-12
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“The Court therefore recommends habeas relief be denied as to Claim 1. ... IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that the Court issue an Order: (1) approving and adopting this Report and Recommendation, and (2) directing that Judgment be entered denying the Petition.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median motion-to-ruling time: 157 days (N = 8).

A historical record

Judge Gallo no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.