Regina Marie Rodriguez
How Judge Rodriguez rules, drawn from 26 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Rodriguez decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
For interior noncitizens detained under the border-focused mandatory-detention provision, Rodriguez applies the bond-hearing statute and requires a hearing with the government bearing the clear-and-convincing burden or release.
“Because Petitioner has resided in the United States and was not detained at the border, he is improperly detained under § 1225.”
In post-removal detention cases, Rodriguez treats detention beyond the presumptively reasonable six-month period as supporting immediate release when the government cannot show removal is likely in the foreseeable future.
“Petitioner has been detained longer than the presumptively reasonable six-month period established in Zadvydas.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 34, is GRANTED; ... Plaintiffs' First Claim for Relief is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE against all Defendants; ... Plaintiffs' Second and Third Claims for Relief are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“Defendants' Jeff Long, Chris Barr, and Maureen Sheridan (CDOC Defendants) Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint, ECF No. 80, is GRANTED;”
“Defendant Londenberg's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint, ECF No. 90, is GRANTED;”
“Plaintiff's Second Motion to Reconsider is DENIED, and Plaintiff's Motion to Introduce Affidavit is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiff's Motion to Introduce Affidavit, ECF No. 183, is GRANTED.”
“The Aurora Officers' Motion to Dismiss, ECF 66, is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiffs' Fourth and Ninth Claims for Relief against the Aurora Officer Defendants are DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“The Arapahoe and Jefferson County Officers' Motion to Dismiss, ECF 62, is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiffs' Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Claims for Relief against the County Officers are DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“Jeanette Rodriguez's Partial Motion to Dismiss, ECF 64, is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiffs' Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Claims for Relief against the Defendant Rodriguez are DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“Chief Vanessa Wilson's request that C.R.S. § 13-21-131 be found unconstitutional, ECF 60, is DENIED. The Court finds, sua sponte, that Plaintiffs' Fourth and Ninth Claims for Relief against Defendant Wilson are DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“Defendant Mayor Michael Coffman's Motion to Dismiss, ECF 61, is GRANTED. Plaintiffs' First and Second Claims for Relief against Defendant Coffman are DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“At this early stage, the Court finds that ruling on class certification would be inappropriate. To the extent that the Defendants move to dismiss the class allegations against them, such motions are DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 28, is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, the Wellpath Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, ECF 247, is DENIED as to Claims 1–3 against Defendants Pruett, Keller, Greenwald, Hengy, Rhoad, Trujillo, and Peterson and GRANTED as to Claim 6.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Defendant Barker's Motion for Attorneys' Fees, ECF No. 101 is GRANTED. Plaintiffs are ORDERED to pay Defendant Barker $16,272.50 in attorneys' fees.”
“For the reasons stated herein, Plaintiff's Motion Under Rule 60(b)(6), ECF No. 93, is DENIED.”
“Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment, ECF Nos. 518 and 521 are GRANTED.”
“Defendant Toro's Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 80, is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, with the result that Plaintiffs' claim for breach of implied warranty of merchantability against Toro is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; and”
“Defendant Home Depot's Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 81 is GRANTED, with the result that all of Plaintiffs' claims against Home Depot are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; and”
“For the reasons set forth herein, Defendant's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, ECF 94, is DENIED.”
“For the reasons set forth herein, Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of a Class Action Settlement, ECF No. 56, is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Only one clean terminated-civil duration was captured (the qui tam Riner case, 602 days, much of it likely under seal). Many of her 2022-2023 terminations in the sampled windows are criminal cases; a representative civil-duration distribution would require a broader sample.
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