Richard T. Gurley
How Judge Gurley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Cautions
On 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B)/1915A screening of a pro se prisoner complaint, recommends dismissing a time-barred claim that lacks an arguable basis in law and dismissing Rule 8-deficient claims without prejudice.
“it is respectfully recommended that ... Claim 1 be dismissed as untimely and for failure to allege an arguable basis in law pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B) ... Claims 2 and 3 be dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with Rule 8; and the amended Prisoner Complaint (ECF No. 8) and this action be dismissed”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
Screening recommendation on a pro se prisoner civil-rights complaint under 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B) and 1915A. The magistrate recommended dismissing the entire action: the lead breach-of-settlement claim as time-barred under Colorado's three-year limitations period and as lacking an arguable legal basis; the claims against the federal-judge defendants on judicial and sovereign immunity; and the remaining two claims for failure to meet the Rule 8 pleading standard. A recommendation to the district judge, not a final ruling, and rules on no party motion, so it is excluded from motion statistics.
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