Deborah A. Robinson

United States District Court for the District of Columbia magistrate Retired 2020 · served 1988–2020 21 signed orders read

Judge Robinson 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.

United States v. Brooks
· 2015-10-09
Motion for pretrial detention (government) Granted

“Upon consideration of the proffers and arguments of counsel, and the entire record herein, the undersigned ordered Defendant held without bond pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e).”

Moore v. Johnson
· 2014-09-19
Motion to strike expert report (plaintiffs) Granted

“ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion to Strike Dr. Rick Jacobs’ Expert Report (Document No. 760) is GRANTED.”

Ivins v. Honesty
· 2008-08-05
Motion for contempt (movant) Denied

“ORDERED that the motion to hold Mr. Ivins in contempt (Document No. 6-2) is DENIED;”

Request for attorney fees (respondent) Denied

“FURTHER ORDERED that the requests of Mr. Ivins’ counsel for attorney’s fees and an award of Rule 11 sanctions is DENIED.”

Motion for sanctions (respondent) Denied
Briggs v. District of Columbia
· 2016-03-24
Request for attorney fees (plaintiff) Granted in part

“ORDERED that Motion for an Award of Attorney Fees and Costs (Document No. 20) be GRANTED IN PART, and that fees and costs of $5,524.09 be awarded.”

Phillips & Cohen, LLP v. Thorpe
· 2013-11-19
Motion to quash subpoena (nonparty petitioner) Granted

“ORDERED that Non-Party Phillips & Cohen LLP’s Motion to Quash or, in the Alternative, for Protective Order Re: Subpoena (Document No. 1) is GRANTED.”

United States v. Malenya
· 2012-02-04
Motion for pretrial detention (government) Granted

“On the basis of the foregoing findings of facts and reasons, Defendant will be held without bond pursuant to the February 2, 2012 Order of Detention.”

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corp.
· 2012-11-29
Petition to enforce subpoena (petitioner) Denied

“ORDERED that the Petition by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for an Order to Show Cause Why This Court Should Not Enforce Subpoenas for Production of Documents (Document No. 1) is DENIED.”

Bowe-Connor v. Shinseki
· 2015-12-04
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“ORDERED that Defendant’s motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is GRANTED IN PART, and that Plaintiff’s non-promotion claim, and defamation and fraud claims, are dismissed; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that in all other respects, Defendant’s motion to dismiss is DENIED.”

Giron v. McFadden
· 2010-10-15
Motion for new trial (plaintiff) Denied

“ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion for New Trial (Document No. 15) is DENIED.”

United States v. Wasik
· 2013-07-25
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“For these reasons, and the reasons articulated in the court’s oral ruling, Defendant’s motion to dismiss is denied.”

Mitchell-Jenkins v. Colvin
· 2015-03-31
Motion for judgment of reversal (plaintiff) Granted in part

“Plaintiffs Motion for Judgment of Reversal (Document No. 10) will be granted in part,”

Motion for judgment of affirmance (defendant) Denied

“Defendant’s Motion for Judgment of Affirmance (Document No. 11) will be denied, and this case will be remanded this to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings consistent with this Memorandum Opinion”

Quinteros v. DynCorp
· 2010-12-10
Motion for sanctions (defendants) Denied

“ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion for Sanctions Against the Arias/Quinteros Plaintiffs for Violations of Discovery Orders (Document No. 176) be DENIED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 291.5 days (N = 6).

Median motion-to-ruling time: 30 days (N = 7).

The randomized historical sample contains one Social Security case, two mutual-legal-assistance applications, two federal contract or student-loan matters, and one civil-rights case. All six sampled matters were terminated.

A historical record

Judge Robinson 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.