Marcia Morales Howard
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant Heartland Dental, LLC's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Amended Complaint ... (Doc. No. 11) is GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part. a. The Motion is GRANTED to the extent that Count Two of the Amended Complaint ... is DISMISSED. b. Otherwise, the Motion is DENIED.”
“Plaintiff/Counterdefendant Diamond State Insurance Company's Dispositive Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 50) is DENIED, in part, and DENIED without prejudice, in part. A. The Motion is DENIED with respect to Diamond State's duty to defend.”
“Boys' Home Association, Inc.'s ... Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 55) is GRANTED, in part, and DENIED without prejudice, in part. A. The Motion is GRANTED to the extent the Court declares that Diamond State owes Boys' Home a duty to defend in the Underlying Action.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or in the Alternative Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 25) is DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or, Alternatively, Motion to Transfer Venue and Brief in Support of Defendant's Motion (Doc. No. 7) is DENIED.”
“The Motion for Summary Judgment Against Defendants Joshua Gilliland and Chawalit Wongkhiao (Doc. 53) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
“Defendant DB & PR's Motion to Dismiss Counts III and V of Plaintiff's Complaint (Doc. No. 4) is GRANTED, IN PART, AND DENIED, IN PART. A. The Motion is GRANTED to the extent that it seeks the dismissal of Count III for false arrest under Florida law. B. Otherwise, the Motion is DENIED.”
“Defendant Baker's Motion to Dismiss Counts I, II and IV of Plaintiff's Complaint (Doc. No. 6) is GRANTED, IN PART, AND DENIED, IN PART. A. The Motion is GRANTED to the extent that it seeks the dismissal of Count II for false arrest under Florida law. B. Otherwise, the Motion is DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Third Amended Complaint (Doc. 49) is DENIED, as moot.”
“Defendant's Motion to Strike Affidavit of David C. Hicks (Doc. 73) is DENIED, as moot.”
“Defendant's Motion for Final Summary Judgment (Doc. 65) is GRANTED.”
“J.P. Morgan Chase National Corporate Services, Inc.'s Renewed Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, Motion for a More Definite Statement and Memorandum of Law (Doc. 73) is GRANTED to the extent that J.P. Morgan Chase National Corporate Services, Inc. seeks dismissal of the Beepots' Amended Complaint.”
“Plaintiffs' Second Motion to Amend the Complaint Signed by Each Plaintiff (Doc. 107) is DENIED.”
“Defendant Gerald L. Ford's Dispositive Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 33) is GRANTED.”
“Defendant City of Lake City's Motion for Summary Judgment (A Dispositive Motion) and Memorandum of Law (Doc. 34) is GRANTED.”
“Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. # 28) is DENIED.”
“the Court has found that the arguments presented in Estrada's Motions do not warrant the requested relief.”
“the Court has found that Estrada's New Trial Motion is denied.”
“T-Mobile USA, Inc.'s Motion to Stay and Compel Arbitration (Doc. 9) is GRANTED and this case is STAYED pending the completion of arbitration.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median motion-to-ruling time: 587 days (N = 3).
As Chief Judge, her most recent reviewed filings are dominated by a 2026 increase in alien-detainee habeas petitions from the Baker County and North Florida detention facilities, alongside copyright, employment, and civil-rights cases. This recent group provides descriptive context rather than a complete caseload measure.
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