Beth Francine Bloom
How Judge Bloom decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
On summary judgment she will not weigh disputed state-of-mind or credibility; those are jury questions.
“a party's state of mind is a question of fact to be determined by the trier of fact at trial. As such, summary judgment is inappropriate.”
At the pleading stage she does not require a plaintiff to plead the technical cause of a defect; that is what discovery is for.
“Patt's manufacturing defect claim therefore survives Audi's Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss.”
She dismisses legally insufficient claims with prejudice where amendment would be futile, but preserves a count with a plausible path.
“Because Counts I, II, IV, and V are legally insufficient, those Counts are dismissed with prejudice. Nevertheless, to the extent that Plaintiff can sufficiently allege the existence of a contract for his benefit... Count III is dismissed without prejudice.”
Motion outcomes
Counted from classified signed orders only. Percentages are shown only where the sample is large enough to be meaningful; smaller samples are reported as raw counts.
| Summary judgment N = 6 |
Granted: 1Granted in part: 2Denied: 3 | counts only |
| Motions to dismiss N = 6 |
Granted: 2Granted in part: 2Denied: 2 | counts only |
| Daubert motion N = 2 |
Granted in part: 2 | counts only |
| Motion for leave N = 1 |
Denied: 1 | counts only |
A "1 of 1" is one ruling, not a tendency. Treat small samples as illustrative, not predictive.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, Defendant's Motion, ECF No. [33], is DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. [5], is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Count II in Plaintiff's Complaint is DISMISSED.”
“Patt's manufacturing defect claim therefore survives Audi's Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss.”
“Airway Air and Gutierrez's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Fourth Amended Complaint, ECF No. [38], is DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion, ECF No. [5], is GRANTED. Counts I, II, IV, and V are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Count III is dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“Tesla's Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. [326], is GRANTED in part and DENIED: a. GRANTED as to Plaintiffs' Defective Manufacture Claim (Count III) and Negligent Misrepresentation Claim (Count IV). b. DENIED as to Plaintiffs Strict Products Liability--Defective Design Claim (Count I) and Failure to Warn Claim (Count II).”
“Tesla's Motion to Exclude Plaintiffs' Experts Moore, Cummings, and Pettingill, ECF No. [318], is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part ... Dr. Bernard F. Pettingill's expert opinion and testimony is EXCLUDED.”
“Plaintiffs' Motion to Exclude Expert Testing and Testimony of Tesla Expert Ryan Harrington, ECF No. [322], is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint, ECF No. [33], is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Counts III and IV of Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint ... are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Defendant shall answer Counts I, II, V-IX of the Amended Complaint ...”
“Plaintiff's Amended Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. [44], is GRANTED.”
“Defendant's Amended Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. [47], is DENIED.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. [41], is DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. [44], is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiff's claim under Count III shall proceed against Defendant.”
“Defendant's Motion, ECF No. [65], is DENIED. Count III of Plaintiff's Amended Complaint shall proceed to trial against Defendant.”
“Defendant Petsmart, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint or Alternative Motion for a More Definite Statement, ECF No. [6], is GRANTED. The above-styled case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiff may file an Amended Complaint by October 26, 2023.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median motion-to-ruling time: 58 days (N = 5).
From a 2021 filing-window enumeration (assigned_judge='Beth Francine Bloom'). Diverse civil mix (commercial/contract, insurance, ADA serial-plaintiff, habeas/prisoner, trademark Schedule-A). Many short-lived dockets (default judgments, removals remanded, ADA settlements). Caseload is descriptive, not a base rate. Referral MJ Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes harvested.