William C. Turnoff

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida magistrate Retired 2018 · served 1986–2018 20 signed orders read

Judge Turnoff 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.

Mandli v. United States
0:09-cv-61270-JAL · 2011-08-03
Motion to vacate sentence (petitioner) Denied

“the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendations (D.E. 17) ... is ADOPTED, Petitioner Benjamin Mandli's Motion to Vacate Sentence (D.E. 1) ... is DENIED”

Corcel Corporation, Inc. v. Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
9:12-cv-80896-DPG · 2016-09-30
Motion for costs (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.'s Motion for Bill of Costs [ECF No. 429] is GRANTED IN PART. Plaintiff Corcel Corporation, Inc., shall remit payment ... in the amount of $17,215.43.”

Garcia v. Nachon Enterprises, Inc.
1:15-cv-23416-DPG · 2017-04-24
Motion for costs (defendant) Granted

“Defendant Nachon Enterprises, Inc.'s Verified Motion for Entry of Judgment Taxing Costs ... and Bill of Costs ... are GRANTED. NEI is entitled to recover $2,586.13 in costs from Plaintiff Ervin Garcia only.”

Canadate v. United States
1:16-cv-22476-PAS · 2017-08-18
Motion to vacate sentence (petitioner) Denied

“it is RESPECTFULLY RECOMMENDED that Petitioner's Motion to Correct Sentence Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (ECF No. 1) be DENIED.”

Petit v. State of Florida
0:16-cv-60450-DPG · 2018-01-26
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“Judge Turnoff's Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 11] is AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED; (2) the Petition [ECF No. 1] is DENIED; (3) a certificate of appealability shall not issue”

Razor v. State of Florida
1:09-cv-23765-JAL · 2011-04-26
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Consistent with this Order, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (D.E. 32), issued on April 7, 2011, is ADOPTED; 2. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint (D.E. 18) is GRANTED”

Pizzini v. Napolitano
0:10-cv-61498-JAL · 2011-06-27
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Plaintiff Magda Pizzini's Complaint (D.E. 1) is DISMISSED with prejudice as to her Title VII retaliation claim”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“and DISMISSED without prejudice as to her hostile work environment and race and/or national origin claims. ... Plaintiff shall have sixty (60) days from the date of this Order to file an amended complaint consistent with this Order.”

Salazar v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
1:09-cv-23809-JAL · 2011-02-02
Motion for sanctions (defendant) Denied

“The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate William C. Turnoff (D.E. 52), issued on June 17, 2010, is ADOPTED; ... Defendant's Motion for Rule 11 Sanctions (D.E. 30) is DENIED as to both counsel and Plaintiffs”

Motion for costs (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's Motion for Costs (D.E. 56) is GRANTED.”

United States v. Berdeal
1:07-cr-20898-AJ · 2009-01-28
Motion to suppress (defendant) Granted in part

“I adopt Magistrate Judge Turnoff's report and recommendation [D.E. 105], to which there have been no objections. Accordingly, the defendants' motion to suppress evidence derived from an impermissible photographic identification [D.E. 48] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Testimony as to the out-of-court identification of Mr. Berdeal by Mr. Green will be permitted, but no in-court identification will be allowed.”

Cabrera v. Colvin
1:14-cv-23071-DPG · 2015-09-25
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“Judge Turnoff issued a Report and Recommendation (“Report”) [ECF No. 20], recommending that the Court deny Plaintiff's motion, grant Defendant's motion, and affirm the decision of the Administrative Law Judge ... the Report is AFFIRMED and ADOPTED and Plaintiff's Objections are OVERRULED. ... The Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 13] is DENIED. 2. The Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 18] is GRANTED.”

Massa v. School Board of Miami-Dade County
1:15-cv-23343-FAM · 2018-01-22
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“the objections to the Report and Recommendation are OVERRULED; the Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED in its result; and the School Board's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.”

Motion in limine (defendant) Granted in part

“the School Board's Motion in Limine is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The testimony of the following six witnesses as it relates to proving a custom or policy of unconstitutional retaliation is excluded from trial ... The testimony of the remaining three witnesses is permitted”

DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank v. Mesadieu
1:10-cv-20549-JAL · 2010-07-22
Default judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge William C. Turnoff (D.E. 18), issued on June 14, 2010, is ADOPTED; 2. Consistent with the Report and this Order, Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of Final Default Judgment (D.E. 12) against Defendant Mesadieu is GRANTED”

A historical record

Judge Turnoff 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.