Debora K. Grasham
How Judge Grasham decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
Resolves summary judgment claim-by-claim, granting it on a hostile-work-environment claim while denying it on a retaliation claim that presents triable issues.
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 30) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, as follows: a. The Motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's hostile work environment claim. b. The Motion is DENIED as to Plaintiff's retaliation claim.”
Cautions
Grants a motion to dismiss in part, dismissing the barred claims without prejudice, and denies leave to amend where amendment would not cure the defect.
“NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's Third Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 48) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as follows: ... 2) The Motion is GRANTED as to the remaining rights-of-way alleged in Claims One, Two, Three, and Four, which are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 3) Plaintiffs' request for leave to amend is DENIED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 30) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, as follows: a. The Motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's hostile work environment claim. b. The Motion is DENIED as to Plaintiff's retaliation claim.”
“NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's Third Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 48) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as follows: ... 2) The Motion is GRANTED as to the remaining rights-of-way alleged in Claims One, Two, Three, and Four, which are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 3) Plaintiffs' request for leave to amend is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Sample of dockets naming Debora K. Grasham as assigned judge, drawn from her consent-jurisdiction civil docket (parties who agreed under 28 U.S.C. 636(c) to have her decide the case to final judgment rather than merely recommend to a district judge). Mix observed: 12 Social Security disability appeals, 1 prisoner civil-rights case, 1 employment/wage contract dispute (Venti v. Xerox), 2 companion BLM quiet-title cases (White Cloud Ranch / Humphreys Family LP), 1 Title VII/state-law employment case (Dutton v. Lithia), and 1 state-prisoner habeas corpus petition (Huber v. Valley). Several of the older-filed cases were reassigned to her from a departing predecessor upon her April 2022 appointment rather than being hers from filing.
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