Anthony W. Mattivi
How Judge Mattivi rules, drawn from 22 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Mattivi
Anthony W. Mattivi has served as a United States District Judge for the District of Kansas since June 2026. He previously directed the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and served as a federal prosecutor in the district. He earned degrees from Metropolitan State College of Denver and Washburn University School of Law.
Judge Mattivi's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Mattivi's own (checked October 17, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
- Standing Order 26-04: Immigration Habeas Cases ↗
- Standing Order 26-01: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Filings ↗
- Standing Order 25-04: Access, Service, and Management of Sealed Documents ↗
- Standing Order 25-03: Suspension of Local Rule 79.4 for Civil Sealed Files ↗
- Standing Order 2021-1: Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
How Judge Mattivi decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In a suppression ruling, Mattivi focused on the defendant’s voluntary consent after initial resistance.
“He chose to consent instead, and he did so voluntarily.”
In Jenkins, Mattivi severed an arbitration agreement’s bars on punitive damages and fee awards, then compelled arbitration and stayed the federal case.
“But two of the agreement’s terms, a bar on punitive damages and a requirement that each party pay its own attorney’s fees, would take away remedies that Title VII and the ADEA provide. The Court severs those terms, as both parties ask, and stays this case pending arbitration.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 72) is DENIED, except that, as to Count II (§ 1692f), it is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 77) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that Defendant United States’ Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment (Doc. 70) is GRANTED.”
Mattivi adopted a screening recommendation and dismissed the complaint without prejudice; no party motion was resolved.
Mattivi adopted a magistrate judge’s recommendation and dismissed the complaint without prejudice; no party motion was resolved.
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. 20) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that Defendants’ Objections to the Magistrate’s Order and Motion for Review by District Judge, Doc. 89, is DENIED.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that Plaintiff’s appeal, Doc. 1, is DENIED.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that the Commissioner’s final decision is REVERSED, and judgment shall be entered in accordance with the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) REMANDING the case for further proceedings consistent with this memorandum and order.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that Plaintiff’s appeal, Doc. 8, is DENIED.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that Plaintiff’s motion to remand this case to state court, Doc. 4, is DENIED.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, Doc. 32, is GRANTED and Plaintiff’s Complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration, Doc. 34, and Motion for Appointment of Counsel, Doc. 38, are DENIED as moot.”
“Defendant’s Motion to Stay Discovery, Doc. 35, is also DENIED as moot.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that Plaintiff’s omnibus motion to reopen the case, to alter or amend judgment, and to vacate or reconsider, Doc. 46, is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The sampled matters remained pending, so no case-duration estimate is available.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, not for Judge Mattivi: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 967 | 7 months |
| Closed with no court action | 225 | 4.8 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 645 | 6.9 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 83 | 18.3 months |
| Closed during trial | 14 | 22.5 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 967 | 7 months |
| Sep 2024 | 912 | 7.3 months |
| Sep 2023 | 909 | 7.7 months |
| Sep 2022 | 1,092 | 8.1 months |
| Sep 2021 | 1,063 | 8.2 months |
| Sep 2020 | 1,180 | 8.2 months |
| Sep 2019 | 1,884 | 20.7 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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