Kathleen Kay
How Judge Kay rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Kay no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Kay
Kathleen Kay served as a United States magistrate judge for the Western District of Louisiana. The judge held the full-time position in the Lake Charles Division from 2007 to 2024.
How Judge Kay decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Recommends denying remand and dismissing a non-diverse defendant with prejudice where that defendant was improperly joined, preserving diversity jurisdiction.
“REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS that the 9 MOTION to Remand filed by Darion Love be DENIED and that non-diverse defendant McKENZIE CULPEPPER be dismissed from this action with prejudice. Objections to R&R due by 7/13/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kathleen Kay on 6/29/2022.”
Procedural preferences
Recommends granting a motion to dismiss and dismissing the claims without prejudice.
“REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS that the 18 MOTION to Dismiss be GRANTED and that all claims in this matter be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Objections to R&R due by 1/10/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kathleen Kay on 12/27/2023.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS that the 18 MOTION to Dismiss be GRANTED and that all claims in this matter be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Objections to R&R due by 1/10/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kathleen Kay on 12/27/2023.”
“REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS that the 9 MOTION to Remand filed by Darion Love be DENIED and that non-diverse defendant McKENZIE CULPEPPER be dismissed from this action with prejudice. Objections to R&R due by 7/13/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kathleen Kay on 6/29/2022.”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Kay was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2023.
| Motions pending more than six months | 14 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 17 | 2 |
| Mar 2021 | 7 | 3 |
| Sep 2020 | 4 | 2 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Kay no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.