Lydia Kay Griggsby
How Judge Griggsby decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
She enforces personal-jurisdiction limits: allowing an employee to work remotely from Maryland and providing equipment is not purposeful availment, so an out-of-state employer is not subject to specific jurisdiction there.
“GRANTS the Defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction (ECF No. 21) and (2) DISMISSES the complaint”
Cautions
She strictly enforces PLRA administrative exhaustion, dismissing a prisoner's conditions-of-confinement claims where the inmate filed one grievance and never appealed it (after confirming the procedural defects were not caused by prison-official inaction).
“Defendants' motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment, is GRANTED; The complaint is DISMISSED for failure to exhaust administrative remedies”
In suits seeking to compel USCIS to adjudicate a stalled asylum application she dismisses for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, holding Congress created no enforceable right to adjudication within a set time and the agency's pace is committed to its discretion under 5 U.S.C. 701(a)(1).
“GRANTS the Defendants' motion to dismiss, or, in the alternative, for summary judgment (ECF No. 13) and (2) DISMISSES the complaint”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“GRANTS-in-PART and DENIES-in-PART defendant's partial motion to dismiss”
“Defendants' motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment, is GRANTED; The complaint is DISMISSED for failure to exhaust administrative remedies”
“the Court GRANTS the County's motion to dismiss; and DISMISSES Counts I, II and VI of the amended complaint against the County”
“DENIES Mr. Pesce's motion to dismiss, or, alternatively, for summary judgment (ECF No. 28)”
“GRANTS the Defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction (ECF No. 21) and (2) DISMISSES the complaint”
“the Court DENIES the Plaintiff's motion for certification of judgment (ECF No. 129)”
“the Court: (1) GRANTS the Secretary's motion for summary judgment and (2) DISMISSES the complaint. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56.”
“the Court: (1) GRANTS-in-PART and DENIES-in-PART Grebow's motion for summary judgment; (2) DENIES Scientific's motion to strike; and (3) DISMISSES the complaint and counter-complaint.”
“the Court: ... (2) DENIES Scientific's motion to strike”
“the Court: ... (2) DENIES Defendant's motion to dismiss”
“the Court: ... (3) DENIES Defendant's motion to disqualify”
“the Court: (1) DENIES Defendant's motion for a bill of particulars without prejudice”
“the Court DENIES the Defense's motions to dismiss Counts 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 of the Indictment.”
“the Court DENIES the Defense's motion to suppress email evidence. ... the Court also DENIES the Defense's motion to suppress cell phone evidence.”
“the Court DENIES the Defense's motion to sever WITHOUT PREJUDICE, to permit the Defense to addresses these concerns.”
“the Court GRANTS the Defense's motion for a bill of particulars as to Count 1 regarding: (1) The specific life insurance policies at issue in Count 1; and (2) The number of, and identities of, investors who were allegedly defrauded by the Wilsons”
“the Court HOLDS-IN-ABEYENCE Defendant James Wilson's motion to suppress statements (ECF No. 58)”
“GRANTS NSA's motion for summary judgment; and (2) DISMISSES the complaint”
“GRANTS-in-PART the Defendant's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 15); and (2) TRANSFERS this case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 371 days (N = 8).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 213 days (N = 11).
A sample of cases filed from July 2021 through June 2023 includes employment disputes, prisoner civil-rights claims, personal-injury and medical-malpractice actions, immigration mandamus cases, environmental litigation, copyright claims, landlord disputes, and federal criminal matters, including United States v. Mosby.
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