Paula Xinis

United States District Court for the District of Maryland district Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 25 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Wethje v. CACI International, Inc.
8:18-cv-02424 · 2019-05-06
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The Partial Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant CACI International, Inc. (ECF No. 3) BE, and the same hereby IS, GRANTED”

Polston v. Commissioner of Corrections
1:21-cv-00856 · 2023-01-06
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendants' Motion, construed as one for summary judgment, is GRANTED.”

Atkins v. Charles Cook & Sons, Inc.
8:17-cv-03798 · 2021-04-30
Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs have failed to meet the heavy burden of demonstrating good grounds to grant reconsideration. The motion is therefore DENIED.”

Watson v. ADT, LLC
8:18-cv-00048 · 2018-06-26
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendant ADT's Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 9, is GRANTED, and Plaintiff BELINDA C. WATSON's Complaint, ECF No. 2, is DISMISSED”

Harmon v. United States
8:15-cv-02611 · 2017-09-15
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted in part

“Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant's motion for partial summary judgment is also granted in part and denied in part.”

Moore v. Weber
1:24-cv-01457 · 2026-02-06
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the Court dismisses the claims against Defendants Warden Ronald Weber and the Commissioner of Correction, grants summary judgment in Officer Vincent Lark's favor, and denies Moore's motion for summary judgment.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“denies Moore's motion for summary judgment.”

Glenn v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
8:15-cv-03058 · 2017-03-03
Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration (ECF No. 44) is DENIED.”

Hollis v. Hawk
8:18-cv-02653 · 2020-02-12
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Hawk's motion for summary judgment.”

Bailey v. The TJX Companies, Inc.
8:20-cv-03204 · 2023-05-25
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, TJX's motion for summary judgment is granted.”

Jefferson v. AV Automotive LLC (BMW of Alexandria) / BMW Financial Services
8:24-cv-01743 · 2025-07-21
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For the following reasons, the motions are GRANTED.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Because Jefferson cannot cure the legal infirmities of the claims, the Complaint must be dismissed with prejudice.”

Sachs v. Loeffler
8:24-cv-00067 · 2024-04-18
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“Motion for Remand (ECF No. 7), filed by Plaintiff Gregory H. Sachs ... BE, and the same hereby IS, GRANTED”

Pope v. Carter (Warden)
1:22-cv-02734 · 2024-06-12
Habeas petition (petitioner) Moot / procedural

“Because the claims raised in this Petition is moot, the Petition is dismissed.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 261.5 days (N = 12).

Median motion-to-ruling time: 5.5 days (N = 4).

The reviewed 2020-2023 filings show a broad civil mix, including employment, copyright, construction and contract, employee-benefits, immigration mandamus, prisoner habeas, and subpoena-enforcement matters. Xinis sits in the Southern Division at Greenbelt. Her later docket includes prominent immigration and separation-of-powers litigation against the federal government, including Abrego Garcia v. Noem.

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