Paula Xinis
Motion outcomes
Counted from classified signed orders only. Percentages are shown only where the sample is large enough to be meaningful; smaller samples are reported as raw counts.
| Summary judgment N = 7 |
Granted: 4Granted in part: 2Denied: 1 | counts only |
| Motions to dismiss N = 4 |
Granted: 4 | counts only |
| Motion for reconsideration N = 2 |
Denied: 2 | counts only |
| Motions to remand N = 1 |
Granted: 1 | counts only |
| Habeas petition N = 1 |
Moot / procedural: 1 | counts only |
A "1 of 1" is one ruling, not a tendency. Treat small samples as illustrative, not predictive.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Partial Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant CACI International, Inc. (ECF No. 3) BE, and the same hereby IS, GRANTED”
“Defendants' Motion, construed as one for summary judgment, is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiffs have failed to meet the heavy burden of demonstrating good grounds to grant reconsideration. The motion is therefore DENIED.”
“Defendant ADT's Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 9, is GRANTED, and Plaintiff BELINDA C. WATSON's Complaint, ECF No. 2, is DISMISSED”
“Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part.”
“Defendant's motion for partial summary judgment is also granted in part and denied in part.”
“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.”
“denies Moore's motion for summary judgment.”
“Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration (ECF No. 44) is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Hawk's motion for summary judgment.”
“For the foregoing reasons, TJX's motion for summary judgment is granted.”
“For the following reasons, the motions are GRANTED.”
“Because Jefferson cannot cure the legal infirmities of the claims, the Complaint must be dismissed with prejudice.”
“Motion for Remand (ECF No. 7), filed by Plaintiff Gregory H. Sachs ... BE, and the same hereby IS, GRANTED”
“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).
Filing-window enumeration (search_dockets, assigned_judge='Paula Xinis', filed 2020-2023; top of the Dec-2023 slice) shows a broad civil mix: employment (FLSA/Title VII), copyright (Strike 3 Holdings BitTorrent x2), construction/contract (Hallmark Iron Works, SKAOS), ERISA (Sprinkler Industry Welfare Fund), immigration mandamus (Ataie v. Blinken visa delay), prisoner habeas (Russ), EEOC subpoena enforcement, plus high-profile 2025 immigration/separation-of-powers cases against the federal government (Abrego Garcia v. Noem). Sits in the Southern Division (Greenbelt).