Barbara Kloka Hackett
How Judge Hackett rules, drawn from 18 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Hackett no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Hackett decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The court found that state law permitted claims against the resident supervisors and awarded the employee the expenses of undoing an improper removal.
“defendants did not have a sound legal theory that warranted removal of this particular case to federal court.”
Procedural preferences
The court rejected a limitations dismissal after excluding the periods during which the petitioner's properly filed state review proceedings were pending.
“Petitioner filed his petition for a writ of habeas corpus within the one-year period established by 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d).”
Cautions
The court granted judgment on trade dress because the record did not establish inherent distinctiveness or marketplace secondary meaning.
“plaintiff has failed to establish that its lounge chair and ottoman have achieved secondary meaning in the marketplace.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“defendant’s motion to vacate, set aside and correct sentence hereby is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, a certificate of appealability hereby is DENIED.”
“petitioner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion hereby is DENIED and petitioner’s motion to strike the government’s response brief hereby is DENIED.”
“defendant’s motion for summary judgment hereby is GRANTED.”
“the respondent’s motion to dismiss hereby is GRANTED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim for punitive damages under the doctrine of maintenance and cure hereby is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that defendants’ motion to dismiss hereby is GRANTED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that plaintiffs motion to remand the ease hereby is DENIED.”
“defendant Jody Forrester is DISMISSED from this case as fraudulently joined.-”
“IT IS ORDERED that plaintiffs’ application for attorney fees hereby is GRANTED.”
“the United States’ motion for' summary judgment is hereby GRANTED.”
“Therefore, the case is hereby REMANDED for further proceedings in state court.”
“IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff’s complaint is dismissed.”
“defendant’s second motion for summary judgment regarding plaintiffs trade dress hereby is GRANTED”
“plaintiffs motion for reconsideration hereby is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Hackett handled civil and criminal matters as a magistrate and later carried a general district-court docket. The contested outcomes described here come from her published district-court opinions.
A historical record
Judge Hackett no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.