Frances Kay Behm
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“under § 4 of the FAA, the court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss in part. ... this order effectively DISMISSES this case with prejudice and requires the parties to submit all remaining disputes to binding arbitration”
“Plaintiff has not demonstrated he is entitled to relief from the court’s judgment and his motion is DENIED. The court’s judgment stands, and Plaintiff’s claims are dismissed without prejudice.”
“The court GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Count I. Ross is therefore entitled to a total of $265,400 due and payable as principal and interest on the two notes.”
“the court DENIES Defendants’ motion for sanctions.”
“the court ... GRANTS Defendant Bashir’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 57), and DISMISSES the Jane Doe defendant without prejudice.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the court DENIES Defendants' motion for sanctions.”
“Plaintiff may file an amended complaint, in which case the court will deny without prejudice the currently pending motion to dismiss as moot, or Plaintiff may file a response to Defendants' motion.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the motion for reconsideration is DENIED. Defendants have 21 days from the date of this Order to file an answer to the amended complaint.”
“The court finds that monetary sanctions are warranted to deter future conduct. Plaintiffs' counsel – and not Plaintiffs – are responsible for paying this penalty... Plaintiffs' counsel shall pay that amount directly to defense counsel.”
“For the reasons stated above, Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED and Defendants' motion for summary judgment is DENIED. Dr. Golani's I-140 petition is REMANDED to USCIS for proper consideration of the record as a whole.”
“For the reasons above, the court GRANTS Defendant AEG's and BFPCC's motions to dismiss as to Counts I and II under Rule 12(b)(1), lacks supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiff's state law claims (Counts III, IV, and V), and so dismisses all claims WITHOUT PREJUDICE. This is a final order that closes the case.”
“Therefore, the Court GRANTS the petition for writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 1). It is therefore ORDERED that: 1. Respondent Raycraft shall provide Morales-Martinez with a bond hearing under § 1226(a) on or before November 13, 2025, or otherwise release him.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed matters filed since Judge Behm's December 2022 commission reflect a broad civil docket that includes prisoner civil rights, insurance and declaratory-judgment disputes, Social Security, employment, contract, negotiable-instrument, consumer, and automobile-franchise cases. Her duty assignments also include intellectual-property identification matters, warrant applications, and grand-jury proceedings, which are not treated as merits cases.
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