Kirtan Khalsa
How Judge Khalsa decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
On Rule 12 motions, splits the disposition claim-by-claim and ties prejudice to curability: treats administrative-exhaustion defects as jurisdictional (Rule 12(b)(1)) dismissals WITHOUT prejudice that may be refiled once exhaustion is shown, while dismissing legally foreclosed claims (e.g. prima facie tort) WITH prejudice under Rule 12(b)(6).
“NMHRA ... is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction pursuant to rule 12(b)(1) ... ; Moody's prima facie tort claims are dismissed with prejudice for failure to state a claim pursuant to rule 12(b)(6)”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss ... is granted in part and denied in part as follows: (a) ... NMHRA ... is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction pursuant to rule 12(b)(1) ...; (b) Moody's prima facie tort claims are dismissed with prejudice for failure to state a claim pursuant to rule 12(b)(6) ...; (c) Moody's claim under the New Mexico Unfair Practices Act ... is dismissed without prejudice for failure to state a claim”
“Petitioner's Motion Under 28 U.S.C. 2255 to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence ... is DENIED, and this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“I RECOMMEND that the Court DENY Mr. Cales's Petition (Doc. 1) and DISMISS the Petition WITH PREJUDICE.”
“I recommend that the Court DENY Petitioner's request for a hearing and Petitioner's Motion Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody (Docs. 1, 3) and DISMISS this matter with prejudice.”
“I RECOMMEND that Mr. Vigil's Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Doc. 1) be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“I further RECOMMEND that Mr. Vigil's Pro Se Motion to Dismiss § 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and to Grant Stay [of] Time Bar to [Exhaust] State [Remedies] (Doc. 27) be DENIED.”
“FINDS that Defendant's Motion is well-taken and should be GRANTED.”
“the Court FINDS that Plaintiff's motion is well taken and, therefore, will GRANT the Motion to Amend the Amended Complaint.”
“The Court denies Plaintiff's motion to appoint counsel.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 333.5 days (N = 10).
By party consent, Judge Khalsa enters final decisions in Social Security disability appeals. She also handles criminal preliminary and detention hearings and forfeiture matters, and writes recommendations in diversity insurance, consumer-credit, and civil-rights cases. This describes the composition of her work, not a grant rate.
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