Margaret I. Strickland
How Judge Strickland rules, drawn from 26 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Strickland decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In immigration-detention habeas cases, distinguishes sharply between a missing bond process and disagreement with a completed bond determination: she orders a hearing or release when a person detained under Section 1226(a) has received no adequate hearing, but denies relief once due process has been provided and Section 1226(e) bars review of the discretionary bond decision.
“The Due Process Clause is satisfied when a noncitizen detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) receives an adequate bond hearing.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant Hogrefe's Application for Award of Attorney's Fees, ECF No. 47, is hereby DENIED.”
“the Deming Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment on Counts I, II, III and VI of Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 59) is GRANTED.”
“Defendants Luna County and Lieutenant Arturo Baeza's Motion and Memorandum in Support of Summary Judgment and Qualified Immunity against Counts II, III, and VI (ECF No. 25) is DENIED AS MOOT;”
“The Motion by the NMBBE-Related Defendants for Summary Judgment as to Second Cause of Action, ECF No. 100, is GRANTED;”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File a Fourth Amended Complaint, ECF No. 157, is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART ... The Fourth Amended Complaint shall contain ONLY Count III - Violation of Title III of the ADA against ONLY Defendant NMBBE”
“Counts I, II, and III are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE to the extent they seek (1) injunctive relief and (2) a declaratory judgment regarding past liability; Counts I, II, and III are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE to the extent they seek prospective declaratory relief ... Count IV is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject matter jurisdiction”
“Defendants Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint ... ECF No. 105, is DENIED AS MOOT;”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 10) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART consistent with this Order; Secretary Toulouse Oliver is ENJOINED from enforcing the de facto ban on charitable donations to individuals under Section 1-19-29.1(A)(4).”
“Secretary Toulouse Oliver's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED;”
“Senator Ortiz y Pino's Motion for Permanent Injunction and Declaratory Judgment is DENIED;”
“Defendants' Partial Motion to Dismiss per Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), which the Court construes as a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, is DENIED.”
“Defendant United States of America's Motion to Dismiss a Claim for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Memorandum in Support (ECF No. 55) is DENIED.”
“Defendant Devon Energy Corporation's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (ECF No. 9) is GRANTED. Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Devon Energy Corporation are hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“Defendant Theodore Ian Chavez, IV's Motion to Suppress Statements, ECF No. 39, is DENIED.”
“Defendant Humana's Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 40, is hereby DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Mandatory Minimum Allegation is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 335 days (N = 14).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 113 days (N = 1).
- Judge Strickland sits in the Las Cruces division.
- The sampled caseload combines illegal-reentry, drug, and firearms prosecutions with civil-rights cases involving local law enforcement, prisoner civil-rights actions, removed personal-injury matters, employment discrimination, insurance, TCPA, and federal tax disputes.
- Magistrate judges frequently handle material-witness and preliminary matters in the criminal cases.
- This describes caseload composition, not motion outcomes.
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