Gloria M. Navarro

How Judge Navarro rules, drawn from 6 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Position
district
Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Commissioned
2010-05-06
Education
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.A., 1989); Arizona State University College of Law (J.D., 1992)
Signed orders read
6

How Judge Navarro decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

In insurance-coverage disputes, grants the insurer's Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal where the policy forecloses coverage, mooting alternative motions.

“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, (ECF No. 6), is GRANTED .”

On APA review of an agency immigration determination, grants the petitioner summary judgment where the agency decision cannot be sustained.

“Grants Petitioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 28).”

A trademark-registration cancellation claim survives dismissal when the plaintiff plausibly alleges earlier actual use of the mark, even if the defense characterizes the claim as fraud-based.

“The Court finds that Plaintiff’s claim is sufficiently pled as a prior rights claim, not a fraud claim.”

Procedural preferences

In Nevada HOA-foreclosure quiet-title suits, resolves multiple competing summary-judgment motions count-by-count in a single order.

“Plaintiff's Second Motion for Summary Judgment, (ECF No. 110), is GRANTED”

At the dismissal stage, filters unprotectable logo elements before comparing the remaining arrangement; thin protection requires virtually identical copying.

“Because the Court has determined that Plaintiff’s logo is entitled to thin protection, it now considers whether the protectable elements in Plaintiff’s logo are ‘virtually identical’ to those in Defendant’s logo.”

Cautions

Denies a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of consumer-fraud claims where the complaint adequately states its theory.

“For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny the motion.”

A declaratory claim tied to future performances must allege a concrete and immediate controversy; demands directed only at out-of-state venues did not make Nevada performances ripe for adjudication.

“The Court finds that Plaintiff has failed to allege a ‘substantial controversy’ as to their right of publicity to Nevada shows.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Saleh v. Holder
54 F. Supp. 3d 1163 · 2014-09-18
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“the Court Denies Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 27)”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“Grants Petitioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 28).”

Tarr v. Narconon Fresh Start
72 F. Supp. 3d 1138 · 2014-12-08
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny the motion.”

Bank of America, N.A. v. Falcon Point Ass'n
347 F. Supp. 3d 592 · 2018-09-28
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiff's Second Motion for Summary Judgment, (ECF No. 110), is GRANTED”

Summary judgment (both) Denied

“Plaintiff and SFR's Motions for Partial Summary Judgment, (ECF Nos. 65, 68), are DENIED”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“SFR's Second Motion for Summary Judgment, (ECF No. 117), is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part”

Patel v. American National Property & Casualty Co.
367 F. Supp. 3d 1186 · 2019-03-20
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, (ECF No. 6), is GRANTED .”

Motion for more definite statement (defendant) Moot / procedural

“Defendant's Motion for a More Definite Statement or to Sever/Bifurcate and to Stay Claims for Bad Faith, (ECF No. 7), is DENIED as moot .”

Estate of Sauceda v. City of North Las Vegas
380 F. Supp. 3d 1068 · 2019-03-30
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendants' Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”

MJL 12, LLC v. MJJ Productions, LLC
2:24-cv-00122-GMN-EJY · 2025-01-03
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss, (ECF No. 29), is GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The sampled recent docket is dominated by 2026 alien-detainee petitions under 28 U.S.C. 2241, alongside Fair Credit Reporting Act, civil-rights, commercial, and personal-injury matters. Because these recent cases were filed in May and June 2026 and remained pending, they do not support case-duration figures. The historical terminated-case analysis is limited to Tarr v. Narconon Fresh Start.

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