Howard D. McKibben
Signed rulings
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“ORDER ADOPTING AND ACCEPTING 50 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Defendants' mtn for summ jdgmt 36 is GRANTED and plaintiff's mtn for summ jdgmt 41 is DENIED. Signed by Judge Howard D. McKibben on 8/9/07.”
“Defendants' mtn for summ jdgmt 36 is GRANTED and plaintiff's mtn for summ jdgmt 41 is DENIED. Signed by Judge Howard D. McKibben on 8/9/07.”
“ORDERED that respondents' motion to dismiss (ECF No. 43) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART WITHOUT PREJUDICE as specified herein. Signed by Judge Howard D. McKibben on 10/15/2019.”
“The Second Amended Petition (ECF No. 32) is DENIED, and this action is DISMISSED with prejudice. Young is DENIED a Certificate of Appealability. ... Signed by Judge Howard D. McKibben on 3/31/2020.”
“Therefore, Enterprise's motion is granted.”
“The defendant's motion for attorney's fees and other nontaxable costs (#74) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. It is DENIED as to the request for expert witness fees and other nontaxable costs. It is GRANTED as to the request for attorney's fees, which are hereby awarded in the amount of $32,754.50.”
“In accordance with the foregoing, the defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The motion is denied as to the plaintiff's Title VII retaliation claim but is granted as to plaintiff's Title VII gender discrimination claim and her First Amendment retaliation claim.”
“Accordingly, and based on the foregoing, defendant U.S. Bureau of Land Management's motion for summary judgment (# 54) is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiff Western Watershed Project's motion for summary judgment (# 45) is DENIED.”
“IT THEREFORE IS ORDERED that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus shall be DENIED and that this action shall be DISMISSED with prejudice on the merits.”
“IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is DENIED.”
“Because the plaintiff has not obtained a judgment against FTDC, she is not a named insured or specific intended beneficiary of the contract, and she has not alleged any acts or representations of the insurer that caused her to act in reliance on them, the defendants' motions to dismiss (#15, #22) are GRANTED.”
“Plaintiff's request for leave to amend is DENIED, and this action is hereby DISMISSED.”
“In accordance with the foregoing, the Suzuki defendants' motion to dismiss is GRANTED as to the fraudulent transfer claim, and such claim is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Sterling Escrow's motion to dismiss the fraud and § 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 claims against it is GRANTED, and said claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. In all other respects, the motions to dismiss (# 161, # 170 & # 171) are DENIED.”
“Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction (# 10) is DENIED.”
“Therefore, Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
“The Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
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As a long-serving senior judge in Reno, McKibben's reviewed recent docket is heavily weighted toward prisoner motions to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, with occasional criminal matters. Older terminated civil cases include HOA-foreclosure and prisoner civil-rights litigation, although several older case timelines are incomplete.
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