Robert Clive Jones
How Judge Jones decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Jones required competent, internally consistent evidence before treating an asserted mortgage transfer as established.
“Not only has Sullivan failed to attach the records his affidavit relies on, this discrepancy indicates that the records are themselves unreliable, that he has looked at the wrong records, or some other error or misstatement.”
He enforced the summary-judgment burden after the plaintiff had ample time but supplied no admissible evidence of a non-preempted manufacturing defect.
“Mr. Miller had ample time to find and present evidence, if any exists, to counter defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment.”
He allowed a narrow quiet-title theory to survive despite rejecting the borrower's broader attack on the mortgage system.
“Plaintiff could obtain a much narrower declaration that her title to the Property is superior to that of one or more Defendants’.”
Procedural preferences
Jones treated sovereign immunity and required-party doctrine as dispositive even where the plaintiffs raised serious political concerns.
“an allegation does not create jurisdiction by its gravity where the nature of the allegation precludes it.”
He did not permit plaintiffs to revive claims lacking a private cause of action by relabeling statutory duties as contract terms.
“Plaintiffs may not seek double recovery or circumvent this Court’s prior rulings”
He refused case-ending spoliation sanctions against an individual defendant without personal culpability for the missing evidence.
“Plaintiff made no showing that this was the case.”
Cautions
Jones rejected negligent-supervision claims without physical harm under his prediction of Nevada law.
“that physical harm is necessary for a negligent retention and supervision claim in Nevada.”
He declined to merge negligence in contract performance into an expanded insurance bad-faith tort.
“allowing a contract-based tort claim premised on a defendant’s negligence in executing the contract would blur the line between contract and tort in a way that the Nevada Supreme Court has not done.”
He limited the federal damages ruling to a tribal officer enforcing tribal law against a tribal member on tribal land.
“The Court’s holding is limited to the particular context now before it.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 41) and Motion for Relief from Order (ECF No. 42) are GRANTED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motions to Dismiss (ECF Nos. 20, 22) are GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. All claims are dismissed except the claim for injunctive relief due to statutorily defective foreclosure.”
“For the foregoing reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment are GRANTED and that judgment for defendants DePuy Spine and JDA be entered.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 22) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motions to Amend (ECF Nos. 14, 16, 24) are DENIED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Remand (ECF No. 9) is DENIED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 8) is GRANTED in part and DENIED it in part. The motion is GRANTED as to all causes of action except declaratory judgment and quiet title.”
“For the reasons stated above and at oral argument, the Court grants State Defendants’ Motion to Partially Dismiss Amended Complaint.”
“The Court further grants County Defendants’ Motion for Joinder.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Shannon Brophy (ECF No. 26) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Her claims for gender-based hostile work environment and pregnancy discrimination may proceed.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Khristina Armstead (ECF No. 27) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Her claims for race-based hostile work environment, pregnancy discrimination, and retaliation may proceed.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Michael Lightfoot (ECF No. 28) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages (ECF No. 37) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (# 14) is DENIED as to the First and Second Causes of Action and GRANTED as to the Third Cause of Action.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (# 42) as to the Fourth and Fifth Causes of Action is GRANTED.”
“Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment (# 43, # 44) as to the First Cause of Action are DENIED. Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment (# 43, # 44) as to the Second Cause of Action are GRANTED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (# 52) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Reconsider (ECF No. 87) is DENIED.”
“Alternative Motion for Summary Judgment, and to Expunge Lis Pendens (# 5) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. All causes of action are dismissed except the causes of action for violations of FDCPA, Injunctive Relief, Declaratory Relief, and Negligence, as pled against Cooper. Chase is dismissed as a Defendant.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The 16 reviewed decisions cover varied litigation but do not establish the distribution of Jones's full caseload.
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