Gina R. Mendez-Miro
How Judge Mendez-Miro rules, drawn from 26 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Mendez-Miro
Gina Raquel Méndez-Miró is a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, Judge Méndez-Miró received a commission on February 24, 2023.
Judge Mendez-Miro's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Mendez-Miro, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Contacting chambers
Do not call Judge Méndez-Miró’s chambers about cases, scheduling, or CM/ECF issues; contact the court by motion.
“A motion is the only appropriate”
Contacting chambers
Direct criminal inquiries to the courtroom deputy and filing inquiries to the docket clerk or quality analyst.
“All inquiries regarding criminal matters shall be directed to”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
- General Standing Order - Revocation Proceedings ↗
- General Standing Order in re: Change of Plea Hearing ↗
- General Standing Order in re: Procedures for Initial Appearances ↗
- Standing Order In Re: Appropriate Attire ↗
- Standing Order In Re: Access to Presentence Reports Pursuant to Standing Order 11: Request for Copies ↗
- Standing Order In Re: Storage and Management of Sealed and Restricted Documents: New Guidelines ↗
How Judge Mendez-Miro decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Corbel Distressed and Special Opportunities Fund LP’s securities-fraud suit, she found the pleaded statements insufficiently specific to show economic loss caused by the alleged misrepresentations.
“Nothing in these statements pleads with the requisite specificity that Plaintiffs incurred (1) a loss and (2) a loss that was the result of Defendant's alleged misrepresentations.”
Procedural preferences
In The Zenus Fund LLC v. The Phoenix Fund LLC, she quashed defective service instead of dismissing the action and gave the plaintiff twenty-one days to serve again.
“in light of this District Court's general practice of treating a Rule 12(b)(5) motion to dismiss as a motion to quash service of process... the Court DENIES Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, QUASHES Zenus Fund's service of process by publication, and GRANTS Zenus Fund twenty-one (21) days.”
In an immigration-detention case, the judge granted temporary protection against transfer and ordered a bond hearing while expressly reserving the merits of the habeas petition.
“This Order grants only temporary injunctive relief and does not adjudicate the merits of the Writ of Habeas Corpus.”
Cautions
In Cora v. Amgen Manufacturing, Mendez Miro dismissed the ADA discrimination claim because the applicant’s complaint described him as a disabled combat veteran without identifying an impairment covered by the statute.
“Cora failed to allege facts sufficient to establish that he was disabled, or impaired, under any of the three statutory definitions... Cora's 'disabled combat veteran' allegation does not give AML 'fair notice' of his ADA discrimination claim.”
In one employment case, the judge dismissed federal civil-rights claims against private employers after finding that the amended complaint alleged no specific facts linking them to state action; the related local-law claims were dismissed without prejudice.
“Beyond conclusory and formulaic allegations, the Amended Complaint is devoid of specific allegations about any communication between the private Defendants and ASSMCA, and much less joint participation between them.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Plaintiff's claims pursuant to Section 1983 against the Commonwealth and the PRPB are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Plaintiff's claims pursuant to Puerto Rico's torts statutes are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“the Court GRANTS Defendants' Motions to Dismiss at Docket Nos. 23 and 33. Plaintiffs' federal law claims are dismissed with prejudice and state-law claims are dismissed without prejudice.”
“The Court DENIES Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. ... QUASHES Zenus Fund's service of process by publication, and GRANTS Zenus Fund twenty-one (21) days to either coordinate a waiver of service of process with Defendants or personally serve Defendants.”
“the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART AML's Motion to Dismiss. ... Cora's First and Second Causes of Action premised on disability discrimination pursuant to Title VII, the ADA, and Law 44 are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. ... Cora's Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Causes of Action premised on discrimination and retaliation pursuant to USERRA and Law 100 remain.”
“OPINION AND ORDER granting 64 Motion for Summary Judgment. See attached. Signed by Judge Gina R. Mendez-Miro on 7/11/2023.”
“The Court DENIES Dr. Santos-Llanos' Motion for Summary Judgment at Docket No. 154; Dr. Garcia's Motion for Summary Judgment and Memorandum in Support at Docket No. 159; and Dr. Santos-Rodriguez's Motion for Summary Judgment at Docket 161.”
“For the reasons stated herein the Court GRANTS the Motion to Dismiss at Docket No. 46 and DENIES the Motion to Amend at Docket No. 48. Judgment shall be entered accordingly.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court DENIES Rivas' Amended Motion to Dismiss.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Ramos-Vega's Report and Recommendation and GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART the Motion to Suppress. Accordingly, only the evidence seized by the police from the Mendez's person at the time of his arrest should be suppressed.”
“For the reasons stated above, Steamship's Motion to Compel Arbitration and Motion to Stay (Docket No. 87) is GRANTED and SIGCo's Motion for Oral Argument (Docket No. 132) is rendered moot.”
“Based on the foregoing, Petitioner's Motion to Vacate is DENIED. This case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“Based on the foregoing, Petitioner's Motion to Vacate is DENIED. This case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
- The sampled caseload includes a pro se employment suit against the Puerto Rico Department of Education, a declaratory-judgment suit involving a federal agency and a private airport operator, an employment civil-rights case, and criminal and alien-detainee habeas matters.
- It also illustrates how suits against Commonwealth entities may be stayed during Puerto Rico's Title III bankruptcy proceedings.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 4 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 2024 | 1 | 7 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 8 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 10 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, not for Judge Mendez-Miro: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 584 | 13.9 months |
| Closed with no court action | 84 | 7.6 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 470 | 14.1 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 13 | 37.1 months |
| Closed during trial | 17 | 37.2 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 584 | 13.9 months |
| Sep 2024 | 706 | 13.6 months |
| Sep 2023 | 778 | 17.6 months |
| Sep 2022 | 725 | 19 months |
| Sep 2021 | 818 | 17.1 months |
| Sep 2020 | 862 | 13.9 months |
| Sep 2019 | 1,249 | 16.8 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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