Gina R. Mendez-Miro
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
Requires specific, non-conclusory allegations of economic loss and loss causation to sustain a securities-fraud claim past the pleading stage -- two boilerplate paragraphs asserting 'damages and economic loss' are not enough.
“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
When service of process is defective but curable, prefers to quash the service and give the plaintiff a further deadline rather than dismiss the case outright.
“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.”
Cautions
A discrimination plaintiff must specifically identify their disability to give the defendant fair notice; a bare label like 'disabled combat veteran' without describing the impairment is not enough to survive a motion to dismiss.
“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.”
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.
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