Silvia L. Carreno-Coll
How Judge Carreno-Coll decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Strict, deadline-focused reading of Puerto Rico's Municipal Code pre-suit notice requirement against tort plaintiffs suing a municipality -- missing the 90-day window or omitting required details is fatal even where the municipality had some independent notice of the incident.
“the notice requirement is not jurisdictional... Plaintiffs, however, must demonstrate compliance with the statute in order to successfully resist dismissal.”
Procedural preferences
Grants an early Rule 56(d) request for discovery time when a plaintiff moves for summary judgment before the defendant has had a chance to develop the record, rather than forcing an immediate response.
“we grant its motion to allow it time to take discovery before responding to Dr. Machado-Mariscal's motion for summary judgment.”
Cautions
Repeated noncompliance with service-of-process and case-management deadlines, even after warnings, leads to dismissal for failure to prosecute, not just further extensions.
“given Plaintiff Soto-Santini's noncompliance with the Court's orders at Docket Nos. 20 and 28 and her failure to properly serve the Defendants in this case, the Court also finds that dismissal without prejudice is warranted... pursuant to Rule 41(b).”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons stated herein, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED.”
“the Court finds that dismissal without prejudice of Plaintiff Soto-Santini's claims against PRHFA is proper pursuant to Rule 12(b)(5). ... the Court also finds that dismissal without prejudice is warranted as to all the Defendants in this case pursuant to Rule 41(b). ... this case is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“In evaluating a motion to dismiss a complaint, we 'accept all well-pleaded, non-conclusory facts set forth in the complaint as true'... We disagree and therefore deny BMCC's motion to dismiss her complaint.”
“DENIES without prejudice Dr. Machado-Mariscal's motion for summary judgment (Docket No. 13)”
“the Court hereby GRANTS the Municipality's Motion for Summary Judgment at Docket No. 74. Partial Judgment dismissing Plaintiffs' claims against the Municipality will be entered accordingly.”
“the Motions to Dismiss at Docket Numbers 44 and 46 are deemed MOOT”
“the Motion to Dismiss at Docket Number 66 is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Talent may renew its exhaustion of administrative remedies and statute of limitations arguments in the form of a motion to dismiss or a motion for summary judgment after the factual basis is further developed.”
“because both the parties' interests and Law 75's public policy weigh against a preliminary injunction, the Court DENIES JSI's motion for one (Docket No. 2).”
“the Court DENIES the defendants' motion to dismiss (Docket No. 112) and FINDS that the government has proved by a preponderance of the evidence that there is U.S. jurisdiction over the defendants' vessel under 70502(d)(1)(C) and 70502(d)'s residual category.”
“the Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion at Docket No. 59 and DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE Plaintiff's Puerto Rico's general tort statute and Section 16 claims.”
“the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion to exclude Defendants' expert witness, Eng. Ng Cortinas at Docket No. 27.”
“the Court DENIES Morales-Velez's Section 2255 petition (Docket No. 1). We DENY him a certificate of appealability as well because he has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.”
“the detention order is AFFIRMED and Mr. Cotto-Velazquez shall remain detained pending trial.”
“the claims against the PRDH are hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE”
“therefore rendering Dr. Priester's Motion for Preliminary Injunction as MOOT”
“the claim against Dr. Ramos is STAYED”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The sampled caseload spans personal-injury, civil-rights, and federal employment-discrimination-enforcement matters, including one case resolved largely through default proceedings and another involving prolonged motion practice over a state agency's alleged constructive taking of court-held interest. Her earlier magistrate-judge docket from 2011 through 2020 is not included.
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