Renee Harris Toliver
How Judge Toliver decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Recommends denying a motion to dismiss where the complaint adequately states its claims.
“For these reasons, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint, Doc. 27, should be DENIED.”
Procedural preferences
On individual-defendant Rule 12(b)(6) motions, recommends denying dismissal where the amended complaint pleads enough against each manager.
“Defendant Sarah Girard's Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Complaint, Doc. 15, ... should be DENIED.”
Cautions
Recommends granting a motion to dismiss and compelling arbitration, dismissing the case with prejudice, where a valid arbitration agreement governs.
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, Stay and Compel Arbitration, Doc. 8, should be GRANTED ... and this case should be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For these reasons, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint, Doc. 27, should be DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, Stay and Compel Arbitration, Doc. 8, should be GRANTED ... and this case should be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“Defendant Sarah Girard's Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Complaint, Doc. 15, ... should be DENIED.”
“Defendant Kristi Arnold's Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Amended Complaint, Doc. 16, should be DENIED.”
“Defendant City of Dallas's Motion for Summary Judgment, Doc. 49, is GRANTED, and all of Plaintiff's claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“Defendants' motion to dismiss, (Doc. 6), is GRANTED.”
“Doc. 28, should be GRANTED, and Plaintiff’s claims should be DISMISSED WITH”
“Therefore, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus should be DISMISSED WITHOUT”
Sua sponte judicial screening of a pro se prisoner 42 U.S.C. 1983 complaint under 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B) and 1915A(b)(1) (no adversary motion). Recommends summary dismissal with prejudice as frivolous and for failure to state a claim; verbatim disposition: "For all these reasons, this action should be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as" frivolous and for failure to state a claim. Leave to amend found futile (best case already pleaded).
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Caseload is illustrative from the referral dockets read, not a complete enumeration. On a referral docket the case belongs to the district judge; the magistrate manages pretrial matters and issues recommendations the district judge then adopts or modifies.
Put Judge Toliver's record to work
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Opens in Ezel Pro. Every answer is grounded in Judge Toliver's own signed orders and cites them.