Brian L. Owsley
How Judge Owsley rules, drawn from 15 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Owsley no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Owsley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Owsley required electronic-surveillance applications to address the privacy of uninvolved subscribers rather than treating collection of their location records as an incidental concern.
“This failure to address the privacy rights for the Fourth Amendment concerns of these innocent subscribers whose information will be compromised as a request of the cell tower dump is another factor warranting the denial of the application.”
He also required the requested surveillance technique to fit the statute invoked by the government, rejecting use of pen-register authority for stingray equipment without supporting authority.
“The government has not provided any support that the pen register statute applies to stingray equipment.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, defendant’s motion to quash Mr. Harper’s deposition upon written questions is GRANTED. However, defendant’s motion to quash Mr. Davis’ deposition upon written questions is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, plaintiffs motion to depose defendants via telephone, (D.E.72), is granted consistent with this order.”
“Accordingly, plaintiffs motion for reimbursement of the mediation fee and sanctions, (D.E. 20), is DENIED.”
“Moreover, plaintiffs motion for an extension of time to file a reply to defendants’ answer, (D.E. 30), is DENIED.”
“For the reasons stated herein, defendants’ motion to dismiss is denied, but defendants Dan Joslin and John Doe are dismissed from this action.”
“Based on the foregoing, the government’s motion to dismiss, (D.E. 19), is hereby GRANTED.”
“Accordingly, plaintiffs motion for leave to take depositions by video-teleconference, (D.E. 35), is granted consistent with this order.”
“Accordingly, his motion for reconsideration, (D.E. 16), is hereby DENIED.”
“For the reasons stated above, defendants’ motion to dismiss, (D.E. 57), for failure to exhaust administrative remedies is granted and plaintiffs action are dismissed. Additionally, plaintiffs claims for monetary damages against defendants in their official capacities are dismissed as barred by the Eleventh Amendment. Moreover, defendants motion for dismissal pursuant to Rule 12(b) and for qualified immunity are denied.”
“defendant’s motion for summary judgment, (D.E. 57), on plaintiffs ADA claim is GRANTED. However, defendant’s motion for summary judgment, (D.E. 57), on plaintiffs claims of deliberate indifference is DENIED”
“Plaintiffs motion to amend complaint to bring claims against the TDCJCID, (D.E. 61), is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motions for summary judgment, (D.E. 45, 46, 47), are granted”
“Accordingly, the government’s application for a pen register and trap and trace device is hereby denied without prejudice.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The oldest returned matters combine prisoner civil-rights litigation with short criminal-duty proceedings. The bounded sample is not a representative full-tenure caseload estimate.
A historical record
Judge Owsley no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.