Collis White
How Judge White decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In a National Voter Registration Act suit he recommends denying both the defendant's motion to dismiss and the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend, and his recommendation is adopted de novo over objection.
“Judge White's Report recommended that the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss be denied ... For the above reasons, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation prepared by Judge White ... it is ORDERED that the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 13) is DENIED”
Procedural preferences
Recommends dismissing claims against the United States and a federal agency for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
“Report and Recommendation prepared by Judge White is ADOPTED. The motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction for the claims against the United States and CBP is GRANTED. Accordingly, all claims against Defendants United States of America and CBP are hereby DISMISSED (ECF 27).”
Cautions
On qualified-immunity summary judgment he recommends granting the motion where probable cause existed for at least some charges and a Franks false-affidavit claim fails because the relevant law was not clearly established.
“Because Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity, the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Defendants' motion for summary judgment be GRANTED and judgment be entered in favor of Defendants for all claims.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Because Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity, the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Defendants' motion for summary judgment be GRANTED and judgment be entered in favor of Defendants for all claims.”
“Report and Recommendation prepared by Judge White is ADOPTED. The motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction for the claims against the United States and CBP is GRANTED. Accordingly, all claims against Defendants United States of America and CBP are hereby DISMISSED (ECF 27).”
“Judge White's Report recommended that the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss be denied ... For the above reasons, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation prepared by Judge White ... it is ORDERED that the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 13) is DENIED”
“the Plaintiff's Opposed Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 32) is DENIED”
“After considering the motion, the undersigned recommends that the motion for summary judgment be granted. The undersigned also recommends that the claims against Defendants Maverick Express Carriers, LLC and Jorge Sierra be dismissed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Judge White's directly assigned docket consisted largely of Del Rio border prosecutions involving initial appearances, appointment of counsel, and usually uncontested detention orders after defendants waived a hearing. Those matters typically ended within two to four weeks and did not produce merits rulings. His referred civil work included insurance, Federal Tort Claims Act, prisoner civil-rights, personal-injury, voting-rights, and public-records cases.
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