Collis White
How Judge White rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge White no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge White
Collis White served as a U.S. magistrate judge for the Western District of Texas beginning in 2009. He earned degrees from the University of Kansas and Fordham University School of Law. His work included reports and recommendations on referred civil matters.
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.
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Defendant’s motion to dismiss be DENIED.”
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.”
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Defendant’s motion to dismiss be DENIED.”
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Plaintiffs motion for leave to amend be denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The sampled direct-duty docket largely concerns Del Rio criminal initial appearances and routine pretrial administration. The reviewed civil referrals include insurance, civil-rights, voting-rights, personal-injury, and records cases.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge White was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2023.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge White no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.