Derek T. Gilliland

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas magistrate 22 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

3Shape A/S v. Medit Corp.
6:22-cv-00443 · 2023-05-01
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Given the potential impact of this Court's construction on the § 101 analysis, the undersigned recommends denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss without prejudice to refiling after claim construction. ... Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 42) should be DENIED without prejudice to refiling after claim construction.”

Linfo IP, LLC v. Interactive Life Forms, LLC
7:25-cv-00238 · 2026-02-25
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“The R&R recommends that the motion to dismiss under 35 U.S.C. § 101 be denied without prejudice to Defendant reasserting patent ineligibility at summary judgment. Having reviewed the R&R, the objections, and the relevant portions of the record, the Court OVERRULES the objections, ADOPTS the R&R, and DENIES the motion.”

Aeritas, LLC v. Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.
6:22-cv-01021 · 2024-03-28
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“While the delay in prosecuting this case is regrettable, it does not rise to the level requiring dismissal. ... Given the development of the case, dismissal for lack of prosecution would not be proper. ... the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 27) be DENIED.”

WSOU Investments, LLC v. Salesforce, Inc.
6:20-cv-01163 · 2024-02-22
Motion for sanctions (defendant) Denied

“the undersigned recommends that Defendant's Motion be DENIED as untimely. If the Court were to address the underlying merits of Defendant's Motion, the undersigned still recommends that Defendant's Motion be DENIED as failing to rise to the level of sanctionable conduct.”

Waco Hippodrome Inc. v. Central Mutual Insurance Company
6:22-cv-00349 · 2022-12-14
Motion for sanctions (defendant) Denied

“The undersigned RECOMMENDS that Judge Albright DENY the Attorney's Fee Motion (ECF No. 8). ... Central has not met its evidentiary burden to show that Hippodrome failed to give presuit notice as required by Section 542A.003 of the Texas Insurance Code.”

Dunnam & Dunnam, L.L.P. v. Dunham Law Firm, P.C.
6:21-cv-01041 · 2025-04-08
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“The report recommends that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 8) should be DENIED. ... IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Gilliland (ECF No. 15) is ADOPTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 8) is DENIED.”

SecurityProfiling, LLC v. Trend Micro Inc.
6:21-cv-01105 · 2023-01-17
Motions to dismiss (joint) Granted

“For the following reasons, the Court RECOMMENDS Defendant's Motion be GRANTED. ... IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the above-entitled cause and all claims against Trend by Company and against Company by Trend herein are dismissed, with prejudice to the re-filing of same.”

Datamonitor Systems LLC v. International Business Machines Corporation
6:22-cv-00954 · 2023-01-26
Motions to dismiss (joint) Granted

“For the following reasons, the Court RECOMMENDS that the Case be DISMISSED with PREJUDICE. ... It is therefore ORDERED that all claims and counterclaims in the above-styled case are dismissed, with prejudice to the rights of any party to refile the same or any part thereof.”

Ice Rover, Inc. v. Brumate, Inc.
6:22-cv-00794 · 2023-08-28
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“After careful consideration of the briefs, arguments of counsel, and the applicable law, the Court RECOMMENDS that Defendant's Motion be DENIED to the extent dismissal is requested but that the case be TRANSFERRED to the District of Colorado. ... it is the RECOMMENDATION of the United States Magistrate Judge ... that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss be DENIED to the extent Defendant requests dismissal. The undersigned further recommends that Defendant's request in the alternative to transfer the case to the District of Colorado be GRANTED and the case be transferred.”

In re Daryl Greg Smith / Smith v. Milligan (Chapter 11 Trustee)
6:21-cv-01244 · 2024-05-13
Motions to dismiss (appellee) Granted

“The report recommends that the Trustee's Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice (ECF No. 34) be GRANTED. ... IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Gilliland (ECF No. 39) is ADOPTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Trustee's Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice (ECF No. 34) is GRANTED.”

Cashaw v. LaSalle Corrections, Inc.
6:22-cv-00369 · 2022-12-14
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Plaintiff clarified and confirmed that he was not alleging discrimination on the basis of sex, religion, disability, or age, and did not object to removing those allegations from the Case. As such, this Court recommends that those allegations be dismissed from this Complaint. Plaintiff's allegation of racial discrimination, however, will remain and go forward. ... the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss be GRANTED.”

M4siz Limited v. Nike, Inc.
6:22-cv-00733 · 2023-01-06
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Plaintiffs failed to file a response as required. Therefore, the Court will treat Defendant's Motion to Dismiss as unopposed, and recommends that the Motion to Dismiss be granted. ... it is the RECOMMENDATION of the United States Magistrate Judge to the United States District Judge that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue (ECF No. 11) be GRANTED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median motion-to-ruling time: 253 days (N = 9).

Judge Gilliland's Waco civil work includes cases he decides by consent and matters referred for a recommendation. The cases reviewed span wage-and-hour, Social Security, contract, mortgage-servicing, insurance, personal-injury, patent, trademark, age-discrimination, and bankruptcy disputes, alongside criminal-duty matters. Many cases were filed before he took office in 2022 and were later reassigned or referred to him, so their full durations are not attributed to his service.

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