Ronald C. Griffin
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court ORDERS that the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, is ADOPTED. LG Chem's motion to dismiss, is GRANTED. D&A Distribution's counterclaims for common law indemnification and statutory indemnification are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“Review for clear error reveals that Magistrate Judge Griffin's report and recommendation is correct and should be adopted. It is therefore ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED. The Secretary's Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”
“PfP Industries, LLC's partial motion to dismiss is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. PfP's motion is GRANTED as to Jackson's hostile work environment claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII. PfP's motion is DENIED as to Jackson's claims of a FLSA collective action, discrimination under § 1981, and retaliation under § 1981 and Title VII.”
“the Court ORDERS that the R&Rs of the U.S. Magistrate Judge are ADOPTED. The motions to dismiss filed by Defendants are GRANTED and Plaintiff's claims against all Defendants are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. ... The amendment is therefore futile and the request for leave to amend is DENIED.”
“The Report and Recommendation is therefore ADOPTED. The Motion for Remand is GRANTED.”
“the Court RECOMMENDS Defendant's Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings be DENIED. (Doc. 32).”
“The Court finds that the Carr factors support allowing Pride to withdraw his guilty plea. ... The Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED, and the underlying Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea is GRANTED.”
In this Midland/Odessa Division escape prosecution, the defendant consented to a felony plea proceeding before Judge Griffin. He conducted the Rule 11 colloquy and recommended that the district court accept the guilty plea. The available record does not establish whether the district judge adopted the recommendation.
“the Court ORDERS that the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED. Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED.”
In this Pecos Division drug prosecution, the defendant consented to a felony plea proceeding before Judge Griffin. He conducted the Rule 11 colloquy and recommended that the district court accept the guilty plea. The available record does not establish whether the district judge adopted the recommendation.
In this Midland/Odessa Division child-exploitation prosecution, the defendant consented to a felony plea proceeding before Judge Griffin. He conducted the Rule 11 colloquy and recommended that the district judge accept the plea agreement and guilty plea. The available record does not establish whether the district judge adopted the recommendation.
“Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation and DISMISSES this case WITHOUT PREJUDICE for want of prosecution.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Judge Griffin's directly assigned docket consists largely of Midland/Odessa criminal-duty matters, including illegal-entry and reentry prosecutions, initial appearances, and search or seizure warrants. His dispositive civil work generally comes through referrals that remain under the district judge's case assignment. The civil matters reviewed include product liability, personal injury, wage-and-hour and employment, securities, oil-and-gas contract, and Medicare and administrative-law disputes.
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