Marilyn Bernie "Tena" Gresky Campbell
How Judge Campbell rules, drawn from 33 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Campbell
Tena Campbell is a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Appointed by President William J. Clinton, Judge Campbell received a commission on June 30, 1995. Judge Campbell assumed senior status on January 1, 2011.
Judge Campbell's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Campbell, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Filing
Email editable Word proposed orders directly to Judge Campbell’s chambers.
“Proposed orders e-mailed to chambers must be editable and in Microsoft Word format.”
Filing
Provide a paper courtesy copy of dispositive motions and related materials when filing.
“At the time of filing, parties are required to provide one courtesy hard copy of dispositive motions and related exhibits and memoranda.”
Discovery
In Judge Campbell’s patent cases, confidentiality alone does not justify withholding discovery without a court order.
“Discovery cannot be withheld on the basis of confidentiality absent Court order.”
Trial
Under Judge Campbell’s trial order, serve proposed jury instructions 10 business days before trial.
“The parties must serve their proposed jury instructions on each other at least ten business days before trial.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
How Judge Campbell decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
When the parties jointly sought sentencing relief under Section 2255 after concerns arose about evidence handling, Campbell granted the stipulated motion.
“The court GRANTS the Stipulated Motion to Correct Sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (ECF No. 1.)”
At the pleading stage of a mental-health parity claim, Campbell found a plausibly alleged disparity where the complaint identified a treatment limitation, medical or surgical analog, and differing application of the limitation.
“the court finds that the Plaintiffs have adequately pled the elements of a Parity Act claim.”
Procedural preferences
In Residential Warranty Services, Inc. v. Goyo Media, LLC, she granted the post-trial fee and expense motion in part, reducing the requested attorney fees to reflect the plaintiff’s partial success while awarding its expert expenses.
“The Plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees and other expenses (ECF No. 102) is GRANTED IN PART.”
In one expert-testimony dispute, Campbell treated objections to differences among illustrative truck videos as matters for cross examination.
“The Defendants’ concerns that the trucks were different makes and models and had different loads could be addressed during cross examination.”
Cautions
In Powertech’s discovery dispute, she denied the requested default sanction after finding lesser remedies effective, then awarded reasonable fees and extended discovery.
“Moreover, the court finds that lesser sanctions would be effective in these circumstances.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“WSU's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 114) is GRANTED; ... Because no reasonable jury could find that Ms. Knapp and Dr. Abel were appropriate persons under Title IX, Ms. Thomas is unable to prove an essential element of her claim.”
“Ms. Thomas's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 145) is DENIED;”
“Ms. Pomeroy's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 127) is DENIED.”
“The Utah Bar's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 128) is GRANTED. ... The Utah Bar has not violated Ms. Pomeroy's free speech and association rights by engaging in activities with which she disagrees, and its refund procedures do not violate its members' free speech rights.”
“MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS' PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS ... The Plaintiffs' second claim for vicarious liability is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE ... fourth claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE ... The court denies the Defendants' motion to dismiss the Plaintiffs' ninth claim ... [and] the eleventh claim for municipal liability.”
“As a result, Rug Doctor's motion for summary judgment is DENIED.”
“The court also DENIES CleanCut's motion for summary judgment, as the motion relies entirely on the declaration of Curt Waisath, the inventor of CleanCut's patent.”
“Utah County's Amended Second Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 190) is accordingly DENIED. Utah County's Second Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 184) is additionally DENIED as moot.”
“The Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 322) is DENIED.”
“The Plaintiffs' Motion to Lift Stay (ECF No. 317) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. (Doc. No. 217.) Claim nine based on RLUIPA is DISMISSED with prejudice, under Rule 12(b)(6), for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted.”
“IT IS ORDERED that State Farm's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 4) is GRANTED. Ms. Orton's complaint is DISMISSED, with leave to amend.”
“Milestone has not plausibly alleged a breach of contract or a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that inContact's motion to dismiss is GRANTED.”
“It is ORDERED that Defendants' motion to dismiss (ECF No. 5) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Mr. Plumb's 14th Amendment due process claim against Defendants Ross Whitaker in his personal capacity and John Does 1-10 survives dismissal ... Defendant University of Utah is dismissed entirely from this case.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion to Remand to Utah State District Court (ECF No. 7).”
“Accordingly, Defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 303 days (N = 9).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 173 days (N = 3).
- Judge Campbell took senior status in 2011 and continues to carry a merits docket.
- The sampled 2019-2022 matters include trademark, copyright, anti-spam, civil-rights, False Claims Act, Social Security, commercial, contract, and criminal cases.
- The signed orders also address Title IX, compulsory bar dues under the First Amendment, and school-district liability.
- This describes case mix rather than the frequency of any outcome.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the District of Utah, not for Judge Campbell: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 1,120 | 8.5 months |
| Closed with no court action | 343 | 7 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 764 | 9 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 3 | not reported |
| Closed during trial | 10 | 59 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,120 | 8.5 months |
| Sep 2024 | 1,141 | 9.3 months |
| Sep 2023 | 1,035 | 10.6 months |
| Sep 2022 | 1,092 | 12.3 months |
| Sep 2021 | 1,128 | 12.7 months |
| Sep 2020 | 951 | 10.4 months |
| Sep 2019 | 1,085 | 9.7 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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