Paula Xinis
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Partial Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant CACI International, Inc. (ECF No. 3) BE, and the same hereby IS, GRANTED”
“Defendants' Motion, construed as one for summary judgment, is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiffs have failed to meet the heavy burden of demonstrating good grounds to grant reconsideration. The motion is therefore DENIED.”
“Defendant ADT's Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 9, is GRANTED, and Plaintiff BELINDA C. WATSON's Complaint, ECF No. 2, is DISMISSED”
“Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part.”
“Defendant's motion for partial summary judgment is also granted in part and denied in part.”
“the Court dismisses the claims against Defendants Warden Ronald Weber and the Commissioner of Correction, grants summary judgment in Officer Vincent Lark's favor, and denies Moore's motion for summary judgment.”
“denies Moore's motion for summary judgment.”
“Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration (ECF No. 44) is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Hawk's motion for summary judgment.”
“For the foregoing reasons, TJX's motion for summary judgment is granted.”
“For the following reasons, the motions are GRANTED.”
“Because Jefferson cannot cure the legal infirmities of the claims, the Complaint must be dismissed with prejudice.”
“Motion for Remand (ECF No. 7), filed by Plaintiff Gregory H. Sachs ... BE, and the same hereby IS, GRANTED”
“Because the claims raised in this Petition is moot, the Petition is dismissed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 261.5 days (N = 12).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 5.5 days (N = 4).
The reviewed 2020-2023 filings show a broad civil mix, including employment, copyright, construction and contract, employee-benefits, immigration mandamus, prisoner habeas, and subpoena-enforcement matters. Xinis sits in the Southern Division at Greenbelt. Her later docket includes prominent immigration and separation-of-powers litigation against the federal government, including Abrego Garcia v. Noem.
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