Pamela Ann Barker
How Judge Barker decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
On a design-defect theory she requires plausible causation tied to THIS plaintiff: failure to allege the specific thief was targeting the unprotected vehicle (or could not have stolen a protected one) defeats but-for causation.
“dismissal is warranted for the additional reason that Plaintiff failed to plausibly allege that the design of the Kia Sportage involved in the August 2022 collision was a 'but for' or 'cause-in-fact' of her injuries.”
On removal she keeps mandatory-jurisdiction (damages) claims and applies the Grand Trunk discretionary factors to declaratory claims rather than remanding the whole case.
“Because this Court must retain jurisdiction over at least part of E.P.'s Complaint, this factor weighs in favor of retaining jurisdiction over E.P.'s Declaratory Judgment claim as well.”
Procedural preferences
Reconsideration is reserved for clear error of law, new evidence, intervening law, or manifest injustice -- not relitigation; she declined to revisit a Rule 9(b)/OCSPA dismissal absent any of these.
“the Detricks have not shown a clear error of law, presented new evidence, identified an intervening change in controlling law, or established that reconsideration prevents a manifest injustice.”
Cautions
Will impose a pre-filing (vexatious-litigant) injunction and certify an appeal as not in good faith against a repeat pro se filer relitigating the same dispute.
“Plaintiff is enjoined from filing any new actions without first seeking and obtaining leave to proceed as set forth in this Memorandum of Opinion and Order.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 13) is GRANTED.”
“Defendant's Motion for Judicial Notice (Doc. No. 14) is GRANTED to the limited extent set forth herein.”
“Accordingly, for the reasons set forth above, Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 19) is GRANTED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 14) is granted and this case is dismissed with prejudice.”
“Accordingly, and for all the reasons set forth above, Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Doc. No. 8) is DENIED.”
“For the reasons set forth above, Plaintiffs' Motion (Doc. No. 63) is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, this Court grants Defendant's Motion.”
“Defendants' Motion is GRANTED, and Plaintiff's Complaint is dismissed, without prejudice.”
“For all the reasons set forth above, Defendant's Motion to Stay Proceedings pending Appeal (Doc. No. 29) is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, and for all of the reasons set forth above, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and for Right to a Jury Trial (Doc. No. 105) is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED as follows. Counts Two through Five are dismissed. The Court declines to exercise jurisdiction over Counts One, Six, Seven, and Eight, and accordingly, those counts are dismissed without prejudice.”
“Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction is DENIED AS MOOT.”
“Therefore, the Court hereby VACATES the Entry of Default against Defendant Kirkwood (Doc. No. 12) and DENIES the Motion for Default Judgment against Defendant Kirkwood (Doc. No. 13.)”
“Plaintiff International Watchman, Inc.'s Renewed Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. No. 20) is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The oldest-first sample covers twelve terminated cases filed from 2014 through 2017 and closed from 2019 through 2021. It includes habeas, securities, civil-rights, ERISA, False Claims Act, contract, and criminal matters. Several cases predate Barker's 2019 commission and reached her by reassignment, so the mix reflects inherited as well as newly filed work.
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