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Hon. R. Gary Klausner
District judge
C.D.Cal.
9th Circuit
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Hon. R. Gary Klausner
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Temp* Sch* Indu* Comp* Punct* Ev-Cv* Ev-Cr* Flex Bail Crim Settle Trial Sent Coop Average
Other
33005
1/24/24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
32876
11/10/19
3
2
2
1
8
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2.4
Civil Litigation - Govt.
25150
1/1/18
1
1
1
1
8
1
0
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
2.2
Other
23583
1/2/16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
21953
1/2/14
0
3
3
6
0
5
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
4.3
Civil Litigation - Private
21077
1/2/13
2
1
5
1
10
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.3
Civil Litigation - Private
13274
1/2/11
10
8
8
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
9.3
Civil Litigation - Private
12683
1/2/11
5
2
6
2
3
1
1
3
5
10
1
10
5
0
2.9
Civil Litigation - Private
12067
1/2/11
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Civil Litigation - Private
10158
1/2/10
7
3
2
2
0
6
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
Criminal Defense Lawyer
10182
1/2/10
8
8
10
9
10
10
10
7
10
8
9
9
10
8
9.3
Criminal Defense Lawyer
9798
1/2/10
5
2
2
3
8
0
1
0
0
10
0
10
10
5
3.5
Civil Litigation - Private
6885
1/1/08
10
9
10
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9.8
Civil Litigation - Private
6540
1/2/08
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
9.9
Criminal Defense Lawyer
6542
1/2/08
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
9.7
Civil Litigation - Private
6575
1/2/08
10
9
9
10
10
10
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
9.7
Civil Litigation - Private
6425
1/3/08
10
9
10
5
10
9
9
2
9
9
7
7
5
9
8.9
Criminal Defense Lawyer
6267
1/1/08
3
3
2
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.2
Civil Litigation - Govt.
5942
1/2/08
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9.7
Civil Litigation - Private
5954
1/2/08
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.1
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How familiar are you with the work of this judge? (1=Not at all familiar,10=Extremely familiar)
Participates in Oral Argument (1=Rarely,10=Always)
Quality of Questions During Oral Argument (1=Poor,10=Extremely insightful)
Attitude during oral argument (1=Consistently inappropriate,10=Consistently respectful)
Scholarship as reflected in Opinions (1=Poor,10=Outstanding)
General Inclination in Criminal Appeals (1=Strongly ProGovernment,10=Strongly ProDefense)
General Inclination in Civil Rights Appeals (1=Strongly Pro-Defendant,10=Strongly ProPlaintiff)
General Inclination in Labor Law Appeals (1=Strongly ProEmployee,10=Strongly ProEmployer)
General Inclination in Immigration Appeals (1=Strongly ProImmigrant,10=Strongly ProGov.)
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Other
33005
1/24/24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
32876
11/10/19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Govt.
25150
1/1/18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other
23583
1/2/16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
21953
1/2/14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
21077
1/2/13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
13274
1/2/11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
12683
1/2/11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
12067
1/2/11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
10158
1/2/10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
10182
1/2/10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
9798
1/2/10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
6885
1/1/08
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
6540
1/2/08
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
6542
1/2/08
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
6575
1/2/08
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
6425
1/3/08
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Criminal Defense Lawyer
6267
1/1/08
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Govt.
5942
1/2/08
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Civil Litigation - Private
5954
1/2/08
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Non-lawyer Rating
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evaluator
ID
date
Rating
Other
32875
11/10/19
1
Litigant
12682
1/3/11
1
Other
10026
1/2/10
1
Other
9307
1/1/09
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Temp*
Sch*
Indu*
Comp*
Punct*
Ev-Cv*
Ev-Cr*
Flex
Bail
Crim
Settle
Trial
Sent
Coop
Temperament (1=Awful 10=Excellent)
Scholarship (1=Awful 10=Excellent)
Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious 10=Highly industrious)
Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful 10=Excellent)
Punctuality (1=Chronically Late 10=Always on Time)
Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias 10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias 10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Flexibility in Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible 10=Very Flexible)
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pre-Trial (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Civil Settlement Discussions (1=Least Involved 10=Most Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
Typical Discount Off Guidelines for Cooperators (1=10% 10=100%)
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Comments:
What others have said about
Hon. R. Gary Klausner
Other
comment #:
33005
rating:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-23/appeals-court-finds-fbi-did-violate-rights-of-some-beverly-hills-safe-deposit-box-holders
LOL... STUPID SON OF A BITCH.
It's was too obvious the fbi over reached.... Step Down nigger head.... you don't understand where the fuck your at!!!! Pathetic.
1/24/24, 5:32 PM
Other
comment #:
32875
rating:
0
Judge Klausner must resign. He is biased and unfair. He makes decision based on his personal feelings not facts or the truth. He takes pride that a he is stubborn and makes up his mind before trial. He is definitely an idiot and should resign.
11/10/19, 6:07 PM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
32876
rating:
2.4
11/10/19, 6:10 PM
Civil Litigation - Govt.
comment #:
25150
rating:
2.2
Judge Gary Klausner should resign. He does not listen to both sides, but takes the side of the corporation most of the time. This is the problem with many of the U.S. District Court judges appointed by Republicans - they will side with the corporations most of the time. America is no longer a country I love - it's run completely and solely by the corporations with their stool pidgeons in high office and behind the robe.
1/1/18, 7:56 PM
Other
comment #:
23583
rating:
0
The entertainment industry is making the court to be a 3 dog night joke with the Led Zeppelin plagiarism accusation. The song in question is not much more than an 'Old Fashioned Love Song'. There was a case quite some time ago with Jefferson Starship people NOT wanting new personnel to keep the name 'Jefferson Starship'. Well Randy California is probably NOT his real name either! There was a claim that a band's last/fatal mistake would be to appear in San Francisco. The song in question is supposedly by someone calling themselves 'Spirit' . . . but NOW they want material compensation. The songs in question were never contested by creators during their mutual 'living' existence on Earth. The songs in question are reworked from descending to climbing scales with loads and loads of working around them . . . with the original making cameo appearances. It is surely NOT plagiarism. It's 'an old fashioned love song' like with Monteverdi, Bach, Offenbach, Handel, etc.. Definitely NOT stolen. And definitely music kissing with music . . . an old fashioned love song. The entertainment industry toys with the Constitution by getting free press. A group from Australia (Three Dog Night) did a song just exactly about this. You see, there is a lot of bitch-I-ness in life. And musicians are NOT immune to sniping at one another. Three Dog Night might have taken some shots . . . but the principals in the 'question' (Page & 'California') were acquaintances a few times. And the 'question' NEVER arose. That's because this is an intellectual property and the work is an old fashioned love song. You should dismiss and tell the boys that they've all gotten older now and interest has faded in how these 'old fashioned love songs' should be played out.
1/2/16, 2:18 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
21953
rating:
4.3
Pro government and pro institution, not so much pro no-name litigants. If you're up against a large corporation or the government, you will have a tough mountain to climb. He requires you to set hearings rather than submit on motion papers, requires blue backing when most of the courts in CA have dispensed with it; requires chambers copies the very next day despite e-filing; and cancels hearings at the last minute when he knows you've got a distance to go -- then takes papers on submission anyway. On the other hand, is very strict on plaintiffs when it comes to personal jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction. If an institutional party or a governmental party gets caught lying or misleading in the case, that's the death knell with him. He can be scholarly but generally expect to dot your I's and cross your T's with him. He is courteous and appears even-handed. Seems he is happy where he is. There is no hint of any liberal or judicial activism in his rulings generally but there is sometimes an agenda flowing in an undercurrent. He is more conservative than most judges in CA so you know where most of his rulings are headed.
1/2/14, 5:21 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
21077
rating:
3.3
Does not certify class actions. Refuses all requests for extensions of time, even when stipulated by both sides. Sets trial dates out 12 months from complaint filing date, even when the parties stipulate to a longer case schedule.
1/2/13, 8:25 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
13274
rating:
9.3
Great judge who makes the legal system as efficient as can be. He is fair on evidence and treats each party equally. He is also not hesitent on granting motions for summary judgment, which is helpful when your client is spending lots of money to defend a meritless case.
1/2/11, 12:21 AM
Litigant
comment #:
12682
rating:
0
Will railroad civil-rights plaintiffs (e.g. claims against government or major corporations). If you appeal what is an obvious railroading, your case will probably be intercepted in the 9th Circuit by judges friendly with Klausner and the appellate decision will be a terse rubber-stamp of Klausner's handiwork below.
1/3/11, 4:49 AM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
12683
rating:
2.9
Despite clear controlling law and controlling statue on Actual Innocence and U.S. Attorney Malicious Prosecution, Judge Klausner is so pro-government that he put an Innocent man in prison for years. Even after the U.S. Attorney admitted under FRCP, Rule 36 that the man was inocent and they were conflicted, he refused to set him free. Judge Klausner did not even give the man a Evidentiary Heraing in a Habeas Corpus (28 USC 2255) action. Judge Klausner clearly breached his oath of office and violated his Constitutional Duties showing bias to the Government.
1/2/11, 5:15 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
12067
rating:
1
Although he tends to be polite, don't be fooled -- he's a terrible judge. 'ultra-conservative and intellectually dishonest' -- absolutely!! Klausner decides matters based on who he thinks should prevail, regardless of the law, and will issue findings unsupported by the record.
1/2/11, 12:48 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
10158
rating:
4
This judge ruled for me on summary judgment, and I was obviously happy for that. But he does not appear to be an intellectual 'heavy weight' and he is the most inflexible judge I have ever seen when it comes to scheduling. Overall, I was not impressed.
1/2/10, 5:29 AM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
10182
rating:
9.3
brilliant judge. agree very inflexible but is fair throughout
1/2/10, 10:52 AM
Other
comment #:
10026
rating:
0
Judge Klausner is very unfair; fails to listen to the defense. Disregards any requests by the parties, does not respect binding agreements. Overall, he is extremely right-wing. Almost always, rules maximum sentence!
1/2/10, 9:05 AM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
9798
rating:
3.5
This judge is biased and unfair; rarely listens to what the defense has to say; almost entirely leans toward the government, and even in cases where a below-the-guidelines sentencing recommendation is stipulated to in the plea agreement, this judge is VERY reluctant to respect the parties' agreement. If possible at all, make your plea agreements binding on the court, if you are in front of this guy. He is lazy, inflexible, doesn't follow the precedent, and is not interested in understanding complex issues. If you are trying a criminal case in front of him, be very confident in the outcome of the case, because this judge will slam your client up to the maximum at sentencing for exercising his constitutional rights.
1/2/10, 7:55 AM
Other
comment #:
9307
rating:
0
I have not been in front of Judge Klausner since the mid 70's but he was always fair and willing to listen to 'your side of the story'. I have always respected him and appreciate the guidance he gave a wild young man just getting out into the world.
1/1/09, 10:43 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
6885
rating:
9.8
Excellent judge, all around. Consistent, fair, thoughtful. Does not like to grant continuances unless you have a very compelling need.
1/1/08, 8:18 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
6540
rating:
9.9
One of the most even-handed, thoughtful judges in the Central District. He may be tough, but he is fair and consistent.
1/2/08, 10:01 PM
Criminal Defense Lawyer
comment #:
6542
rating:
9.7
I agree with the last post. I have had only positive experiences with Judge Klausner, even though he has not always ruled in my favor. He is very intelligent and seems truly committed to preserving the integrity of the court (even if this means not necessarily winning friends along the way). There is no question he is well respected by his peers. As to the comment below decrying his ability to handle complex litigation -- Judge Klausner was recently assigned one of the most complex patent cases ever litigated (Katz). The 9th Circuit panel responsible for assigning this lawsuit to Klausner obviously recognized his superior case management abilities.
1/2/08, 4:55 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
6575
rating:
9.7
He's very big on case management, and takes pride in efficiently getting cases through the docket. Unlike most judges, he issues his orders in a timely fashion. He is also very fair in my experience.
1/2/08, 9:11 PM
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