Judge

Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales

Federal civil cases assigned to Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales.

Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales has 276 federal civil cases in this index, filed between 2009 and 2026, most often Civil Rights and Contract matters. The most common causes of action are Civil Rights, Breach of Contract, and Fair Labor Standards Act.

Appointment & Background

Appointed by: President Barack Obama
Confirmed: 06/17/2013
Status: Active
Confirmation vote: 89–0
Born: 1964 · Espanola, NM

Judicial record from the Federal Judicial Center biographical directory, via CourtListener.

276

Lawsuits

Open

264

Terminated

2009–2026

Span

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

2009peak 57 open2026

Case Types Over Time

20092026

Civil RightsContractLaborFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsProduct Liability

Filings by Year

20092026

Case Types

Civil Rights106

Contract52

Labor38

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions28

Product Liability12

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes11

Where Filed

District Court, D. New Mexico276

276 Cases — Newest First

B.R v. Children Youth and Family Department

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:26-cv-00138Filed 01/23/2026
City of Albuquerque v. Duffy

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:25-cv-01072Filed 10/28/2025
Lujan v. Elder

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:25-cv-00840Filed 08/27/2025
Board of Education for The Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools v. Lucas

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:25-cv-00762Filed 08/08/2025
Mathis v. CoreCivic of Tennessee

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:25-cv-00256Filed 03/11/2025
Rodriguez v. Freeport-McMoRan, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:24-cv-01160Filed 11/14/2024
Martinez v. Meta Platforms, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:24-cv-01129Filed 11/05/2024
Mesilla Valley Extracts, LLC v. United States Department of Homeland Security

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:24-cv-01072Filed 10/22/2024
Kenny v. iFinance LLC

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:24-cv-01062Filed 10/21/2024
Uns Energy Corporation v. Shiver Southwest LLC

Personal Property / Fraud Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:24-cv-00556Filed 06/03/2024
Tello v. Lea County Board of Commissioners

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:24-cv-00390Filed 04/25/2024
Tafoya v. Windhorst

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:24-cv-00318Filed 04/02/2024
Upper Valley Behavioral Health v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, Inc

Contract Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:24-cv-00106Filed 02/02/2024
Pacifica Rosemont LLC v. Buffer

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:24-cv-00093Filed 01/29/2024
Rostro v. Eddy County Board of County Commissioners

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:24-cv-00055Filed 01/16/2024
O v. Board of Education of Albuquerque Public Schools

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:23-cv-01021Filed 11/17/2023
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Public Service Company of New Mexico

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:23-cv-00848Filed 09/27/2023
Blinman v. Grisham

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:23-cv-00431Filed 05/18/2023
Berry v. Trujillo

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:23-cv-00312Filed 04/11/2023
Huffman v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:23-cv-00178Filed 03/02/2023
Those Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. U-Drive Acceptance Corporation, Inc

Contract Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:23-cv-00037Filed 01/13/2023
Harrington III v. Luxury Home Broker Abq, LLC

Copyright Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:22-cv-00689Filed 09/19/2022
Burnside v. Monarch Real Estate Corp

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:22-cv-00587Filed 08/05/2022
Harrington v. Blue Sky Capital, LLC

Copyright Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:22-cv-00534Filed 07/20/2022
Hunter's Precision Construction & Roofing v. United Methodist Insurance Company, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:22-cv-00483Filed 06/30/2022
Harrington v. Hermosillo & Nunez of New Mexico

Copyright Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:22-cv-00451Filed 06/15/2022
Heisinger v. Village of Tularosa

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:22-cv-00366Filed 05/12/2022
Griffin v. White

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:22-cv-00362Filed 05/10/2022
Tellez v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:22-cv-00341Filed 05/04/2022
Daigle v. Mathew

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:22-cv-00147Filed 02/25/2022
Uns Energy Corporation v. Shiver Construction Company

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:22-cv-00087Filed 02/09/2022
Adler Medical, LLC v. Harrington

Copyright Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:22-cv-00072Filed 02/01/2022
Harrington v. 360 Abq, LLC

Copyright Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:22-cv-00063Filed 01/28/2022
Coombs v. Fenn

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:22-cv-00041Filed 01/19/2022
Quintana v. Valentine & Kebartas, LLC

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:21-cv-01201Filed 12/20/2021
Muniz Ruiz v. Nelson Construction LLC

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:21-cv-01150Filed 12/02/2021
Encinias v. Central New Mexico Correctional Facility

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:21-cv-01145Filed 12/01/2021
King v. Herzog Railroad Services, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:21-cv-00870Filed 09/03/2021
Silvas v. Specialist Staffing Solutions, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:21-cv-00627Filed 07/08/2021
New Mexico State Investment Council v. Bank of America Corporation

Antitrust Open District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:21-cv-00606Filed 06/30/2021
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Albuquerque-AMG Specialty Hospital, LLC

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:21-cv-00363Filed 04/21/2021
New Mexico Environment Department v. U.S. Department of Energy

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:21-cv-00278Filed 03/26/2021
The State of New Mexico v. Sterigenics U.S., LLC

Real Property Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:20-cv-01355Filed 12/28/2020
Hall v. HealthCompare Insurance Services, Inc

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:20-cv-01209Filed 11/18/2020
Wells v. Midwest Recovery Services, LLC

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:20-cv-01203Filed 11/17/2020
Hall v. Ensurem II, LLC

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:20-cv-01196Filed 11/17/2020
Lopez v. Life Care Centers of America, Inc

Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:20-cv-01083Filed 10/19/2020
Davis v. Steward Energy II, LLC

Labor Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:20-cv-00966Filed 09/21/2020
Pedraza v. Smelser

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 2:20-cv-00808Filed 08/12/2020
Vigil v. Aquino

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New MexicoNo. 1:20-cv-00740Filed 07/23/2020

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