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General Rating Criteria

* 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)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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What others have said about Hon. Luis M. Matos

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: RI40
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
My civil case was assigned to Matos in 2019. In 2020 I noticed my change of address, which has disappeared. The forwarding order from USPS expired March 2021. Soon after it expired, Matos mailed me a briefing order, to the wrong address, on purpose. USPS returned it to his clerk with a yellow sticker reflecting my new address. That returned letter has disappeared. Today Matos defaulted me, because he arranged for me to have no notice or opportunity to be heard and he directed clerks to destroy US mail and evidence. Deviously clever.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: RI9
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Matos misses his old job as a federal prosecutor. In 2013, when he didn't know I was in a detention center, he scheduled a phony hearing for his courtroom. Thinking I'd be there, he then contacted various law agencies and had them hide in his chambers to jump me if I appeared. I only found out through the Freedom of Information Act. Afterwards, original paper court records disappeared from my court file. He is unethical and sneaky.