Anna M. Manasco

How Judge Manasco rules, drawn from 16 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Appointed by
Donald Trump (Republican)
Commissioned
2020-05-27
Education
Emory University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); University of Oxford (M.Sc., 2003; D.Phil.); Yale Law School (J.D.)
Signed orders read
16

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Jones v. Schmid
4:23-cv-00227-AMM-HNJ · 2026-03-05
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“the defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED as to Mr. Jones's claims against Carlos Wood; GRANTED as to Mr. Jones's Eighth Amendment claim against Jason Schmid for excessive force; and DENIED as to Mr. Jones's Eighth Amendment claim against Jason Schmid for deliberate indifference to Mr. Jones's serious medical needs.”

Ware v. Samaniego
2:22-cv-00993-AMM-JHE · 2026-04-20
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the defendants' motion for summary judgment is due to be GRANTED, and the claims are due to be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

Calloway v. Dunn
5:20-cv-00807-AMM-SGC · 2021-08-03
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the court GRANTS the defendants' motion for summary judgment, DENIES the plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, and DISMISSES this action WITH PREJUDICE.”

Motion other (plaintiff) Denied

“DENIES the plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction”

Adams v. Murray
4:23-cv-01471-AMM-NAD · 2025-02-18
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the defendants' construed motion to dismiss, Doc. 29; Doc. 30, be GRANTED, and this action be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

McCollum v. AT&T Services, Inc.
2:22-cv-1513-AMM · 2024-08-02
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the court GRANTS the motion for summary judgment filed by the AT&T Defendants and DENIES the motion for summary judgment filed by Mr. McCollum.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied
Smith v. City of Birmingham
2:22-cv-1349-AMM · 2025-07-07
Motions to strike (defendant) Denied

“the partial motion to strike, Doc. 33, is DENIED, and the motion for summary judgment, Doc. 27, is GRANTED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the City's motion for summary judgment, Doc. 27, is GRANTED.”

Cooley v. KDVH Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Benton Nissan of Hoover
2:21-cv-802-AMM · 2022-03-30
Motion to compel arbitration (defendant) Granted

“Benton's motion to dismiss and compel arbitration, Doc. 9, is GRANTED.”

Smithen v. Boyd Bros. Transportation, Inc.
2:23-cv-127-AMM · 2024-02-09
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Boyd does not direct this court to any controlling caselaw compelling dismissal of any of Mr. Devino Smithen's claims, nor does it establish that Mr. Smithen failed to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Therefore, the motion is DENIED.”

Chandler v. Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
7:23-cv-1174-AMM · 2026-01-08
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the court GRANTS Tuscaloosa County's motion for summary judgment as to Count VII.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Accordingly, the court DENIES Tuscaloosa County's motion for summary judgment as to Count VIII.”

Goodwin v. Strickland Paper Company, Inc.
2:22-cv-01486-AMM · 2025-03-10
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Mr. Goodwin's lawsuit is untimely. Accordingly, Strickland's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED and the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close the case.”

Blancher v. City of Birmingham
2:19-cv-997-AMM · 2021-05-28
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the City established ‘that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and [that] the [City] is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.’ ... Accordingly, the City's motion for summary judgment is due to be granted.”

Harris v. Cadence Bank
2:22-cv-1051-AMM · 2024-03-08
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“The court GRANTS summary judgment in favor of Cadence Bank and against Mr. Harris, on both Mr. Harris's claims and Cadence Bank's counterclaims.”

Motions to stay (plaintiff) Denied

“Mr. Harris's Motion to Stay is DENIED.”

Motion for sanctions (defendant) Moot / procedural

“Cadence Bank's Motion for Sanctions is DENIED as moot.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 353 days (N = 11).

The reviewed cases illustrate Judge Manasco's case mix but do not represent her full docket. Broader case-ending data are unavailable for the later part of the period.

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