Terry F. Moorer
How Judge Moorer decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In reviewing objections to a magistrate judge's recommendation on a motion to dismiss, the judge distinguished cases cited by the objecting party on the ground that they were decided at a later procedural stage (summary judgment or trial), where the scope of review is broader than at the pleading stage.
“The Court's review is narrowly confined to the amended complaint while a summary judgment presents a far broader review.”
Procedural preferences
The judge routinely adopts a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation as the opinion of the court where no timely objection is filed, without independently re-writing the analysis.
“No objections were filed. Therefore, after due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the issues raised, and there having been no objections filed, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Thus, applying the appropriate standard of review, Defendants’ objections are OVERRULED. ... [T]he recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. 26) is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. Accordingly, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (Doc. 12) is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is GRANTED.”
“Consequently, by operation of Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), this action has been dismissed in accordance with the joint notice. Therefore, this case is dismissed with prejudice with each party to bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs.”
“Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Defendant Alabama Power’s motion to dismiss (Doc. 10) is GRANTED. Plaintiff Albert F. Lankster’s amended complaint is DISMISSSED without prejudice.”
“(2) The Motion for Summary Judgment (Docs. 35, 36, as converted by Doc. 57) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. a. The motion is granted in favor of Defendant Thompkins and Defendant Winner in its entirety. ... b. The motion is granted in favor of Defendant Brown as to the denial/delay of medical care claim. c. The motion is granted in favor of Defendants as to the denial of post-traumatic medical care. d. The motion is denied as to Defendants Dunn, Stewart, Bolar, and Brown as to the failure to protect claims.”
“Having considered the motion, the response, the reply, and relevant law, the Court finds Defendant Wright National Flood Insurance Company's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 40) is due to be GRANTED.”
“Having considered the motions, the responses, the replies, the evidentiary submissions in support of the motions, and relevant law, the Court finds Defendant M&T Bank's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 59) is due to be GRANTED”
“Defendants Lakeview Loan Servicing and Central Loan Administration & Reporting's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 60) is due to be GRANTED in part and DENIED in part for the reasons articulated below.”
“the report and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. Accordingly, the motions for default judgment against Deborah Stevens filed by Defendants Jason Daniel Stevens and Brandon Blake [are GRANTED]”
“(3) Defendant 3 Circle Church's Motion for Summary Judgment (Docs. 53, 61) is GRANTED”
“(4) supplemental jurisdiction is declined and Defendant Blake Stanley's Motion for Summary Judgment (Docs. 37, 38) is REMANDED to state court for resolution.”
“Defendant's motion to dismiss (Doc. 9) is GRANTED and this case is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction while the remaining alternative arguments of the motion to dismiss are rendered moot.”
“the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 20) is ADOPTED as modified; and (3) Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 8) is DENIED without prejudice with leave to refile as appropriate.”
“the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 3) is GRANTED and the VA is terminated as a party to this action.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Sampled early caseload spans consumer-credit, patent, employment-discrimination, insurance, habeas, and prisoner civil-rights cases. One sampled case produced an independently-authored (non-adopted) summary-judgment ruling.
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