Brian Stacy Miller
How Judge Miller rules, drawn from 24 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Miller
Brian Stacy Miller is a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Judge Miller received a commission on April 17, 2008.
Judge Miller's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Miller's own (checked October 9, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
How Judge Miller decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Under Arkansas law, dismissed direct-negligence theories against an employer after it admitted vicarious liability for its driver's conduct, where the complaint did not plead an applicable policy-based or punitive-damages exception.
“When a principal admits it is responsible for the actions of its agent, the plaintiff may not proceed on other theories of recovery.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Terry Fleming's motion to dismiss [Doc. No. 52] is granted in part and denied in part.”
“The motions to dismiss of PerfectVision Manufacturing, Inc. [Doc. No. 53], and Bella Casa, LLC [Doc. No. 59] are granted.”
“all claims against PerfectVision Manufacturing, Inc. ... and Bella Casa, LLC are dismissed with prejudice.”
“Plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment on their TVPRA claims is denied without prejudice because it is premature. No discovery has been done, and the facts as pleaded in the complaint do not entitle plaintiffs to summary judgment.”
“Lerizza Nunag's motion for summary judgment [Doc. No. 50] is granted, Pitts's motion to dismiss Nunag's motion for summary judgment [Doc. No. 56] is denied...”
“Since all of the claims between the various parties have been resolved by way of settlement, it is, therefore, by the Court considered, ordered, and adjudged that the plaintiff's complaint ... as well as the Complaint in Intervention ... should be, and the same hereby are, dismissed with prejudice.”
“Tommy Marshall's motion for partial summary judgment [Doc. No. 10] is granted.”
“Morris's motion for summary judgment [Doc. No. 7] is denied”
“Arrington's motion for summary judgment [Doc. No. 19] is granted. Accordingly, Morris's claims are dismissed with prejudice.”
“Savage Enterprises's motion to dismiss [Doc. No. 38] is granted on Diane Nguyen's Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act claim and denied on Nguyen's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, product liability, and rescission claims”
“Christopher Wheeler's motion to dismiss [Doc. No. 41] is granted ... because service was deficient.”
“Nguyen's motion for jurisdictional discovery [Doc. No. 44] is denied”
“the defendants' motion to dismiss [Doc. No. 13] is granted with respect to Tarkington's failure to protect claim against defendant Kirk Sterling, but denied in all other respects.”
“plaintiff's motion to remand (Doc. No. 10) is granted.”
“Defendants' motion to stay all proceedings (Doc. No. 3) is denied.”
“Defendants' motion for summary judgment [Doc. No. 133] is denied on plaintiff's failure to promote sex discrimination, Fair Labor Standards Act, Arkansas Minimum Wage Act, and Arkansas Whistle-Blower Act claims. The motion is granted on all other claims and those claims are dismissed with prejudice.”
“plaintiff Jerome Bargo's motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction [Doc. No. 4] is denied.”
“Futurefuel's motion for reconsideration [Doc. No. 47] is granted.”
“upon reconsideration, Futurefuel's motion to compel [Doc. No. 24] should be granted.”
“Applied Technology Group Incorporated's (ATG) motion for a preliminary injunction [Doc. No. 3] is granted in part and denied in part.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
One fully documented case ran from September 20, 2022, to December 6, 2024. A single case does not provide a duration distribution.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 1 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 2 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, not for Judge Miller: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 726 | 10.4 months |
| Closed with no court action | 373 | 12.7 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 338 | 7.9 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 2 | not reported |
| Closed during trial | 13 | 30.9 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 726 | 10.4 months |
| Sep 2024 | 787 | 10.1 months |
| Sep 2023 | 995 | 12.4 months |
| Sep 2022 | 894 | 12.7 months |
| Sep 2021 | 845 | 11.2 months |
| Sep 2020 | 848 | 10.9 months |
| Sep 2019 | 878 | 10.5 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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