Jerome T. Kearney

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas magistrate 24 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

Warren v. Hoilday (Rogers)
4:18-cv-00248-KGB-JTK · 2019-08-29
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“IT IS, THEREFORE, RECOMMENDED that: 1. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 29) be GRANTED. 2. Defendants Rogers and Does be DISMISSED without prejudice.”

Hovick v. Byers
4:22-cv-00297-KGB-JTK · 2022-12-27
Motion to withdraw complaint (plaintiff) Granted

“IT IS, THEREFORE, RECOMMENDED that: 1. Plaintiff's Motion to Withdraw Complaint (Doc. No. 61) be GRANTED. ... 4. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment on the Issue of Exhaustion (Doc. No. 45) be DENIED as moot.”

Pritchard v. Salthood (Acting Warden, BOP)
2:25-cv-00071-LPR · 2025-08-29
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“The Court has reviewed the Recommended Disposition (RD) submitted by United States Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney (Doc. 6) ... the Court hereby approves and adopts the RD in its entirety ... Accordingly, the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice.”

Petty v. Astrue
3:11-cv-00069-JTK · 2012-06-19
Social security appeal (Mendy Petty) Denied

“After considering the record, the arguments of the parties, and the applicable law, this Court affirms the Commissioner's decision.”

Blagg v. Saul
3:19-CV-00197-JTK · 2020-07-01
Social security appeal (Jeffrey Blagg) Denied

“For these reasons, Blagg's request for relief (Doc. 2) is DENIED, and the decision denying the application for benefits is AFFIRMED.”

Higgins v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
4:20-CV-01043-LPR-JTK · 2021-11-03
Social security appeal (Sherry Higgins) Denied

“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT the Commissioner's decision is AFFIRMED, and judgment is entered for the Defendant.”

Manning v. Social Security Administration
3:24-CV-00229-JM-JTK · 2025-02-13
Social security appeal (Amanda Manning) Granted

“it is CONSIDERED, ORDERED, and ADJUDGED that this case is reversed and remanded to the Commissioner for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991).”

Beasley v. Kijakazi
3:24-cv-00208-JTK · 2025-03-07
Social security appeal (Jason Beasley) Granted

“it is CONSIDERED, ORDERED, and ADJUDGED that this case is reversed and remanded to the Commissioner for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991).”

Murphy v. Berryhill
1:17-CV-00036-JTK · 2018-04-11
Social security appeal (Tonya Murphy) Granted

“it is CONSIDERED, ORDERED, and ADJUDGED that the final decision of Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is REVERSED, and this case is REMANDED for proceedings specified in the Court's order.”

Hutto v. Colvin
2:15-CV-00167-JTK · 2016-09-14
Social security appeal (Michelle Lin Hutto) Denied

“it is CONSIDERED, ORDERED and ADJUDGED that judgment be entered for the Defendant, affirming the decision of the Commissioner and dismissing Plaintiff's case with prejudice.”

Shelton v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration
4:25-cv-00296-KGB · 2025-10-14
Social security appeal (Ieashia Mashia Shelton) Denied

“The Court affirms the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and plaintiff Ieashia Mashia Shelton's complaint is dismissed with prejudice.”

Smith v. Payne
4:22-cv-00584-JTK · 2024-12-09
Habeas 2254 (Brad Hunter Smith) Denied

“For all the reasons stated, Smith's habeas petition fails and will be dismissed.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

In this small recency sample, terminated Social Security matters ran about three to four months, while search-warrant and initial-appearance matters often closed the day they were filed. The sample is not a representative distribution.

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