Barry A. Bryant
How Judge Bryant rules, drawn from 1 signed order. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Bryant no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Bryant
Barry A. Bryant served as a U.S. magistrate judge for the Western District of Arkansas beginning in February 2007. The court reported his retirement in an October 2025 order reassigning his pending cases to another magistrate judge.
How Judge Bryant decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Titus v. Rihanna, he recommended dismissal after the plaintiff failed to pay the filing fee or seek permission to proceed without prepayment despite notice.
“Based upon Plaintiff’s failure to comply with a court order, this Court recommends that Plaintiff’s case be DISMISSED.”
Cautions
In Titus, Bryant recommended dismissal after the plaintiff missed the deadline to pay the filing fee or request permission to proceed in forma pauperis.
“Based upon Plaintiff's failure to comply with a court order, this Court recommends that Plaintiff's case be DISMISSED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED IN ITS ENTIRETY. The Plaintiff's Motion (Doc. 22) is GRANTED, and the Court hereby orders that Plaintiff is entitled to compensation under the EAJA for 28.45 hours of legal work during 2020 and 2021 at an hourly rate of $203. The total award is therefore $5,775.35.”
Bryant's signed R&R, bearing '/s/ Barry A. Bryant, HON. BARRY A. BRYANT, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE,' recommended sua sponte dismissal of a pro se prisoner's complaint for failure to pay the filing fee or move to proceed in forma pauperis after notice. Grounding quote: 'Based upon Plaintiff's failure to comply with a court order, this Court recommends that Plaintiff's case be DISMISSED.'
Bryant's R&R, filed January 14, 2025, recommended sua sponte dismissal without prejudice for failure to comply with the court's order to file an amended complaint. Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey adopted it in full on clear-error review on May 6, 2025. Grounding quote: 'Judge Bryant recommends that Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF No. 1) be dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with the Court's Order to file an Amended Complaint. ... the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 7) in toto.'
Bryant's R&R, filed July 10, 2025, recommended sua sponte dismissal without prejudice for failure to comply with local rules and court orders and for failure to prosecute. Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey adopted it in full on August 5, 2025. Grounding quote: 'Judge Bryant recommends that this case be dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with the Court's Local Rules and orders and for failure to prosecute this case. ... the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 39) in toto.'
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Seven terminated consent Social Security appeals filed from 2022 through 2025 provide duration context. This non-random sample generally ran about five to twelve months from filing to termination through the transcript, briefing, and decision stages.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Bryant was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2025.
| 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 | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
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.
A historical record
Judge Bryant no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.