Erin L. Wiedemann
How Judge Wiedemann rules, drawn from 1 signed order. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Wiedemann no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Wiedemann
Erin L. Wiedemann served as a U.S. magistrate judge for the Western District of Arkansas from 2009 until her retirement in 2021. She previously worked as a staff attorney for a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and clerked for judges in the Western District of Arkansas. She earned degrees from the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.
How Judge Wiedemann decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Crowder v. Saul, she found that the claimant's arguments lacked merit and that substantial evidence supported the ALJ's residual functional capacity finding.
“Upon careful review of the record as a whole, the Court finds that Plaintiff's arguments are without merit and that substantial evidence supports the ALJ's RFC determination.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Based on the foregoing, the Court recommends affirming the ALJ's decision, and dismissing Plaintiff's case with prejudice.”
“the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 251) is ADOPTED IN ITS ENTIRETY, and Defendant's Motion for Reduction of Sentence and Supplement (Docs. 248 & 250) are DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The historical record reviewed here includes consent Social Security cases, settlement dismissals, criminal detention and release matters, and recommendations in referred cases. It is a non-exhaustive selection from Wiedemann's tenure.
A historical record
Judge Wiedemann 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.