Jimm Larry Hendren
How Judge Hendren rules, drawn from 3 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Hendren no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Hendren
Jimm Larry Hendren served on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas after receiving his commission on March 18, 1992. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2012, and took inactive status on January 1, 2015.
How Judge Hendren decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Stone v. Allen, he adopted a recommendation granting summary judgment for the sheriff while denying it for the deputy, leaving the claims against the deputy to proceed.
“defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby granted in part and denied in part. The motion is granted with respect to Sheriff Mike Allen and all claims against him are dismissed. The motion is denied with respect to plaintiff's claims against Charles Wall.”
Cautions
He granted defense summary judgment and dismissed with prejudice when the adopted recommendation established that the complaint failed on the merits.
“defendants' motion for summary judgment is granted and plaintiff's complaint is dismissed with prejudice.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“for the reasons stated in the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (document #22) is hereby granted and this case is dismissed.”
“defendants' motion for summary judgment is granted and plaintiff's complaint is dismissed with prejudice.”
“defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby granted in part and denied in part. The motion is granted with respect to Sheriff Mike Allen and all claims against him are dismissed. The motion is denied with respect to plaintiff's claims against Charles Wall.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Six terminated merits cases from Judge Hendren's final active years, 2011 and 2012, provide limited case-duration evidence. The available records do not preserve enough filing detail to calculate the time from dispositive-motion filing to ruling.
A historical record
Judge Hendren 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.