Rozella A. Oliver
How Judge Oliver decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In a benefits appeal she will reverse where the ALJ rejects the claimant's subjective symptom testimony without 'specific, clear and convincing reasons,' and she holds that the lack of supporting objective medical evidence cannot be the sole basis for discounting pain testimony -- the ALJ must identify the specific testimony rejected and the evidence that undermines it.
“the lack of supporting objective medical evidence cannot form the sole basis for discounting pain testimony.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and the action is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this Order.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Judgment shall be entered REVERSING the decision of the Commissioner denying benefits, and REMANDING the matter for further proceedings consistent with this Order.”
“IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is reversed, and the matter is remanded to the Commissioner for further proceedings.”
“the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is AFFIRMED.”
“IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED.”
“It is ordered that (1) the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is accepted and adopted; and (2) Judgment shall be entered denying the Petition with prejudice.”
“The Court accepts and adopts the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Magistrate Judge. IT IS ORDERED that the Petition is denied, and Judgment shall be entered dismissing this action with prejudice.”
“action is remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for further administrative”
“Social Security is REVERSED, and the matter is REMANDED for further”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 491 days (N = 3).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 184 days (N = 3).
Her consent docket is built on Social Security disability appeals (Title II DIWC/863 and Title XVI SSID/864) on which she is the deciding judge under 636(c); cases reach her after a district judge refers the matter and the parties consent, and she resolves the appeal on a Joint Stipulation taken under submission without oral argument. Her recent docket also carries a heavy duty-magistrate load of alien-detainee habeas petitions (28 U.S.C. 2241; Desert View, Golden State Annex, and Adelanto detention facilities), most filed and resolved or transferred within days or weeks, plus occasional consent civil and patent matters (e.g., a 2026 patent infringement case). She also serves as a referral magistrate on district judges' dockets.
Put Judge Oliver's record to work
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