Gary S. Austin
Judge Austin no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Austin decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
On the parties' stipulation, remands a Social Security appeal to the Commissioner for further proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. 405(g) and directs judgment for the plaintiff.
“As stipulated, Doc. 19, this case is remanded to the Commissioner for further proceedings pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 405(g) sentence four. ... Judgment is directed for Plaintiff.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“As stipulated, Doc. 19, this case is remanded to the Commissioner for further proceedings pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 405(g) sentence four. ... Judgment is directed for Plaintiff.”
During statutory screening of a pro se prisoner's amended complaint, Austin allowed Eighth Amendment excessive-force claims against two defendants to proceed but found the remaining medical-care, equal-protection, failure-to-protect, disability, state-law, and declaratory-relief theories deficient. He granted leave to amend and required individualized allegations explaining what each defendant did.
After the plaintiff ignored two directives and an order to show cause requiring a related-case notice, Austin imposed a $50-per-day sanction jointly on the plaintiff and counsel until compliance and warned that continued noncompliance could lead to dismissal.
A historical record
Judge Austin no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.