Susan B. Prose

How Judge Prose rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Position
magistrate
Commissioned
2023-05-01
Education
Yale Law School (J.D.)
Signed orders read
14

How Judge Prose decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Procedural preferences

An unopposed summary-judgment motion is not granted by default; she independently checks whether the movant's evidence and legal showing satisfy Rule 56.

“Even so, the failure to respond is not itself a sufficient basis to grant summary judgment.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Dixon v. Silva-Markham Partners
1:22-cv-01558-NYW-SBP · 2025-03-28
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendants' Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings or, in the alternative, Summary Judgment [Doc. 56] is GRANTED; ... Summary judgment is GRANTED with respect to Plaintiff's FHA claims for discrimination, hostile housing environment, and retaliation;”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 45] is DENIED;”

EagleBank v. Schwartz
1:22-cv-01762-RM-SBP · 2023-09-18
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Recommendation (ECF No. 44). Cross-Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 29) is GRANTED, and the claims against these Defendants are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

Eberhardt v. City of Greeley
1:22-cv-03032-WJM-SBP · 2025-06-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendants' Renewed Motion to Dismiss is (ECF No. 55) DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE”

Trujillo v. Moore Brothers, Inc.
1:23-cv-00802-RM-SBP · 2024-03-21
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“the Court ADOPTS the Recommendation (ECF No. 84) and the Motion (ECF No. 28) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, as stated in the Recommendation and this Order.”

Ellis v. Mesa County
1:22-cv-00965-SKC-SBP · 2025-03-18
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the Court OVERRULES the Objections (Dkt. 81), ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Recommendation (Dkt. 79) and GRANTS the Motion (Dkt. 57). The Plaintiff's TAC is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

Snedeker v. State of Colorado
1:23-cv-00178-CNS-SBP · 2024-03-31
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendant Sheriff Johnson's Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 36, is GRANTED. The Eighth Amendment claim against Sheriff Johnson is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE under the doctrine of qualified immunity.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The Motion to Dismiss From CoreCivic and Crowley County Correctional Facility (CCCF), ECF No. 39, is GRANTED. The Eighth Amendment claims against CoreCivic and CCCF are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The State Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 99, is GRANTED.”

Neil v. City of Lone Tree
1:23-cv-01155-RMR-SBP · 2024-09-20
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 21, is GRANTED. Plaintiff's First and Second Claims for Relief are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE against all Defendants. Plaintiff's Third and Fourth Claims for Relief are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

Johnson v. Keller
1:24-cv-01361-CNS-SBP · 2025-09-10
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 48, is GRANTED. The Court enters judgment in favor of Defendants and against the Plaintiff.”

Einstein Bros. Bagel Franchise Corporation v. J.F.C. Management Holdings, LLC
1:24-cv-03344-CNS-SBP · 2025-06-26
Default judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“The Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Motion for Default Judgment Against All Defendants, ECF No. 14; and ... ENTERS default judgment against all Defendants”

Fesmire v. Colorado Symphony Association
1:23-cv-00321-RM-SBP · 2024-08-30
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Moot / procedural

“the Court ACCEPTS the Recommendation (ECF No. 71), and the Motion (ECF No. 53) is DENIED AS MOOT.”

Sheldon v. Bureau of Prisons
1:23-cv-00273-NYW-SBP · 2024-07-22
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendants' Early Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Plaintiff's Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies [Doc. 49] is GRANTED; ... Plaintiff's First Amendment claim is DISMISSED with prejudice;”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Moot / procedural

“Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 48] is DENIED as moot;”

Schissler v. Janus Henderson US (Holdings) Inc.
1:22-cv-02326-RM-SBP · 2024-01-22
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“ORDER accepting 50 Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 39) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, as set forth in the Recommendation and this Order.”

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