Jeffrey Alker Meyer
How Judge Meyer rules, drawn from 9 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Meyer no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Meyer
Jeffrey Alker Meyer was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Meyer received a commission on February 25, 2014. Judge Meyer served until death on January 12, 2025.
How Judge Meyer decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Callahan's employment suit, he denied the defendants' summary-judgment motion because her affidavit disputed their account of the termination and absences, leaving genuine fact issues.
“because Callahan has properly disputed both assertions, I must deny the defendants' motion for summary judgment.”
In Moore’s employment suit, he granted reconsideration in part, dismissing the equal-protection retaliation claim while leaving the Title VII retaliation claim for further proceedings.
“defendants' motion for reconsideration (Doc. #83) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The motion, and summary judgment, is GRANTED dismissing plaintiff's Equal Protection claim for retaliation against defendant Callahan, but DENIED as to plaintiff's Title VII retaliation claim”
Procedural preferences
In Duarte’s suit, he dismissed the state CFEPA claims without prejudice while allowing the federal claims to proceed.
“defendant's motion to dismiss (Doc. #22) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiff's CFEPA claims (Counts Five and Six) are dismissed without prejudice ... This case will otherwise proceed with respect to plaintiff's federal law claims (Counts One through Four).”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“because Callahan has properly disputed both assertions, I must deny the defendants' motion for summary judgment. ... the Court DENIES the defendants' motion for summary judgment (Doc. #119).”
“defendant's motion to dismiss (Doc. #22) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiff's CFEPA claims (Counts Five and Six) are dismissed without prejudice ... This case will otherwise proceed with respect to plaintiff's federal law claims (Counts One through Four).”
“defendants' motion for reconsideration (Doc. #83) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The motion, and summary judgment, is GRANTED dismissing plaintiff's Equal Protection claim for retaliation against defendant Callahan, but DENIED as to plaintiff's Title VII retaliation claim against the DOC.”
“the Court GRANTS defendants' motion to dismiss (Doc. #25). The Clerk of Court shall close this case.”
“the motion to dismiss (Doc. #21) is GRANTED without prejudice. The Clerk of Court shall terminate Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church as a defendant in this action.”
“the Court GRANTS the defendant's motion to dismiss (Doc. #14). ... without prejudice to Patushi's right to seek relief in state court or to file in this Court within 30 days an amended complaint”
“Because XPO has not presented a controlling issue of law for interlocutory appeal, its motion for a certificate of appealability (Doc. #95) is DENIED.”
“the Court DENIES plaintiff Lundstedt's post-trial motions (Docs. #364, #365, #367, #376).”
“the Court stays all third-party discovery pending its resolution of the pending motions to dismiss.”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Meyer was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2024.
| Motions pending more than six months | 4 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 14 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 4 | 14 |
| Mar 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| Sep 2023 | 7 | 12 |
| Mar 2023 | 8 | 13 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 12 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 2021 | 8 | 10 |
| Sep 2020 | 2 | 9 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Meyer no longer hears cases. 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.