Donald Marsh Middlebrooks
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (DE 17) is DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (DE 19) is GRANTED.”
“Defendant Fleetwood's Motion for Summary Final Judgment (DE 62) is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART. Summary judgment is granted in favor of Defendant on Counts one, three, four, five, and six. Summary judgment is denied on Counts two and seven.”
In an appellate disposition rather than a trial-court ruling on a party motion, Middlebrooks adopted Magistrate Judge Ryon M. McCabe's unobjected R&R and affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's order granting the defendant's summary judgment and corresponding final judgment. Quote: 'The Bankruptcy Court's Order Granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and corresponding Final Judgment are AFFIRMED.'
“ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (DE 3) is GRANTED. I also grant Plaintiff leave to amend, and any amended complaint must be filed within ten (10) days of the date of this Order.”
“ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that (1) Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (DE 110) is GRANTED; (2) Should Plaintiff seek to file an amended complaint, the amended complaint shall be filed on or before August 9, 2007, or Plaintiff's claims will be dismissed with prejudice”
“ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss Counterclaim and To Strike Fifth Affirmative Defense and Prayer for Attorneys' Fees (DE 11) is GRANTED. Defendants' Counterclaim is DISMISSED. Defendants' Fifth Affirmative Defense and Prayer for Attorneys' Fees are STRICKEN.”
“ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (DE 35) is DENIED.”
“ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (DE 34) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Summary judgment is granted with respect to Count II of Plaintiff's Complaint in favor of Defendants. Summary judgment is denied with respect to Counts III and IV of Plaintiff's Complaint in favor of Plaintiff.”
“Magistrate Judge Reinhart's Report and Recommendation (DE 41) is ADOPTED. (2) Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (DE 9) is GRANTED. (3) Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer (DE 8) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“Petitioner's Objections to the Magistrate's Report (DE 12) are OVERRULED. (2) Magistrate Judge Otazo-Reyes's Report (DE 4) is hereby ADOPTED. (3) Petitioner's pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (DE 1) is DISMISSED.”
“Magistrate Judge Reid's Report (DE 16) is hereby ADOPTED. (2) Jose Edgardo Diaz's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2254 (DE 1) is DENIED.”
“The Report (DE 14) is ADOPTED. (2) Movant's Objections (DE 15) are OVERRULED. (3) Petitioner Demarcus Antoine Mills' Petition under 28 U.S.C. §2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus (DE 1) is DENIED. (4) A Certificate of Appealability is DENIED.”
“Magistrate Judge Reid's Report (DE 19) is hereby ADOPTED. (2) Jimmie Williams's pro se Amended Petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2254 (DE 11) is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 161 days (N = 6).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 68 days (N = 6).
The reviewed 2020-2023 matters include False Claims Act, Social Security, habeas, contract, and bankruptcy-appeal cases, alongside a substantial criminal calendar. This provides descriptive context rather than a caseload-wide rate.
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