Alan J. Baverman

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia magistrate Retired 2022 · served 2001–2022 15 signed orders read

Judge Baverman no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

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

United States v. Jacoby Sanchez Key
1:18-cr-00416
Motion to suppress (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's Motion to Suppress Evidence and Statements [Doc. No. 13] is hereby DENIED.”

Campbell v. United States
1:17-cr-00145 / 1:19-cv-00015
Habeas petition (movant) Denied

“the Court DENIES Movant's § 2255 Motion [Doc. 12]. Additionally, the Court DECLINES to issue a certificate of appealability because ... Movant has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.”

Motion for bond (movant) Moot / procedural

“Movant's motion for bond [Doc. 26] pending the resolution of his § 2255 Motion, is DENIED as moot”

United States v. Antonio Brown
1:20-cr-00288
Motion to suppress (defendant) Denied

“the Court ADOPTS the R&R [Doc. 53] as the Opinion and Order of the Court. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Suppress Statements [Doc. 26] is DENIED.”

Hood v. United States
1:10-cr-00521 / 1:12-cv-2964
Habeas petition (movant) Denied

“the Court adopts as its Order the R&R [915]. The motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence [597] is denied and a certificate of appealability is denied.”

Rossi v. Fulton County Board of Assessors
1:10-cv-04254
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Cheryl Smalls [160] is GRANTED as to all claims asserted by Plaintiff Smalls”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Ansley Pascoli [163] is GRANTED as to all claims asserted by Plaintiff Pascoli”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Theresa McGruder [161] is DENIED as to the disparate-treatment claim arising from Plaintiff's termination and GRANTED as to all of the remaining claims asserted by Plaintiff McGruder”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Debra Poole [162] is DENIED as to the disparate-treatment claims under Title VII and the [ADEA] that arise from Plaintiff's termination and the claim of interference under the [FMLA] and GRANTED as to all of the remaining claims asserted by Plaintiff Poole”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Leann Rossi [158] is DENIED as to claims under the ADA and the retaliation claims under the FMLA and GRANTED as to all of the remaining claims asserted by Plaintiff Rossi”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiff Rebecca Canada [159] is DENIED as to the failure-to-accommodate claims under the ADA and the claims under the FMLA and GRANTED as to all of the remaining claims asserted by Plaintiff Canada”

Akbar v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration
1:17-cv-04486
Motion for judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that the motion for an award of backpay and Title II benefits, [Doc. 2], be DENIED”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim, [Doc. 11], be GRANTED.”

Williams v. Colvin (Commissioner, Social Security Administration)
1:12-cv-04276
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted in part

“The Commissioner's final decision denying benefits to Plaintiff is AFFIRMED IN PART and REVERSED IN PART and REMANDED to the Commissioner for further consideration of Plaintiff's claims, consistent with this Order.”

Murray v. United States
1:12-cr-00285 / 1:16-cv-01403
Habeas petition (movant) Denied

“Movant Fabian Terran Murray's Motion Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody [433] is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is DENIED.”

United States v. Elder
1:10-cr-00132
Motion to sever (defendant) Denied

“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that (1) Jones' motion to sever, [Doc. 46], be DENIED”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“(2) Edwards' and Elder's motion to dismiss counts, [Docs. 66, 77], be DENIED”

Motion to suppress (defendant) Denied

“(3) Elder's oral motion to suppress, [see Dkt. Entry dated 5/7/2010], be DENIED.”

United States v. Soberanis
1:09-cr-00359
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Further, Soberanis' Motion to Dismiss [235] is DENIED.”

Carr v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.
1:10-cv-00477
Motions to dismiss (court) Granted

“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Plaintiff's case be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

Federal National Mortgage Association v. Avendano
1:10-cv-03391
Motion for stay (defendant) Denied

“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that the District Court DENY Defendants' application to proceed IFP, DENY Defendants' motion for an emergency stay of the state court proceedings, and REMAND the case to the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia, because this Court lacks original jurisdiction over the dispossessory proceedings.”

A historical record

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