Christopher C. Bly
How Judge Bly decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Social Security appeals he recommends reversing and remanding the Commissioner's benefits denial where the ALJ's decision is not supported by the record.
“The final decision of the Commissioner is hereby REVERSED, and this action is REMANDED to the Commissioner for further proceedings consistent with the R&R and this Order pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 405(g).”
Procedural preferences
On criminal suppression motions he recommends denial where the search or seizure was supported by plain view or probable cause, and his recommendations are typically adopted.
“Dulaney's Motion to Suppress Search and Seizure of Defendants' Vehicle Resulting From Unconstitutional Traffic Stop [Doc. 35], Motion to Suppress Search and Seizure of Cell Phones [Doc. 36], and Motion to Suppress Statements [Doc. 34] are DENIED.”
Cautions
He recommends denying motions to dismiss firearms indictments on Second Amendment and Commerce Clause grounds.
“that the motions to dismiss based on the Second Amendment and the Commerce Clause be DENIED [ECFs 90 and 104]”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Dulaney's Motion to Suppress Search and Seizure of Defendants' Vehicle Resulting From Unconstitutional Traffic Stop [Doc. 35], Motion to Suppress Search and Seizure of Cell Phones [Doc. 36], and Motion to Suppress Statements [Doc. 34] are DENIED.”
“Motion to Suppress Search and Seizure of Cell Phones [Doc. 36] ... are DENIED.”
“Motion to Suppress Statements [Doc. 34] are DENIED.”
“Defendant Bertha Aquino-Bustos's Motion to Suppress Evidence Recovered From Her Cell Phone [Doc. 39] is DENIED AS MOOT”
“that her Motion to Suppress Statements [Doc. 41] is DENIED”
“that her Amended Motion to Suppress Evidence Recovered From Her Cell Phone [Doc. 44] is DENIED”
“and that Defendant Aurelio Penaloza-Bravo's Motion to Suppress Statements [Doc. 50] is GRANTED.”
“Defendant Kazmende's motion to dismiss Counts Four and Six be DENIED AS MOOT [ECF 89]”
“that the motions to dismiss based on the Second Amendment and the Commerce Clause be DENIED [ECFs 90 and 104]”
“and that the motion to suppress be DENIED [ECF 91].”
“The Defendant's Objections to the Report and Recommendation are overruled. The Court approves and adopts the Report and Recommendation as the judgment of the Court. The Defendant's Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 38] is DENIED.”
Final R&R recommended REMAND of a removed Georgia dispossessory action for lack of jurisdiction; adopted (no objections), remanded. This remand did not resolve a party motion and illustrates his jurisdictional reasoning.
“The final decision of the Commissioner is hereby REVERSED, and this action is REMANDED to the Commissioner for further proceedings consistent with the R&R and this Order pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 405(g).”
“I RECOMMEND that Defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment, (Doc. 21), be DENIED.”
“I recommend that the instant motion to vacate [Doc. 310] be DISMISSED without prejudice as premature”
The report and recommendation followed a guilty-plea allocution and recommended that the district judge accept the defendant's plea; it did not resolve a contested motion.
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