James Clay Fuller
How Judge Fuller rules, drawn from 3 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Fuller no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Fuller
J. Clay Fuller joined the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia as a magistrate judge in September 2012, serving in the Gainesville Division. He later served as a White House Fellow and, after retiring from the bench, became a mediator and arbitrator.
How Judge Fuller decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Element Management v. Thornton, he recommended remanding the action to the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County; the district court adopted his recommendation.
“Magistrate Judge J. Clay Fuller's Final Report and Recommendation [3] is ADOPTED. ... this action is REMANDED to the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia.”
Cautions
On a 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion to vacate sentence Fuller recommends denial and the district court denies a certificate of appealability.
“Robert Deutscher's Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence pursuant to U.S.C. 28 § 2255 [Doc. 196] is DENIED and a certificate of appealability is also DENIED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Magistrate Judge J. Clay Fuller's Final Report and Recommendation [8] is ADOPTED, and the Petition is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's Motion for Jail Time Credit [3] is DENIED.”
“Robert Deutscher's Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence pursuant to U.S.C. 28 § 2255 [Doc. 196] is DENIED and a certificate of appealability is also DENIED.”
“Magistrate Judge J. Clay Fuller's Final Report and Recommendation [3] is ADOPTED. ... this action is REMANDED to the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia.”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Fuller was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2024.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
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 Fuller no longer sits on this court. 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.