James Clay Fuller

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia magistrate No longer serving 3 signed orders read

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

How Judge Fuller decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Procedural preferences

Where removal is improper he recommends remanding the action to the state court from which it came.

“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.

Mapp v. Evans
1:13-cv-03812
Habeas petition (petitioner) Moot / procedural

“Magistrate Judge J. Clay Fuller's Final Report and Recommendation [8] is ADOPTED, and the Petition is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

Motion for jail time credit (petitioner) Denied

“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's Motion for Jail Time Credit [3] is DENIED.”

Deutscher v. United States
2:19-cr-00002 / 2:22-cv-0008
Habeas petition (movant) 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.”

Element Management v. Thornton
1:18-cv-00460
Motions to remand (court) Granted

“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.”

A historical record

Judge Fuller no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.