Janet F. King
How Judge King rules, drawn from 3 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge King no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge King
Janet F. King served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Georgia from October 1998 until January 2020. In that role she issued recommendations on referred motions and entered judgments in civil cases with the parties’ consent.
How Judge King decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
On employment summary-judgment motions King parses the claims: she recommends granting the employer's motion on hostile-work-environment and state-law claims while denying it on the tangible-employment-action harassment and retaliation claims.
“The court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Janet F. King [67-1] as the ORDER of this court. The court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Defendant's motion for summary judgment [36-1].”
Cautions
On suppression motions in a multi-defendant drug conspiracy she holds a hearing, makes credibility findings on the officers' testimony, and recommends denying all suppression motions and a motion to sever.
“the court DENIES all of the defendants' motions to suppress [64] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [86] [87] [103] [108] [129] ... ADOPTS AS MODIFIED the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Janet F. King, and OVERRULES Defendant Crowell's Objections thereto”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Janet F. King [67-1] as the ORDER of this court. The court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Defendant's motion for summary judgment [36-1].”
“the court DENIES all of the defendants' motions to suppress [64] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [86] [87] [103] [108] [129] ... ADOPTS AS MODIFIED the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Janet F. King, and OVERRULES Defendant Crowell's Objections thereto”
“DENIES Defendant Crowell's motion for severance of Defendants [105], ADOPTS AS MODIFIED the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Janet F. King”
“Magistrate Judge Janet F. King's Final Report and Recommendation [49] is ADOPTED. ... Respondent's Motion to Dismiss [45] is GRANTED. ... Movant's Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence Pursuant to Section 2255 [42] is DENIED and this case is DISMISSED. ... a Certificate of Appealability is DENIED.”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge King was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2020.
| 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 |
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 King 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.