R. Stan Baker
How Judge Baker decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
On cross motions for summary judgment in a harassment case, the judge separated the surviving hostile-work-environment claim from the disparate-treatment and retaliation theories rather than treating the case as a single package, letting only the claim with real evidentiary support go to a jury.
“The Court finds that Plaintiff has presented sufficient evidence for her Title VII sexual harassment hostile work environment claim against TMS to survive summary judgment.”
Procedural preferences
Facing a pro se plaintiff's third failed attempt to amend a complaint, the judge treated repeated, unremedied pleading failures as grounds to deny further leave to amend rather than allow indefinite re-pleading.
“McElroy has thrice proved unable to muster a cognizable federal claim.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court DENIES summary judgment on these claims. (Docs. 22.) However, the Court GRANTS TMS's Motion for Summary Judgment on Plaintiff's remaining claims, (doc. 22), and GRANTS Local 188's Motion for Summary Judgment in its entirety, (doc. 25), as Plaintiff has not provided sufficient evidence to create a jury issue on these claims.”
“the Court OVERRULES Plaintiff's Objections and ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation as the opinion of the Court. Consequently, the Court DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Plaintiff's Complaint, and DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to CLOSE this case.”
“Since Johnson lacks standing to challenge the defendants action, his Complaint must be DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. His Motion for Summary Judgment, therefore, is DENIED as moot (51).”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Baker's civil docket in the sampled window mixes a heavy volume of pro se prisoner civil-rights and habeas petitions with employment discrimination, FDCPA, contract/insurance, and Social Security cases. Several sampled cases resolved through stipulated settlement (voluntary dismissal with prejudice) before any dispositive motion was decided, so they are reflected here as caseload color but not counted in the motion stats.
Put Judge Baker's record to work
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