Ronald L. Hanna
How Judge Hanna 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, denies the claimant's motion for summary judgment and affirms the Commissioner's decision where it is supported.
“Joshua's Motion for Summary Judgment, (Doc. 9 ) is DENIED. The Commissioner's decision is AFFIRMED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment and close the case.”
Cautions
Grants a defendant's motion for summary judgment in a prisoner civil-rights case and directs entry of judgment for the defendant.
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (doc. 51) is GRANTED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter Judgment in favor of Defendant Illinois Department of Corrections.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (doc. 51) is GRANTED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter Judgment in favor of Defendant Illinois Department of Corrections.”
“Joshua's Motion for Summary Judgment, (Doc. 9 ) is DENIED. The Commissioner's decision is AFFIRMED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment and close the case.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median motion-to-ruling time: 192 days (N = 4).
As a recently appointed magistrate judge, Hanna's consent civil docket consists largely of matters reassigned from his predecessor. The reviewed outcomes include an employment-retaliation case, a Social Security appeal, a pauper-status ruling, and a criminal detention decision. Case durations are omitted for the inherited civil matters because most of the litigation occurred before he took the bench.
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