Daniel G. Martin
How Judge Martin decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In the reviewed Social Security decisions, Martin required a logical bridge from the evidence to residual-functional-capacity and credibility findings. He remanded when the agency inadequately addressed treating-source evidence, relied on stale medical review, adopted unsupported limitations, or failed to develop the record.
“Plaintiff Anthony Tincher's Motion for Summary Judgment [17] is granted. The Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment [21] is denied.”
Procedural preferences
In referred discovery disputes, Martin examined privilege, ownership, and common-interest questions on their merits. He compelled production where statutory ownership and common-interest principles defeated attorney-client and work-product objections.
“Plaintiff's Motion to Compel [97] is granted.”
On jurisdictional discovery he calibrates protective orders narrowly to need: he denied one protective-order motion as moot, granted a second to stop expansion of jurisdictional discovery, and gave a plaintiff's document-discovery request only in part — opening discovery only where there was a concrete unanswered factual question (a defendant's role in shipping the accused product to the U.S.). Tie any jurisdictional-discovery request to a specific unresolved jurisdictional fact.
“Plaintiff's Request is granted in part and denied in part.”
Cautions
Martin affirmed agency decisions when the medical record, reviewing physicians, and the claimant's reported activities supported the administrative findings. He treated unexplained treatment gaps and nonmedical reasons for leaving work as relevant to credibility, and he declined requests that merely asked the court to reweigh conflicting evidence.
“the ALJ's decision is affirmed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, and against Plaintiff Kenneth D. Turner.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the first Motion for Protective Order is denied as moot”
“the second Motion for Protective Order is granted”
“Plaintiff's Request is granted in part and denied in part.”
“the ALJ's decision is reversed, and this case is remanded to the Social Security Administration”
“Plaintiff's Motion to Compel [97] is granted.”
“Plaintiff Stacey Lynn Stone's Motion for Summary Judgment [14] is granted.”
“Plaintiff Anthony Tincher's Motion for Summary Judgment [17] is granted. The Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment [21] is denied.”
“Plaintiff Morgan Heuschmidt's Motion for Summary Judgment [13] is granted.”
“the ALJ's decision is affirmed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, and against Plaintiff Kenneth D. Turner.”
“Plaintiff's and the Commissioner's motions for summary judgment [12, 22] are granted in part and denied in part. The ALJ's decision is reversed, and the case is remanded to the Social Security Administration under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. 405(g) for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“Plaintiff's Motion to Reverse the Final Decision of the Commissioner of Social Security [34] is granted. Pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. 405(g), the ALJ's decision is reversed, and this case is remanded to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment [14] is granted in part and denied in part. The ALJ's decision is reversed and this case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment [14] and the Commissioner's motion for summary judgment [22] are both granted in part and denied in part. The ALJ's decision is reversed, and this case is remanded to the Social Security Administration under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. 405(g) for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“the ALJ's decision is reversed and this case is remanded to the agency for an award of benefits pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. 405(g).”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Judge Martin's reviewed civil work spans consent Social Security appeals and referred discovery disputes, including motions to compel and for protective orders in patent and bank-receivership matters. The available evidence does not support a representative breakdown of his full caseload.
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