Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 18 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Hayes v. Warden
1:21-cv-00382-JMS-CSW · 2023-02-21
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Because Mr. Hayes's contention that trial counsel was ineffective for not objecting to his multiple convictions and consecutive sentences on double jeopardy grounds is not subject to dismissal, Respondent's second motion to dismiss, dkt. [15], is denied.”

Williams v. EBX Enterprises, LLC and Elijah W. Bland
1:21-cv-00353-JMS-MKK · 2023-12-15
Motion to enforce settlement (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiffs' Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement, [156], and Second Motion to Enforcement Settlement Agreement, [163,] are GRANTED. The Settlement Agreement reached between the parties is binding and enforceable and final judgement against Defendants in the amount of $275,000 will be issued by separate order.”

Green v. Van Ausdall and Farrar et al.
1:23-cv-01714-JMS-KMB · 2023-11-02

1915(e)(2) screening of a pro se Title VII complaint (Black employee alleging a racially hostile work environment). IFP granted. Hostile-work-environment claim against the EMPLOYER shall proceed, but conditioned on an amended complaint with corrected EEOC dates and a Right-to-Sue letter; Title VII claims against the four INDIVIDUAL defendants DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE (no individual liability under Title VII, Williams v. Banning; amendment futile, Arreola). As a screening order, it is excluded from the motion statistics and counted only as an order read.

Castillanes v. DFAS-JAAC/IN-SGLI/Prudential Life Ins. Co.
1:14-cv-01861-JMS-MJD · 2015-06-03
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The Defendant's Motion to Dismiss [dkt. 9] is GRANTED, and plaintiff's claims are dismissed without prejudice.”

Landis v. Griffin
2:15-cv-00319-JMS-DKL · 2016-02-10
Motions to dismiss (respondent) Granted

“Because there is no sanction affecting the fact or duration of confinement in this case, the petition must be dismissed as moot. The respondent's motion to dismiss [dkt. 6] is granted.”

Chicago Title Insurance Co. v. NWJ Investment Fund IV, LLC
1:11-cv-00768-JMS-MPB · 2013-06-07
Motions to dismiss (third-party plaintiff) Granted

“The Court GRANTS Chicago Title's motion to dismiss to the extent that 1) all claims against NWJ are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, and 2) all claims against Mr. Jekogian, except for the claim on which the Court entered summary judgment in favor of Chicago Title for $343,301.39, are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

Summary judgment (third-party plaintiff) Moot / procedural

“Chicago Title's Motion to Enter Summary Judgment as a Final Judgment is DENIED AS MOOT.”

Clinton v. Lt. Brace
2:11-cv-00104-JMS-MJD · 2011-12-06
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment [24] is denied without prejudice.”

Trapp v. Oliver
2:12-cv-00090-JMS-DKL · 2012-06-27
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Denied

“the plaintiff's motions for a preliminary injunction [3, 5, 6] are denied. The court has not acquired in personam jurisdiction over the remaining defendants.”

Hayes v. Harr
1:15-cv-01880-JMS-TAB · 2016-01-20
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Mr. Hayes' Motion to Remand, [Filing No. 10], and REMANDS this matter to the Marion Superior Court.”

King v. Marion Circuit Court
1:14-cv-01092-JMS-MJD · 2016-05-27
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“For the reasons detailed above, the Court GRANTS Mr. King's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, [Filing No. 128], and DENIES Marion Circuit Court's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, [Filing No. 141].”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied
Rees v. VanZee
1:15-cv-01339-JMS-TAB · 2016-05-06
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted in part

“the Court GRANTS IN PART Mr. Rees' pending motion, [Filing No. 46], and concludes that it is appropriate for it to decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Mr. Rees' remaining state law claims. Those claims are dismissed without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c).”

ProAssurance Indemnity Co. v. Wagoner
1:15-cv-01389-JMS-DKL · 2016-01-19
Default judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“For these reasons, the Court DENIED Plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment. [Filing No. 59.]”

Caseload & timing

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Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 374.0 days (N = 8).

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