H. Brent Brennenstuhl

How Judge Brennenstuhl rules, drawn from 13 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Position
magistrate
Commissioned
2012-05-11
Signed orders read
13

Signed rulings

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

United States v. Trey Alexander Gwathney-Law
1:15-cr-00030-GNS · 2016-11-30
Motion to suppress (defendant) Denied

“the undersigned recommends that Defendant's motion to suppress (DN 28) be DENIED.”

Overholt v. Green
1:17-cv-00186-GNS-HBB · 2018-06-15
Habeas 2254 petition (petitioner) Denied

“Magistrate Judge Brennenstuhl issued an R. & R. recommending dismissal of the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus as untimely, rejecting Petitioner's arguments in favor of equitable tolling.”

Kerr v. Commissioner of Social Security
3:18-cv-241-RGJ-HBB · 2019-10-17
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“The Court accepts the Magistrate's Judge recommendation and adopts, as its own, his succinct explanation for it ... The inconsistencies between the Plaintiff's subjective presentation of her symptoms and the objective medical evidence provided substantial evidence to deny Plaintiff's claim.”

McClurg v. Dallas Jones Enterprises Inc.
4:20-cv-00201-RGJ-HBB · 2022-08-18
Motions to compel (plaintiff) Denied

“WHEREFORE, Plaintiff's motion (DN 95) is DENIED.”

Motion for attorney fees (plaintiff) Denied

“Given that the Court finds good cause for the delay, an award of attorney's fees is unjustified.”

Givhan v. United States (28 U.S.C. 2255)
3:16-cr-57-DJH / 3:19-cv-700-DJH · 2022-01-12
Habeas 2255 motion (movant) Denied

“The Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl (D.N. 174) are ADOPTED in full and INCORPORATED by reference herein.”

Carter v. Logsdon
4:22-cv-53-DJH-HBB · 2024-09-06
Motions to dismiss (court_sua_sponte) Granted in part

“The Recommendation (D.N. 26) is ADOPTED to the extent that it recommends dismissal as a sanction for Carter's conduct and OVERRULED as to dismissal with prejudice ... This action is DISMISSED without prejudice.”

Lindsey v. Bailey
4:23-cv-10-DJH-HBB · 2025-05-22
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Judge Brennenstuhl's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation (D.N. 25) are ADOPTED in full and INCORPORATED by reference herein. The defendants' motion for summary judgment (D.N. 18) is GRANTED.”

United States v. Ryan Mitchem
3:23-cr-95-BJB-CHL · 2023-12-06
Pretrial detention (defendant) Denied

“Based on a de novo review of the decision below, therefore, the Court agrees with Judge Brennenstuhl that no 'condition or combination of conditions ... will reasonably assure' the safety of other people and the community if Mitchem were released ... the Court denies Mitchem's motion to revoke his pretrial detention.”

Carter v. Logsdon (LaDonna Sue Carter)
4:23-cv-30-BJB-HBB · 2025-06-20
Motions to dismiss (court_sua_sponte) Granted

“The Court overrules Carter's objections (DN 40) and adopts the report and recommendation (DN 39). The Court therefore dismisses the case with prejudice under FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b) and strikes it from the active docket.”

Warren County Water District v. Badger Meter, Inc.
1:24-cv-00109-GNS-HBB · 2025-12-16
Motion to amend (plaintiff) Granted in part

“the Plaintiffs' motion to amend the Complaint is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. It is DENIED insofar as it asserts tort claims but is otherwise GRANTED.”

James W. v. Bisignano
4:25-cv-00036-HBB · 2026-02-10
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the final decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED.”

Darren M. v. Bisignano
4:25-cv-00178-HBB · 2026-07-02
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the final decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED.”

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