Brian Anthony Jackson
How Judge Jackson rules, drawn from 37 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Jackson
Brian Anthony Jackson is a judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Jackson received a commission on June 15, 2010.
Judge Jackson's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Jackson, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
- Chambers instructions ↗
- Pretrial Order Instructions in Civil Matters before Judge Brian A. Jackson ↗
Key rules
Contacting chambers
Request extensions and continuances by motion; Jackson strongly disfavors extension motions filed within 48 hours of the deadline.
“Counsel must file a motion to request an extension or continuance. If a motion has been filed, and Counsel needs to bring it to the Court’s attention due to exigent circumstances, Counsel may call Chambers and alert Judge Jackson’s Courtroom Deputy, Javier Gutierrez. Motions for extensions of time filed within 48 hours of the deadline are strongly disfavored.”
Trial
Arrange a courtroom-electronics tutorial through the courtroom deputy at least 21 days before the hearing.
“If a party intends to use Courtroom technology, such as the electronic display system, the person tasked with operating the device (i.e., paralegal, assistant, law clerk, etc.) must contact Judge Jackson’s Courtroom Deputy Javier Gutierrez no later than 21 days before the hearing for a tutorial on the use of Courtroom electronics.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
How Judge Jackson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Combs v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, he granted the defendant summary judgment after the plaintiff failed to identify record evidence creating a genuine factual dispute.
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 58) is GRANTED and Plaintiff's action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
In Military-Veterans Advocacy, Inc. v. Landry, he granted summary judgment to the challengers and held Louisiana's PLUS Act unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause and First Amendment.
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 61) is GRANTED.”
In MaddenCo, the contract counterclaim survived because the scope and performance obligations of the agreement required factual development.
“an understanding of the terms, scope, and performance obligations under the agreement raises a factual issue that is more properly resolved at a later stage of the litigation.”
Procedural preferences
In Killingsworth v. Bringedahl, he adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation in a short order granting dismissal of the plaintiff's federal claims with prejudice.
“IT IS ORDERED that Defendants' Motion To Dismiss For Failure To State A Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted (Doc. 28) be and is hereby GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's federal claims be and are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
In a mortgage dispute, the court denied leave to amend a dismissed debt-bondage claim because the proposed factual detail would not cure the legal defect. A proposed amendment should address the missing legal element, not merely add detail to the same theory.
“even if Plaintiff amended his Complaint, his ‘debt bondage’ claim would not survive a motion to dismiss.”
In Montelaro, the court denied temporary restraining order requests because the applicant had not documented efforts to notify opposing counsel or explained why notice should be excused. The separate preliminary injunction request remained pending.
“While the Court is aware that Plaintiff is proceeding pro se, she has failed to comply with Rule 65(b).”
Cautions
In Nelson v. State of Louisiana, he denied a partial summary-judgment motion without prejudice as premature while discovery remained incomplete.
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. 11) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as premature.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Thompson's motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Robert Graham’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 6) is DENIED, without prejudice to re-filing at a later time, and that this matter is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 58) is GRANTED and Plaintiff's action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Strike (Doc. 68) is DENIED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Leave (Doc. 70) is DENIED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion is GRANTED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Defendants' Motion To Dismiss For Failure To State A Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted (Doc. 28) be and is hereby GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's federal claims be and are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff Antwain Jackson's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. 64) be and is hereby DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 61) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 81) is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. 11) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as premature.”
“granting in part and denying in part 30 Motion for Summary Judgment”
“The 33 Motion for Summary Judgment is granted in part and denied in part.”
“denying in part and granting in part 31 Motion for Summary Judgment”
“The 40 Motion for Summary Judgment is denied in par and granted in part.”
“granting 49 Motion for Summary Judgment”
“denying 50 Motion for Summary Judgment”
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 2 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 4 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 2 | 4 |
| Sep 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| Mar 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 14 |
| Mar 2021 | 2 | 40 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 3 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, not for Judge Jackson: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 1,130 | 13.9 months |
| Closed with no court action | 185 | 14.7 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 924 | 13.4 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 15 | 25.7 months |
| Closed during trial | 6 | not reported |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,130 | 13.9 months |
| Sep 2024 | 1,251 | 9.1 months |
| Sep 2023 | 801 | 10.2 months |
| Sep 2022 | 732 | 14.9 months |
| Sep 2021 | 843 | 18.1 months |
| Sep 2020 | 1,041 | 24 months |
| Sep 2019 | 1,007 | 13.3 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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