Brian Anthony Jackson
How Judge Jackson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
He treats summary judgment as being about evidence: he grants a defendant's motion where the non-movant rests on the pleadings and fails to point to record evidence creating a genuine dispute.
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 58) is GRANTED and Plaintiff's action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
He will reach and decide constitutional questions on summary judgment, including holding a statute unconstitutional where the record and law support it.
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 61) is GRANTED.”
Procedural preferences
He refers matters to a magistrate judge and disposes of them by short order adopting the report and recommendation, with the reasoning in the adopted R&R.
“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.”
Cautions
A summary-judgment motion filed before discovery is complete is denied without prejudice as premature under Rule 56(d) rather than decided on the merits.
“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”
Put Judge Jackson's record to work
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Opens in Ezel Pro. Every answer is grounded in Judge Jackson's own signed orders and cites them.