Erin Wilder-Doomes
How Judge Wilder-Doomes rules, drawn from 41 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Wilder-Doomes
Erin Wilder-Doomes has served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the Middle District of Louisiana since January 2016. She earned her law degree from Louisiana State University in 1999 and practiced law in Louisiana and Texas before joining the court.
Judge Wilder-Doomes's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Wilder-Doomes, 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 ↗
- Uniform Pretrial Order ↗
- Notice of Requirements for Diversity Jurisdiction ↗
Key rules
Contacting chambers
Only settlement and status conference requests may be sent by faxed letter; seek other relief by written motion.
“ONLY requests for settlement conferences and status conferences may be made by letter faxed to the Court. Status conference requests must provide a short description of the reason for the request. All other requests for relief should be raised by written motion.”
Filing
For civil cases assigned to Wilder-Doomes, apply the notice’s diversity-jurisdiction requirements to initiating complaints and removal notices.
“the following Notice of Requirements for Diversity Jurisdiction applies to all initiating complaints and notices of removal (the citizenship provisions also apply to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(2) diversity jurisdiction statements) 4 filed in civil cases assigned to Magistrate Judge Wilder-Doomes”
Trial
File a pretrial order signed by all counsel, attaching any opposition to disputed content before submission.
“shall prepare a written Pretrial Order in this case to be signed by all counsel of record and then filed with Court. In the event that there is any disagreement with the content of the Pretrial Order or any part thereof, the objecting counsel or party shall attach an Opposition to the Pretrial Order prior to its submission to the Court.”
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 Wilder-Doomes decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Cage, Magistrate Judge Wilder-Doomes also rejected an exception to exhaustion. The benefits claim was central to the suit, and the claimant had not shown futility or irreparable injury from awaiting Appeals Council review.
“Plaintiff has not shown a basis to be excused from the exhaustion requirement in this case.”
In the Harbor Dredging limitation action, Magistrate Judge Wilder-Doomes terminated a motion to compel a corporate deposition without prejudice while a request to lift the federal injunction and stay the action for state court litigation remained pending.
“the Motion to Compel at this time, without prejudice to re-urging, if the Motion to Dissolve is not granted, or once the state court litigation is resolved, as appropriate.”
In Johnson v. Pelican State Credit Union, she allowed the defendant to cure an unsworn declaration supporting summary judgment but barred any change to its substantive facts.
“Any substituted declaration may not alter the substantive facts alleged in the current Declaration and may only correct the procedural deficiency noted in this Order.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that the Motion for Preliminary Injunction be DENIED.”
“IT IS RECOMMENDED that the Motion to Dismiss by the United States of America, be GRANTED IN PART and that all claims of Plaintiff Kelvin Wells in this case be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to timely effect service of process.”
“the second Motion for Leave to Amend27 be GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, allowing only amendment of the claims related to Gooden ... and Plaintiff’s remaining claims against Tim Hooper be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that the Motion to Dismiss,29 filed by Defendant Tim Hooper, be DENIED AS MOOT.”
“IT IS RECOMMENDED that the United States’ Motion to Dismiss for Insufficient Service of Process and Lack of Personal Jurisdiction12 be DENIED at this time to permit Plaintiff Brandon Powell, Sr.”
“IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that the Ex Parte Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Notice of Removal,79 filed by Defendant Amazon.com Services, LLC and ALM Baton Rouge, LLC, be GRANTED, and that the Clerk of Court be directed to docket the Second Amended Notice of Removal into the record of this matter, which will become the operative Amended Notice of Removal.”
“IT IS RECOMMENDED that the Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction over the Subject Matter,28 filed by Home Bank, N.A.; Stephen Damore; Newman, Mathis, Brady & Spedale, PLC; Clay LeGros; Jeffery Toepfer, and Mayne Maiorana, be GRANTED and this case be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”
“It is recommended that Defendants= Motion for Summary Judgment (R. Doc. 11) be granted, dismissing Plaintiff’s claims asserted against Defendants for failure to exhaust administrative remedies pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997(e), and that this action be dismissed, without prejudice, but with prejudice to re-assertion of the same claim or claims in forma pauperis.”
“IT IS RECOMMENDED that the Motions for Summary Judgment, 34 filed by Amanda Cowan and Jamie Cashio, be GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment 35 be DENIED.”
“For the reasons set forth herein, the undersigned RECOMMENDS that the Motion to Dismiss be GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”
“IT IS RECOMMENDED that the Motion to Dismiss 70 filed by Scott and EBRPP be GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, dismissing all claims against EBRPP with prejudice; dismissing with prejudice the claims for injunctive relief against Scott in both his individual and official capacities; and dismissing the claims for monetary damages against Scott only in his official capacity.”
“IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that the Motion to Dismiss 71 filed by Brown be GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, dismissing with prejudice the claims for injunctive relief against Brown in her individual and official capacities.”
“IT IS RECOMMENDED that the Motion for Summary Judgment filed on behalf of James LeBlanc, Darryl Vannoy, Timothy Delaney, Joseph Lamartiniere, and Jerry Hancock be GRANTED as a matter of law and that all claims against these defendants be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that, if this Report and Recommendation is adopted, the Motion to Dismiss, 45 filed by Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, which was referred to the undersigned, be DENIED AS MOOT.”
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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
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 Wilder-Doomes: 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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