Shelly Deckert Dick

United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana district Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 14 signed orders read

Motion outcomes

Counted from classified signed orders only. Percentages are shown only where the sample is large enough to be meaningful; smaller samples are reported as raw counts.

Summary judgment
N = 6
Granted: 4Granted in part: 1Denied: 1 counts only
Motions to dismiss
N = 3
Granted: 1Moot / procedural: 2 counts only
Voluntary dismissal
N = 2
Moot / procedural: 2 counts only
Motion to certify interlocutory appeal
N = 1
Denied: 1 counts only
Motion for leave to amend
N = 1
Granted: 1 counts only
Motion for hearing
N = 1
Denied: 1 counts only
Motion to recuse
N = 1
Denied: 1 counts only
Motion for reconsideration
N = 1
Denied: 1 counts only
Motion for relief from judgment
N = 1
Granted: 1 counts only
Social security appeal
N = 1
Denied: 1 counts only

A "1 of 1" is one ruling, not a tendency. Treat small samples as illustrative, not predictive.

Signed rulings

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

Bergeron v. Lofton Security
3:19-cv-00429-SDD-SDJ · 2020-09-28
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“ACCORDINGLY, the Defendant's Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss (Rec. Doc. 8) is hereby GRANTED, and the claims of Plaintiff against Lofton are hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

Motion for hearing (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS FURTHER ORDER Plaintiff's Motion for Hearing (Rec. Doc. 12) is hereby DENIED.”

Foster v. Jayden Hospitality, LLC, et al.
3:20-cv-00359-SDD-SDJ · 2020-12-17
Motion for leave to amend (plaintiff) Granted

“ACCORDINGLY, Plaintiff's Motion for Leave (Rec. Doc. 13) is hereby GRANTED. Plaintiff's Amended Complaint (Rec. Doc. 16) has already been filed in the record by the Clerk of Court and will now serve as the operative pleading.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Moot / procedural

“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' initial Motion to Dismiss (Rec. Doc. 4) is hereby DENIED AS MOOT.”

Hammond-Martin v. State of Louisiana
3:18-cv-01100-SDD-SDJ · 2021-01-08
Voluntary dismissal (plaintiff) Moot / procedural

“ACCORDINGLY, the Motion shall be treated as a Motion to Dismiss (Rec. Doc. 15) voluntarily, pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2), and the Court hereby issues an Order of Dismissal without prejudice.”

Nelson, et al. v. Dupree, et al.
3:24-cv-00701-SDD-SDJ · 2025-04-10
Motion to recuse (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs' Motion to Recuse Chief Judge Shelly Dick, Magistrate Judge Scott Johnson, Magistrate Judge John W. DeGravelles, Magistrate Judge Erin Winder-Doomes and All Remaining Magistrate and District Judges Within the United States of America Federal Middle District ... are DENIED.”

Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs' Motion for Reconsideration and Nullification of Chief Judge December 11, 2024, Remand Order ... are DENIED.”

Amin v. Kyros Energy, LLC
3:17-cv-00056-SDD-EWD · 2018-03-05
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“Accordingly, the Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby GRANTED. The Plaintiff shall submit a proposed Order in conformance with the Court's Ruling.”

Flowers v. Dupont, et al.
3:16-cv-00263-SDD-EWD · 2018-09-27
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“ACCORDINGLY, the Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED, and Plaintiff's claim and this matter is dismissed with prejudice.”

McDonald v. Lavespere, et al.
3:18-cv-00743-SDD-SDJ · 2020-10-06
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“ACCORDINGLY, the Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby GRANTED and Plaintiff's claims against Tracy Falgout and Randy Lavespere are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

Poullard v. John Bel Edwards, et al.
3:19-cv-00301-SDD-RLB · 2020-07-31
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“ACCORDINGLY, the Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby granted in part, and the Plaintiff's claims against Defendant, Joseph McKneely, are hereby dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that in all other regards the Motion (Rec. Doc. 16) is hereby denied, and this matter is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for further proceedings.”

Floyd v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
3:23-cv-01667-SDD-RLB · 2025-10-15
Motion to certify interlocutory appeal (defendant) Denied

“For foregoing reasons, the Motion to Certify Interlocutory Order for Appeal filed by Murphy Oil, USA, Inc. is DENIED.”

Jessie Hoffman, et al. v. Bobby Jindal, et al.
3:12-cv-00796-SDD-EWD · 2025-02-21
Motion for relief from judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiffs’ Motion for Expedited Consideration (Rec. Doc. 336) and Motion for Relief from Judgment Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6) (Rec. Doc. 318) are hereby GRANTED. This Court’s March 31, 2022 Judgment, which dismissed this matter without prejudice, is hereby VACATED.”

Martin J. Walsh (Sec'y of Labor) v. Kelly Sills, et al.
3:23-cv-00041-SDD-SDJ · 2025-09-30
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion, as a Motion for Summary Judgment, is DENIED.”

Lindsey Lee, et al. v. D.R. Horton, Inc.-Gulf Coast, et al.
3:21-cv-00442-SDD-EWD · 2022-04-11
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Moot / procedural

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants Motion to Dismiss is denied, without prejudice, as moot.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that LCI’s Motion13 is GRANTED.”