Patrick J. Hanna
How Judge Hanna rules, drawn from 18 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Hanna no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Hanna
Patrick J. Hanna served as a United States magistrate judge for the Western District of Louisiana. The judge held the full-time position in the Lafayette Division from 2009 to 2022.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“It is recommended that the motions to dismiss be granted in part and denied in part and that ruling on the remaining motions be deferred.”
“it is recommended that the motions for summary judgment be granted and that the remainder of the plaintiff's claims be dismissed with prejudice.”
“ORDER granting 15 Joint MOTION to Conditionally Certify Class and Approving Notice and Notice Plan. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patrick J Hanna on 4/18/2016.”
“IT IS RECOMMENDED that Proposed Settlement be Approved, and accordingly, that the Court grant the 23 Joint Motion for Approval of the Settlement ... IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that this collective action be dismissed with prejudice.”
“For the following reasons this case will be remanded to the 13th Judicial Court for the Parish of Evangeline and both motions will be denied as moot.”
“Considering the evidence, the law, and the arguments of the parties, and for the reasons fully explained below, Plaintiff's Motion is GRANTED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Text Notice (Rec. Doc. 23) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the FLSA Settlement Agreement, and all terms and conditions contained therein, be and hereby is APPROVED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Commissioner's decision be REVERSED and REMANDED to the Commissioner pursuant to the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) with instructions to again evaluate the claimant's residual functional capacity and again evaluate whether the claimant's knee impairments satisfy the criteria of Listing 1.02.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the defendant's Rule 12(b)(6) motion seeking dismissal of the plaintiff's LCCL claim is DENIED”
“IT IS ORDERED that the defendant's Rule 12(b)(7) motion to dismiss for failure to join a required party is GRANTED to the extent that the plaintiff is ordered to amend her complaint to add Shannon Dural as a party, but DENIED to the extent that the plaintiff seeks dismissal of the lawsuit.”
“Considering the foregoing, it is hereby ORDERED that the subpoena issued to Dr. Angela Mayeux-Hebert on behalf of defendant Gilead is QUASHED. Dr. Mayeux-Hebert's pending motion is, accordingly, GRANTED.”
“For the reasons which follow, the Court finds there are genuine issues of material fact in dispute, and therefore, the motion is DENIED.”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Hanna was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2022.
| 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 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 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.
A historical record
Judge Hanna no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.