Jerome J. Niedermeier
How Judge Niedermeier rules, drawn from 18 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Niedermeier no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Niedermeier
Jerome J. Niedermeier is a recalled U.S. magistrate judge in the District of Massachusetts, where he began recalled service on March 15, 2010. He previously served as a magistrate judge for the District of Vermont from 1982 to 2009. He attended Boston College and Georgetown University Law Center.
How Judge Niedermeier decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Denoncour v. 127 Round House Road, Niedermeier recommended denying a limitations-based dismissal motion because Vermont’s three-year period was measured in calendar years, making the anniversary-date filing timely despite a leap year.
“the limitations period consisted of three calendar years rather than a fixed number of days.”
For legislative immunity, he distinguishes a policy decision eliminating a position from an individualized decision to terminate the person occupying it.
“Terminating an employee does not involve policy decisions and budget priorities in the same way terminating a position does.”
In Williams v. Figueroa, he recommended transfer to Oklahoma rather than dismissal because refiling there would duplicate work, add expense, and delay the case.
“To dismiss the case and require re-filing in Oklahoma would result in unnecessary duplication of effort on the part of the government, additional effort for the plaintiff, added expense for the defendants, and unnecessary delay for all parties.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons set forth above, I recommend that Joseph’s motion for relief from judgment (Paper 14) be DENIED.”
“decision of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas with respect to his § 2255 motion (Paper 1) should be DENIED.”
“I recommend that this case be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404.”
“I recommend that Walker’s motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Paper 119) be GRANTED”
“I recommend that the respondent’s motion to dismiss (Paper 5) be GRANTED”
“Sauve’s motion for appointment of counsel (Paper 2) is DENIED as moot.”
“recommend that his motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Paper 1) be DENIED”
“I recommend that Pope’s motion for a writ of habeas corpus (Paper 45), filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, be DENIED.”
“recommend that the motion for a default judgment (Paper 5) be DENIED.”
“the defendant’s motion to dismiss (Paper 14) be GRANTED”
“all other pending motions (Papers 5, 6, 8 and 12) be DENIED as moot”
“Rodriguez’s motion to amend his complaint (Paper 27) is DENIED with respect to Commissioner Rob Hofmann.”
“the defendants’ motions in the alternative for change of venue (Papers 22 and 25) be GRANTED”
Niedermeier recommended staying a mixed habeas petition while the petitioner exhausted state remedies, subject to firm initiation and return deadlines. No party motion was resolved, so the recommendation is excluded from motion statistics.
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 136 days (N = 15).
The fifteen terminated Vermont assignments included Social Security, contract, labor, employee-benefits, and personal-injury matters. Current Massachusetts recall assignments are sparse and include petty-offense work.
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 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Niedermeier 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.