George Jarrod Hazel
How Judge Hazel rules, drawn from 17 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Hazel no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Hazel
George Jarrod Hazel was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Hazel received a commission on May 2, 2014. Judge Hazel resigned on February 24, 2023.
How Judge Hazel decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Bliss, Hazel tested the proposed policy reading against the distinction between accidental-death and life insurance coverage.
“Under Mrs. Bliss’ interpretation, almost any death would be an accident, and the Court would effectively transform this accidental death benefit into a life insurance policy.”
In Wanrong Lin, Hazel applied all four preliminary-injunction factors before preserving the petitioner’s presence during review.
“All four factors weigh in favor of granting a preliminary injunction here.”
In Kravitz, Hazel granted an indicative ruling on the plaintiffs’ motion for relief from judgment after examining newly discovered evidence concerning the census citizenship question.
“Nonetheless, pursuant to Rule 62.1, the Court finds a substantial issue has been raised.”
Procedural preferences
In Randolph, Hazel required a clear record and narrowly tailored limits before restricting communications with collective-action members.
“[A]n order limiting communications between parties and potential class members should be based on a clear record and specific findings that reflect a weighing of the need for a limitation and the potential interference with the rights of the parties.”
In Wilder, Hazel considered the complete evidentiary record even while identifying a better recording practice.
“Although it may be better practice to record the Miranda warnings when possible, in evaluating the testimony of all relevant witnesses, and the existence of a signed Advice of Rights form, the Court finds that the Miranda warnings were given despite the fact that it was not recorded.”
In Fromer Chiropractic, Hazel used a stay to coordinate judicial review with an agency question within the FCC’s expertise.
“The doctrine of primary jurisdiction ‘is a doctrine specifically applicable to claims properly cognizable in court that contain some issue within the special competence of an administrative agency.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons above, the Court will grant the Government’s request for stay of this proceeding until the conclusion of the related State murder trial of Arnold Johnson in Prince George’s County, Maryland, which is scheduled to begin July 14, 2015.”
“For the aforementioned reasons, the Order from the Bankruptcy Court is AFFIRMED.”
“The Bankruptcy Court’s dismissal of the complaint is AFFIRMED.”
“For the reasons stated above, National Union’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 9) is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiffs-Motion for Preliminary Injunction is DENIED;”
“Plaintiffs’ Motion for Protective Order is GRANTED;”
“Plaintiffs’ Motion to Invalidate Opt-Out Forms is GRANTED;”
“Plaintiffs’ Motion for Sanctions is DENIED.”
“For the reasons stated, Defendant Ujoatuonu's Amended Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 14, shall be treated as a Motion for Summary Judgment and is granted.”
“For the reasons explained above, Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, ECF Nos. 6 & 10, are DENIED.”
“Defendants’ request to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, ECF No. 10 at 8, is also DENIED.”
“Petitioners' Motion for a preliminary injunction, ECF No. 15, is granted.”
“For the foregoing reasons, on June 19, 2019, the Court granted Plaintiffs' Motion for an Indicative Ruling Under *403Rule 62.1(a), finding Plaintiffs' Rule 60(b) Motion raises a substantial issue.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the EEOC’s Motions, ECF Nos, 9 & 11, are GRANTED.”
“Additionally, Dimensions Healthcare’s Motion to Strike, ECF No. 18, is GRANTED.”
“For the reasons stated, the Court denies Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Count Two of the Indictment.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Order of the Bankruptcy Court is affirmed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 238.5 days (N = 10).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 55 days (N = 8).
The fixed sample of ten terminated historical cases included three habeas matters, two prisoner civil-rights matters, and one each involving fraud, banking, medical malpractice, employment, and administrative review.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Hazel was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 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 | 13 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 13 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 2021 | 7 | 15 |
| Mar 2021 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 10 |
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 Hazel 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.