Curtis Ivy, Jr.
How Judge Ivy rules, drawn from 32 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Ivy
Curtis Ivy Jr. has served as a United States magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Michigan since October 2020. Before joining the bench, he worked at the United States Department of Justice and served as senior litigation counsel in the Middle District of Alabama.
Judge Ivy's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Ivy, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Filing
Courtesy copies are no longer required to be sent to chambers unless expressly requested by the Court.
“Courtesy copies are no longer required to be sent to chambers unless expressly requested by the Court.”
Discovery
If the discovery matter is scheduled for a hearing, counsel must conduct a new meet-and-confer conference and file notice of any resolved issues no later than 5 business days prior to the date of hearing.
“If the discovery matter is scheduled for a hearing, counsel must conduct a new meet-and-confer conference and file notice of any resolved issues no later than 5 business days prior to the date of hearing.”
Trial
Each party shall provide the Court with a tabbed binder containing courtesy copies of its exhibits.
“Each party shall provide the Court with a tabbed binder containing courtesy copies of its exhibits.”
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 8, 2026).
- Procedures for Access, Service, and Management of Sealed Documents ↗
- Procedures for the Filing, Service and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- Standing Order for Discovery and Inspection and Fixing Motion Cut-Off Date in Criminal Cases ↗
- Pro Se Filings (Revised & Amended) ↗
- Filing a New Civil Case or Civil Initiating Papers Under Seal ↗
How Judge Ivy decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Daniel v. Fighter-Daniel, he denied a sanctions motion filed seven days after service because Rule 11(c)(2) required a twenty-one-day safe-harbor period; he also found no developed basis for sanctions.
“Plaintiff filed his motion on July 22, 2025, just seven days later—not the twenty-one days required under Rule 11(c)(2). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Rule 11 motion is DENIED.”
In Bentley v. McCave, Ivy denied as moot the self-represented plaintiff’s request for leave to serve discovery because no court permission was needed while discovery remained open.
“This motion is DENIED AS MOOT. While the discovery period is open, Plaintiff does not need the Court’s permission to serve discovery requests on another party.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Judge Ivy's report and recommendation is adopted, and Defendants' motion for summary judgment is denied.”
“ACCEPTS AND ADOPTS the recommended disposition of Magistrate Judge Ivy's Report and Recommendation ... The Towing Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 57) is GRANTED ... all federal claims as to the Towing Defendants are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Plaintiffs' state law claims ... are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE”
“plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is denied without prejudice”
“plaintiff's motion for immediate injunctive relief is denied”
“the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 12) is DENIED”
“the defendant's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 13) is GRANTED. The findings of the Commissioner are AFFIRMED, and the complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“the Court rejects Plaintiff's objections to the R&R and adopts Magistrate Judge Ivy's recommendations ... IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 18) is DENIED.”
“The Court DENIES Woznicki's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 15), GRANTS the Commissioner's (ECF No. 18), and AFFIRMS the decision of the Commissioner.”
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 16) be DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“it is hereby ORDERED that Judge Ivy's Report and Recommendation of August 1, 2025 (ECF No. 28), is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“The undersigned further recommends that Turner's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 7) be TERMINATED AS MOOT.”
“Accordingly, the Court declines to adopt the Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 11.)”
“the court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 66), GRANTS Defendant Bashir's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 57), and DISMISSES the Jane Doe defendant without prejudice.”
“the Court affirms Judge Ivy's decision on Defendants' motion to dismiss, rejects Plaintiff's objections, and adopts the recommendation to grant Defendants' motion to dismiss and deny Plaintiff's motion for default judgment as moot.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Defendants' motion to dismiss should be GRANTED and Plaintiff's motion for default judgment is 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 | 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.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, not for Judge Ivy: 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 | 2,926 | 8.3 months |
| Closed with no court action | 410 | 2.9 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 1,246 | 4.1 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 1,252 | 15.3 months |
| Closed during trial | 18 | 35.8 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2,926 | 8.3 months |
| Sep 2024 | 2,615 | 7.9 months |
| Sep 2023 | 2,616 | 8.5 months |
| Sep 2022 | 2,541 | 9.2 months |
| Sep 2021 | 2,405 | 10.2 months |
| Sep 2020 | 2,677 | 9 months |
| Sep 2019 | 3,237 | 8.6 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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