R. Steven Whalen

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan magistrate Retired 2021 12 signed orders read

Judge Whalen no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

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

Phillippi v. Commissioner of Social Security
· 2014-03-03
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Substantial evidence supported the administrative law judge's rejection of the treating source's medical opinion ... defendant's motion for summary judgment [docket entry 14] is granted.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“plaintiff's motion for summary judgment [docket entry 11] is denied.”

Hartshorn v. Saul (Commissioner of Social Security)
· 2021-03-25
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Whalen that GRANTS the Commissioner's Motion ... and AFFIRMS the decision of the Commissioner”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“DENIES Hartshorn's motion”

Mitchell v. Badawi
· 2015-07-01
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Denied

“Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen has submitted a Report and Recommendation ... in which he recommends that the motion be denied ... IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for injunctive relief is denied.”

Tuttle v. Commissioner of Social Security
· 2019-03-01
Attorney fees (plaintiff) Granted

“GRANTS Plaintiff's counsel's motion for an award of fees in the amount of $8,623.50 (ECF No. 37), and further ORDERS the Plaintiff be refunded the previously awarded $5,500.00 EAJA fee”

Nature's Energy Banc, Inc. v. Unified Holding International
· 2013-02-19
Default judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for default Judgment is denied. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Unified Defendants are assessed sanctions in the amount of $5,000.00, jointly and severally”

Parks v. Commissioner of Social Security
· 2014-03-31
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. No. 11, filed June 26, 2013] is GRANTED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's Motions for Summary Judgment [Doc. No. 16, filed December 2, 2013] is DENIED.”

Henderson v. Commissioner of Social Security
· 2017-09-14
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation [19] is ADOPTED, Henderson's Motion for Summary Judgment [14] is DENIED, the Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment [17] is GRANTED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment [17] is GRANTED.”

Sheppard v. Commissioner of Social Security
· 2020-12-01
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 11) is GRANTED and Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 10) is DENIED.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 10) is DENIED.”

Johnson v. Commissioner of Social Security
· 2011-11-15
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the Defendant's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 11) is GRANTED.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 10) is DENIED.”

Kucharski v. Commissioner of Social Security
· 2013-09-20
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED, Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED, and Plaintiff's cause of action is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”

Price o/b/o BJP v. Commissioner of Social Security
· 2011-01-31
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment [Docket No. 18, filed on July 1, 2010] is DENIED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [Docket No. 24, file on November 10, 2010] is GRANTED.”

Johnson v. Clafton
· 2015-08-13
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant Clafton's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 18) is GRANTED and this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, both on procedural grounds.”

A historical record

Judge Whalen no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.