Jane Marie Beckering
How Judge Beckering decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
Where a party files objections to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation, she engages in genuine de novo review of the specific objections rather than a pro forma adoption -- in Hardrick she addressed each of the plaintiff's three objections individually before overruling them.
“In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1) and FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3), the Court has performed de novo consideration of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which objections have been made. The Court denies the objections and issues this Opinion and Order.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motions for summary judgment on the basis of exhaustion (ECF Nos. 25 & 28) are GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants Ouellette and Hill's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 28) is DENIED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 9) is GRANTED for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 31) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Bronson Physician John Doe's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 75) is GRANTED as to the federal claims. The Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state-law claims, which are DISMISSED without prejudice.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 77) is GRANTED. Plaintiff's claims against Defendants KDPS Officer John Doe 3 and KDPS Officer John Doe 4 are DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to timely effect service.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 20) is GRANTED. Defendant The United Methodist Church is DISMISSED from this action because it is a religious denomination, not a legal entity.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for leave to amend the complaint (ECF No. 44) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Specifically, the motion is granted to the extent Plaintiff seeks to name the Michigan Conference of the United Methodist Church as a defendant. The motion is denied to the extent Plaintiff seeks to add the "Board of Trustees" and Bishop David Alan Bard as defendants in this action.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 23) is DENIED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Rife's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 20) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (ECF No. 34) is DENIED for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motions for summary judgment (ECF Nos. 20 & 28) are GRANTED IN PART by dismissing Defendants D. Hall, Golladay and B. Hall, and DENIED IN PART as to Defendants Smith and Bergeron.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 34) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as described in the Report and Recommendation, and Defendant Silliman is TERMINATED from this case.”
“The Court will enter an Order and Judgment denying the § 2254 petition as well as a certificate of appealability.”
“The Court will enter an order and judgment granting Petitioner leave to proceed in forma pauperis, dismissing the petition without prejudice for lack of exhaustion, denying Petitioner's motions for "entry statement evidence exhibit request" (ECF Nos. 6 and 8), and denying a certificate of appealability.”
“The Court will enter a judgment dismissing the petition without prejudice for lack of exhaustion and denying a certificate of appealability.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Her earliest assigned dockets (filed within weeks of her December 2021 commission) include a mix of Title VII/employment cases, prisoner Section 1983 and habeas matters referred to a magistrate judge, consumer/FDCPA suits, and diversity contract cases.
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