Jeffrey J. Keyes
How Judge Keyes rules, drawn from 3 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Keyes no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Keyes
Jeffrey J. Keyes served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota from 2008 to 2016. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan Law School, he practiced civil trial law for about 22 years before joining the bench.
How Judge Keyes decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Michel v. Astrue, Keyes recommended granting the claimant's summary-judgment motion and remanding for a calculation and award of benefits. The district judge adopted his recommendation after de novo review.
“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. [7]), is GRANTED”
Cautions
In Graf v. Astrue, Keyes recommended denying the claimant's summary-judgment motion and granting the Commissioner's motion.
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. [10]) is GRANTED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. [7]), is GRANTED”
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. [9]), is DENIED”
District Judge Susan Richard Nelson adopted Magistrate Judge Keyes's May 19, 2014 recommendation (no objections filed). Keyes recommended denying in-forma-pauperis status and summarily dismissing; the court adopted it, denied the application, and summarily dismissed the action under 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). It is a screening ruling, the in-forma-pauperis denial is incident to the 1915(e) screening, resolving no party's substantive motion on the merits.
“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. [8]) is DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. [10]) is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
- Keyes's consent (636(c)) civil footprint as the assigned judge of record is dominated by Social-Security disability appeals (the majority of his ~20 surfaced dockets are 863 DIWC/DIWW), with some insurance, labor (LMRA), ADA (446), consumer-credit (480), and employment civil-rights cases.
- Case-level durations (filed minus terminated): Allina Health System v. ADIT (labor) ~177 days; Betts v. Colvin (SS) ~312 days; Gast v. Colvin (SS) ~428 days; Tesmer v. Colvin (SS) ~283 days.
- Sampled across 2008-2015; not exhaustive.
A historical record
Judge Keyes 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.