Ann Marie Donio
How Judge Donio rules, drawn from 12 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Donio no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Donio
Ann Marie Donio served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the Camden Vicinage of the District of New Jersey from 2003 until her retirement in 2026. Before joining the bench, she clerked for U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez and practiced civil litigation, commercial law, and education law. She graduated from Rutgers University School of Law–Camden in 1988.
How Judge Donio decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Custom Pak Brokerage v. Dandrea Produce, Donio allowed the plaintiff to add Jeffrey Geragi as a defendant because the existing defendants lacked standing to argue that the proposed claim against him was futile.
“Therefore, the Court concludes that Defendants lack standing to oppose the motion with respect to Jeffrey Geragi, and the Court rejects futility as a basis to deny the pending motion.”
In Hughes v. Township of Franklin, Donio conditionally certified an FLSA collective action based on a uniform pre-shift policy, while limiting notice to first-class mail and a 45-day opt-in period.
“the express language of the policy relied upon by Plaintiffs inherently demonstrates the ‘similarly situated’ nature of the potential collective action members with respect to Defendant’s pre-shift requirement.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for leave to file a first amended complaint [Doc. No. 22] shall be, and hereby is, GRANTED”
“ORDERED that Defendants' motion to compel early mediation and to stay discovery [Doc. No. 27] shall be, and hereby is, DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN.”
“ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motion to conditionally certify this action as a collective action [Doc. No. 10] shall be, and hereby is, GRANTED IN PART”
“ORDERED that this Court hereby ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of the Honorable Ann Marie Donio ... ORDERED that this case shall be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“the Court respectfully recommends that Defendant's answer be stricken ... ORDERED that Defendant's answer to Plaintiff's complaint [D.I. 11] shall be, and is hereby, stricken.”
“ORDERED that Defendants' motion to dismiss [Docket Item 151] shall be, and is hereby, GRANTED IN PART and DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE IN PART; and ... ORDERED that this case shall not be dismissed at this time”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion [Doc. No. 47] to compel company-wide discovery shall be, and is hereby, GRANTED in part and DENIED in part”
“ORDERED that Defendant's motion [Doc. No. 51] for a protective order shall be, and is hereby, DENIED”
“ORDERED that Defendant's motion [Doc. No. 78] to bifurcate discovery shall be, and is hereby, DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE to Defendant's right to object to specific discovery requests as not related to class certification issues.”
“ORDERED that Green Technology's motion for judgment on pleadings [Doc. No. 51] shall be, and hereby is, DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, with the right to refile under Green Technology's unique civil action in the event Plaintiff files a complaint against Green Technology and pays the requisite filing fee.”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for default judgment [Doc. No. 93] shall be, and is hereby, DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for leave to amend the complaint [Doc. No. 96] shall be, and is hereby, DENIED”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion [D.I. 40] to reopen discovery shall be, and is hereby, DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“ORDERED that the motion [D.I. 29] for settlement approval shall be, and is hereby, DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion [D.I. 77] for leave to file a Third Amended Complaint shall be, and is hereby, GRANTED”
“ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motions [D.I. 186 in Civil No. 19-12002, D.I. 170 in Civil No. 20-1118] for sanctions shall be, and are hereby, GRANTED in part and DENIED without prejudice in part”
“ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motions [D.I. 187 in Civil No. 19-12002, D.I. 171 in Civil No. 20-1118] to disqualify counsel for Defendant Dixon shall be, and are hereby, DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE”
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 | 3 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 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.
A historical record
Judge Donio 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.