Joel Schneider
How Judge Schneider rules, drawn from 15 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Schneider no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Schneider
Joel Schneider served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the Camden Vicinage of the District of New Jersey from 2006 until his retirement in 2021. Before joining the court, he practiced complex civil litigation for 26 years. He earned degrees from Brooklyn College and Villanova University School of Law.
How Judge Schneider decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Robinson v. Winslow Township, Schneider denied Wawa's request to shield investigator interviews as work product because it offered no competent evidence that the interviews were prepared in anticipation of litigation.
“Wawa’s motion is denied because it has not produced any competent evidence that Curley’s interviews and summaries were prepared in anticipation of litigation.”
In Anderson v. Buena Board of Education, Schneider denied a request to compel authorization for the plaintiff's gynecological records. Her emotional-distress claim did not open her entire medical history to discovery, and the defendants had shown no gynecological injury that made those records relevant.
“By merely filing a lawsuit claiming emotional distress a plaintiff does not open up to discovery her entire medical history.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this 1st day of May, 2013, that the Motion to Compel Expedited Discovery/Extend Time for Discovery filed by defendant Hello Gorgeous is DENIED.”
“For all the foregoing reasons, the Court finds that plaintiff's proposed amended complaint naming Jaco as a defendant relates back under Rule 15(c)(1)(C). Accordingly, plaintiff's ‘Second Motion to Amend Complaint’ is GRANTED”
“Accordingly, for all the foregoing reasons, plaintiffs' motion is DENIED. An appropriate order will be entered.”
“Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED this 27th day of February, 2020, that counsel's Motions to Withdraw are DENIED without prejudice”
“IT IS hereby ORDERED this 27th day of June, 2008, that plaintiff's Motion to Amend is DENIED. The Court finds that plaintiff's fraudulent concealment claim based on documents defendant already produced is futile. As to documents that have not been produced, plaintiff's motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant's Cross-Motion for Sanctions is DENIED.”
“For all the foregoing reasons, the Court finds that Wawa has not satisfied its burden of showing that the requested documents were prepared in anticipation of litigation. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED this 13th day of January, 2012, that Wawa's Motion for Protective Order is DENIED.”
“The Court has now permitted Atlantic City three opportunities to plead a viable third-party complaint against Cantera. Each of these attempts has failed. Thus, Atlantic City's motion is denied with prejudice. ... IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this 10th day of September, 2014, that defendant's Motion for Leave to Amend Pleading to Include a Third-Party Complaint Against Beau Cantera [Doc. No. 74] is DENIED.”
“This matter comes before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation of the Honorable Joel Schneider, U.S. Magistrate Judge entered on September 1st, 2020... which recommended that plaintiff's request for final default judgment, permanent injunction, and costs and attorneys' fees be granted. ... IT IS HEREBY ORDERED ... that this Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation”
“For the reasons discussed above, plaintiff's summary judgment motion will be denied. An appropriate accompanying Order will be entered.”
“Accordingly, for all the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED this 16th day of October 2020, that defendants' ‘Motion to Disqualify Counsel’ [Doc. No. 49] is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, for all the foregoing reasons, plaintiffs' ‘Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement’ is granted.”
“Accordingly, for all the foregoing reasons IT IS on this 6th day of October 2008 hereby ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for a Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal is DENIED.”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Schneider was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2020.
| 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 |
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 Schneider 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.