Stacey D. Adams

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey magistrate 15 signed orders read

How Judge Adams decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

A narrowly tailored request for early discovery can establish good cause when it seeks only identifying information from an internet service provider and preserves the distinction between an account holder and the alleged infringer.

“No other information shall be sought.”

A proposed FLSA settlement is persuasive when it resolves a genuine wage dispute, provides a fair recovery, and avoids terms such as restrictive confidentiality or an overbroad release.

“the Settlement Agreement and Release represents a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute that does not frustrate the purposes of the FLSA”

Signed rulings

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

United States ex rel. Silbersher v. Janssen Biotech, Inc.
2:19-cv-12107 · 2025-09-22
Motion to set aside special master order (plaintiff) Denied

“Relator’s Motion is DENIED”

Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. v. Wilmington Trust, N.A.
2:19-cv-18713 · 2025-01-27
Motion for hague evidence request (plaintiff) Granted

“GRANTED. The language in the Request has been slightly modified by the Court to remove”

Morgan v. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
2:20-cv-00430 · 2025-09-30
Motion for spoliation sanctions (plaintiff) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s Motion for Spoliation Sanctions is DENIED.”

Ojo v. Milrose 179 Harrison, LLC
2:20-cv-00949 · 2025-02-05
Motion for default damages (plaintiff) Granted in part

“Plaintiffs’ motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”

Harborview Capital Partners, LLC v. Cross River Bank
2:21-cv-15146 · 2025-10-23
Motion to amend (plaintiff) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, Harborview’s unopposed Motion to Amend is GRANTED.”

Burrows v. DC Portfolio Services, LLC
2:22-cv-00260 · 2025-08-11
Motion for final settlement approval (plaintiff) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the Motions are GRANTED.”

Motion for attorneys fees (plaintiff) Granted
Kaplan v. General Electric Company
2:22-cv-05296 · 2025-02-21
Motion to quash (nonparty) Granted

“motion to quash is GRANTED.”

Motion for attorneys fees (nonparty) Denied

“His request for attorneys’ fees is DENIED.”

City National Bank of West Virginia v. Hajjar
2:23-cv-03160 · 2025-08-13
Motion for turnover (plaintiff) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED.”

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
2:24-cv-09426 · 2024-10-30
Motion for early discovery (plaintiff) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED.”

Pagan v. A.P. Moeller-Maersk Corp.
2:24-cv-09564 · 2025-05-30
Motion to disqualify counsel (defendant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ Motion to Disqualify (ECF No. 8) is DENIED.”

Motion for leave to file motion to compel (plaintiff) Denied

“Further, Plaintiff’s request for leave to file a Motion to Compel (ECF No. 25) is DENIED.”

Florkevicz v. Curcio
2:25-cv-02316 · 2025-11-07
Motion to appoint counsel (plaintiff) Denied

“counsel is therefore DENIED without prejudice.”

Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
2:25-cv-03726 · 2025-05-13
Motion for early discovery (plaintiff) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Six identified civil matters filed from January 2023 through July 2024 included four terminated and two pending cases. The set includes inherited referrals and consent assignments and is descriptive rather than a complete caseload measure.

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