Nancy J. Koppe
How Judge Koppe decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
As a referral discovery magistrate, decides non-dispositive motions on the papers -- granting routine case-management relief such as leave to withdraw as counsel and extensions of time.
“ORDER granting 340 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney Peter D'Agostino from the case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 5/8/2020.”
Cautions
Denies IFP applications without prejudice when incomplete, directing the applicant to file a complete application or pay the filing fee by a set deadline.
“the Court DENIES 1 Plaintiffs application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis without prejudice. IT IF FURTHER ORDERED that no later than 10/7/2021, Plaintiff must either file a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 9/8/2021.”
Will deny a non-dispositive motion to strike where the challenged material is properly before the court.
“ORDER denying 176 Motion to Strike; Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 4/17/2020.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDER denying 176 Motion to Strike; Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 4/17/2020.”
“ORDER granting 340 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney Peter D'Agostino from the case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 5/8/2020.”
“the Court DENIES 1 Plaintiffs application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis without prejudice. IT IF FURTHER ORDERED that no later than 10/7/2021, Plaintiff must either file a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the filing fee. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 9/8/2021.”
“ORDER granting 7 Motion to Extend Time to provide paper copies of the certified administrative record, The paper copies are to be filed within 60 days of the filing of the Answer and the eCAR. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 11/18/2021.”
“ORDER granting 24 Motion to Extend Time Re: 23 Motion to Remand to Agency. Responses due by 4/22/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 3/22/2022.”
“ORDER Granting 15 Stipulation to Voluntary Remand Pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. 405(g) and to Entry of Judgment for Plaintiff. ... that this action be remanded for further administrative action pursuant to the Social Security Act 205(g), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 405(g), sentence four.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed docket is dominated by consent and referred Social Security appeals, which often end through stipulated sentence-four remands rather than contested merits rulings. It also includes criminal magistrate matters such as search-warrant applications and complaints, along with discovery management in civil cases assigned to district judges. The reported Social Security case durations are calculated from filing and termination dates.
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