Marcia M. Henry
How Judge Henry rules, drawn from 10 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Henry
Marcia M. Henry became a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York in 2021. She earned degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University School of Law and sits in Brooklyn.
Judge Henry's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Henry, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
- Practices and Rules ↗
- Proposed Discovery Plan (Henry) ↗
- Protective Order Form (Henry) ↗
- Standing Order for Settlement Conferences (Henry) ↗
Key rules
Filing
Send hard copies of electronic filings only if the Court requests courtesy copies.
“Hard copies of electronic filings should not be mailed, faxed or hand-delivered to chambers unless the Court requests courtesy copies.”
Conferences
Request adjournments and extensions in writing at least three business days in advance absent an emergency.
“All requests for adjournments and/or extensions, absent an emergency, shall be made in writing at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled appearance or filing deadline.”
Conferences
Submit an ex parte settlement statement of no more than four pages by email at least five business days before the conference.
“At least five (5) business days before the settlement conference, each party shall submit to chambers by email ([email protected]) an ex parte settlement statement not to exceed four (4) pages.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026).
How Judge Henry decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In a Federal Tort Claims Act pat-down case, she recommended summary judgment for the defendant after finding that video evidence contradicted the plaintiff’s account of being struck or searched improperly.
“the video contradicts Plaintiff's version of events so thoroughly that no reasonable jury could credit his recollection. Defendant is accordingly entitled to summary judgment. See Scott v. Harris, 550 U.S. 372, 380 (2007)”
In the same case, she concluded that the statutory law enforcement proviso covered the airport screener, allowing the plaintiff’s intentional tort claim to survive a sovereign immunity challenge.
“the TSO who conducted the pat-down falls within the ‘investigative or law enforcement officers’ proviso of 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h) and, therefore, sovereign immunity does not bar Plaintiff's suit against the TSA.”
In a wage case decided on default, she recommended relief on the supported wage claims while excluding statutory notice and statement claims that lacked a concrete injury.
“Judge Henry ‘recommend[ed] that Plaintiff's wage notice and wage statements claims . . . be dismissed without prejudice for lack of standing.’”
Procedural preferences
In that wage case, she recommended denying default judgment against an individual because the plaintiff had not supplied the required information about military service. The district judge later modified that part after reviewing additional material.
“Plaintiff failed to comply with the ... Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (the ‘SCRA’) as to Obayah because he did not file an affidavit or ‘any information in the motion papers about . . . [Obayah]'s military status.’ ... Judge Henry therefore recommended that the Court deny Plaintiff's motion for default judgment as to Obayah.”
In an insurance subrogation case, she recommended holding requests for default judgment in abeyance while motions to vacate the entries of default were pending.
“recommending that default judgments against Defendants ... be held in abeyance pending decisions on Defendants Claire Construction Corp. and Homeport LLC's motions to vacate the Clerk's entry of default.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“On November 30, 2021, Magistrate Judge Marcia M. Henry issued a Report and Recommendation (‘R&R’) recommending that default judgments against Defendants Claire Construction Corp., Homeport LLC, HP Services Inc., Shallan Haddad, and Walter Orue be held in abeyance pending decisions on Defendants Claire Construction Corp. and Homeport LLC's motions to vacate the Clerk's entry of default.”
“By report and recommendation dated February 6, 2025, Magistrate Judge Marcia M. Henry recommended that the Court deny Plaintiff's motion to amend the Complaint (the ‘R&R’). ... the Court adopts the R&R in its entirety and denies Plaintiff's motion to amend the Complaint.”
“Magistrate Judge Marcia M. Henry recommended that the Court deny with prejudice plaintiff Wendy Baez's ‘Request for Sum Certain Default Judgment.’ ... the Court ... adopts the R&R in its entirety. Therefore, it is ordered that the R&R is adopted in its entirety, and this action is dismissed with prejudice.”
“Judge Henry recommended that the motion be denied because the TSO who conducted the pat-down falls within the ‘investigative or law enforcement officers’ proviso of 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h) and, therefore, sovereign immunity does not bar Plaintiff's suit against the TSA. ... Defendant's motion to dismiss is denied in its entirety”
“The Court agrees with Judge Henry that the TSA is entitled to summary judgment on both Plaintiff's assault claim and his battery claim and adopts the R&R in its entirety. ... Defendant's motion for summary judgment is granted in its entirety, and Plaintiff's Freedom of Information Act claim is dismissed as moot.”
“By report and recommendation dated March 18, 2025, Judge Henry recommended that the Court (1) grant Plaintiff's motion to amend the case caption to reflect Obayah's legal name and (2) grant in part and deny in part Plaintiff's motion for default judgment ... Judge Henry therefore recommended that the Court deny Plaintiff's motion for default judgment as to Obayah.”
“I therefore adopt the Report and Recommendation, in its entirety, as the opinion of the Court ... Accordingly, plaintiff's motion for default judgment is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiff is awarded $175,173.82 in damages: including (1) $54,535.47 for unpaid overtime wages; (2) $28,051.44 in unpaid spread of hours pay; (3) $82,586.91 in liquidated damages; and (4) $10,000 for wage notice and wage statement violations.”
“plaintiff's motion for default judgment is granted in part and denied in part. The Clerk of Court shall enter default judgment against Defendant Ghost Fitness NYC, LLC on Counts I, II, IV, V, VII, and VIII. Plaintiff is awarded $5,051,415.00, including $5,051,013.00 in treble damages and $402.00 in costs”
“for judgment at ECF No. 18 should be granted in part”
“Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment at ECF No. 29, as supplemented by ECF No. 37, should be granted in part”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court respectfully recommends that Plaintiff’s motion to enforce judgment at ECF No. 56 should be granted in that judgment should be entered against Defendants Robert Eliodromytis and K & T Provisions, Inc. jointly and severally in the amount of $36,060.00, including $23,000.00 for outstanding principal, $10,000.00 for liquidated damages, and $3,060.00 for attorneys’ fees incurred for enforcement of the parties’ Agreement. The Court also respectfully recommends that defense counsel Albert Rizzo, Esq.’s motion to withdraw representation at ECF No. 66 should be granted, and his related letter motion for leave to file under seal at ECF No. 59 should be denied as withdrawn.”
“defense counsel Albert Rizzo, Esq.’s motion to withdraw representation at ECF No. 66 should be granted”
“his related letter motion for leave to file under seal at ECF No. 59 should be denied as withdrawn.”
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 | 5 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 5 | 4 |
| Sep 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| Mar 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| Sep 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| Mar 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| Sep 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| Mar 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| Sep 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| Mar 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| Sep 2021 | 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.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, not for Judge Henry: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 7,392 | 6.7 months |
| Closed with no court action | 1,485 | 3 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 5,022 | 6.9 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 835 | 13.9 months |
| Closed during trial | 50 | 49.6 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 7,392 | 6.7 months |
| Sep 2024 | 7,879 | 5.8 months |
| Sep 2023 | 7,746 | 5.1 months |
| Sep 2022 | 7,588 | 6.2 months |
| Sep 2021 | 6,709 | 7.9 months |
| Sep 2020 | 6,062 | 8.6 months |
| Sep 2019 | 6,858 | 8.1 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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