Frederick James Scullin, Jr.
How Judge Scullin rules, drawn from 6 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Scullin decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
A large share of Scullin's written dispositions are R&R adoptions on clear-error review where no objection was filed: he adopts the magistrate judge's Report-Recommendation in its entirety 'for the reasons stated therein' (prisoner SJ and SS judgment-on-the-pleadings alike). On Social-Security appeals he decides the case on the cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings, remanding under sentence four where the agency erred and affirming where it did not.
“the Report-Recommendation of Magistrate Judge ... is ACCEPTED in its entirety, for the reasons stated therein”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDERS that the Report-Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Gustave J. DiBianco filed August 31, 2009 is ACCEPTED in its entirety ... ORDERS that defendant's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED ... the complaint is DISMISSED IN ITS ENTIRETY”
“ORDERS that the motion for summary judgment on behalf of defendants, Drs. Wright and De Azevedo is GRANTED ... the remaining claims are DISMISSED IN THEIR ENTIRETY”
“ORDERS that Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings, see Dkt. No. 10, is GRANTED ... this matter is REVERSED and REMANDED to the Commissioner pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. 405”
“ORDERS that Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings, see Dkt. No. 15, is DENIED”
“That Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings, see Dkt. No 13, is DENIED.”
“The Court further ORDERS that Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings, see Dkt. No. 14, is GRANTED. The Court further ORDERS that the Commissioner's decision is AFFIRMED and Plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED.”
“ORDERS that Defendants' motions to dismiss, see Dkt. Nos. 93, 94, 95 and 121 are GRANTED in part and DENIED in part for the above-stated reasons.”
“ORDERS that Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings, see Dkt. No. 15, is DENIED”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
- Scullin's 2026 filings show an active and varied civil and criminal caseload rather than a wound-down senior docket.
- The reviewed matters include FLSA and ADA employment suits, immigration mandamus, prisoner civil rights, school-district disputes, commercial and contract cases, and criminal prosecutions.
- His published decisions historically lean toward prisoner civil-rights summary judgment, often through adoption of a magistrate judge's recommendation, and Social Security appeals.
- Referred magistrate judges in the reviewed cases include Miroslav Lovric, Mitchell J.
- Katz, and Carla B. Freedman.
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