Randolph F. Treece
Judge Treece no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Treece decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In the sampled prisoner civil-rights cases he carefully separated claims that raised genuine fact questions from those that failed as a matter of law, recommending that summary judgment be granted in part and denied in part rather than disposing of an entire case in one stroke.
“United States Magistrate Judge Randolph F. Treece issued a thorough Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 139) recommending that summary judgment be granted in part and denied in part.”
Procedural preferences
An active, hands-on case manager: he held frequent telephone conferences, pressed parties to meet and confer on discovery disputes, and -- after the parties consented to his jurisdiction -- presided over civil jury trials himself, reflecting a settlement- and mediation-oriented approach to moving cases.
“ORDER granting in part and denying in part 88 & 97 Motions in Limine. Signed by Magistrate Judge Randolph F. Treece on 1/23/2014.”
Cautions
On pro se prisoner complaints he applied the Twombly/Iqbal pleading standard rigorously, recommending dismissal where the complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief.
“Defendants' motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim (Dkt. No. 11) is GRANTED in its entirety; and it is further ORDERED that Plaintiff's Complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is DISMISSED in its entirety.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“defendants' motion to dismiss or in the alternative summary judgment (Dkt. No. 20) is GRANTED and the complaint DISMISSED IN ITS ENTIRETY”
“United States Magistrate Judge Randolph F. Treece issued a thorough Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 139) recommending that summary judgment be granted in part and denied in part.”
“Defendants' motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim (Dkt. No. 11) is GRANTED in its entirety; and it is further ORDERED that Plaintiff's Complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is DISMISSED in its entirety.”
“ORDERED, that defendants' motion for partial summary judgment (Dkt. No. 68) is GRANTED. ORDERED, that defendants Rock, Fischer and Carver are DISMISSED. ORDERED, that the case is deemed trial ready as to plaintiff's claims against defendants Premo, Tulip and Traux.”
“RECOMMENDED, that the 21 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Gabriel Hoyle be DENIED and this case be deemed trial ready.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Treece sat in Albany. His consent docket spans Social Security appeals, civil rights, labor, and civil forfeiture; after the parties consented under 28 U.S.C. 636(c) he presided through final judgment or trial himself. In Zinaman the summary-judgment motion was decided by the district judge before the parties consented to Treece, who then presided over the jury trial -- the signer is verified per order.
A historical record
Judge Treece no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.