Jonathan W. Feldman
How Judge Feldman decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
Frequently decides Rule 12(c)/summary-judgment motions from the bench at oral argument, then issues a short confirming written order -- parties should expect his initial reasoning to arrive at the hearing itself, not only in the later paper decision.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“defendants' Daubert motion to exclude that portion of Dr. Grassian's testimony about “a so called syndrome” concerning the “Psychopathological Effects of Solitary Confinement” (Docket # 84) is denied.”
“For the reasons that follow, defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law is denied.”
“the Court finds that the remedy of remittitur is proper and fair in this case. For these reasons, the Court will deny defendants’ motions for a new trial conditioned upon plaintiffs consent to a remittitur and damages in the amount of $237,500.”
“I find that Sadrach does qualify for IDEA benefits and, therefore, direct the defendant to develop and implement an individualized educational plan (IEP) for Sadrach pursuant to the IDEA.”
“The defendant determined that Sadrach did not qualify for benefits under IDEA and, on administrative review, an Impartial Hearing Officer (IHO) and a State Review Officer (SRO) agreed. For the reasons that follow, I find that Sadrach does qualify for IDEA benefits”
“plaintiffs’ motions to amend their complaint, to compel discovery of employees who meet the class descriptions and for expedited notice to affected employees are granted.”
“The defendant’s motion to dismiss portions of plaintiffs’ complaint is denied.”
“For the reasons stated below, the defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Docket # 55) is granted.”
“Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the parties have consented to the disposition of this matter by the undersigned. For the reasons set forth below, Mastin’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 494 days (N = 12).
A docket enumeration across 1990-2019 filing cohorts shows Feldman's consent docket dominated by Social Security disability appeals (Titles II and XVI) from the mid-2010s onward, alongside a long-running mix of prisoner civil-rights suits and habeas corpus petitions (his docket since the 1990s), employment-discrimination and wage-and-hour (FLSA) actions, patent and copyright infringement suits, ERISA benefit claims, product-liability and insurance matters, and criminal-duty warrants and initial appearances.
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