Kathleen B. Burke
Judge Burke no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“it the undersigned's recommendation that the Commissioner's decision finding Parsons not disabled be REVERSED and REMANDED for an award of benefits to Parsons for the period of June 13, 2001, through December 29, 2005.”
“the undersigned recommends that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 10) be GRANTED and that Plaintiff's request, in the alternative, to amend her Complaint to add a claim in mandamus under 28 U.S.C. § 1361 against the Commissioner be DENIED.”
“the undersigned recommends that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss be GRANTED and Plaintiff's Complaint be dismissed with prejudice.”
“Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Exhibits (Doc. 27) is hereby DENIED.”
“Magistrate Judge Kathleen B. Burke reviewed the decision and recommends that I affirm the final decision of the Commissioner and dismiss Janney's claim. ... The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 18) be, and the same hereby is adopted as the order of this court.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
A consent-jurisdiction civil docket weighted toward commercial and diversity matters -- contract, negotiable-instrument, insurance, foreclosure and interpleader disputes -- alongside consumer-credit suits (Fair Debt Collection, Fair Credit Reporting, Telephone Consumer Protection Act), employment matters (Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, civil-rights employment), Social Security appeals, and cable/satellite-signal piracy actions. Illustrative texture only; not weighted counts and no authoritative caseload baseline loaded.
A historical record
Judge Burke 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.