Michael Harrison Watson

How Judge Watson rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Position
district
Appointed by
George W. Bush (Republican)
Commissioned
2004-09-10
Education
Ohio State University (B.A., 1983); Capital University Law School (J.D., 1987)
Signed orders read
25

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Willis v. Big Lots, Inc.
· 2017-06-08
Motions to stay (defendant) Granted

“The Court ADOPTS the R&R and ORDERS the parties to negotiate and prepare a class notice for publication and mailing. The parties may not disseminate that notice until further order of the Court directs them to do so.”

Board of Trustees v. USA Concrete Specialists, Inc.
· 2020-10-14
Default judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“Having received no objections, the R&R is ADOPTED. Plaintiff's motion for default judgment is GRANTED. The CLERK is DIRECTED to enter judgment against Defendant.”

Fields v. Muskingum County Adult Parole Authority
· 2021-03-15
Voluntary dismissal (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiff's motion is GRANTED, and the R&R is ADOPTED. Plaintiff's Complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

DeLancy v. Memorial Health System
· 2026-02-27
Voluntary dismissal (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiff's motion is proper under Rule 21, and the Court GRANTS the same. Accordingly, Plaintiff's claims against the Government are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

Motions to remand (defendant) Granted

“Therefore, the Court GRANTS the motion, ECF No. 10, and REMANDS this case to the Court of Common Pleas in Washington County, Ohio.”

Cruz v. Maven, LLC
2:23-cv-00746 · 2023-05-02
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs motion to remand, ECF No. 6, is DENIED;”

Motions to stay (plaintiff) Moot / procedural

“Plaintiff's motion to stay, ECF No. 16, is DENIEDAS MOOT.”

The Buckeye Institute v. Internal Revenue Service
2:22-cv-04297 · 2023-11-09
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment and Defendants' motion for summary judgment are DENIED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Moot / procedural

“The motion to dismiss is TERMINATED AS MOOT.”

Estate of Keandre Bost v. Franklin County
2:22-cv-04476 · 2023-11-20
Judgment on the pleadings (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant's motion, ECF No. 51, is GRANTED IN PART. The Court DISMISSESWITHOUT PREJUDICE Plaintiff's deliberate indifference claim and state-law survivorship claim against Defendant.”

McNamee-Miller v. HMD Trucking, Inc.
2:22-cv-03389 · 2023-03-10
Judgment on the pleadings (defendant) Granted in part

“HMD'S motion for partial judgment on the pleadings is GRANTED IN PART. Counts III and IV against HMD are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

Waers v. Embassy Healthcare, Inc.
2:20-cv-03713 · 2022-08-26
Motion to exclude (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's motion to exclude Dr. Brams's testimony under Federal Rules of Evidence 702 and 703 and Daubert is DENIED.”

Larkins v. Gulfport Energy Corporation
2:23-cv-01869 · 2023-10-05
Motion to compel arbitration (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's motion is GRANTED; the case is STAYED pending the outcome of arbitration.”

Livingston v. Yana Transportation, LLC
2:21-cv-04908 · 2023-07-25
Default judgment (plaintiff) Granted in part

“Plaintiffs motion is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.”

Isakina v. ReAlpha Tech Corp
2:21-cv-05901 · 2023-11-03
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. The Clerk shall enter judgment for Defendant and close the case.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Samples from 2019 through 2023 show a substantial federal criminal component alongside False Claims Act, trademark, constitutional, Social Security, family-leave, consumer-communications, and public-records matters. Some pretrial work was referred to magistrate judges. The samples are illustrative rather than random.

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