Sharon L. Ovington
How Judge Ovington rules, drawn from 5 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Ovington no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Ovington
Sharon L. Ovington served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Ohio in Dayton. She was sworn in on October 28, 2002, and earned degrees from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Dayton School of Law.
How Judge Ovington decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Frew, Ovington recommended a sentence-four remand for further consideration of the benefits denial.
“The Commissioner’s non-disability finding be vacated; ... This case be remanded to the Commissioner and the Administrative Law Judge under Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. §405(g) for further consideration consistent with this Report”
Procedural preferences
Recommends denying a Rule 12(b)(6) motion filed after an answer and freely granting leave to amend to name the correct entity when justice so requires.
“Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint (Doc. #10) be denied”
Cautions
Recommends dismissing a clerk of court on absolute quasi-judicial immunity for a judicial act such as signing a warrant, and judgment on the pleadings for a municipality whose only alleged conduct was by court personnel.
“Defendant Andrea White’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. #7) be GRANTED”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint (Doc. #10) be denied”
“Defendant Andrea White’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. #7) be GRANTED”
“Defendant City of Kettering’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. #13) be GRANTED”
“The Commissioner’s non-disability finding be vacated; ... This case be remanded to the Commissioner and the Administrative Law Judge under Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. §405(g) for further consideration consistent with this Report”
“The Commissioner’s non-disability finding be vacated; ... This matter be REMANDED to the Social Security Administration under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further consideration”
“Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment (Doc. #54) is GRANTED”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Judge Ovington's directly assigned sample is dominated by criminal-duty search-warrant matters that resolved within days or weeks. Her substantive civil work included Social Security, prisoner, and other civil-rights recommendations, and she later served as a court-appointed mediator. The sample is not random.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Ovington was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2024.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 1 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Ovington no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.