Stephanie K. Bowman
How Judge Bowman decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In prisoner deliberate-indifference cases, recommends granting defense summary judgment where medical records created by multiple professionals blatantly contradict a plaintiff's self-serving affidavit, so there is no improper credibility determination.
“the Magistrate's Report (Doc. 34) is ADOPTED. Accordingly, Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 24) is GRANTED and this case shall be TERMINATED from the Court's docket.”
Procedural preferences
On a pro se Rule 12(b)(6) motion, dismisses claims under statutes that provide no cause of action while liberally construing coherent allegations into a viable claim and allowing amendment.
“defendant's motion to dismiss (Doc. 9) is GRANTED in part. To the extent that plaintiff has raised claims under Title VII, such claims are DISMISSED. Defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's claims under the ADA are DENIED. Plaintiff is permitted to file an amended complaint as to her ADA claims including supporting factual allegations.”
Cautions
Recommends denying a plaintiff's motion for default judgment and dismissing under 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B)/1915A for failure of timely service and failure to state a claim.
“Plaintiff's motion for default judgment (Doc. 11) is DENIED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Plaintiff's construed motion to remand (Doc. 6) is DENIED”
“Defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings (Doc. 5) is GRANTED; Plaintiff's Complaint (Doc. 2) is DISMISSED with prejudice”
“Plaintiff's motion for default judgment (Doc. 11) is DENIED.”
“the Magistrate's Report (Doc. 34) is ADOPTED. Accordingly, Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 24) is GRANTED and this case shall be TERMINATED from the Court's docket.”
“Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 19) be DENIED ... the Court hereby ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation in its entirety”
“Plaintiff's additional motion for summary judgment (Doc. 21) be DENIED AS MOOT given that the motion was intended for another federal civil action.”
“the Court hereby ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation in its entirety ... the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of Default Judgment (Doc. 23).”
“defendant's motion to dismiss (Doc. 9) is GRANTED in part. To the extent that plaintiff has raised claims under Title VII, such claims are DISMISSED. Defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's claims under the ADA are DENIED. Plaintiff is permitted to file an amended complaint as to her ADA claims including supporting factual allegations.”
“Defendant's decision is SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, and is AFFIRMED, and that this case is CLOSED.”
“it is herein RECOMMENDED that Plaintiff's motion to remand this matter to state court under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) (Doc. 13) be GRANTED”
Prisoner civil-rights complaint screened under 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B) and 1915A. The recommendation is that the complaint be dismissed with prejudice on judicial and prosecutorial immunity grounds and because a sheriff's office is not a suable person; grounding language: 'the complaint be DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B) and 1915A(b).' Sua sponte screening, no motion adjudicated.
In forma pauperis employment complaint screened under 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B). The recommendation is a mixed disposition: the Section 1983 civil-rights claim should be dismissed sua sponte for failure to state a claim while the Title VII discrimination and retaliation claims should be permitted to proceed; grounding language: claims 'should be permitted to PROCEED at this juncture.' Sua sponte screening, no motion adjudicated.
Habeas proceeding under 28 U.S.C. 2254. After a notice was filed reporting the petitioner's death, the recommendation is that the petition be dismissed as moot for want of jurisdiction; grounding language: 'petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2254 be DISMISSED as moot.' Procedural mootness dismissal, no merits adjudication.
“IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT Defendants' motion for summary judgment (Doc. 23) be GRANTED and that this case be CLOSED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
A 2025-2026 sample of Judge Bowman's directly assigned work is dominated by Social Security appeals and criminal-duty search-warrant and petty-offense matters. Her prisoner and other civil-rights merits work generally appears as recommendations in cases assigned to district judges. The sample is illustrative rather than a measured caseload distribution.
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