Jeffrey Armistead

How Judge Armistead rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
United States District Court for the District of Oregon
Position
magistrate
Education
University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2001)
Signed orders read
14

How Judge Armistead decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Procedural preferences

On a removed case Armistead recommends denying the plaintiff's motion to remand where removal jurisdiction is proper, and district judges adopt his Findings and Recommendation.

“The F&R, ECF 21, is adopted in full. Plaintiff's Motion to Remand to Washington County Circuit Court, ECF 7, is DENIED.”

Cautions

He recommends dismissal with prejudice for failure to prosecute where a plaintiff ignores an order to show cause and fails to respond to pending motions, treating the default as a concession of the merits.

“Accordingly, Defendants' Motions to Dismiss, ECF 7; ECF 9; ECF 13, are GRANTED. ... The F&R, ECF 16, is ADOPTED as clarified in this Order. Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED with prejudice.”

Signed rulings

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

Groshong v. MTGLQ Investors, L.P.
3:23-cv-01348-AR · 2024-08-07
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“The F&R, ECF 21, is adopted in full. Plaintiff's Motion to Remand to Washington County Circuit Court, ECF 7, is DENIED.”

Menchu v. Multnomah County Health Department
3:20-cv-00559-AR · 2024-09-18
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“The Court ADOPTS Judge Armistead's Findings and Recommendation [104]. Therefore, Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [80] is GRANTED. This case is DISMISSED with prejudice.”

Watson v. Caliber Funding, LLC
3:22-cv-01265-AR · 2023-03-03
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Moot / procedural

“Accordingly, Defendants' Motions to Dismiss, ECF 7; ECF 9; ECF 13, are GRANTED. ... The F&R, ECF 16, is ADOPTED as clarified in this Order. Accordingly, this action is DISMISSED with prejudice.”

Julie Ann B. v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
3:23-cv-01884 · 2024-11-25
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Granted

“the court REVERSES the Commissioner's decision that plaintiff was not disabled and REMANDS for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion and Order.”

Nancy C. v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
3:24-cv-01823 · 2026-02-24
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Granted

“the court REVERSES the Commissioner's final decision and REMANDS this case for further administrative proceedings.”

Harper v. Driven 2 Drive Leasing, LLC
3:25-cv-00002 · 2025-04-24
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Driven 2 Drive's motion to dismiss (ECF 9) should be GRANTED with prejudice.”

Kendal v. Hankook Tire America Corporation
3:25-cv-00122 · 2025-11-21
Motions to compel (plaintiff) Denied

“Kendal's Motions to Compel (ECFs 39, 43, 62) are DENIED.”

Jacobson v. State of Oregon
3:25-cv-01303 · 2026-05-11
Motion to amend (plaintiff) Granted

“Jacobson's motions for leave to amend (ECFs 25, 26) are GRANTED.”

Weaver v. Oregon Department of Corrections
3:23-cv-00402 · 2025-06-16
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted in part

“Weaver's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF 32) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”

New v. Restaurant Technologies, Inc.
3:24-cv-01106 · 2025-03-06
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“the court recommends that New's motion to remand (ECF No. 3) and emergency motion to remand (ECF No. 8) be DENIED.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“RT's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 5) be DENIED IN PART and GRANTED IN PART”

Hunsaker v. Miller
2:25-cv-00039 · 2025-11-21
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“defendants' motion for summary judgment (ECF 16) should be GRANTED.”

Nelson v. Oregon Department of Administrative Services
3:25-cv-00196 · 2026-02-26
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, DAS’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF 11) should be DENIED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

  • The Portland sample includes real-property and foreclosure, employment civil-rights, consumer-protection, Social Security, contract, product-liability, and criminal matters.
  • As a magistrate judge, Armistead enters final judgments when the parties consent to his jurisdiction and issues recommendations in referred cases.
  • Reported durations measure the life of each case, not the time taken to decide a motion.

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