Jeffrey Armistead
How Judge Armistead rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
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.
“The F&R, ECF 21, is adopted in full. Plaintiff's Motion to Remand to Washington County Circuit Court, ECF 7, is DENIED.”
“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.”
“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.”
“the court REVERSES the Commissioner's decision that plaintiff was not disabled and REMANDS for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion and Order.”
“the court REVERSES the Commissioner's final decision and REMANDS this case for further administrative proceedings.”
“Driven 2 Drive's motion to dismiss (ECF 9) should be GRANTED with prejudice.”
“Kendal's Motions to Compel (ECFs 39, 43, 62) are DENIED.”
“Jacobson's motions for leave to amend (ECFs 25, 26) are GRANTED.”
“Weaver's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF 32) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”
“the court recommends that New's motion to remand (ECF No. 3) and emergency motion to remand (ECF No. 8) be DENIED.”
“RT's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 5) be DENIED IN PART and GRANTED IN PART”
“defendants' motion for summary judgment (ECF 16) should be GRANTED.”
“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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