Malcolm F. Marsh
How Judge Marsh decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
On Social Security appeals he applies the Ninth Circuit 'crediting as true' framework: he remands for further proceedings where outstanding issues remain, but orders immediate payment of benefits where the record, properly evaluated, compels a disability finding.
“The court DENIES the Commissioner's Motion to Remand for further proceedings (#27) and remands this matter for the immediate payment of benefits.”
Motion outcomes
Counted from classified signed orders only. Percentages are shown only where the sample is large enough to be meaningful; smaller samples are reported as raw counts.
| Social security appeal N = 2 |
Granted: 1Granted in part: 1 | counts only |
| Motion to supplement record N = 1 |
Granted: 1 | counts only |
| Motions to remand N = 1 |
Denied: 1 | counts only |
| Motion to suppress N = 1 |
Denied: 1 | counts only |
A "1 of 1" is one ruling, not a tendency. Treat small samples as illustrative, not predictive.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The court DENIES the Commissioner's Motion to Remand for further proceedings (#27) and remands this matter for the immediate payment of benefits.”
“the court GRANTS plaintiff's Motion to Supplement the Record (#15).”
“The court DENIES the Commissioner's Motion to Remand for further proceedings (#27)”
“Based on the foregoing, the Commissioner's decision is REMANDED for further proceedings, consistent with this opinion.”
“Based on the foregoing, claimants' amended motion to quash and suppress evidence (#15) is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Marsh's docket caseload under assigned_judge='Malcolm Francis Marsh' (sample of 12, filed 2008-2016). Heavy on civil drug-forfeiture in rem, prisoner civil rights (incl. a pro se Soria filing cluster dismissed fast on screening), and criminal. Durations below are filing-to-termination case durations, NOT motion-to-ruling latency.