Michael J. McShane

United States District Court for the District of Oregon district Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 18 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

Coos County of Oregon v. Bernhardt, et al.
6:19-cv-00576-MC · 2020-03-23
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (ECF No. 29), is GRANTED.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Stay of Proceedings (ECF No. 31) is DENIED.”

Garcia-Herrera v. Klamath County, Oregon, et al.
1:20-cv-01102-CL · 2021-05-26
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (ECF Nos. 11 and 16) are granted. Plaintiff's ADA Title II claim is dismissed without prejudice. All other claims and defendants are dismissed with prejudice.”

Byers v. Martin, et al.
2:20-cv-00319-MC · 2020-11-13
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 12) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part ... Plaintiff's state law claim is barred by Eleventh Amendment immunity, and his Second Claim for Relief is DISMISSED.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 28) is DENIED.”

Henson v. PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center
3:23-cv-01101-MK · 2024-01-04
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 5) is GRANTED. Plaintiff's third claim for relief is dismissed. Plaintiff's fourth claim is dismissed with prejudice.”

Zurich American Insurance Co. v. Centimark Corp.
6:21-cv-00644-MC · 2021-07-01
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand (ECF No. 10) is GRANTED. This matter is remanded to the Circuit Court of Oregon for the County of Deschutes.”

Elli-Hou Farms, LLC v. Abu Farie
1:21-cv-00952-CL · 2023-06-15
Default judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiff’s Motion for default judgment (#42) is GRANTED.”

Duren v. TransUnion, LLC
1:20-cv-02146-CL · 2021-08-12
Judgment on the pleadings (defendant) Granted

“FedLoan Servicing’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (ECF No. 20) is GRANTED and this case is DISMISSED.”

Sims v. Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics
6:17-cv-00404-MC · 2017-06-07
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 5) is GRANTED in part. Plaintiff’s First Claim for Relief: federal race discrimination is dismissed with prejudice. Plaintiff’s Second Claim for Relief: state race discrimination is dismissed without prejudice for lack of federal jurisdiction.”

Motion to correct docket (plaintiff) Granted in part

“Plaintiff’s motion to correct docket (ECF No. 8) is GRANTED in part. The court docket shall be corrected to reflect the complaint filing date of March 13, 2017.”

Sublimity Harvest Foundation v. Bleacher Builders Inc.
6:24-cv-01140-MC · 2024-09-27
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 3) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiff has 28 days to amend their complaint.”

Schroeder v. University of Oregon
6:23-cv-01806-MC · 2025-04-04
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 27, is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part”

Judgment on the pleadings (defendant) Denied

“Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, ECF No. 26, is DENIED”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Defendant’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, ECF No. 25, is DENIED.”

Moret v. Oregon State Hospital
6:18-cv-01105-MK · 2021-05-12
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 62) is GRANTED”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 61) is DENIED.”

Motions to transfer (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff’s Motion to Transfer Case to state court (ECF No. 81) is DENIED.”

Haight v. United States
1:17-cv-00014-CL · 2017-09-21
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“the Government’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiff’s complaint is DISMISSED with leave to file an amended complaint, within 90 days of the date of this order, containing a more definite statement of her claims. Her claims for violations of the FDCPA and perjury are DISMISSED with PREJUDICE and may not be included in any amended complaint.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 531 days (N = 4).

The 2019-2021 case sample includes False Claims Act, Social Security, consumer-credit, personal-injury, prisoner civil-rights, employee-benefits, and criminal matters. Reported durations measure the life of each case, not the time taken to decide a motion.

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