Patricia Sullivan
How Judge Sullivan decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Recommends granting summary judgment (including for the United States in tax matters) where the record shows no genuine dispute; recommendations adopted on de novo review of objections.
“The Court adopts Magistrate Judge Sullivan's Findings and Recommendation (Dkt # 78). Therefore, Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Dkt # 59) is granted.”
Procedural preferences
On unopposed motions to dismiss, recommends granting and dismissing with prejudice; the district judge reviews for clear error where no objection is filed.
“the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Sullivan's Findings and Recommendation, ECF 35. Defendant Harney County District Attorney's Office's Unopposed Motion to Dismiss (ECF 15) is GRANTED. Claims against Defendant Harney County District Attorney's Office are dismissed with prejudice.”
Cautions
Where genuine issues of material fact remain, recommends denying summary judgment (or granting only in part) rather than resolving disputed claims.
“The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Sullivan's Findings and Recommendation (#51), DENIES Plaintiff's Motion (#30) for Partial Summary Judgment, and GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendants' Motion (#27) for Summary Judgment.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Court adopts Magistrate Judge Sullivan's Findings and Recommendation (Dkt # 78). Therefore, Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Dkt # 59) is granted.”
“the Court ADOPTS Judge Sullivan's Findings and Recommendation, Dkt. 75. The individual defendants' motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 57) is GRANTED. The United States' motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 58) is GRANTED. This case is DISMISSED.”
“the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Sullivan's Findings and Recommendation, ECF 35. Defendant Harney County District Attorney's Office's Unopposed Motion to Dismiss (ECF 15) is GRANTED. Claims against Defendant Harney County District Attorney's Office are dismissed with prejudice.”
“Magistrate Judge Sullivan's Findings and Recommendation (ECF No. 6) is adopted in full. As noted in the recommendation, petitioner is not 'in custody' for purposes of challenging the 2000 Burglary conviction. Therefore, the petition (ECF No. 1) is DENIED.”
“The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Sullivan's Findings and Recommendation (#51), DENIES Plaintiff's Motion (#30) for Partial Summary Judgment, and GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendants' Motion (#27) for Summary Judgment.”
“The Findings and Recommendation (ECF 46) is ADOPTED IN PART. The Court does not adopt the recommendation to dismiss the claims against Defendant Hughes with prejudice. The Motions to Dismiss by the County Defendants (ECF 18) and Defendant ADA Ryan Hughes (ECF 16) are GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The Eastern Oregon sample includes Social Security, prisoner habeas and other petitions, land-related claims against the United States, federal tax enforcement, consumer-protection, petty-offense, and criminal matters. Sullivan generally issues recommendations in referred cases, which a district judge then reviews. Reported durations measure the life of each case, not the time taken to decide a motion.
Put Judge Sullivan's record to work
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Opens in Ezel Pro. Every answer is grounded in Judge Sullivan's own signed orders and cites them.