Stacie F. Beckerman
How Judge Beckerman decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Recommends granting a defendant's motion for summary judgment; the district judge adopts the Findings and Recommendation.
“The Court ADOPTS the Findings and Recommendation. ECF 88. The Court GRANTS Defendant's motion for summary judgment. ECF 69.”
Procedural preferences
On a motion to dismiss, recommends granting in part -- dismissing the deficient claims while letting others proceed.
“Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS Judge Beckerman's Findings and Recommendation (ECF 77). The Court GRANTS IN PART Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (ECF 8). The Court grants the motion as to Plaintiff's Claims against the Oregon Department of Corrections, without leave to amend. The Court grants the motion as to Plaintiff's claims against all other State Defendants, with leave to amend.”
Cautions
Recommends denying a defendant's motion for summary judgment where the plaintiff's claims (e.g., age-discrimination and whistleblower) survive.
“The Court ADOPTS the Findings and Recommendation, ECF 96. The Court DENIES Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF 83.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Court ADOPTS the Findings and Recommendation. ECF 88. The Court GRANTS Defendant's motion for summary judgment. ECF 69.”
“The Court ADOPTS the Findings and Recommendation, ECF 96. The Court DENIES Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF 83.”
“Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS Judge Beckerman's Findings and Recommendation (ECF 77). The Court GRANTS IN PART Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (ECF 8). The Court grants the motion as to Plaintiff's Claims against the Oregon Department of Corrections, without leave to amend. The Court grants the motion as to Plaintiff's claims against all other State Defendants, with leave to amend.”
“The Court DENIES as MOOT Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (ECF 40).”
“Therefore, defendants' motion for summary judgment, ECF [33], is DENIED with regard to plaintiff's Fourth Amendment claim against defendant Raethke and GRANTED with regard to plaintiff's Monell claim against defendant City of St. Helens.”
“The Court ADOPTS IN PART AND DECLINES TO ADOPT IN PART Judge Beckerman's Findings and Recommendation (ECF 51). The Court GRANTS Defendants' request for judicial notice (ECF 29) but DENIES Defendants' motion to dismiss (ECF 28) and motion to strike (ECF 28).”
“the Court ... DENIES Defendants' motion to dismiss (ECF 28) and motion to strike (ECF 28).”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The Portland sample includes employment and other civil-rights matters, insurance, contract, Social Security, consumer-protection, and prisoner cases. As a magistrate judge, Beckerman enters final judgments when the parties consent to her 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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Opens in Ezel Pro. Every answer is grounded in Judge Beckerman's own signed orders and cites them.