Kaymani D. West
How Judge West decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Section 1983 excessive-force cases she parses each defendant and theory: recommending qualified immunity on a knock-and-announce claim while rejecting qualified immunity and denying summary judgment on the excessive-force claim.
“the first Report and Recommendation ... recommended granting in part and denying in part Defendant Ben Weatherford’s ... motion for summary judgment. Specifically, ... granting Weatherford summary judgment on Plaintiffs § 1983 claim for Fourth Amendment knock-and-announce violations based on qualified immunity ... However, she recommended denying Weatherford summary judgment on Plaintiffs Fourth Amendment cause of action for excessive force and for all remaining causes of action.”
Procedural preferences
On employment-discrimination summary judgment her R&Rs, routinely adopted by the district judge, recommend granting the defendant's motion where the plaintiff cannot support the federal or state claims with record evidence.
“this court adopts the Report and Recommendation and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“this court adopts the Report and Recommendation and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
“The Magistrate Judge filed a Report and Recommendation on June 17, 2015, recommending that Defendants be granted summary judgment.”
“the first Report and Recommendation ... recommended granting in part and denying in part Defendant Ben Weatherford’s ... motion for summary judgment. Specifically, ... granting Weatherford summary judgment on Plaintiffs § 1983 claim for Fourth Amendment knock-and-announce violations based on qualified immunity ... However, she recommended denying Weatherford summary judgment on Plaintiffs Fourth Amendment cause of action for excessive force and for all remaining causes of action.”
“The second Report and Recommendation ... recommended granting Defendants Wayne Byrd, Darlington County Sherriffs Office, and the County of Darlington’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing these Defendants.”
“The third Report and Recommendation ... recommended granting Defendants City of Darlington, Darlington Police Department, and Clyde M. Sheppard’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing these Defendants.”
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