Thomas E. Rogers III
How Judge Rogers decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In employment cases, recommends granting the employer's summary judgment on the federal discrimination and retaliation claims and declining supplemental jurisdiction over the state-law claims.
“the Magistrate Judge recommends that the Court grant Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the race and age discrimination claims, as well as the retaliation claim, and decline to exercise jurisdiction over Plaintiffs state law claims. ... the Court adopts the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, grants Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to the federal claims”
Procedural preferences
In habeas, may recommend denying the respondents' summary judgment procedurally -- allowing them to re-file addressing the merits -- rather than resolving the petition outright.
“the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation that (1) Respondents’ motion for summary judgment be denied and Respondents be allowed to re-file their motion for summary judgment addressing the merits of Petitioner’s habeas allegations”
Cautions
Issues mixed employment-discrimination recommendations -- denying summary judgment on quid-pro-quo mixed-motive and hostile-work-environment claims while granting it on the remaining causes of action.
“the magistrate recommends that the Court deny Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiffs quid pro quo mixed motive claim and her hostile work environment claim and that the Court grant Defendant’s Motion as to all other causes of action. ... this Court adopts the R & R.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation that (1) Respondents’ motion for summary judgment be denied and Respondents be allowed to re-file their motion for summary judgment addressing the merits of Petitioner’s habeas allegations”
“(2) that Petitioner’s motion to stay his habeas petition be denied.”
“this court adopts the Report and hereby grants the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendant Omni Indemnity Company (ECF No. 96) and denies the Motions for Declaratory Judgment filed by Plaintiff”
“denies the Motions for Declaratory Judgment filed by Plaintiff (ECF No. 107, 115.) Thus, this action is hereby dismissed in its entirety.”
“In the R & R, the magistrate recommends that the Court grant Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. ... this Court adopts the R & R.”
“the magistrate recommends that the Court deny Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to Plaintiffs quid pro quo mixed motive claim and her hostile work environment claim and that the Court grant Defendant’s Motion as to all other causes of action. ... this Court adopts the R & R.”
“the Magistrate Judge recommends that the Court grant Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the race and age discrimination claims, as well as the retaliation claim, and decline to exercise jurisdiction over Plaintiffs state law claims. ... the Court adopts the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, grants Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to the federal claims”
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