Daneta L. Wollmann
How Judge Wollmann rules, drawn from 10 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Wollmann no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Wollmann
Daneta L. Wollmann served as a United States magistrate judge in the District of South Dakota, first in a part-time role beginning in 2015 and then full-time from 2018. She sat in Rapid City and retired in March 2026 after earlier work as an assistant United States attorney and in private practice.
How Judge Wollmann decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Sierra, Wollmann recommended denying suppression despite a warrant particularity defect because officers reasonably relied on documents carried to the search; the district judge adopted that recommendation as modified.
“the court overrules Jesse’s objection that the search team’s actions were not objectively reasonable and adopts Magistrate Judge Wollmann’s conclusion that the good-faith exception applies.”
In Kenefick and Hill, Wollmann recommended denying two suppression motions after an evidentiary hearing. The district judge adopted her recommendation as modified after reviewing the officers’ credibility and finding a lawful vehicle stop.
“The court concurs in the magistrate judge’s credibility determinations.”
Procedural preferences
In Gard, Wollmann recommended dismissal without prejudice of a successive habeas petition because the petitioner had not obtained Eighth Circuit authorization.
“The magistrate judge recommended the court dismiss this petition without prejudice because Mr. Gard failed to obtain permission from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A).”
In LeBeau, Wollmann recommended rejecting equitable tolling where the hurricane could have affected only the final 42 days of the filing period and the petitioner did not explain the preceding 323 days.
“The Magistrate Judge explains that the hurricane may have impeded LeBeau’s ability to file his § 2255 motion in ‘the last 42 days of the filing time period; however, he offers no explanation for the preceding 323 days.’”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the report and recommendation (Docket 11) is adopted as supplemented by this order. ... respondents' motion to dismiss the petition (Docket 8) is granted.”
“respondent's motion to dismiss (Docket 9) is granted. LeBeau's motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence under 28 U.S.C. 2255 (Docket 1) is dismissed with prejudice. ... the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation (Docket 29) is adopted in full.”
“the report and recommendation (Docket 264) denying Jesse Sierra and Dustin Sierra's motions to suppress is adopted as modified by this opinion. The motion to suppress (Docket 228) is denied.”
“The court overrules defendants’ objections and adopts the R&R as modified by this order. The court denies defendants’ suppression motions in full.”
“the magistrate judge's report and recommendation (Docket 57) is adopted in full. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant's motion to suppress (Docket 45) is denied.”
“the report and recommendation (Docket 97) is adopted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant's motion to suppress (Docket 75) is denied.”
“For the foregoing reasons, it is respectfully recommended that the Motion to Suppress (Doc. 68) be denied.”
“the magistrate judge's report and recommendation concerning defendant Dustin Sierra's suppression motion (Docket 90) is adopted as modified by this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant Dustin Sierra's motion to suppress (Docket 66) is denied.”
“the magistrate judge's report and recommendation concerning the motions to dismiss (Docket 91) is adopted as modified by this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendants' motions to dismiss (Dockets 71 & 73) are denied.”
“the magistrate judge's order denying severance (Docket 92) is affirmed as modified by this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendants' motions to sever (Dockets 69, 73 & 74) are denied.”
“the report and recommendation (Docket 53) is adopted.”
“Following the presentation of evidence, the magistrate judge denied the government's motion to revoke the defendant's pretrial release.”
“the report and recommendation (Docket 77) is adopted as modified by this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant's motion to suppress (Docket 38) is denied.”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Wollmann was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2025.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Wollmann no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.