William D. Gerdes
How Judge Gerdes rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Gerdes no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Gerdes
William D. Gerdes served as a part-time United States magistrate judge in the District of South Dakota from February 2009 until May 2021. Based in Aberdeen, he also practiced law and handled preliminary criminal matters and referred proceedings on the federal bench.
How Judge Gerdes decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In United States v. Swimmer, his adopted suppression recommendation found the defendant's vehicle interview noncustodial, so no Miranda warning was required.
“White's interview of the defendant on November 30, 2011, was not a custodial situation when viewed in light of those factors. ... Therefore, there was no requirement that White advise defendant of his Miranda rights.”
Procedural preferences
In Horne v. United States, he conducted the initial Rule 4 review of the section 2255 motion and held the requested relief moot.
“I have conducted an initial consideration of the motion, as required by Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings for the United States District Courts. ... his motion to vacate his revocation sentence is also moot.”
In United States v. Standing Crow, his denial of the defendant's motion to dismiss a contempt information was affirmed by the district judge.
“The order of United States Magistrate Judge William D. Gerdes denying the defendant's motion to dismiss is affirmed.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The report and recommendation, Doc. 211 in CR 12-10015 and Doc. 71 in CR 12-10039 is adopted. ... The motions, Doc. 149 in CR 12-10015 and Doc. 39 in CR 10039, to suppress are denied.”
“The order of United States Magistrate Judge William D. Gerdes denying the defendant's motion to dismiss is affirmed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median motion-to-ruling time: 54 days (N = 1).
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Gerdes was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2021.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Gerdes 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.