Mike J. Dumitru
How Judge Dumitru rules, drawn from 24 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Dumitru decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In supervised-release revocation matters where the defendant waives preliminary and immediate detention hearings, he finds probable cause from the petition and grants the government's detention request while preserving the defendant's right to seek a later hearing.
“Defendant also waived his right to a detention hearing but reserved the right to request a detention hearing upon motion at a later date.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Therefore, this Court RECOMMENDS Defendant's motion to withdraw her not guilty plea to Count One of the Indictment be granted, her plea of guilty to Count One of the Indictment be accepted, the District Judge adjudicate Defendant guilty of the charges set forth in Count One of the Indictment, and a decision on whether to accept the plea agreement be deferred until sentencing.”
“MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. Plaintiffs request for relief [Doc. 13; Doc. 14] is DENIED. The Commissioners request that the final decision denying benefits be affirmed [Doc. 16] is GRANTED. This case is CLOSED.”
“MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Accordingly, it is ORDERED that: (1) Plaintiff's request for relief [Doc. 15; Doc. 20] is DENIED; and (2) the Commissioners request that the final decision denying benefits be affirmed [Doc. 17] is GRANTED; and(3) this case is CLOSED.”
“MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. It is ORDERED that: (1) Plaintiffs request for relief [Doc. 13; Doc. 14] is DENIED; and (2) the Commissioners request that the final decision denying benefits be affirmed [Doc. 15; Doc. 17] is GRANTED; and (3) this case is CLOSED.”
“Defendant Aponte's motion for summary judgment [Doc. 16] is GRANTED, Defendant Aponte's motion for a status conference [Doc. 26] and Plaintiff's motion at Docket No. 27 are DENIED as moot, and this action is DISMISSED without prejudice.”
“MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 56 Motion for Summary Judgment; denying as moot 81 Motion in Limine. Mr. Shipleys remaining federal claims under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 (Counts I and II) are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Mr. Shipleys remaining state law claims (Counts V, VI, VII, and VIII) are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“ORDER denying without prejudice to refiling re 30 Motion to Amend/Correct. Any re-filed motion SHALL comply with all applicable Federal and Local Rules, and SHALL be filed on or before MARCH 24, 2025, as required by the Courts March 10 Order [Doc.29].”
“The Government's motion that Defendant be DETAINED WITHOUT BAIL pending further order from this Court is GRANTED.”
“The Court therefore GRANTS the parties' motions in part, and holds that evidence offered solely for the purpose of demonstrating conduct either party contends constituted a breach of the Agreement or the duty of good faith and fair dealing is excluded under Federal Rule of Evidence 402.”
“For the reasons set forth above, this Court RECOMMENDS the seven above-styled cases be DISMISSED and closed, and the pending motions for IFP in each case be DENIED AS MOOT. This Court further RECOMMENDS Plaintiff be permanently enjoined from making further filings in the court without obtaining prior approval.”
“On July 21, 2025, United States Magistrate Judge Michael J. Dumitru filed a report and recommendation recommending the Court deny Defendant's Motion to Suppress [Doc. 41]. [Doc. 68]... Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation [Doc. 68] pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(b)(1), Defendant's Motion to Suppress [Doc. 41] is therefore DENIED.”
“Therefore, this Court RECOMMENDS Defendant's motion to withdraw his not guilty plea to Count One of the Indictment be granted, his plea of guilty to Count One of the Indictment be accepted, the District Judge adjudicate Defendant guilty of the charges set forth in Count One of the Indictment, and a decision on whether to accept the plea agreement be deferred until sentencing.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
- His docket spans a full generalist magistrate caseload: Social Security disability appeals (mostly inherited, both his own consent-jurisdiction decisions and a few still pending), civil-rights and prisoner litigation (excessive force, conditions of confinement), commercial contract and products-liability removals, employment discrimination, and, as a duty/referral magistrate, criminal complaints, search warrants, detention hearings, plea colloquies, and suppression-motion recommendations.
- A civil-rights case against McMinn County sheriff's deputies (Spakosky) shows him presiding over a fully-consented case from filing through a bodycam-evidentiary-hearing summary-judgment ruling toward an upcoming jury trial.
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