Barbara D. Holmes
How Judge Holmes decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In prisoner Section 1983 cases, recommends granting the defendants' motions for summary judgment; district judges adopt in full.
“Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes's November 27, 2017 Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 68), recommending that the motions for summary judgment filed by Defendants Robert Arnold ... be GRANTED, and that this action be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as to all claims and Defendants.”
Procedural preferences
Recommends granting a defendant's motion to dismiss where the complaint fails; the district judge adopts the Report and Recommendation.
“Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes has issued a Report and Recommendation (‘R&R’) (Doc. No. 25), recommending that the court grant the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 13) filed by defendant Asurion ... the defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 13) is GRANTED, and this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
Cautions
Recommends denying a prisoner-plaintiff's motion for injunctive relief.
“Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes, to whom all pretrial matters are referred, recommends that Beasley's motion for injunctive relief be denied. ... the Court ACCEPTS Magistrate Judge Holmes' recommendation to deny Beasley's motion for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction. Beasley's motion (R. 49) is thus DENIED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes's November 27, 2017 Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 68), recommending that the motions for summary judgment filed by Defendants Robert Arnold ... be GRANTED, and that this action be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as to all claims and Defendants.”
“Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes, to whom all pretrial matters are referred, recommends that Beasley's motion for injunctive relief be denied. ... the Court ACCEPTS Magistrate Judge Holmes' recommendation to deny Beasley's motion for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction. Beasley's motion (R. 49) is thus DENIED.”
“Magistrate Judge Holmes prepared a well-written and legally sound Report and Recommendation, recommending that the motion for summary judgment be granted in part and denied in part. ... the Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's Title VII national origin discrimination claim and DENIED as to Plaintiff's Title VII retaliation claim.”
“On January 30, 2017, Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes issued a Report and Recommendation regarding a Motion to Dismiss filed by all the defendants. ... The Court adopted that Report and Recommendation, granted the motion to dismiss with respect to all of the individual defendants but denied the motion to dismiss with respect to Plaintiff's Title VII and ADEA claims against TSU”
“Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes has issued a Report and Recommendation (‘R&R’) (Doc. No. 25), recommending that the court grant the Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 13) filed by defendant Asurion ... the defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 13) is GRANTED, and this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“it is respectfully RECOMMENDED that Plaintiff's motion to dismiss (Docket Entry No. 13) the counterclaims brought by Defendant be GRANTED and that Defendant's counterclaims be DISMISSED.”
“Defendant Kay Griffin Evans PLLC's motion to dismiss (Docket No. 18) be GRANTED IN PART and Defendant Kay Griffin Evans PLLC be DISMISSED as a party from this lawsuit”
“Defendant Lancer Insurance Company's motion to dismiss (Docket No. 19) be GRANTED and Defendants Lancer Insurance Company and Lancer Management Company be DISMISSED as parties from this lawsuit”
“Defendant Richard L. Grant's motion to dismiss (Docket No. 23) be GRANTED and Defendant Richard L. Grant be DISMISSED as a party from this lawsuit”
“it is respectfully RECOMMENDED that Plaintiffs' motion for class certification (Docket Entry No. 3) be DENIED”
“that Plaintiffs' petition for a writ of mandamus (Docket Entry No. 4) be DENIED”
“Defendant Jessica Reed's motion to stay discovery (Docket No. 57) is GRANTED, and Defendants Melissa Colvin and Williamson County, Tennessee's motion to stay discovery (Docket No. 58) is GRANTED”
“it is respectfully RECOMMENDED that Plaintiff's motion for emergency injunctive relief (Docket Entry No. 13) be DENIED”
“the motion (Docket Entry No. 29) of Defendant Tennessee Department of Children's Services to partially dismiss the third amended complaint be GRANTED”
“The decision is therefore REVERSED and Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the administrative record (Docket No. 15) is GRANTED. This matter is REMANDED to the Social Security Administration for further administrative proceedings”
“it is respectfully RECOMMENDED that Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Docket Entry No. 57) be DENIED”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 250.5 days (N = 2).
Holmes decides consent Social Security appeals, handles criminal-duty matters, and issues recommendations in civil cases referred by district judges. The sampled referred docket is weighted toward self-represented prisoner civil-rights cases and initial screening matters.
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