Marcia A. Crone
How Judge Crone rules, drawn from 16 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Crone
Marcia A. Crone is a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Judge Crone received a commission on October 3, 2003.
Judge Crone's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Crone, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
- Standing Order MC-7 Motion Practice ↗
- Standing Order MC-11 Discolsure and Certification Requirements for use of General Artificial Intelligence ↗
- Standing Order MC-83 (C) Judge's Directives ↗
- Standing Order MC-12 Filing Of Answers And Defenses ↗
- Standing Order MC-16 Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling Orders; Joint Pretrial Orders; Required Pretrial Materials in Civil Cases ↗
- Standing Order MC-41 Settlements And Orders Of Dismissal ↗
- Standing Order MC-47 Selection Of Jurors ↗
- Standing Order MC-56 Motions For Summary Judgment ↗
- Joint Pretrial Order ↗
- Exhibit List ↗
- Witness List ↗
- Scheduling Order - Beaumont ↗
Key rules
Contacting chambers
Direct case related telephone inquiries to the court administrator, not the judge or law clerks.
“Case-related telephone inquiries should be made to the court administrator only, not to the law clerks or to the judge.”
Filing
A filing prepared with generative AI needs a certificate disclosing its use and verifying the AI assisted content.
“The certificate must disclose the use of AI and certify that the party has independently verified the accuracy of any portion of the document drafted or assisted by the tool.”
Filing
Ask Crone for an answer deadline extension by motion, not an application to the clerk.
“Counsel may, by motion, request that the deadline be extended for a defendant to answer the complaint or file a motion under FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b). (c) No requests for extensions of deadlines may be made by application to the clerk.”
Motions
A dispositive-motion brief over ten pages of argument must contain all items listed in Crone’s summary-judgment order.
“Any brief or memorandum that has more than ten (10) pages of argument must contain all the following items listed:”
Discovery
Raise ordinary discovery disputes by written motion and allow the other party to respond.
“In general, discovery disputes should be raised with the court by written motion, and the opposing party should file a response.”
Conferences
Submit a proposed scheduling order with the joint Rule 26(f) report using business day deadlines.
“the parties should attempt to agree on deadlines for completion of pretrial matters and submit a proposed scheduling order with the joint conference report, using deadlines that are business days consistent with the bolded instructions on the sample scheduling order form.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Goodyear's Motion for Summary Judgment is granted. Plaintiffs Hesseltine, Day, and Parrish have failed to present a claim that warrants relief. There remain no material facts in dispute, and Goodyear is entitled to judgment as a matter of law on Plaintiffs' claims for overtime compensation under the FLSA.”
“plaintiff's motion to alter or amend judgment pursuant to Rule 59(e) (#14) is DENIED”
“plaintiff's motion for relief from judgment filed pursuant to Rule 60(b) (#13) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to reinstate the above-styled action on the court's active docket.”
“the report of the magistrate judge (#46) is ADOPTED. The motion to dismiss (#39) is GRANTED. A final judgment shall be entered dismissing this lawsuit.”
“Plaintiff's affidavit and exhibits still fail to create a genuine dispute of material fact as to deliberate indifference ... As Plaintiff has failed to establish a constitutional violation, Defendant Harden's entitlement to qualified immunity remains intact. Plaintiff's objections are overruled.”
“As these new claims do not relate to the same transaction or occurrence, Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Complaint is denied. Plaintiff is free to file a separate civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 against Defendant Garrett.”
“Plaintiff's seventh motion now pending before this court is denied for the same reasons. Although Plaintiff is undergoing mental health treatment, Plaintiff has adequately pleaded his case ... Plaintiff has not been hindered by the lack of appointed counsel.”
“the objections filed by plaintiff in this matter (#61) are OVERRULED. ... the report of the magistrate judge is ADOPTED. The motion to dismiss (#49) is GRANTED. A final judgment shall be entered dismissing this lawsuit.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (#13) is GRANTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate judge's recommendation.”
“the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge (#30) is ADOPTED. Plaintiff's Second Motion for Default Judgment (#21) is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge (#63) is ADOPTED. The motion to dismiss (#50) is DENIED.”
“In accordance with the foregoing analysis, St. Andre’s pro se letter motion (#273) is DISMISSED without prejudice.”
“Accordingly, Bendy has failed to show that either dismissal of the Indictment or that a new trial is warranted. Bendy’s pro se Motion to Dismiss the Indictment (#446) and Motion for New Trial Pursuant to Rule 33 (#447) are DENIED.”
The court ORDERS that the Findings of Fact and Recommendation on Guilty Plea of the United States Magistrate Judge are ADOPTED. The court accepts the Defendant’s plea but defers acceptance of the plea agreement until after review of the presentence report. This routine plea adoption did not resolve a party motion and is excluded from the motion statistics.
“The magistrate judge entered a Report and Recommendation in which she recommended denying and dismissing the Motion. ... Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (#17) is ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the magistrate judge’s recommendation.”
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| 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 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 1 |
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.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, not for Judge Crone: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 2,854 | 7.3 months |
| Closed with no court action | 1,222 | 5.3 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 1,581 | 9 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 15 | 26 months |
| Closed during trial | 36 | 24.2 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2,854 | 7.3 months |
| Sep 2024 | 2,345 | 7.5 months |
| Sep 2023 | 2,003 | 8.4 months |
| Sep 2022 | 1,968 | 8.8 months |
| Sep 2021 | 2,122 | 8.1 months |
| Sep 2020 | 1,956 | 8.9 months |
| Sep 2019 | 1,972 | 8.6 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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