Jane J. Boyle
How Judge Boyle rules, drawn from 29 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Boyle
Jane J. Boyle is a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Judge Boyle received a commission on June 29, 2004. Judge Boyle assumed senior status on October 1, 2025.
Judge Boyle's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Boyle, 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.
Key rules
Motions
Email a Word or WordPerfect proposed order with every nondispositive motion.
“Proposed orders are required to be submitted with EVERY non-dispositive motion. Proposed orders must be submitted via email in a WordPerfect or Word-compatible format as instructed in the CM/ECF system’s ‘Proposed Orders’ Event.”
Motions
Do not combine a motion to dismiss and an answer in one document.
“Do not combine a motion to dismiss and an answer in one document.”
Conferences
Conduct the Rule 26(f) conference in person except in pro se or prisoner cases.
“The Court requires the parties to comply, in person, with the conference requirements of Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Court does not require a face-to-face meeting in cases involving pro se or prisoner litigants.”
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).
- Special Order 19-2: Service, Access, and Management of Sealed Documents ↗
- Miscellaneous Order 61-1: Restrictions on Electronic Filing of Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- Miscellaneous Order 61: Electronic Case Filing ↗
- Special Order 19-1: Second Amended Order Regarding Public Access to Certain Documents ↗
How Judge Boyle decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Jenkins v. City of Dallas, Boyle dismissed the plaintiff's employment claims without prejudice and gave him twenty-one days to amend where he could remedy the identified pleading defects.
“the Court GRANTS the City's Motion to Dismiss Original Complaint. Jenkins's claims are each DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Court GRANTS LEAVE for Jenkins to file an Amended Complaint WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS of this Order to the extent that they can remedy the pleading defects identified therein.”
In G Six Consulting v. Dickey’s Barbecue, she denied a motion to quash execution of a confirmed arbitration award after finding the writ stated the required parties and amount under Texas rules.
“Therefore, the Court finds the Writ complies with all Texas statutory requirements.”
Cautions
In Verrett v. Dallas Independent School District, Boyle denied the plaintiff's request to remove an admonishment of counsel, rejecting the argument that Rule 6 extended the deadline to respond to summary judgment.
“Rule 6 did not extend Plaintiff's deadline to file a response to the motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff's Motion is DENIED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Leyline's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 52). A final judgment will follow.”
“For the reasons discussed above, the Court DENIES Tabletop Adventure's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 19).”
“the Court GRANTS the City's Motion to Dismiss Original Complaint. Jenkins's claims are each DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Court GRANTS LEAVE for Jenkins to file an Amended Complaint WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS of this Order to the extent that they can remedy the pleading defects identified therein.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Hamrick's Motion for Leave (Doc. 28)... Hamrick must file his Second Amended Complaint within 14 days of this Order.”
“DENIES AS MOOT ... Weyerhaeuser's Motions to Dismiss (Docs. 4, 19)”
“DENIES AS MOOT ... Georgia-Pacific's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 6).”
“Accordingly, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiff may file an Amended Complaint on or before Friday, June 17, 2011. If Plaintiff fails to file an Amended Complaint by that deadline or if his Amended Complaint fails to satisfy federal pleading standards, Defendant may move once again for dismissal, and this action may be subject to dismissal with prejudice.”
“For the reasons stated above, Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Surreply, Doc. 24, is GRANTED.”
“Rule 6 did not extend Plaintiff's deadline to file a response to the motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff's Motion is DENIED.”
“the Court finds Defendant's Rule 12(b)(3) Motion to Dismiss should be and hereby is GRANTED (doc. 4) Accordingly, the court ORDERS that this action be DISMISSED.”
“Accordingly, the Court finds that Defendants Motions to Dismiss under Rule 12(b)(4) are DENIED. The Court hereby QUASHES the services attempted as to all three Defendants on February 22, 2011 and Defendants BNSF and Rose on March 29, 2011.”
“Greens claims against Defendants must fail as a matter of law. Therefore, in accordance with the final judgment entered contemporaneously with this Order, the Court finds Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment should be and hereby is GRANTED (doc. 17).”
“the Court DENIES Ryan’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 60)”
“GRANTS the Government’s Motion for Summary Judgment in part (Doc. 62)”
“the Court GRANTS Defendant L3Harris’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. 32)”
“DENIES Plaintiff Farlow’s Motion to Strike as moot”
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 | 1 |
| 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.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, not for Judge Boyle: 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 | 4,103 | 5.9 months |
| Closed with no court action | 829 | 4 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 3,228 | 6.3 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 11 | 16.1 months |
| Closed during trial | 35 | 19.3 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 4,103 | 5.9 months |
| Sep 2024 | 3,648 | 5.6 months |
| Sep 2023 | 3,808 | 6.5 months |
| Sep 2022 | 8,698 | 56 months |
| Sep 2021 | 6,094 | 19.4 months |
| Sep 2020 | 6,294 | 13.3 months |
| Sep 2019 | 3,367 | 6.9 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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