Calvin Botley
How Judge Botley rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Botley no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Botley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Botley treated the failure to address another federal agency's disability rating as a legal error requiring remand rather than reweighing that evidence himself.
“the ALJ committed a legal error by failing to consider Welch’s VA disability rating.”
Procedural preferences
In the sanctions order, Botley distinguished an unsuccessful claim from sanctionable bad faith where the claimant genuinely believed a commission contract existed.
“Plaintiff actually believed that he had a valid contract for a commission. This is not the type of case contemplated by the statute and sanctions here are unwarranted.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, it is ORDERED, that Defendants’ Motion for Sanctions is hereby DENIED.”
“It is, therefore, ORDERED that Spear’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Entry # 13) is GRANTED.”
“Further, it is ORDERED that the Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Entry # 15) is DENIED.”
“Richardson’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 15) is DENIED”
“the Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 18) is GRANTED”
“ORDERED that Welch’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 22) is GRANTED.”
“It is further ORDERED that the Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 23) is DENIED.”
“It is, therefore ORDERED that Mittag’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 19) be GRANTED.”
“It is further ORDERED that the Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 21) be DENIED.”
“Accordingly, it is therefore ORDERED that Jones’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 13) is GRANTED.”
“It is further ORDERED that the Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 17) is DENIED.”
“It is, therefore ORDERED that Washington’s First Amended Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 24) is DENIED.”
“It is further ORDERED that Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 25) is GRANTED.”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff Larry S. Woods’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 8) is GRANTED.”
“It is further ORDERED that the Defendant Jo Anne B. Barnhart’s, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 9) is DENIED.”
“ORDERED that Lewis’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 18) is DENIED.”
“It is further ORDERED that the Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 22) is GRANTED.”
“ORDERED Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 14) be GRANTED.”
“It is further ORDERED that the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 16) be DENIED.”
“Accordingly, it is therefore ORDERED that Hassbrock’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 13) is GRANTED.”
“It is further ORDERED that the Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 16) is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, it is therefore ORDERED that Hawthorne’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 13) is GRANTED.”
“It is further ORDERED that the Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket Entry No. 14) is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The 20 returned assigned matters included civil-rights, contract, insurance, personal-injury, and other civil cases. Empty sampled entry streams and a narrow historical window do not support a reliable duration or subject-matter percentage.
A historical record
Judge Botley no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.