Dan MacLemore
How Judge MacLemore rules, drawn from 11 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge MacLemore
Dan MacLemore has served as a U.S. magistrate judge in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas since 2025. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas in 1999 and a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2002. Before joining the bench, he clerked for a federal district judge and practiced law in Texas.
Judge MacLemore's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge MacLemore, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
- GuidelinesforSettingandResettingHearings-DNM.pdf ↗
- DiscoveryDisputeTemplate-DNM.pdf ↗
- 20260102%20DNM%20TXWD%20Website%20FAQs.pdf ↗
- 260320-DNM-Proposed-SO-Form-AMENDED.pdf ↗
- 09302026-Standing-Order-Docketing-of-Sealed-CV-Documents-FINAL.pdf ↗
Key rules
Contacting chambers
As for non-discovery motions, the Court will hold a hearing if a party requests it.
“As for non-discovery motions, the Court will hold a hearing if a party requests it.”
Contacting chambers
The email should indicate the parties’ attendance preference, the names of counsel appearing and whether confidential information will be shared so appropriate measures may be taken to seal the hearing.
“The email should indicate the parties’ attendance preference, the names of counsel appearing and whether confidential information will be shared so appropriate measures may be taken to seal the hearing.”
Contacting chambers
No communication should address the merits of any matter, except for providing information pertaining to informal discovery disputes as expressly directed by the Court.
“No communication should address the merits of any matter, except for providing information pertaining to informal discovery disputes as expressly directed by the Court.”
Discovery
Fact discovery must be completed by this date.
“Fact discovery must be completed by this date.”
Sealing
An exhibit list or index shall be included with all sealed filings which contain multiple attachments.
“An exhibit list or index shall be included with all sealed filings which contain multiple attachments.”
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 8, 2026).
- Standing Order Regarding Joint or Unopposed Request to Change Deadlines ↗
- Order Regarding Procedures for the Filing, Service and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- General Order Regarding Electronic Filing of Transcripts ↗
- Standing Order Regarding Attorney Admissions and CLE Requirements ↗
- Privacy Policy and Public Access to Electronic Files ↗
- Standing Order Regarding the Electronic Submission of Sealed Civil Documents ↗
How Judge MacLemore decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In one remand recommendation, dismissal of the federal party left the court without subject matter jurisdiction before final judgment.
“Because subject-matter jurisdiction is lacking and a final judgment has not been entered, remand is required.”
In a mortgage foreclosure dispute, the recommendation favored the lender after finding the borrowers’ rescission notice outside the statutory period and their other defenses unsupported by the summary-judgment record. The district judge adopted it.
“Their October 2022 rescission notice was sent more than nine years after the loan’s April 2013 consummation and therefore falls outside TILA’s ordinary three-year rescission period.”
Cautions
In one insurance dismissal recommendation, conclusory allegations that repeated statutory language did not satisfy pleading requirements.
“A mere recitation of elements does not meet the Rule 8 pleading standard”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
Signed memorandum and recommendation addressing the defendant's Rule 11 guilty plea; it recommends acceptance of the plea and entry of a judgment of guilt.
Signed memorandum and recommendation addressing the defendant's Rule 11 guilty plea; it recommends acceptance of the plea and entry of a judgment of guilt.
“the undersigned RECCOMENDS that Planet Home’s Motion to Remand be GRANTED”
“GRANT L&W’s Motion for Default Judgment and STRIKE Gamble Smart’s response”
“the District Court GRANT Contreras’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 18)”
“the Court RECOMMENDS the Motion be GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART”
“that the District Judge GRANT the State Farm’s Motion and DISMISS Cole’s extra-contractual claims for the reasons stated below.”
“the District Judge DENY Howe’s habeas petition and request for injunctive relief”
“the Court RECOMMENDS that Amazon’s Motion for Summary Judgment be GRANTED.”
“the Court RECOMMENDS that PennyMac’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 19) be GRANTED and the Kosiers’ Motions for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 20, Dkt. No. 42) be DENIED.”
“the Court RECOMMENDS that the District Judge GRANT Shellpoint’s Motion and enter a judgment of DISMISSAL as to all claims.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The five reviewed matters involve patent, civil rights, trademark, insurance, and administrative review disputes. This targeted sample does not estimate the judge’s full caseload.
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 | 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 Western District of Texas, not for Judge MacLemore: 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 | 3,691 | 7.7 months |
| Closed with no court action | 1,171 | 5.5 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 2,115 | 7.5 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 366 | 14 months |
| Closed during trial | 39 | 30.6 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 3,691 | 7.7 months |
| Sep 2024 | 3,440 | 7.8 months |
| Sep 2023 | 3,823 | 7.2 months |
| Sep 2022 | 3,633 | 8.3 months |
| Sep 2021 | 3,178 | 8 months |
| Sep 2020 | 2,990 | 6.4 months |
| Sep 2019 | 2,854 | 7.1 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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