Ann Marie McIff Allen
How Judge Allen rules, drawn from 32 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Allen
Ann Marie McIff Allen is a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, Judge Allen received a commission on April 12, 2024.
Judge Allen's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Allen, 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
Filing
Get leave before filing an overlength motion or memorandum.
“Any party seeking to file an overlength motion or memorandum must obtain leave of the court prior to filing the overlength motion or memorandum.”
Filing
Email editable Word proposed orders directly to chambers as well as attaching them to the motion.
“In addition to attaching a copy of the order to the motion, a copy of all proposed orders must be directly e-mailed to chambers at the following address: [email protected]. Proposed orders e-mailed to chambers must be editable and submitted in Word format.”
Motions
For a TRO without time for an opposition, show good cause in the written motion.
“If you seek a TRO without providing time for opposing counsel to respond, good cause must be shown in your written motion.”
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).
How Judge Allen decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In nFusion Capital Finance v. Walt USA, Allen reopened discovery after neither side had served initial disclosures and denied both summary judgment motions without prejudice, leaving merits issues for later briefing.
“For the reasons set forth above, the Court DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Walt’s Motion for Summary Judgment and, Alternatively, for Dismissal (ECF No. 25), and the Court DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE nFusion’s Amended Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 28).”
In one late-service dispute, she allowed a discretionary extension after finding no good cause, because the short delay, limited prejudice, and possible loss of a Title VII claim favored keeping the case open.
“With respect to the instant matter, these factors, on balance, favor an extension rather than dismissal.”
Cautions
The court warned that merits-focused leniency does not excuse missed discovery deadlines.
“[N]o litigant should ignore deadlines established by the applicable rules,” for when this happens, ‘sanctions may well be appropriate.”
In Ferm’s second request for emergency benefits relief, she denied a combined restraining order and preliminary injunction request after finding he had not shown likely success on the merits from the record presented.
“Court cannot conclude at this juncture that Plaintiff has met his burden in showing a likelihood of success on the merits.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons discussed above, the Court GRANTS Defendant WSU’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 54). All claims against WSU are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”
“It is further ORDERED that Defendant Ogden’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 53) is GRANTED as follows:”
“The remaining requests in Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 8) are DENIED.”
“Good cause appearing, IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner’s request is GRANTED. (ECF No. 3.) This action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“The decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and REMANDED.”
“The Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. [ECF No. 32.] The Complaint is dismissed in its entirety without prejudice.”
“Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Venue (ECF No. 16) is DENIED AS MOOT.”
“the Court GRANTS Defendant University of Utah’s Partial Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 9)”
“GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendant Alexandra Starr’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 10).”
“Plaintiff’s motion to strike Ms. Ramsdell’s Answer is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiff’s motions for default certificate and default judgment are DENIED without prejudice.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Third-Party Defendant George Wilson’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 22) is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court will GRANT the Motion to Withdraw Admissions, DENY the MSJ, and DENY the Motion to Amend.”
“For the reasons discussed, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. The case is DISMISSED.”
“the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. (ECF No. 29). Plaintiff’s Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
This is a bounded enumeration of 20 early-filed 2024 cases, not a career-wide caseload profile.
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 | 6 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 6 | 8 |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| Sep 2024 | 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 United States District Court for the District of Utah, not for Judge Allen: 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 | 1,120 | 8.5 months |
| Closed with no court action | 343 | 7 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 764 | 9 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 3 | not reported |
| Closed during trial | 10 | 59 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1,120 | 8.5 months |
| Sep 2024 | 1,141 | 9.3 months |
| Sep 2023 | 1,035 | 10.6 months |
| Sep 2022 | 1,092 | 12.3 months |
| Sep 2021 | 1,128 | 12.7 months |
| Sep 2020 | 951 | 10.4 months |
| Sep 2019 | 1,085 | 9.7 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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