Bruce Sterling Jenkins
How Judge Jenkins rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Jenkins no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Jenkins
Bruce Sterling Jenkins was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter, Judge Jenkins received a commission on September 22, 1978. Judge Jenkins assumed senior status on September 30, 1994 and served until death on November 7, 2023.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the court DENIES Rasmussen and Cascade's Motion to Substitute (ECF No. 17) and GRANTS Heaps' Motion for the Entry of Judgment (ECF No. 23).”
“the court DENIES Rasmussen and Cascade's Motion to Substitute (ECF No. 17) and GRANTS Heaps' Motion for the Entry of Judgment (ECF No. 23). Judgment will be entered in favor of Plaintiff Mercedes Heaps for $1,000 plus attorney fees ...”
“DENIES Jacobsons' Motion to Remand (ECF No. 26);”
“DENIES Jacobsons' Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 44);”
“DENIES Jacobsons' Motion to Stay (ECF No. 45); and”
“GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Miller et al.'s Motion to Compel (ECF No. 46). Jacobsons must respond to the pending discovery requests within 20 days of this order. The remaining requests in Miller at al.' s Motion to Compel are denied.”
“The Court thus DENIES the Taylors' Motion for Summary Judgment and GRANTS Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the United States' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, and Plaintiffs complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“the court orders that Plaintiffs' summary judgment motion is GRANTED and Defendants' motion is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“For these reasons the Court GRANTS Defendants' Motion for Summary (ECF. No. 26) on all causes of action.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiffs post-judgment motions is DENIED. This action remains closed.”
“Commissions' Motion to Compel Compliance with Subpoena Duces Tecum is GRANTED.”
“The Court hereby orders that Big-D's first and second causes of action related to the Plymouth Road and Lake Street projects, and Big-D's third cause of action for bad faith should be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“Having determined that exclusions apply in both policies to preclude coverage, neither Zurich nor Allied World are obligated under the policies to reimburse or indemnify Big-D for costs from non-defective portion of Big-D's work damaged in the process of replacing defective lumber ... Zurich did not breach their duty of good faith and fair dealing.”
“Having determined that exclusions apply in both policies to preclude coverage, neither Zurich nor Allied World are obligated under the policies to reimburse or indemnify Big-D for costs from non-defective portion of Big-D's work damaged in the process of replacing defective lumber.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment seeking a declaration that Great Basin is in default for failure to pay the Notes when due is GRANTED;”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment on its fifth and seventh causes of action is DENIED.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 63) on the denial of coverage for claims concerning I.P.'s treatment at Maple Lake is GRANTED IN PART;”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' motion for summary judgment (ECF Nos. 58) is DENIED;”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' motion to strike (ECF No. 95) is DENIED as moot.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Defendant Cloward H2O LLC's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Standing is GRANTED in part as to the patent infringement claims asserted by Crystal Lagoons U.S. Corp.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 274 days (N = 1).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 88.5 days (N = 2).
- Senior district judge (Salt Lake City) who carried a general civil docket until his death in 2023.
- The currently-assigned-judge enumeration is dominated by reassignment artifacts (2023-filed cases terminated within days when the docket was reassigned after his death), so it is not a reliable picture of his working caseload; the sampled subject matter below is indicative only and is not a grant rate or a base rate.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Jenkins was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2025.
| 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 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 10 | 4 |
| Mar 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| Sep 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| Mar 2022 | 4 | 5 |
| Sep 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 2020 | 3 | 4 |
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.
A historical record
Judge Jenkins no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.