Jared C. Bennett
How Judge Bennett rules, drawn from 27 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Bennett
Jared C. Bennett has served as a United States magistrate judge for the District of Utah since June 2020. He earned a J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law in 2001 and previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the District of Utah.
Judge Bennett's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Bennett, 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
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 emailed to chambers at the following address: [email protected]. Proposed orders emailed to chambers must be editable and in Word format.”
Trial
For a bench trial under Judge Bennett’s trial order, submit a joint proposed pretrial order three business days before the pretrial conference.
“Three business days before the pretrial conference, plaintiff must present a joint proposed pretrial order”
Trial
For a jury trial under Judge Bennett’s trial order, email joint proposed instructions and voir dire to chambers in Word format.
“A copy of the joint proposed instructions, special verdict and voir dire questions must be emailed to [email protected] as a Word document”
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 Bennett decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In a group of 62 substantially identical filings, Judge Bennett recommended dismissal with prejudice and a restricted-filer designation after finding the complaints frivolous and amendment futile.
“each of the complaints in the above captioned cases are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to the IFP Statute, 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B) ... Cuara Rodriguez [is designated] a restricted filer in this District”
Cautions
In a proposed-amendment dispute, Judge Bennett recommended denying leave where the federal claims would be dismissed and the remaining state claims lacked an independent jurisdictional basis.
“Plaintiff's proposed excessive force claims are futile because they are subject to dismissal. Furthermore, Plaintiff's proposed state-law claims are likewise futile because exercising supplemental jurisdiction over them is not proper in the absence of any viable federal claims.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 26) is ADOPTED. The Commissioner's final decision in this case is hereby AFFIRMED.”
“The Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 26, is ADOPTED IN FULL. ... The court DISMISSES this action without prejudice.”
“the Report and Recommendation in each of the above captioned cases is ADOPTED. ... Cuara Rodriguez's pending IFP motions are DENIED and his IFP status is REVOKED ... each of the complaints in the above captioned cases are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to the IFP Statute, 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B) ... Cuara Rodriguez [is designated] a restricted filer in this District”
“the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Bennett is adopted in its entirety. ... Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint is DENIED.”
“denies Defendant’s motion to reopen discovery.”
“the Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED”
“Matthew H.’s motion to proceed anonymously 18 is GRANTED.”
“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that the ALJ’s decision be AFFIRMED.”
“The Entity Defendants and the Individual Defendants’ motion to dismiss 77 be GRANTED.”
“Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file an overlength sur-reply on the Entity Defendants and the Individual Defendants’ motion to dismiss 78 be DENIED.”
“court DENIES Mr. Sifuentes’s motion for relief from judgment under Rule 60(b)”
“B.M’s unopposed motion to proceed anonymously 18 is GRANTED.”
Sua sponte review of a pro se in forma pauperis complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (no party motion); the magistrate judge recommended dismissal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and found amendment futile: 'RECOMMENDS that this action be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.'
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Judge Bennett's broad Salt Lake City civil docket includes cases he decides with the parties' consent, prominently Social Security disability appeals, and referred employment, contract, self-represented, and patent matters in which he issues reports and recommendations for district-judge review. This describes caseload composition, not motion outcomes.
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 | 2 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 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 District of Utah, not for Judge Bennett: 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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