Jared C. Bennett

How Judge Bennett rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
United States District Court for the District of Utah
Position
magistrate
Commissioned
2020-06-01
Education
University of Utah College of Law, J.D. (2001, Order of the Coif); University of Utah, M.P.A.; University of Utah College of Law, Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law
Signed orders read
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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.

McMickell v. Saul
2:19-cv-00902-DB-JCB · 2020-10-19
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“the Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 26) is ADOPTED. The Commissioner's final decision in this case is hereby AFFIRMED.”

David M. v. Kijakazi
2:22-cv-00329-JNP-JCB · 2023-05-15
Involuntary dismissal (defendant) Granted

“The Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 26, is ADOPTED IN FULL. ... The court DISMISSES this action without prejudice.”

Cuara Rodriguez v. Rocky Mountain Power (consolidated, 62 cases)
2:23-cv-00639-RJS-JCB · 2024-07-08
Screening dismissal (plaintiff) Granted

“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”

Hawkins v. Ghiz
2:18-cv-00466-DBB-JCB · 2021-03-15
Motion for leave (plaintiff) Denied

“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.”

Summit Mountain Holding Group, L.L.C. v. Summit Village Development Lender 1, LLC
1:21-cv-00110 · 2025-10-03
Motion to reopen discovery (defendant) Denied

“denies Defendant’s motion to reopen discovery.”

Jose G. v. Bisignano
2:25-cv-00044 · 2025-10-21
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“the Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED”

Matthew H. v. Quantum Health
2:25-cv-00632 · 2025-09-09
Motion to proceed anonymously (plaintiff) Granted

“Matthew H.’s motion to proceed anonymously 18 is GRANTED.”

Nicole C. v. O’Malley
1:24-cv-00007 · 2024-11-01
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that the ALJ’s decision be AFFIRMED.”

Dave’s Driving School, LLC v. Utah Department of Public Safety
2:24-cv-00178 · 2025-02-27
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The Entity Defendants and the Individual Defendants’ motion to dismiss 77 be”

Motion for leave to file surreply (plaintiff) Denied

“motion for leave to file an overlength sur-reply”

Sifuentes v. Capital One
2:22-cv-00190 · 2025-09-26
Motion for relief from judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“court DENIES Mr. Sifuentes’s motion for relief from judgment under Rule 60(b)”

B.M. v. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
1:22-cv-00098 · 2025-02-20
Motion to proceed anonymously (plaintiff) Granted

“B.M’s unopposed motion to proceed anonymously 18 is GRANTED.”

Hersh v. Lawrence
2:24-cv-00955 · 2025-02-10

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.

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