William Martin Conley
How Judge Conley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Grants a defendant's motion for summary judgment where the plaintiff comes forward with no evidence -- speculation and argument in briefs are not enough to defeat the motion.
“IT IS ORDERED that: 1) Defendants' motion for summary judgment (dkt. #33) is GRANTED;”
Procedural preferences
Denies a preliminary injunction where the movant has not carried the burden on the injunction factors.
“IT IS ORDERED that plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction (dkt. #2) is DENIED.”
Cautions
Denies a defendant's summary judgment where a genuine fact dispute (e.g., the reasonableness of force during an arrest) requires trial.
“IT IS ORDERED that defendant Christopher Allen's motion for summary judgment (dkt. #14) is DENIED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS ORDERED that: 1) Defendants' motion for summary judgment (dkt. #33) is GRANTED;”
“IT IS ORDERED that defendant Christopher Allen's motion for summary judgment (dkt. #14) is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction (dkt. #2) is DENIED.”
“2) Defendant Johnson's motion to dismiss or transfer (dkt. #14) is DENIED.”
Pro se prisoner Eighth Amendment failure-to-protect suit. A defense summary-judgment motion was pending, but the court dismissed the case sua sponte under Rule 41(b) after the plaintiff missed the response deadline and a court-set extension, deeming the case abandoned. Grounding quote: 'IT IS ORDERED that this lawsuit is DISMISSED with prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for plaintiff's failure to prosecute it.' The dismissal was with prejudice, and the pending summary-judgment motion was never reached on the merits.
“The Homeowners' motion for a preliminary injunction (dkt. #88) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”
“Defendant's motion to compel arbitration or dismiss for failure to state a claim (dkt. #50) is DENIED.”
“The amended federal habeas corpus petition filed by Terrence Buchanan (dkt. #7) is DENIED, and this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to exhaust state court remedies.”
“Defendant's motion to dismiss (dkt. #16) is GRANTED, and this case is DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“Defendant Sam Sperry's renewed motion for directed verdict and entry of judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(b) (dkt. #161) and motion for a new trial pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 59 (dkt. #162) are DENIED.”
“defendants' motion for summary judgment (dkt. #102) is GRANTED”
“Defendant’s motion for summary judgment (dkt. #18) is DENIED.”
“Plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on liability (dkt. #25) is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed assignments include prisoner and other civil-rights cases, employment, benefits, Social Security, consumer, contract, foreclosure, wage, bankruptcy, and public-law disputes. They illustrate the docket's breadth but do not form a complete census.
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