Nancy D. Freudenthal
How Judge Freudenthal decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In APA review of agency action she will affirm in part and reverse and remand in part, sending the matter back where the agency skipped a required environmental analysis rather than deferring wholesale.
“ORDER AFFIRMING IN PART AND REVERSING AND REMANDING IN PART AGENCY ACTION.”
Procedural preferences
Draws a careful line on the effect of a dismissal: a dismissal for lack of jurisdiction must be without prejudice, so she grants a jurisdictional motion only to that extent and refuses to convert it into a merits dismissal with prejudice. Where she dismisses federal claims she likewise declines supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state-law claims and dismisses those without prejudice.
“The motion is GRANTED to the extent it argues a lack of jurisdiction over Petitioner's claims, and is DENIED to the extent it seeks dismissal with prejudice.”
Cautions
Manages serial and vexatious pro se litigants with filing restrictions, but tailors them: presented with a motion for relief from a filing-restrictions order, she narrowed the restrictions rather than lifting or maintaining them wholesale.
“Bird's motion (ECF 53) for relief from the Filing Restrictions Order is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, consistent with the foregoing, and the Filing Restrictions Order is amended to add the text in italics.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendants' motions for summary judgment (ECF 118, 120) are GRANTED. Counts I through XI of Plaintiffs' complaint are DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“Defendants' motions for summary judgment (ECF 118, 120) are GRANTED.”
“the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Respondent's second motion for summary judgment, Doc. 25. The motion is GRANTED to the extent it argues a lack of jurisdiction over Petitioner's claims, and is DENIED to the extent it seeks dismissal with prejudice.”
“Plaintiff's motion (doc. 30) to strike affirmative defenses is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART consistent with the foregoing.”
“Accordingly, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED, and the complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“For each of the reasons stated above, the Court GRANTS Defendant's motion for summary judgment (ECF 30). Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and partial summary judgment (ECF 32) is DENIED. Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF 1) is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“For each of the reasons stated above, the Court GRANTS Defendant's motion for summary judgment (ECF 30). Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and partial summary judgment (ECF 32) is DENIED.”
“Consistent with the foregoing, the motions to dismiss (ECF 8, 9, and 17) are each GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction of each Movant. Only the portions of Counts I and II that assert aiding and abetting are dismissed with prejudice. The Court does not give Plaintiff leave to amend because doing so would be futile under the Wyoming law discussed herein.”
“Bird's motion (ECF 53) for relief from the Filing Restrictions Order is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, consistent with the foregoing, and the Filing Restrictions Order is amended to add the text in italics.”
“Consistent with the foregoing, the Court GRANTS the Defendants' motions to dismiss (ECF 36 and 38). ... All of Plaintiffs' federal law claims against all Defendants (Counts I, II, III, IX, XI, XII and XIV) are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“Defendant Ross's alternative motion (ECF 42) is terminated as moot.”
“Because none of the proposed amendments cure the lack of administrative exhaustion or the failure to plausibly allege elements of the claims, the proposed second amended complaint would be futile. Plaintiffs' motion to amend (ECF 40) is accordingly DENIED.”
“For the following reasons, the Court agrees with Petitioners that (1) the USFS must conduct environmental analysis for the Alkali Creek feedground reauthorization... ORDER AFFIRMING IN PART AND REVERSING AND REMANDING IN PART AGENCY ACTION.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Chavez was filed on May 11, 2021 and terminated on July 25, 2022 after 440 days. Other terminated matters, including Gleason and First Interstate, are not represented in the dispositive-timing sample.
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