Miroslav Lovric
How Judge Lovric decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Social Security appeals, recommends sentence-four remand where the ALJ fails to properly evaluate the persuasiveness of the medical opinions or to discuss all relevant limitation evidence.
“ORDERS that Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 10) is GRANTED ... the Commissioner's decision denying disability benefits is REVERSED and this matter is REMANDED, pursuant to sentence four”
On prisoner excessive-force claims, grants summary judgment where undisputed facts show measured, warned force against a non-compliant inmate, alternatively applying qualified immunity.
“ORDERS that Defendant's motion for summary judgment, Dkt. No. 41, is GRANTED”
Procedural preferences
On motions to dismiss for failure to prosecute, declines dismissal where the delay falls below the Local Rule 41.2 four-month presumption, preferring a reprimand.
“ORDERS that Defendant's motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute, Dkt. No. 38, is DENIED”
Cautions
On Eleventh Amendment immunity, recommends dismissing section 1983 damages claims against a state agency itself without prejudice, with leave to name individual defendants.
“ORDERED that Defendant's motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. 23) is GRANTED; ... ORDERS that Plaintiff's amended complaint (Dkt. No. 38) is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and with leave to replead”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 12) is GRANTED, Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 13) is DENIED, Defendant's decision denying Plaintiff disability benefits is VACATED, and this matter is REMANDED”
“Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 13) is DENIED”
“ORDERS that Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 10) is GRANTED ... the Commissioner's decision denying disability benefits is REVERSED and this matter is REMANDED, pursuant to sentence four”
“ORDERS that the Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 12) is DENIED”
“Dugan's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 106) is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED, that Dugan is DISMISSED as a defendant herein”
“Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 28) is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment medical indifference claim against Kinter and DENIED as to Plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment excessive force claim against Newell and Baker”
“ORDERS that Defendant's motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute, Dkt. No. 38, is DENIED”
“ORDERS that Defendant's motion for summary judgment, Dkt. No. 41, is GRANTED”
“ORDERED that Defendant's motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. 23) is GRANTED; ... ORDERS that Plaintiff's amended complaint (Dkt. No. 38) is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and with leave to replead”
“Defendants’ motion is granted”
“cross-motion for summary judgment is denied”
“defer consideration of Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is DENIED”
“Plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 12) is GRANTED.”
“Defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 17) is DENIED.”
“Plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 11) is GRANTED.”
“Defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 16) is DENIED.”
Initial-review screening Order & Report-Recommendation (28 U.S.C. 1915(e)) in a pro se civil-rights action. IFP application granted; recommended that the complaint be dismissed without prejudice and with leave to amend for failure to state a claim (no plausible state-action or constitutional violation against a mall, its manager, security guard, or state troopers). Recommendation only; district-judge adoption not yet verifiable. Verbatim: “RECOMMENDED that Plaintiff’s Complaint (Dkt. No. 1) be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE and WITH LEAVE TO AMEND for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.”
Initial-review screening Order & Report-Recommendation (28 U.S.C. 1915(e)) in a pro se civil-rights action arising from an arrest for trespass. Amended IFP application granted; recommended that the complaint be accepted in part (a Fourth Amendment false-arrest claim against Deputy Costa in his individual capacity) and dismissed in part (unreasonable-search and other false-arrest claims dismissed with leave to replead; official-capacity and malicious-prosecution claims dismissed without leave). Recommendation only; adoption not yet verifiable. Verbatim: complaint recommended to be accepted to the extent it “asserts a false arrest claim pursuant to the Fourth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendant Costa in his individual capacity; and (2) DISMISSED (a) with leave to replead” in part and “without leave to replead” as to official-capacity and “malicious prosecution claims.”
Consolidated initial-review screening Order & Report-Recommendation (28 U.S.C. 1915(e)) across three related pro se actions (lead case Hamza v. Kotsidis, 1:25-CV-0968). IFP applications granted and the three cases consolidated; plaintiff's motions for a preservation order, expedited discovery, and a court conference denied without prejudice; recommended that the operative complaints be dismissed without prejudice but without leave to replead as frivolous and for failure to state a claim / seeking relief from immune defendants. Recommendation only; adoption not yet verifiable. Verbatim: “RECOMMENDED that the Court DISMISS WITHOUT PREDJUCIE BUT WITHOUT LEAVE TO REPLEAD” the pleadings “as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i).”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Lovric's sampled civil docket is dominated by Social Security disability appeals, alongside criminal-duty matters and occasional civil forfeitures. The duration figures describe fourteen terminated civil cases filed in 2020 and measure filing to termination, not the time taken to decide a motion.
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