Jeffery S. Frensley
How Judge Frensley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
On a motion to remand, applies the Hertz Corp. v. Friend 'nerve center' test for a corporation's principal place of business and places the burden on the plaintiff to rebut the removing defendant's diversity showing; aggregates the ad damnum and damages categories to find the >$75k amount-in-controversy met.
“the United States Supreme Court has held that a corporation’s ‘principal place of business’ refers ‘to the place where a corporation’s officers direct, control, and coordinate the corporation’s activities.’ Hertz Corp. v. Friend ... Plaintiff has failed to present evidence to support her contention that Defendant’s principal place of business is located here.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the undersigned recommends that the Plaintiff’s motion to remand to state court. (Docket No. 10) be DENIED.”
“a Report and Recommendation from the Magistrate Judge (Doc. No. 186) recommending the Court grant the motion to dismiss filed by Defendants Regina Hensley, Michael Barnett, and Rebecca Mink.”
“The Magistrate Judge also recommended the Court grant the motion to dismiss filed by Defendants Tony Parker and Kenneth Williams.”
“the Magistrate Judge recommends the Motion to Dismiss be DENIED without prejudice, noting the deadlines for discovery and dispositive motions were extended”
“the Magistrate Judge recommends that this action be dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(b) ... for failure to prosecute and that the pending motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 44) be denied as moot.”
“recommends that the motion for authorization of attorney's fees (Docket No. 12) be GRANTED”
“the undersigned recommends that Defendants' Motion (Docket No. 16) be GRANTED and that Plaintiff's Amended Complaint (Docket No. 11) be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“the undersigned recommends defendants' motion to dismiss (Docket No. 11) be GRANTED and this action be DISMISSED.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record (Docket No. 12) is DENIED, and the decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED.”
“Plaintiff's Motion (Docket No. 11) is GRANTED, and this matter is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this Memorandum Opinion.”
“the motion of Sharon McCutchen and Brian McCutchen to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction (Docket No. 38) be GRANTED and Plaintiff's Complaint be DISMISSED.”
“the undersigned recommends that the motion to dismiss (Docket No. 11) be GRANTED and this action be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE in accordance with Rules 4(m) and 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.”
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that this action be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE under Rule 41(b) for failure to prosecute and that the Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 51) be FOUND MOOT.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 101 days (N = 1).
Frensley decides consent Social Security appeals, handles criminal-duty matters, and issues recommendations in civil cases referred by district judges. The sampled referred docket is weighted toward self-represented prisoner civil-rights cases and initial screening matters.
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