--- /home/eevans/logback.xml	2016-03-02 08:02:19.951422003 -0600
+++ /home/eevans/logback.xml-filtered	2016-03-11 14:40:22.608328641 -0600
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
     <host>logstash1003.eqiad.wmnet</host>
     <port>11514</port>
     <customFields>{"program":"cassandra"}</customFields>
+    <filter class="ch.qos.logback.core.filter.EvaluatorFilter">
+      <evaluator>
+        <expression>return logger.equals("org.apache.cassandra.utils.StatusLogger");</expression>
+      </evaluator>
+      <OnMismatch>NEUTRAL</OnMismatch>
+      <OnMatch>DENY</OnMatch>
+    </filter>
   </appender>
 
   <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">