Lee Philip Rudofsky
How Judge Rudofsky decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Declines supplemental jurisdiction over novel or complex state-law claims on comity grounds, dismissing them without prejudice while retaining the federal claims.
“For the foregoing reasons, the TFDA claim is dismissed without prejudice. If Plaintiff requests a Rule 54(b) partial judgment on the TFDA claim (so that she can immediately proceed on that claim in state court), the Court will be inclined to grant it.”
Procedural preferences
Strictly enforces local briefing rules: a motion to dismiss buried in an answer without a separate supporting brief is denied on that basis alone.
“Both Motions fail to comply with Local Rule 7.2. They are not accompanied by a brief. This is not just a technical foot fault. ... This is reason enough to deny the Motions.”
Cautions
Measures deadline requests by diligence: a lengthy unexplained delay after learning of an adverse development is fatal to an out-of-time or excusable-neglect request.
“The Court denies the various outstanding requests for leave to file out of time a response to the Motion to confirm the arbitration award and to dismiss the case with prejudice.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Federal-Mogul's two pending Motions are denied in their entireties.”
“Both Motions fail to comply with Local Rule 7.2. They are not accompanied by a brief. This is not just a technical foot fault. ... This is reason enough to deny the Motions.”
“For good cause shown, the Court hereby confirms the Arbitrator's decision in favor of Defendant and dismisses the present action with prejudice.”
“The Court denies the various outstanding requests for leave to file out of time a response to the Motion to confirm the arbitration award and to dismiss the case with prejudice.”
“The Court therefore DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE Plaintiff's claims against Ribelin Sales Inc., now known as Azelies Americas CASE, LLC.”
“Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 43) is GRANTED. Judgment will be entered accordingly.”
“Accordingly, on all other claims brought by Plaintiff, summary judgment is granted in favor of Defendant. Judgment on those claims will be entered at the end of the case.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the TFDA claim is dismissed without prejudice. If Plaintiff requests a Rule 54(b) partial judgment on the TFDA claim (so that she can immediately proceed on that claim in state court), the Court will be inclined to grant it.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Small recency sample of terminated cases; not a representative distribution. Prisoner civil-rights cases cluster around 7-14 months; contested employment/tort cases run 1.3-2+ years.
Put Judge Rudofsky's record to work
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Opens in Ezel Pro. Every answer is grounded in Judge Rudofsky's own signed orders and cites them.