Roslyn O. Silver
How Judge Silver decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
A party seeking to ADD restrictions to an existing stipulated protective order (not to unseal it) must show particularized harm that will result specifically from the absence of the new limits; broad, speculative allegations of possible downstream disclosure do not establish good cause under Rule 26(c).
“Individual Defendants have failed to carry their burden of demonstrating particularized harm that will result if their proposed modification is not granted. The Court does not find good cause to modify the Stipulated Protective Order.”
Cautions
On a motion to dismiss she distinguishes claim-by-claim between defects that are curable and those that are not: she will dismiss a legally foreclosed claim (e.g. an APA theory) without leave to amend while granting leave to replead claims (e.g. RFRA, Section 1983) that could be saved by better pleading.
“Plaintiffs' claim under the Administrative Procedure Act is DISMISSED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. Plaintiffs' claim against the Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 is DISMISSED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS ORDERED Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 18) is GRANTED. Plaintiff's complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND.”
“IT IS ORDERED Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment (Doc. 30) is DENIED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED Defendant's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 31) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment in favor of Defendant.”
“IT IS ORDERED Defendant's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. 59) is GRANTED IN PART. The Court finds: (1) Defendant Christopher Robinson had reasonable suspicion to detain Plaintiff Samantha Glass pursuant to Terry v. Ohio; (2) Robinson began to arrest Glass when he grabbed her arm...; (3) Glass resisted arrest...; (4) Robinson was entitled to use some degree of force...”
“IT IS ORDERED the Motion to Remand (Doc. 7) is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED the Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 68) is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED the Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 23) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS ORDERED Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification (Doc. 43) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS ORDERED the Motion to Strike (Doc. 15) is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED the Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike PCH Defendants' Pleadings and Motion for Sanctions (Doc. 114) is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED Defendant Allstate's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 54) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendant and close this case.”
“IT IS ORDERED the Request for Judicial Notice (Doc. 28) and Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 27) are GRANTED. The complaint is DIMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment in favor of Defendant.”
“IT IS ORDERED the United States's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 24) for lack of jurisdiction is GRANTED. ... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint (Doc. 20) is DISMISSED WITH LEAVE TO AMEND.”
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