U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitcircuitDeceased · served 1961–1989Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic) 29 signed orders read
Judge Hill no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Hill decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
Insists on strict compliance with Rule 56(c)'s notice-and-hearing requirement before summary judgment may be entered, treating non-compliance as depriving the court of authority to enter the order.
“The failure of the trial court to comply with the hearing and notice requirements of the Rule is error, and deprives the court of authority to enter a summary judgment order.”
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