Dominic J. Squatrito
How Judge Squatrito rules, drawn from 7 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Squatrito no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Squatrito
Dominic J. Squatrito was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Appointed by President William J. Clinton, Judge Squatrito received a commission on October 7, 1994. Judge Squatrito assumed senior status on November 1, 2004 and served until death on January 21, 2021.
How Judge Squatrito decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Rivera, Squatrito denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss.
“For the foregoing reasons defendant's to dismiss (dkt. # 13) is DENIED.”
Cautions
In Standic BV v. CD Industries, he dismissed a nonresident corporate officer for lack of personal jurisdiction because Connecticut's long-arm statute did not reach his acts solely in a corporate capacity.
“Davis's motion to dismiss (doc. # 26) is GRANTED and Davis is dismissed from this action.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the foregoing reasons defendant's to dismiss (dkt. # 13) is DENIED.”
“Davis's motion to dismiss (doc. # 26) is GRANTED and Davis is dismissed from this action.”
“the motion to dismiss filed by the defendant Griffin Hospital (doc. # 13) is GRANTED”
“the partial motion to dismiss filed by the defendant Bridgeport Hospital (doc. # 12) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
“SantaFe's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction (dkt. # 14) is GRANTED ... Judgment in favor of defendant SantaFe Tile Corporation shall enter on all claims.”
“Yee's motion for leave to amend his Complaint and join Classic Slate & Tile, Inc., as a new party defendant (dkt. # 49) is GRANTED.”
“The Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 11) is DENIED.”
“The Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 14) is GRANTED. ... The Clerk is directed to enter judgment for the respondent and close this case.”
“The Motion for Reconsideration [doc. # 22] is GRANTED. After careful reconsideration, the court AFFIRMS the Ruling [doc. # 21] ... staying this action as to claims two and three pending petitioner's completion of the exhaustion process as to claims one and four.”
“defendants' motion to dismiss (dkt. # 15) is GRANTED in part ... to the extent defendants' motion to dismiss ... seeks to dismiss Alvarez's complaint for failing to state a claim ... their motion is DENIED. ... the defendants' motion to dismiss ... Alvarez's equal protection claim against the Town on the basis of res judicata is GRANTED.”
“The defendants motion for summary judgment (dkt. # 25) is GRANTED. Judgment shall enter for the defendants on all counts of the complaint.”
“The defendants’ motion for summary judgment [Doc. #43] is GRANTED.”
“Defendants’ motion for summary judgment [ECF No. 95] is GRANTED.”
“the defendant City of New Haven’s motion for summary judgment (doc. # 31) is GRANTED.”
“the defendants’ Motion for Reconsideration (doc. # 91) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
“defendant’s motion for summary judgment (dkt. # 23) is GRANTED”
“plaintiffs’ motion to strike (dkt. # 29) is DENIED”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Squatrito was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2020.
| Motions pending more than six months | 1 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 4 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Squatrito no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.