Kari A. Dooley

How Judge Dooley rules, drawn from 29 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Appointed by
Donald Trump (Republican)
Commissioned
2018-09-13
Education
Cornell University (B.A., 1985); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1988, cum laude)
Signed orders read
29

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Murphy Medical Associates, LLC v. Yale University
3:22-cv-00033-KAD · 2023-03-24
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, Yale's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 16) is GRANTED. The dismissal of Counts Three is without prejudice to the filing of an Amended Complaint as detailed above. The dismissal of Counts One (FFCRA and Cares Act), Two (ACA), Four (ERISA), Five (unjust enrichment), Six (breach of contract), Six (sic) (CUIPA), and Seven (CUTPA) are with prejudice.”

Modular Steel Systems, Inc. v. HTFD BLDG CO LLC
3:23-cv-00081-KAD · 2023-10-03
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the Defendants' motion to dismiss (ECF No. 49) is GRANTED. The motion for the entry of a default (ECF No. 50) is GRANTED.”

Motion for entry of default (defendant) Granted

“The motion for the entry of a default (ECF No. 50) is GRANTED. A default shall enter against the Plaintiff as to Defendants' counterclaims.”

Bart v. The Golub Corporation
3:20-cv-00404-KAD · 2021-12-07
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“The Defendant's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of the Defendant and close this case.”

Bart v. The Golub Corporation
3:20-cv-00404-KAD · 2022-06-28
Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff) Denied

“the motion for reconsideration (ECF No. 21) is DENIED”

Motion for relief from judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“the motion for relief from judgment (ECF No. 21) is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court is directed to re-open this case.”

Jenkins v. Guzie
3:22-cv-01289-KAD · 2024-10-15
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“As explained above, Defendant Mebane's motion to dismiss is GRANTED as to Count One (against Mebane) and DENIED as to Count Two.”

Quigley v. Rivera
3:19-cv-00482-KAD · 2023-02-07
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendants' motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 105, is DENIED as to Quigley's Eighth Amendment excessive force claim related to the April 26, 2018 cell extraction against defendants Rivera, Roy, Behm, Velazquez, and Peart and GRANTED as to all other claims.”

Stephen R. Jones v. First Advantage Background Services Corp.
3:23-cv-00553-KAD · 2025-08-05
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“First Advantage's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 42) is GRANTED, and Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification is DENIED.”

Class certification (plaintiff) Denied

“In light of this ruling, by agreement of the parties, Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification is DENIED.”

Gary Powell et al. v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC et al.
3:21-cv-01605-KAD · 2022-09-07
Motion for temporary restraining order (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is DENIED.”

Aashish Kalra, et al. v. Adler Pollock & Sheehan, P.C., et al.
3:18-cv-00260-KAD · 2023-01-23
Motion in limine (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs' motion in limine, ECF No. 186, is DENIED”

Motion in limine (defendant) Granted

“and Defendants' motion in limine, ECF No. 187, is GRANTED.”

United States v. Ronnell Rogers
3:24-cr-00139-KAD · 2025-04-25
Motion to suppress (defendant) Denied

“For all of the foregoing reasons the motion to suppress is DENIED.”

United States v. Denzel Suggs
3:20-cr-00150-KAD · 2021-04-23
Motion to suppress (defendant) Denied

“For this reason and for all of the foregoing reasons, the Defendant's motion to suppress is denied.”

Horace Crooks v. United States
3:22-cv-01467-KAD · 2023-04-27
Motion to vacate sentence (petitioner) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, no evidentiary hearing is necessary, and the petition is DISMISSED. (ECF No. 1)”

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