Stefan R. Underhill

“For the foregoing reasons, Steadfast's motion for summary judgment is granted. Doc. No. 65. Shambaugh's motion for partial summary judgment is denied. Doc. No. 64.”

“Shambaugh's motion for partial summary judgment is denied. Doc. No. 64.”

“Therefore, the defendants have not convinced me that they are entitled to attorneys' fees under the standard articulated in Christianburg. Their pending motions for attorneys' fees, docs. no. 63 and 66, are denied.”

“For the foregoing reasons, the motion for reconsideration is denied.”

After the predecessor judge dismissed all federal Section 1983 claims and elected to retain the state-law claims, the case transferred to Underhill. Reassessing the Cohill factors without the predecessor's familiarity, he declined supplemental jurisdiction sua sponte. Grounding quote: 'For the foregoing reasons, the action is dismissed without prejudice to re-filing in state court.' The order shows that after a mid-litigation transfer, a successor judge may independently reweigh judicial economy, convenience, fairness, and comity and decline jurisdiction the prior judge retained when the successor lacks familiarity and no overlapping federal issue or undue hardship remains.

“For the reasons set forth above, the defendants’ joint motion to dismiss, doc. no. 63, is denied.”

“The Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, Doc. No. 86, is GRANTED, and Lamothe’s Motion for Continuance, Doc. No. 88, is DENIED.”

“For the reasons described herein, Speer’s motion for reconsideration, doc. no. 58, is denied.”

“For the foregoing reasons, I deny Atain’s motion for judgment on the pleadings (doc. no. 19) and grant Devost’s cross-motion (doc. no. 29).”

“For the foregoing reasons, the motion to dismiss (doc. # 19) is granted and the case is dismissed without prejudice.”

“For the foregoing reasons, the motion to dismiss is granted with respect to the claims raised against Ackerman, Robinson, and McGeehan; and defendants Moore and Alliger are dismissed from the action pursuant to Rule 21.”

“For the following reasons, I grant the Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, doc. no. 419, and deny the Defendants’ Daubert motion, doc. no. 678.”

“For the foregoing reasons, Aurora’s motion to dismiss or compel arbitration, doc. no. 22, is denied and Aurora’s motion to stay discovery, doc. no. 27, is denied as moot.”