Vernon D. Oliver

How Judge Oliver rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Appointed by
Joe Biden (Democratic)
Commissioned
2023-10-18
Education
University of Connecticut (B.A., 1994); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1997)
Signed orders read
21

Signed rulings

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

Trustees of Int'l Union of Bricklayers Local 1 CT Health Fund v. Elevance, Inc.
3:22-cv-01541-VDO · 2024-04-22
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendants' motion to dismiss (ECF No. 44) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Specifically, all claims are dismissed without prejudice under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Within sixty days of this order, Plaintiffs may move to file an amended complaint.”

Perez v. Quiros
3:24-cv-00651-VDO · 2025-06-17
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“In sum, Defendants' motion to dismiss is denied to the extent it seeks dismissal based on the statute of limitations, but it is granted to the extent it seeks dismissal of claims against Defendant Quiros.”

Laurion v. PHH Mortgage Corporation
3:23-cv-01561-VDO · 2025-02-13
Voluntary dismissal (plaintiff) Granted

“the Court grants Plaintiff's motion to dismiss this action without prejudice (ECF No. 30).”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Moot / procedural

“Defendants' motion to dismiss (ECF No. 14) and Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 19) are denied as moot.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Moot / procedural
Helo v. Sema4 Holdings Corp.
3:22-cv-01131-VDO · 2025-06-23
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“For the reasons described above, Defendants' motion to dismiss (ECF No. 68) is denied.”

Patane v. Nestlé Waters North America, Inc.
3:17-cv-01381-VDO · 2025-06-09
Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff) Denied

“Therefore, the Court concludes that Plaintiffs have forfeited the argument they now raise and denies their motion for clarification or reconsideration.”

Motion for reconsideration (defendant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the Court DENIES the parties’ cross-motions for reconsideration (ECF Nos. 715, 717).”

Theraplant, LLC v. National Fire & Marine Insurance Company
3:22-cv-01095-VDO · 2025-01-18
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants National Fire’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 64) and denies Theraplant’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 54). Judgment is entered in National Fire’s favor.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied
Moales v. Land Rover Cherry Hill
3:25-cv-00544-VDO · 2025-04-30
Sua sponte dismissal (court) Granted

“Because the Court cannot exercise either federal question or diversity jurisdiction over this action, the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction. Therefore, the action is dismissed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(h)(3) and the Clerk of the Court is respectfully requested to close the action.”

Claude v. Dukate
3:24-cv-01289-VDO · 2026-04-10
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“As a result, the only remedy for the harms Plaintiff alleges in his amended complaint is against the Government—not Dukate—pursuant to the FTCA. ... Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Defendant Dukate’s motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(1).”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The Court concludes Supreme Court precedent forecloses the Bivens remedy for Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim against Wagner. The Court grants Wagner’s motion to dismiss. ... For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS both motions to dismiss (ECF Nos. 38, 44). The Clerk is kindly instructed to close this case.”

Peralta v. Jimenez Peralta
3:25-cv-1942-VDO · 2026-05-28
Default judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Accordingly, considering the Enron factors and that ‘all doubts must be resolved in favor of trial on the merits’ the Court denies the motion for default judgment and relieves Ms. Jimenez from default.”

Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Granted

“The Court next grants Mr. Peralta’s motion for preliminary injunction, as the record establishes that there is entitlement to preliminary relief.”

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ahmed
3:15-cv-00675-VDO · 2026-03-10
Motion for reconsideration (other) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the Motion is DENIED with prejudice.”

United States v. Falzarano
3:23-cr-00168-VDO · 2024-07-15
Motion to suppress (defendant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, Defendant's motion to suppress (ECF No. 34) is DENIED.”

Davis v. Williams
24-CV-175 (VDO) · 2024-05-09
Habeas petition (plaintiff) Denied

“The petition for writ of habeas corpus [Doc. No. 1] is DENIED. The Clerk is respectfully directed to close this case.”

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