Jane Richards Roth

United States District Court for the District of Delaware district Retired 1991 · served 1985–1991 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 17 signed orders read

Judge Roth no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

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

United States v. Duncan
District criminal appeal (defendant appellant Duncan) Denied

“The Magistrate's October 23, 1989, Memorandum Opinion and accompanying Order are hereby affirmed.”

Hessler v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand will be granted.”

In Re Rice
Bankruptcy appeal (debtor appellants) Denied

“The decision of the Bankruptcy Court is affirmed.”

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. James Julian, Inc.
Motions to dismiss (defendant employer) Denied

“For the reasons discussed above, defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint is denied.”

Martin v. Gopez
Summary judgment (defendant doctor) Granted

“Defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to both plaintiffs is granted.”

Safe Flight Instrument Corp. v. Sundstrand Data Control Inc.
Motion for protective order (parties) Granted in part

“The Court will enter a protective order in this litigation which will preclude plaintiff’s President from reviewing defendant’s confidential documents but which will permit defendant’s in-house trial counsel, who have been admitted to the Bar of this Court, to review plaintiff’s confidential documents.”

Gorse v. Long Neck, Ltd.
Motions to remand (plaintiffs Gorse) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that the Bankruptcy Court’s Report and Recommendation is adopted by the Court and plaintiffs’ motion to remand to the Superior Court in and for Sussex County is granted.”

United States v. Coleman
Motion to suppress (defendant Coleman) Denied

“The Court has ruled that the documents aré admissible.”

Philipp Bros. v. Bay
Motions to dismiss (defendant Wilmington Stevedores) Granted

“We will grant the motion and dismiss the complaint against Wilmington Stevedores without prejudice.”

In Re Savidge
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant ITT) Denied

“We agree with the Bankruptcy Court that it is not and affirm its decision.”

United States v. Cooke
Motion to suppress (defendant Turner) Denied

“The motion will be denied as untimely.”

Dehart v. A.C. & S., Inc.
Motion to enlarge time (defendants Atlas and Bell) Denied

“For the above stated reasons, we will deny defendants Atlas and Bell’s motion to enlarge time”

Motions to remand (plaintiffs) Granted

“we will grant plaintiffs’ motion for remand both as to defendant Raymark and as to defendants Atlas and Bell.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 1399 days (N = 5).

All 20 located assigned cases were terminated. Eighteen carried a usable nature-of-suit label; two did not.

A historical record

Judge Roth no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.