Leonard Philip Stark
How Judge Stark rules, drawn from 11 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Stark left this court for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Stark
Leonard Philip Stark was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Stark received a commission on August 10, 2010. Judge Stark left the court on March 17, 2022 on appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
How Judge Stark decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Cirba, Stark excluded an expert who offered no reliable method for translating customer survey data into the claimed apportionment figure, while allowing opinions supported by an adequate foundation.
“Mr. Mayfield has not done so here.”
In Noble, Stark required an intervening change in law, new evidence, or a clear error rather than a repeated disagreement with the prior ruling.
“Plaintiff has failed to demonstrate any of the aforementioned grounds to warrant reconsideration”
Procedural preferences
In Align, Stark applied the local rule narrowly, granting only limited clarification while denying the balance of the reargument request.
“motions ‘should only be granted sparingly.’”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court will GRANT ShareBuilder's motion to dismiss all claims”
“DENY Rader's motion for summary judgment.”
“The Court will also DENY Rader's motion for recusal.”
“Rader's motion to dismiss counterclaim (D.I.21) is hereby denied.”
“the Court will grant Aviva's motion (D.I. 38)”
“The Court will deny the motion to remove and transfer the State criminal case”
“as well as the motion for reconsideration and to stay.”
“PacBio ' s motion for reconsideration (D.I. 156) is GRANTED.”
“Sunoco’s motion for summary judgment of patent infringement (D.I. 372) is DENIED;”
“Sunoco’s motion for summary judgment regarding certain prior art (D.I. 377) is DENIED;”
“Magellan’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement and invalidity (D.I. 381) is DENIED;”
“Defendants’ original motion to exclude Dr. Ugone (D.I. 375) remains GRANTED”
“Defendants’ Motion to Exclude (D.I. 459) is GRANTED and Dr. Ugone’s supplemental report is STRICKEN;”
“Defendants’ Motion to Strike (D.I. 457) is DENIED;”
“Defendants’ Motion to Stay (D.I. 530) is DENIED.”
“3Shape’s motion (D.I. 490) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”
“Densify's motion (D.I. 411) is DENIED”
“VMware' s motion regarding Mr. Bergman (D.I. 414) is DENIED”
“VMware ' s motion regarding Mr. Mayfield (D.I. 416) is GRANTED.”
“VMware ' s motion for leave to file an additional motion in limine (D.I. 450) is DENIED.”
“VMware’s Motion to Dismiss Cirba Inc. for Lack of Standing (D.I. 601) (‘Standing Motion’) is GRANTED.”
“the Court will deny the motion for injunctive relief.”
“the government's motion for summary judgment(D.I. 55) are DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“the Court denied Nippon Shinyaku' s motion for a preliminary injunction.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 627 days (N = 4).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 100 days (N = 5).
Among the four usable cases in the fixed five-docket sample were a Social Security appeal, a patent case, a prisoner civil-rights case, and an employment case. All four were terminated.
A historical record
Judge Stark left this court for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 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.