Sue Lewis Robinson

How Judge Robinson rules, drawn from 32 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Robinson no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.

Court
United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Position
District judge
Status
Retired 2017
Served
1991–2017
Appointed by
George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Commissioned
November 18, 1991
Education
University of Delaware, B.A., 1974; University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1978
Signed orders read
32

About Judge Robinson

Sue Lewis Robinson was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Appointed by President George H.W. Bush, Judge Robinson received a commission on November 18, 1991. Judge Robinson assumed senior status on February 3, 2017 and retired on July 14, 2017.

Signed rulings

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

Dow Chemical Co. v. Exxon Corp.
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“defendants’ motion to dismiss shall be granted.”

Cunningham v. Riley
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Accordingly, the court shall grant defendant’s motion to dismiss.”

Berger v. Trans World Airlines (In re Trans World Airlines, Inc.)
Bankruptcy appeal (appellants) Denied

“the bankruptcy court’s orders denying these motions will be affirmed.”

Glenstone Lodge, Inc. v. Buckhead America Corp. (In re Buckhead America Corp.)
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant) Denied

“the court will affirm the order of the bankruptcy court dated April 14, 1994 dismissing Glenstone’s Claim (Claim No. 184) as untimely filed.”

Lamb-Bowman v. Delaware State University
Summary judgment (defendants) Granted

“For the reasons stated, defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted.”

MLMC, Ltd. v. Airtouch Communications, Inc.
Summary judgment (defendants) Granted

“the court grants defendants’ motion for summary judgment of noninfringement of claims 18, 19, and 20 of the ’805 patent.”

Summary judgment (defendants) Moot / procedural

“deny as moot the motion for summary judgment of invalidity of claims 18-20 of the ’805 patent”

Summary judgment (defendants) Moot / procedural

“deny as moot the motion for summary judgment of laches with respect to the ’805 patent.”

Bright v. Snyder
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“Accordingly, the court will deny his petition.”

Neeley v. Samis
Summary judgment (defendants) Granted

“Accordingly, the court shall grant defendant’s motion for summary judgment.”

Santiago v. Fields
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted in part

“defendants’ motion to dismiss (D.I.12) is denied with respect to plaintiffs claims against defendants in their individual capacities and granted with respect to plaintiffs claims against defendants in their official capacities.”

Ross v. Snyder
Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff) Moot / procedural

“plaintiffs motion shall be denied as moot.”

Pernod Ricard USA LLC v. Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that defendant’s motion to dismiss count two (D.I.12) is granted.”

Baylis v. Taylor
Motions to dismiss (defendant Anthony Cannuli) Granted

“The motion to dismiss of defendant Anthony Cannuli and Christine Malaney is granted, and the motion to dismiss of Charles Benton is denied.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant Christine Malaney) Granted
Motions to dismiss (defendant Charles Benton) Denied
Motions to dismiss (defendant Georgianna Mickens) Denied

“Defendant Georgianna Mickens’ motion to dismiss (D.I. 65) is denied.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The reviewed assigned cases include long-running matters inherited from predecessor judges and filed before this judge joined the bench, so they do not represent this judge's own caseload mix. The published decisions provide the dependable evidence for the rulings summarized here.

Pending matters in the official report

Judge Robinson was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2021.

Motions pending more than six months0
Bench trials submitted more than six months0
Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months0
Social Security appeals pending more than six months0
Civil cases pending more than three years0
ReportMotions over six monthsCases over three years
Mar 202100
Sep 202000

A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.

A historical record

Judge Robinson no longer sits on this court. 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.