Timothy J. Corrigan

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 6 signed orders read

How Judge Corrigan decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

Applies the Alice/Mayo framework to patent-eligibility challenges, invalidating claims drawn to an abstract idea implemented on generic computers that add no inventive concept.

“Defendant Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity (Doc. 124) is GRANTED in part and MOOT in part.”

Procedural preferences

Exercises doctrinal restraint on questions of first impression, certifying a controlling question for interlocutory appeal rather than deciding it on policy grounds.

“Defendants' Dispositive Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 47) is DENIED.”

Cautions

Declines to extend a state-law doctrine that a federal court sitting in diversity should leave to the legislature or the state supreme court, denying summary judgment premised on such an extension.

“Defendant United Parcel Service, Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 45) is DENIED.”

Signed rulings

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

Joao Bock Transaction Systems, LLC v. Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
3:13-cv-00781 · 2015-08-10
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity (Doc. 124) is GRANTED in part and MOOT in part.”

Motion for sanctions (defendant) Denied

“Defendant Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.'s Motion for Sanctions (Doc. 134) is DENIED.”

Crowley Maritime Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, PA
3:16-cv-00432 · 2018-02-08
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant National Union's converted Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 15) is GRANTED. The Clerk shall enter judgment in favor of Defendant ... and close the file.”

Bastian v. United Services Automobile Ass'n (USAA)
3:13-cv-01454 · 2015-12-10
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Defendants' Dispositive Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 47) is DENIED.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Moot / procedural

“Plaintiffs' Dispositive Counter Motion for Summary Judgment (Docs. 65, S-68) is TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT.”

McCurry v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (Citigroup)
3:16-cv-00187 · 2016-09-15
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendant Citigroup, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss Count II of Plaintiffs Complaint (Doc. 29) is DENIED.”

Ratliff v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
3:15-cv-00890 · 2016-10-31
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Defendant United Parcel Service, Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 45) is DENIED.”

Mann Utilities, Inc. v. WLM Contracting, Inc. and Great Midwest Insurance Company
5:24-cv-267-TJC-PRL · 2024-11-22
Motions to transfer (defendant) Granted

“Doc. 7, is GRANTED.”

Motions to dismiss (plaintiff) Moot / procedural

“Doc. 17, is DENIED as moot.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 567 days (N = 5).

Median motion-to-ruling time: 228 days (N = 2).

The reviewed Jacksonville civil matters filed from 2018 through 2021 include insurance, wage-and-hour, contract, civil-rights, prisoner, aviation, and trademark cases. Judge Corrigan, a long-serving jurist, took senior status in November 2024 and remains active. This group provides descriptive context rather than a complete caseload measure.

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