Rebecca Leigh Goodgame Ebinger
How Judge Ebinger rules, drawn from 8 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Ebinger decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Ebinger separates multi-theory civil-rights claims into their distinct doctrinal components and rules on each rather than treating the claim as an indivisible whole.
“The Court grants Defendants' motion for summary judgment as to Plaintiff's Title IX claim regarding Plaintiff's erroneous outcome and deliberate indifference theories, but denies Defendants' motion for summary judgment on Plaintiff's Title IX claim regarding Plaintiff's selective enforcement theory.”
Disfavors Rule 12(f) motions to strike affirmative defenses even while granting a co-pending Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss — the two vehicles get different treatment.
“and denies Summers's Motion to Strike Tri-County's second affirmative defense.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court grants Summers's Motion to Dismiss Tri-County's Counterclaims I, II, III, and IV for failure to state a claim”
“and denies Summers's Motion to Strike Tri-County's second affirmative defense.”
“the Court grants the Cities' motions for summary judgment”
“and denies Bellino's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and the Cities' Motion to Continue or Bifurcate.”
“finds the Cities' motions to continue or bifurcate the trial are moot.”
“The Court grants Defendants' motion for summary judgment as to Plaintiff's Title IX claim regarding Plaintiff's erroneous outcome and deliberate indifference theories, but denies Defendants' motion for summary judgment on Plaintiff's Title IX claim regarding Plaintiff's selective enforcement theory. ... The Court denies Defendants' motion for summary judgment on some but not all of Plaintiff's alleged breaches of contract.”
“Defendant Abendroth & Russell's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, ECF No. 9, is GRANTED. This case is dismissed. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendant Abendroth & Russell against Plaintiff Patrick Jackson.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 62, is GRANTED. The case is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.”
“IT IS SO ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 34, is GRANTED.”
“IT IS SO ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings, ECF No. 53, is GRANTED.”
“Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff Troy Tyler's Motion to Amend Second Amended Petition, ECF No. 32, is GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' First Hospitality, LLC, First Hospitality Group, Inc., Kerri Blanchard, Kyler Miriani, Dillon Douglas, Neil Upadhyay, and Brian Atkins's Motion to Partially Dismiss, ECF No. 12, is DENIED as moot.”
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