Byron G. Cudmore
How Judge Cudmore rules, drawn from 5 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Cudmore no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Cudmore
Byron G. Cudmore served as a United States magistrate judge in the Central District of Illinois from September 1997 until February 2014. He sat in Springfield and previously worked as a state and federal prosecutor.
How Judge Cudmore decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Gayton v. McCoy, he excluded Dr. Weinstein's proposed causation testimony because the gap between the asserted failures in care and the death was too large.
“In sum, the 'analytical gap between' Dr. Weinstein's conclusion that Defendants failed to follow the standard of care and his conclusion that those failures caused Ms. Taylor's death is too great.”
Procedural preferences
In OSF Healthcare v. Concert Health Plan, he found the benefit denial inadequate because the administrator had not meaningfully considered the relevant facts and policy provisions.
“Even the arbitrary and capricious standard requires the exercise of discretion, which means a meaningful consideration of the relevant facts and applicable policy provisions.”
Cautions
In OSF Healthcare v. Concert Health Plan, he refused to reopen discovery at summary judgment to accommodate newly disclosed witnesses.
“The summary judgment stage is not the time to spring new witnesses on the opposing party, and summary judgment is not a vehicle to reopen discovery.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Bar Opinions of Corey Weinstein, M.D., Pertaining to Cause of Death is granted (d/e 121).”
“THEREFORE, Defendant Dish Network L.L.C.'s Motion to Strike Jury Demand (d/e 54) is DENIED. Plaintiff United States of America is entitled to a jury trial on the issue of liability on its claim for civil penalties under FTC Act 5(m)(l)(A).”
“Concert's motion for summary judgment is denied (d/e 57).”
“St. Francis' motion for summary judgment is allowed (d/e 85), in that Concert's decision to deny payment of benefits at in-network rates is reversed based upon this record, and this case is remanded to Concert for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“WHEREFORE Plaintiffs' Motion to Enforce the Court's January 11, 2011 and June 12, 2012 Discovery Orders (d/e 167) (Motion) is ALLOWED in part and DENIED in part.”
“REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION by Magistrate Judge Byron Cudmore RECOMMENDING that Defendants' Motions to Dismiss 13 16 19 be ALLOWED in part and DENIED in part. ... ORDER granting in part and denying in part [the three] Motion[s] to Dismiss. The Court adopts the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge in its entirety. Plf's are given leave to file their proposed Amended Complaint.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 562 days (N = 9).
The reviewed civil matters include employment and labor claims, consumer-protection suits, prisoner civil-rights cases, a railroad-injury action, and civil forfeiture. The nine case durations form a small descriptive sample rather than a court-wide median.
A historical record
Judge Cudmore 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.