Allen Sharp
How Judge Sharp rules, drawn from 4 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Sharp no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Sharp
Allen Sharp was a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, Judge Sharp received a commission on October 11, 1973. Judge Sharp assumed senior status on November 1, 2007 and served until death on July 10, 2009.
How Judge Sharp decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Hayman's employment discrimination suit, Sharp granted the employer summary judgment because the employee had not shown more favorable treatment of similarly situated coworkers or evidence that the employer's stated reasons were pretextual.
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby GRANTED as to Mr. Hayman's claims. This case is now considered closed.”
Procedural preferences
In Burkett v. Wicker, Sharp granted a self-represented detainee summary judgment on liability after the defendant nurse failed to submit a compliant response to the supported facts or a Rule 56(f) affidavit.
“(1) GRANTS the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment; (2) FINDS the defendant Rhoda Wicker liable to the plaintiff Jason Burkett ... for denying him medical treatment with deliberate indifference in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment”
Cautions
In Officer v. Chase Insurance Life & Annuity, Sharp denied Rule 54(b) certification because the request came roughly two months late without an extreme-hardship explanation and overlapped factually with claims still pending.
“Based on the foregoing, the ... Motion for Rule 54(b) Certification (Docket No. 19) is DENIED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby GRANTED as to Mr. Hayman's claims. This case is now considered closed.”
“(1) GRANTS the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment; (2) FINDS the defendant Rhoda Wicker liable to the plaintiff Jason Burkett ... for denying him medical treatment with deliberate indifference in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment”
“having determined that Phoenix Imagery's principal place of business was Indiana ... Indiana law applies to the coverage dispute and summary judgment in favor of Nautilus was proper.”
“Based on the foregoing, the ... Motion for Rule 54(b) Certification (Docket No. 19) is DENIED.”
A historical record
Judge Sharp no longer hears cases. 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.