Robert Allen Grant
How Judge Grant rules, drawn from 22 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Grant no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Grant decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Swimming Turtle, Grant denied summary judgment because the plaintiff’s legal status could not be decided without additional evidence.
“Because further evidence is necessary before the Court can decide this question, summary judgment cannot be granted at this time.”
Procedural preferences
In Gold, Grant used transfer to preserve a case after rejecting defendants’ dismissal and service objections where another federal district supplied proper venue.
“this cause is hereby ordered transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, wherein proper venue exists”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the defendants’ consolidated Motion to Quash and Dismiss is denied”
“said motion to dismiss be and the same is hereby granted.”
“defendant’s motion to separate counts of indictment filed August 11, 1959 is rendered moot”
“Plaintiff’s motion to strike rhetorical paragraphs II and IV of defendants’ answer is hereby granted.”
“Plaintiff’s motion to strike rhetorical paragraph III of defendants’ answer is hereby denied”
“plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment be and is, hereby, granted”
“the plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment be, and the same is, hereby denied.”
“the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment be, and the same is, hereby, granted”
“defendants’ motion for summary judgment be denied.”
“the motion of the defendant for Summary Judgment must be and is hereby denied.”
“defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment be, and the same is, hereby, denied.”
“defendants’ motion for more definite statement is granted”
“plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Defense is granted”
“the sentence of twenty (20) years and the fine of $5,000 imposed by this Court under Count I of Cause No. 1701, be, and the same is hereby vacated. In all other respects defendant’s Motion to Vacate is hereby denied.”
“the Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss for that reason must be granted.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 472 days (N = 5).
The five sampled terminated matters were filed from December 1990 through July 1993 and consisted of one habeas matter and four federal benefits reviews.
A historical record
Judge Grant no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.