Robert Lowell Miller Jr.
How Judge Miller rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Miller no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Miller
Robert Lowell Miller, Jr. served on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana after receiving a commission on December 17, 1985. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, he became a senior judge on January 11, 2016. The court announced his retirement from active judicial work at the end of August 2023, and he is now an inactive senior judge.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the court GRANTS the defendant’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 22)”
“Based on the foregoing, the court GRANTS the renewed motion to take judicial notice [docket # 13] and DENIES the motion to dismiss the amended complaint [docket # 14]”
“Because denial of the company's motion to dismiss was proper, the court DENIES the motion to reconsider [docket # 19]”
“Based on the foregoing, the court GRANTS Appriss's motion for summary judgment [Doc. No. 175] and directs the Clerk to enter judgment accordingly.”
“the complaint must be dismissed for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted, so the court GRANTS the defendant's motion to dismiss (doc. # 25). The court will give Mr. Sahlhoff 21 days from the date of this order within which to file an amended complaint.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Biomet's motion for summary judgment [Doc. No. 137] is GRANTED.”
“Based on the foregoing, the court DENIES Appriss's motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction [Doc. No. 150] and ends the stay on proceedings.”
“The court GRANTS MHA'S MOTION TO DISMISS [Doc. No. 30] IN PART as to Ms. Wright's fourth, sixth, and seventh claims, DENIES THE MOTION IN PART as to Ms. Wright's first, second, third, and fifth claims, and GRANTS MHA's motion to strike the class allegations [Doc. No. 32].”
“GRANTS MHA's motion to strike the class allegations [Doc. No. 32].”
“Third-party defendant OXY USA's motion to dismiss the third-party complaint (Doc. No. 43) is GRANTED. The amended third-party complaint (Doc. No. 41) is DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the court DENIES the plaintiffs’ motions to amend the court’s denial of the class certification orders [Doc. nos. 1326, 1333, 1339, 1340, 1341, 1342, 1855,1861,1866],”
“For all of these reasons, the court GRANTS Citilink's motion for summary judgment [Doc. No. 51], and DENIES Women's Health Link's motion for summary judgment [Doc. No. 54].”
“DENIES Women's Health Link's motion for summary judgment [Doc. No. 54].”
“GRANTS Liberty Mutual's motion for judgment on the pleadings, [Doc. No. 37], with respect to Count I of its complaint, which seeks a declaratory judgment of no duty to defend or indemnify under the 2004-2005 policy based on exhaustion; DENIES Liberty Mutual's motion for judgment on the pleadings, [Doc. No. 37], with respect to Count II of its complaint.”
“GRANTS Dometic's motion for judgment on the pleadings, [Doc. No. 39], with respect to Count II of Liberty Mutual's complaint to the extent it seeks a declaratory judgment of no duty to defend; DENIES Dometic's motion for judgment on the pleadings, [Doc. No. 39], with respect to Count II ... to the extent it seeks a declaratory judgment of no duty to indemnify.”
“For all these reasons, the court DENIES the defendant's motion to dismiss (doc. # 94).”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Miller was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2023.
| Motions pending more than six months | 24 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 2 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2023 | 24 | 2 |
| Sep 2022 | 22 | 2 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 2020 | 2 | 4 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Miller 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.