Rodolfo Lozano
How Judge Lozano rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Lozano no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Lozano
Rodolfo Lozano was a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Judge Lozano received a commission on February 26, 1988. Judge Lozano assumed senior status on July 10, 2007 and served until death on July 11, 2018.
How Judge Lozano decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Davis v. Munster Medical Research Foundation, he struck adverse-employment-action evidence first disclosed in the plaintiff's summary-judgment response because her misunderstanding of disclosure rules did not justify the delay.
“A misunderstanding of the law does not equate to a substantial justification for failing to comply with the disclosure deadline.”
Procedural preferences
In Davis v. Munster Medical Research Foundation, Lozano described motions to strike as disfavored absent prejudice and denied one of the defendant’s two strike motions.
“Motions to strike are heavily disfavored, and usually only granted in circumstances where the contested evidence causes prejudice to the moving party.”
In the Entertainment USA contract dispute, Lozano assessed the opposing summary-judgment motions separately, denying the plaintiff's motion and granting the defendant's partial motion in part.
“Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (DE# 86) is DENIED, Defendant’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (DE# 90) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (DE # 67) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART”
“Defendant’s Motion to Strike (DE # 91) is DENIED”
“Defendant’s Motion to Strike (DE # 93) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART”
“the ‘Stipulated Motion to Apply the Legal Standards Set Forth in Ortiz vs. Werner to the Parties’ Pending Summary Judgment Pleadings and Evidence’ (DE # 98) is GRANTED.”
“OWW’s Motion for Summary Judgment (DE# 86) is DENIED”
“Moorehead’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (DE# 90) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART”
“Moorehead’s Motion to Strike (DE# 99) is DENIED AS MOOT.”
“Moorehead’s Motion to File Exhibits in Opposition to Summary Judgment Under Seal (DE# 97) is GRANTED”
A historical record
Judge Lozano 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.