Samuel Hugh Dillin
How Judge Dillin rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Dillin no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Dillin decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Sprigler, Dillin treated the absence of an express indemnification agreement and the workers’ compensation framework as decisive against third-party claims against the employer.
“The exclusive remedy provision of the Worker’s Compensation Act, Ind.Code § 22-3-2-6, should be read to bar all common law indemnity claims by third parties against employers”
Procedural preferences
In Zimmer Paper Products, Dillin applied the complaint-stage rule that pleaded facts are accepted as true when testing whether a counterclaim states a claim.
“Taking Zimmer’s factual allegations as true, as the Court must on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, plaintiff’s motion to dismiss on this basis is denied.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“plaintiffs’ motion or partial summary judgment is denied”
“defendant’s motion is granted.”
“the motion for partial summary judgment of plaintiff Indiana Hospital Association, Inc. is denied.”
“The motion of the defendants to dismiss Cause No. IP 76-522-C for lack of subject matter jurisdiction will be granted.”
“summary judgment will be rendered in favor of the defendants in the consolidated cases.”
“Hartz’s motion to dismiss is denied as to Count I, but granted as to all other counts of the complaint.”
“summary judgment must be granted in favor of the defendant.”
“the motion of the PSI defendants for partial summary judgment on Count I is granted”
“the PSI defendants’ motions to strike and to dismiss are denied.”
“Zimmer’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint and plaintiff’s motion to dismiss Zimmer’s counterclaim are both denied.”
“Wabash’s motion for summary judgment must be granted.”
“the plaintiff’s motion is granted”
“the defendants’ motion is denied.”
“the Court grants Koetter’s motion for summary judgment”
“Davila’s motion to dismiss is denied.”
“Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is granted”
“that of the defendant is denied.”
“REA’s motion to stay is denied as moot or, in the alternative, on the merits”
“denies as moot the three motions to intervene”
“the Court grants the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment”
“denies the defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 2808 days (N = 5).
The five sampled terminated matters were filed from 1971 through 1975. Their archived metadata did not identify the nature of suit.
A historical record
Judge Dillin 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.