Jeffrey M. Kuhlman
How Judge Kuhlman rules, drawn from 8 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Kuhlman decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
At summary judgment, Kuhlman required evidence connecting younger comparators to materially similar treatment and rejected conclusions without supporting detail.
“Kasprzyk’s conclusory statements fail to raise an inference that the younger employees were treated more favorably than Kasprzyk.”
When a jurisdictional defect cannot be cured, agreement among the parties cannot preserve a federal forum.
“The parties all but agree there is no jurisdiction.”
Procedural preferences
Kuhlman treats striking an affirmative defense as a demanding remedy and permits factual development where the defense may relate to the controversy.
“Motions to strike insufficient defenses are disfavored as a drastic remedy.”
He expects parties to use standard word-processing double spacing and to request extra pages when necessary.
“the parties use standard double spacing, and not ‘exact 24’ spacing, in all future filings in this case.”
Cautions
A party seeking reconsideration after failing to object to a recommendation must explain the missed deadline and establish clear error or manifest injustice.
“Rundquist has not shown any clear error or manifest injustice regarding the Court’s finding that he failed to timely object to the R&R.”
A complaint must identify a basis for jurisdiction, the claimed injury, and a statutory or constitutional ground for relief; a bare two-paragraph allegation did not survive initial review.
“The Complaint does not identify a basis for federal jurisdiction or for personal jurisdiction over any defendant. The Complaint does not provide any details as to what Conway is claiming or what injury he has suffered. The Complaint does not identify any statutory or constitutional basis for relief.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“THE COURT THEREFORE ORDERS that Scoular’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 38) is GRANTED.”
“THE COURT THEREFORE ORDERS that Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration (Doc. 16) is DENIED.”
“Counts V and VI of the Amended Answer and Counterclaim—as well as any claim for trademark misuse—are dismissed with prejudice.”
“The Court denies Airbnb’s motion to strike Tillman’s affirmative defense of unclean hands.”
“THE COURT FURTHER ORDERS that Airbnb’s Motion to Dismiss and Strike the Answer and Counterclaim (Doc. 30) is DENIED AS MOOT.”
“THE COURT THEREFORE ORDERS that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 17) is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“THE COURT THEREFORE ORDERS that Defendants’ Joint Combined Partial Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 25) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.”
“THE COURT THEREFORE ORDERS that Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File Response Brief of Up to 17 Pages (Doc. 54) is GRANTED.”
“ORDERS that Defendants’ Motion for Leave to File Amended Notice of Removal (Doc. 16) is DENIED.”
“THE COURT GRANTS IN PART Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand (Doc. 10) and REMANDS the case to the District Court of Lyon County, Kansas.”
“THE COURT DENIES Counter Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 11), Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Motion to Remand (Doc. 27), and the Parties’ Joint Motion to Stay Case Pending Closing of Settlement Transaction (Doc. 33), without prejudice, due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s pending Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (Doc. 2) is denied as moot.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Most assigned matters remained pending, and the inherited cases that generated early opinions were not a representative terminated cohort.
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