Richard Dean Rogers
How Judge Rogers rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Rogers no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Rogers
Richard Dean Rogers was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, Judge Rogers received a commission on August 5, 1975. Judge Rogers assumed senior status on January 1, 1989 and served until death on November 25, 2016.
How Judge Rogers decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Beseau v. Fire District No. 1, Rogers granted the employer summary judgment on a same-sex harassment claim. He found no evidence that the supervisor’s crude conduct was motivated by sexual desire or prejudice because of sex, and also found the conduct insufficiently severe or pervasive on that record.
“There is no credible evidence that Captain Ritter is homosexual or bisexual or that his actions toward plaintiff were motivated by sexual desire or sexual prejudice... These crude efforts at jocularity or domination do not appear appropriate even in an all-male work environment. The record is barren of proof, however, that Ritter's conduct, albeit improper, was motivated by sexual desire or sexual prejudice.”
In Burns v. TransDigm, Rogers denied summary judgment on an ADEA claim after finding a triable question about pretext. The evidence conflicted on who had made the termination decision, so he declined to infer from a prior promotion that the same decision maker could not have discriminated.
“However, as noted previously, there is conflicting evidence concerning who actually fired plaintiff. Thus, the court cannot make the inference suggested by the defendants.”
Procedural preferences
In Haynes v. Attorney General of Kansas, Rogers declined to consider a qualified immunity argument first made in the defendants' reply brief. In addressing the motion to dismiss, he treated the pretrial order as controlling the claims instead of the amended complaint.
“The court, however, will not consider arguments first advanced in a reply brief.”
Cautions
In Haynes v. Attorney General of Kansas, Rogers criticized both sides’ briefs: the defendants offered arguments without supporting authority, and the plaintiff overlooked several arguments. He addressed the motion on that record without treating the criticism as a separate ground for decision.
“The court begins by noting the poor quality of materials received from both sides in this case. The defendants have asserted several arguments without citation to any authority. Plaintiff has responded by overlooking several of the arguments put forth by the defendants.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that defendants= motion for summary judgment (Doc. # 57) be hereby denied.”
“The court shall grant defendants= motion for summary judgment.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that defendants= motion to dismiss (Doc. # 64) be hereby granted in part and denied in part as set forth in the foregoing memorandum and order.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendants= motions to extend the time to file dispositive motions (Doc. ## 94 and 106) be hereby granted.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff=s motion to strike (Doc. # 110) be hereby denied.”
“For the above-stated reasons, defendant=s motion for summary judgment shall be granted.”
“This action renders plaintiff=s motion for partial summary judgment moot.”
“Accordingly, the court shall grant defendant=s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.”
“the court shall grant defendant=s summary judgment motion.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the motion to dismiss of defendant Johnson County, Kansas (Doc. # 11) be hereby granted.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff’s request for entry of clerk’s default (Doc. # 9) be hereby denied.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiff=s motion to dismiss (Doc. # 20) be hereby granted in part and denied in part.”
“For these reasons, the United States= motion to dismiss is granted.”
“Blickman=s motion for summary judgment shall be denied”
“plaintiff=s motion for partial summary judgment shall be denied.”
“Therefore, the court shall deny plaintiff=s motions to strike.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent=s motion to dismiss the petition (Doc. 7) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244(a) is granted.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that petitioner=s motion to amend his traverse (Doc. 9) is granted.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is dismissed, without prejudice, for the reasons stated in the court=s Order of November 20, 2009, and herein.”
“his Motion for Leave to File an Amended Petition (Doc. 7) is denied, but has been construed and considered as a Supplement to Petition.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 506.5 days (N = 20).
- 20 terminated dockets assigned to 'Richard Dean Rogers' (the docket search, court=ksd), spanning 1992-2015.
- Nature-of-suit mix is dominated by habeas corpus (many are military/Fort Leavenworth detainee petitions: Naval Clemency & Parole Board, Commandant, BOP) and Social Security disability appeals, with a secondary cluster of employment / civil-rights and personal-injury cases.
- This is a case-level sample for caseload shape, not a complete docket census.
A historical record
Judge Rogers 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.