Gregory F. Van Tatenhove

How Judge Tatenhove rules, drawn from 28 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Tatenhove no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Position
district
Status
Retired 2026
Served
2006–2026
Appointed by
George W. Bush (Republican)
Commissioned
2006-01-05
ABA rating
Not Qualified (majority of the ABA Standing Committee, citing lack of trial experience)
Education
Asbury College, B.A. (1982); University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D. (1989)
Signed orders read
28

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Wain v. Bunnell
5:24-cv-00305-GFVT
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The defendants' motion to dismiss [R. 15] is GRANTED.”

Motion to disqualify (plaintiff) Denied

“the Wains have not pointed to any actual conflict of interest and have not satisfied the onerous burden of establishing that disqualification is appropriate”

Jeffery v. Medical Protective Company
3:19-cv-00023-GFVT-EBA
Judgment on pleadings (defendant) Granted

“Defendant Medical Protective Company's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [R. 9] is GRANTED;”

Boone County Republican Party Executive Committee v. Wallace
3:24-cv-00049-GFVT
Temporary restraining order (plaintiff) Denied

“Because Plaintiffs have failed to satisfy the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65, their request for a Temporary Restraining Order is DENIED.”

Doe v. Kentucky State University
3:18-cv-00061-GFVT-EBA
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment [R. 33] is GRANTED. The case will be STRICKEN from the record”

Kentucky Gambling Recovery LLC v. Kalshi Inc. et al
3:25-cv-00053-GFVT · 2026-03-03
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion to remand this case to the Franklin Circuit Court.”

United States of America v. Brandon Ross Williams and Refund HQ, LLC
3:24-cv-00075-GFVT-EBA · 2026-01-29
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Granted in part

“For the following reasons, the preliminary injunction is GRANTED in part.”

Vickie Thomas v. United States of America
3:26-cv-00009-GFVT · 2026-04-13
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The United States' Motion to Dismiss [R. 5] is GRANTED;”

Motion for equitable tolling (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's Motion for Equitable Tolling [R. 6] is DENIED;”

James B. Rollins v. Misty Burkhart et al
5:25-cv-00039-GFVT-MAS · 2026-01-13
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendant Fugate's Motion to Dismiss [R. 33] is GRANTED, and, thus, Rollins's civil rights claims against her are DISMISSED;”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendants Kuehn and Ison's Motion to Dismiss [R. 54] is also GRANTED, and, as a result, Rollins's civil rights claims against them are likewise DISMISSED;”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“The Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendants Burkhart and Wilson [R. 66] is DENIED without prejudice to their right to reassert their motion at the appropriate time and in accordance with any future scheduling orders entered in the case;”

John Thomas Gilbert et al v. Frankfort Independent School District et al
3:23-cv-00064-GFVT · 2024-08-22
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“The Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART;”

Marilyn Phoenix et al v. Michael Gonterman et al
3:23-cv-00001-GFVT-EBA · 2024-08-13
Motions to dismiss (plaintiff) Granted in part

“The Counterclaim-Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [R. 15] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part;”

United States of America v. Kimberly Jones
6:18-cr-00030-GFVT-CJS · 2025-01-28
Motion to vacate 2255 (defendant) Denied

“Jones' Motion Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence [R. 142] is DENIED;”

HBKY, LLC v. Kingdom Energy Resources, LLC et al
6:21-cv-00101-GFVT-HAI · 2022-03-07
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Denied

“HBKY's Motion for Preliminary Injunction [R. 100] is DENIED;”

A historical record

Judge Tatenhove 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.