U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsAppointed by Judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts 28 signed orders read
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
Dunfee v. Barry
4:17-cv-40108-DHH · 2018-09-24
Summary judgment (defendant)Granted
“I hereby ALLOW the motion for summary judgment (Docket #12) and DENY the motion to amend (Docket #18).”
Motion for leave to amend (plaintiff)Denied
“the motion to amend is properly denied as futile.”
Murphy v. Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
3:13-cv-12839-MAP · 2014-12-04
Motions to dismiss (defendant)Granted in part
“the court hereby ADOPTS Judge Hennessy's Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 73) with the one exception noted. The Motions to Dismiss (Dkt. Nos. 48, 50, & 62) are hereby ALLOWED, except as follows: Count IV ... against Harmatz ... Count VIII ... Count IX ... and Count X against ServiceNet.”
Motion for entry of default (plaintiff)Moot / procedural
“the Motion for Entry of Default (Docket #17) and the related request (Docket #20) are DENIED as set forth in this Order and Plaintiff is granted an extension of time until March 13, 2017 to effectuate service.”
“Plaintiff's Motion to Reverse (Docket #20) is DENIED to the extent that it seeks remand to a different ALJ and ALLOWED in all other respects, and Defendant's Motion for Order Affirming the Decision of the Commissioner (Docket #28) is DENIED.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Docket #11) is DENIED and Defendant's Motion for Order Affirming the Decision of the Commissioner (Docket #16) is ALLOWED.”
“this Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion for an order reversing the decision of the Commissioner (Docket No. 16), DENIES Defendant's motion for an order of affirmance (Docket No. 18), and ORDERS that the case be remanded for further administrative proceedings.”