Timothy Spafard Hillman

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts district Retired 2024 · served 2012–2024 Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 20 signed orders read

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

Signed rulings

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

Ramirez v. City of Worcester
Motions to strike (defendants) Denied

“Therefore, the Defendants’ motion to strike is denied. Defendants’ motion for a more definite statement is granted.”

Motion for more definite statement (defendants) Granted
Young v. Aetna Life Insurance
Motion to exclude documents from record (plaintiff) Denied

“For the reasons set forth above, Plaintiffs motion to exclude documents from the record (Docket No. 23) is denied.”

Pare ex rel. Springer Farm Trust v. Northborough Capital Partners, LLC
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendant’s motion to dismiss (Docket No. 12) is denied without prejudice.”

United States v. Therrien
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“For the reasons set forth above, the Defendant’s motion to dismiss is denied without prejudice.”

Pazol v. Tough Mudder Inc.
Motion to dismiss and compel arbitration (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Compel Mediation and Arbitration (Docket No. 14) is granted.”

Motion to strike affidavit (plaintiffs) Denied

“Therefore, the Court finds that the Participant Agreement submitted by Defendants governs this dispute, and denies Plaintiff's Motion to Strike the Affidavit of Lucas Barclay (Docket No. 33).”

United States v. Sliwa
Motion for franks hearing and to suppress (defendant) Denied

“For the above reasons, the defendant’s motion is denied.”

Metcalf v. Bay Ferries Ltd.
Motion to enforce settlement (defendant) Denied

“Defendant’s Motion To Enforce Settlement Agreement (Docket No. 128) is denied;”

Motion to vacate dismissal (plaintiffs) Granted

“Plaintiffs Motion To Vacate Settlement Order Of Dismissal [Doc. # 123] (Docket No. 135) is allowed.”

Saad v. American Diabetes Association
Motion for judgment on pleadings (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Docket No. 18) is granted.”

Boguslav v. BLB Trading, LLC
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“The Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 9) is granted and Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File an Affidavit (Docket No. 21) is denied as moot;”

Motion for leave to file affidavit (plaintiffs) Moot / procedural
Bernier v. Colvin
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For these reasons,. Defendant’s motion to dismiss (Docket No. 12) is granted, and Plaintiffs complaint is hereby dismissed.”

Solmetex, LLC v. Apavia LLC
Motions to dismiss (Apavia) Denied

“For the reasons set forth above, Apa-via’s motion to dismiss (Docket’ No. 39) is denied.”

United States v. McForbes
Motion to amend (defendant) Granted

“For the reasons set forth above, Defendant’s motion to amend (Docket- No. 188) granted, and his motion for new trial (Docket No. 183) is denied.”

Motion for new trial (defendant) Denied

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 294 days (N = 20).

Median motion-to-ruling time: 88.5 days (N = 10).

The 20 located post-commission cases were all closed and included contract, statutory, personal-injury, civil-rights, tax, bankruptcy, employment, habeas, benefits, and negotiable-instrument matters.

A historical record

Judge Hillman 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.