Timothy Spafard Hillman
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.
“Therefore, the Defendants’ motion to strike is denied. Defendants’ motion for a more definite statement is granted.”
“For the reasons set forth above, Plaintiffs motion to exclude documents from the record (Docket No. 23) is denied.”
“Defendant’s motion to dismiss (Docket No. 12) is denied without prejudice.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the Defendant’s motion to dismiss is denied without prejudice.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Compel Mediation and Arbitration (Docket No. 14) is granted.”
“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).”
“For the above reasons, the defendant’s motion is denied.”
“Defendant’s Motion To Enforce Settlement Agreement (Docket No. 128) is denied;”
“Plaintiffs Motion To Vacate Settlement Order Of Dismissal [Doc. # 123] (Docket No. 135) is allowed.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Docket No. 18) is 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;”
“For these reasons,. Defendant’s motion to dismiss (Docket No. 12) is granted, and Plaintiffs complaint is hereby dismissed.”
“For the reasons set forth above, Apa-via’s motion to dismiss (Docket’ No. 39) is denied.”
“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.”
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.