Ellen Lipton Hollander
How Judge Hollander rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Hollander decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Courthouse News Service, Hollander allowed limited expedited discovery where the defendants relied on statistical conclusions but withheld the underlying data from the opposing party.
“CNS is entitled to review the Data that underlies the defendants’ position.”
Procedural preferences
In Jones, Hollander treated new claims embedded in summary-judgment papers as proposed amendments and denied them when amendment would be futile.
“Where, as here, the proposed amendment to the complaint appears to be a futility, this court has the discretion to deny leave to amend.”
She reserves genuine factual disputes for trial and will not resolve them through either a dismissal motion or summary judgment on an inconclusive record.
“A dispute of material fact is not appropriate for resolution, either at the motion to dismiss stage or on summary judgment.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Shannon’s motions for preliminary injunctive relief (ECF No. 3) and a restraining order (ECF No. 4) to prevent to his transfer from Patuxent Institution to another facility will be denied.”
“the motions for summary judgment, construed as motions to amend the complaint as to these two claims, shall be denied.”
“The motion for appointment of counsel shall be denied, without prejudice.”
“Plaintiff has also moved for jury trial. ECF 39. The motion shall be denied as premature, and without prejudice”
“The motion for leave to amend will be denied.”
“Taylor’s broadly stated motion for copy work will be denied because it fails to particularize a need for specific documents.”
“Therefore, I shall deny the Motion (ECF 2).”
“I shall grant the Motion to Dismiss (ECF 10) filed by CCIE and Marsden & Seledee.”
“I shall also grant the State’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF 17).”
“I shall grant the Motion to Strike filed by CCIE and Marsden & Seledee (ECF 28).”
“I shall deny the motion for sanctions and for the pre-filing injunction (ECF 25), filed by CCIE and Marsden & Seledee.”
“I shall grant the Motion (ECF 67) in part and deny it in part.”
“I shall deny plaintiff‟s Motion to Strike. ECF 71.”
“I shall construe the Motion as a motion to dismiss and grant it as to plaintiff’s Title VII claim, which is contained in Count I, and plaintiff’s FEPA claim, which is Count II. But, I shall deny the Motion as to plaintiff’s § 1981 claim”
“I shall grant the summary judgment motions in part and deny them in part.”
“I shall grant the Motion as to the federal claim in Count II. And, I shall remand Count I and the State claim in Count II to the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.”
“In light of the foregoing, the Motion is granted.”
“I will deny the Motion, without prejudice, insofar as it requests a TRO and an emergency hearing.”
“I am persuaded that CNS has met its burden and demonstrated adequate justification for limited expedited discovery. For the reasons set forth above, I shall grant the Motion.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 41 days (N = 5).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 238 days (N = 1).
The sampled matters include prisoner civil rights, securities, real property, contract litigation, and newly filed civil and criminal matters without a coded nature of suit. Five cases were terminated and five remained pending at the time of review.
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