Roger W. Titus
How Judge Titus rules, drawn from 7 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Titus no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Titus
Roger W. Titus was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Judge Titus received a commission on November 6, 2003. Judge Titus assumed senior status on January 17, 2014 and served until death on March 3, 2019.
How Judge Titus decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Sare, Titus granted the employer summary judgment on race and gender discrimination claims after finding the employee had not shown a prima facie case or evidence of pretext.
“the Court grants EDS’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Paper No. 24).”
Procedural preferences
In Gray, Titus quashed defective service on the employer but denied dismissal for lack of service because the self-represented plaintiff had given actual notice; he allowed 21 days for proper service.
“Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for lack of service of process will be denied.”
Cautions
In Ayres, Titus granted the defendants’ motion against an employee’s claims, finding her COBRA and FMLA claims time-barred and other claims unsupported by the record or law.
“COBRA claim is time-barred. ... Accordingly, her FMLA claim is time-barred.”
In Corbin, Titus dismissed a later suit against federal officials on res judicata grounds after concluding it repeated allegations from the plaintiff’s prior case.
“the Court will grant the Motion to Dismiss on the basis of res judicata.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court will, by separate order, grant Defendants' Motion To Dismiss the Complaint or, In the Alternative, for Summary Judgment (Paper No. 10)”
“and deny Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (Paper No. 12).”
“The motion to dismiss the individual defendants shall be granted.”
“the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus shall be denied without prejudice. A Certificate of Appealability shall not issue.”
“the Court grants EDS's Motion for Summary Judgment (Paper No. 24).”
“ORDERED, that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 21] is GRANTED”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for lack of service of process will be denied”
“Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted will be denied as moot”
“the Court will grant the Motion to Dismiss on the basis of res judicata.”
“Corbin's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 12) will be denied because, as discussed above, the Defendants have shown that Corbin is not entitled to relief.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 228 days (N = 10).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 250 days (N = 4).
A sample of ten cases filed in spring 2013 includes foreclosure, insurance, tax, bankruptcy, employment, products-liability, personal-injury, and self-represented prisoner matters. The reviewed cases ranged from prisoner petitions screened within days to complex civil litigation lasting several years.
A historical record
Judge Titus no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.