Horace Weldon Gilmore
How Judge Gilmore rules, drawn from 18 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Gilmore no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Gilmore decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The court suppressed evidence where officers verified only public facts about the suspect and did not corroborate the reported possession of firearms.
“merely verifying public information such as addresses ... and criminal records is not sufficient to corroborate an informant’s statement”
Procedural preferences
The court declined to withdraw default admissions after finding that the nonresponding parties had made a purposeful strategic choice rather than an excusable mistake.
“Defendants willfully, knowingly and intentionally did not respond”
Cautions
The court sent an antitrust tying claim forward where opposing experts offered materially different definitions of the relevant product market.
“There is substantial evidence produced by both sides in support of their version of market power. The expert opinions directly clash.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Bankruptcy Court’s ruling disallowing the proof of claim of the Internal Revenue Service as untimely is reversed;”
“Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the bankruptcy court’s order of April 11, 1988, be and is hereby REVERSED and REMANDED with directions that the bankruptcy court enter an amended ORDER in accordance with this this court’s ORDER.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the debtor’s cross-appeal be and is hereby DISMISSED for lack of prosecution.”
“Accordingly, based on the foregoing analysis, the Court DENIES the Detroit Free Press’ Motion for Reconsideration.”
“Therefore, the court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, and the case is hereby dismissed.”
“Accordingly, this Court DENIES Defendants’ Motion to Amend or Withdraw Admissions”
“and GRANTS Plaintiffs Motion to affirm admissions.”
“Based on the foregoing, the court hereby DENIES PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND because Defendants properly removed this case based on Section 502(a) of ERISA.”
“Based on the foregoing, this Court grants Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence and Statements.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the attorneys shall receive $1,500,000, representing 20% of the settlement fund and that such percentage include all costs and those monies owed to attorneys Seymour and Kaufman as recommended by the Magistrate Judge.”
“In conclusion, this Court holds that Plaintiff lacks standing to challenge any part of the City’s zoning ordinance. The case is dismissed without prejudice.”
“Because analysis of the relevant factors shows that Sixth Amendment was violated, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Indictment is GRANTED.”
“Based on the foregoing analysis, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment”
“and DENIES Claimant’s Motion to Dismiss.”
“In so doing, this court GRANTS DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(a) and 1125(a) and DENIES PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(a) and 1125(a). Furthermore, this court DENIES SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON PLAINTIFF’S STATE LAW CLAIMS as to both Plaintiff and Defendants.”
“this court GRANTS DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(a) and 1125(a) and DENIES PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(a) and 1125(a).”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Gilmore carried a general civil and criminal trial caseload in the Eastern District of Michigan during active and senior service. The contested outcomes described here come from his published opinions.
A historical record
Judge Gilmore 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.