Patrick J. Duggan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan district Retired 2015 · served 1986–2015 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 22 signed orders read

Judge Duggan 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.

Pennsylvania Life Insurance v. City of River Rouge
· 2009-12-15
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted in part

“Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED IN PART as to LIABILITY and DENIED IN PART as to DAMAGES”

Peter v. Stryker Orthopaedics, Inc.
· 2008-10-06
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“the Court grants in part and denies in part Defendant”

Klein v. City of Jackson
· 2010-08-18
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment is GRANTED”

Detroit International Bridge Co. v. Federal Highway Administration
· 2009-10-13
Motion for temporary restraining order (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs motion for a temporary restraining order is DENIED”

Falcone v. City of Warren
· 2008-10-09
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“this Court grants in part and denies in part Defendant”

Duch v. Michigan Department of Corrections
· 2011-02-15
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“motion for summary judgment is DENIED”

Lewis v. Negri Bossi USA, Inc. (In Re Mathson Industries, Inc.)
· 2010-01-26
Bankruptcy appeal (defendant) Denied

“entry of a permanent injunction against Defendant is AFFIRMED”

Aleris Aluminum Canada L.P. v. Valeo, Inc.
· 2010-06-08
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“motion for summary judgment is GRANTED”

Rusu v. City of Birmingham
· 2007-07-11
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendants are entitled to summary judgment with respect to”

Morningstar v. City of Detroit
· 2009-04-23
Motion for judgment as a matter of law (defendant) Granted in part

“judgment must be entered for Defendant”

Fialka-Feldman v. Oakland University Board of Trustees
· 2009-12-23
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“summary judgment is granted to Defendants with respect to Counts I”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted in part

“summary judgment is granted as to Count IV of his Second Amended Complaint”

Motion for permanent injunction (plaintiff) Granted

“his request for a permanent injunction is GRANTED”

Motion for substitution (plaintiff) Denied

“his motion for substitution of defendant is DENIED”

CNH America, LLC v. International Union, United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers
· 2009-07-10
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“CNH’s Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The judge carried a general civil and criminal trial caseload in the Eastern District of Michigan for roughly three decades of active and senior service. The contested dispositive-motion outcomes described in this record are drawn from his published opinions.

A historical record

Judge Duggan 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.