Robert Edward DeMascio

How Judge DeMascio rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge DeMascio no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Position
district
Status
Retired 1999
Served
1971–1999
Appointed by
Richard Nixon (Republican)
Commissioned
1971-07-22
Education
Wayne University, now Wayne State University (undergraduate degree, 1948); Wayne University Law School, now Wayne State University Law School (LL.B., 1951)
Signed orders read
21

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Bailey v. Dover Elevator Co.
· 1993-03-29
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the defendant’s motion for summary judgment will be granted”

Bailey v. United States
· 1996-06-05
Habeas petition (petitioner) Granted

“petitioner’s motion is GRANTED based upon the Supreme Court’s holding in Bailey v. United States”

Motion for reconsideration (government) Denied

“the government’s motion for reconsideration is DENIED”

Household Credit Services, Inc. v. Haji (In re Haji)
· 1996-09-23
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant) Granted

“the decision of the bankruptcy court is REVERSED; this matter is REMANDED to the Bankruptcy Court”

Gordon Sel-Way, Inc. v. United States
· 1997-10-28
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant) Denied

“the Bankruptcy Court’s decision is affirmed”

United States v. Woodson (In re Woodson)
· 1982-09-29
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant) Granted

“the judgment of the bankruptcy court be and the same hereby is REVERSED”

Nadeau v. Charter Township of Clinton
· 1992-12-18
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Granted

“plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction is GRANTED”

Ringwelkski v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. Inc.
· 1985-09-06
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“defendant’s motion for summary judgment must be granted and this cause will be dismissed”

Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Stouffer Corp. (In re Northland Point Partners)
· 1983-01-07
Motion to invalidate bankruptcy rule (appellant) Denied

“the Interim Rule be and the same hereby is DISMISSED”

Motion for stay (appellant) Denied

“appellant’s motion for a stay of bankruptcy proceedings be and the same hereby is DENIED”

National Business Funding, Inc. v. Custom Muffler Specialists, Inc.
· 1987-03-19
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“defendants’ motion to dismiss count I of the complaint be and the same hereby is GRANTED; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendants’ motion to dismiss count III of the complaint and to amend the counterclaim are DENIED”

Motion to amend (defendant) Denied

“defendants’ motion to dismiss count III of the complaint and to amend the counterclaim are DENIED”

State of Michigan, Department of Treasury v. Fawaz
· 1986-08-27
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“defendant’s motion to dismiss will be granted”

Salcedo v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
· 1982-09-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The defendant’s motion to dismiss will be granted. The plaintiff’s complaint will be dismissed.”

Winchester v. Internal Revenue Service
· 1987-07-17
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“defendant’s motion to dismiss will be granted”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

DeMascio carried a general civil and criminal trial caseload in the Eastern District of Michigan during more than twenty-seven years of active and senior service. The contested outcomes described here come from his published opinions.

A historical record

Judge DeMascio 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.