Sean F. Cox

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan district Retired 2025 · served 2006–2025 Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 20 signed orders read

Judge Cox 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.

E.F. by Fry v. Napoleon Cmty. Sch.
· 2019-03-01
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“shall GRANT Plaintiff's motion”

Compressor Engineering Corp. v. Manufacturers Financial Corp.
· 2017-09-13
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“the Court shall deny Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“grant Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment”

Mich. Interlock, LLC v. Alcohol Detection Sys., LLC
· 2018-12-27
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the Court will grant the Secretary's motion”

Peeples v. City of Detroit
· 2017-01-26
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“shall GRANT the motions for summary judgment filed by Defendants”

Motion for sanctions (defendant) Denied

“shall DENY their requests for sanctions”

Vinny's Landscaping, Inc. v. United Auto Credit Corp.
· 2016-09-14
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is DENIED”

Doe v. Sentech Employment Services, Inc.
· 2016-05-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“the Court shall DENY Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Count I”

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc.
· 2015-04-23
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“the Court shall DENY the Funeral Home’s Motion to Dismiss”

Reed v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America
· 2007-10-19
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“DENY Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant Is Entitled to Summary Judgment”

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cintas Corp. (764)
· 2010-09-03
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE the EEOC”

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cintas Corp. (777)
· 2010-09-03
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE the EEOC”

Wright v. Genesee County Corp.
· 2009-09-15
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“DISMISSES this case in its entirety”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“DENIES the Plaintiffs”

Dura Global Technologies, Inc. v. Magna Donnelly Corp.
· 2009-09-29
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“the Court DENIES Donnelly”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The judge carried a general civil and criminal trial caseload for nearly two decades, and in his administrative role was assigned a large volume of the district's miscellaneous warrant and duty matters. The contested dispositive-motion outcomes described in this record are drawn from his published opinions.

A historical record

Judge Cox 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.