Jacob Dim
How Judge Dim rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Dim no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Dim decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The court would not enjoin truthful reporting of a bankruptcy filing merely because the truth might harm the debtor’s business reputation.
“If irreparable injury results to plaintiff’s business reputation as a result of the truth”
Homestead protection survived an involuntary absence where the debtor maintained the community ties available under the circumstances.
“the debtor sufficiently ‘owned and occupied’ his house to maintain his homestead exemption.”
Procedural preferences
A short filing extension was permitted where counsel promptly corrected a deadline mistake and sought relief immediately.
“Plaintiff immediately brought this motion to”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
The signed trial, stipulated, counterclaim, or non-motion judgment is retained for reasoning but excluded from motion statistics.
The signed trial, stipulated, counterclaim, or non-motion judgment is retained for reasoning but excluded from motion statistics.
The signed trial, stipulated, counterclaim, or non-motion judgment is retained for reasoning but excluded from motion statistics.
The signed trial, stipulated, counterclaim, or non-motion judgment is retained for reasoning but excluded from motion statistics.
The signed trial, stipulated, counterclaim, or non-motion judgment is retained for reasoning but excluded from motion statistics.
The signed trial, stipulated, counterclaim, or non-motion judgment is retained for reasoning but excluded from motion statistics.
The signed trial, stipulated, counterclaim, or non-motion judgment is retained for reasoning but excluded from motion statistics.
The signed trial, stipulated, counterclaim, or non-motion judgment is retained for reasoning but excluded from motion statistics.
The signed trial, stipulated, counterclaim, or non-motion judgment is retained for reasoning but excluded from motion statistics.
“the complaint of the plaintiff, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, and the counterclaim of the debtor, Charles Simmons, are both hereby dismissed without prejudice.”
“judgment must be entered for the defendant.”
“the plaintiff has no claim to the $1,755.52 received by the defendant”
“the examiner, Merrimac Associates, Inc., is allowed as compensation the sum of $6,700.00 for services and $239.15 for costs”
A historical record
Judge Dim 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.