Evelyn Padin
How Judge Padin decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Lets an ERISA restitution/disgorgement claim against closely-affiliated nonfiduciaries survive summary judgment where the record would let a jury find they had actual or constructive knowledge of the unlawful transactions, treating that knowledge as a fact question rather than resolving it on the papers.
“The Court will accordingly DENY Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment as to Count IX.”
Procedural preferences
She favors resolving cases on the merits rather than by default, granting a defendant's motion to vacate an entry of default.
“Defendants' cross-motion to vacate is accordingly granted.”
Cautions
She dismisses with prejudice where a plaintiff has already had an opportunity to amend and further amendment would be futile.
“the motions to dismiss are GRANTED and the Amended Complaint is dismissed in its entirety. Because Plaintiff has already had one opportunity to amend and because any further amendment would likely be futile, the dismissal will be WITH PREJUDICE.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court will GRANT Defendant's Motion, D.E. 17. The Court will DISMISS Plaintiff's Title VII claim with prejudice.”
“the motions to dismiss are GRANTED and the Amended Complaint is dismissed in its entirety. Because Plaintiff has already had one opportunity to amend and because any further amendment would likely be futile, the dismissal will be WITH PREJUDICE.”
“Defendants' cross-motion to vacate is accordingly granted.”
“Plaintiffs motions for default judgment are denied.”
“genuine disputes of material fact ... persist, and ther[efore Farm Family's motion] will be denied.”
“Farm [Family's MSJ] will be DENIED [and BrightView's MSJ] will be GRANTED.”
“Defendants are not entitled to summary judgment as to Plaintiff[']s claim under the DTSA.”
“[Plaintiff's m]otion for summary judgment is DENIED in whole with respect to Count II and ... GRANTED with respect to the issue of liability in Count I.”
“For the reasons expressed below, the motions will be DENIED.”
“the Class has adequately pled a common law trespass claim against 3M.”
“the Court will DENY Hertz's partial motion for summary judgment as to Counts I and II”
“will GRANT Frissora's motion for summary judgment as to Counts I-IV, and will DISMISS the SAC.”
“Notte's motion for default judgment against New Sushi, D.E.s 17 & 18, is GRANTED as to New Sushi's liability”
“Because the allegations against Martha are vague and unsupported, the Court will DENY the motion without prejudice.”
“GRANT in part and DENY in part the CFTC's Motion for Summary Judgment”
“GRANT in part and DENY in part Dembro's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment”
“GRANT in part and DENY in part the Default Judgment Motion”
“GRANT in part and DENY in part Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment”
“GRANT in part and DENY in part Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment”
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