Kevin McNulty
How Judge McNulty rules, drawn from 5 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge McNulty no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge McNulty
Kevin McNulty served as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Appointed by President Barack Obama, he received his commission in 2012, assumed senior status on October 31, 2023, and later retired.
How Judge McNulty decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Mendy v. Home Depot, McNulty reviewed the merits of an unopposed summary judgment motion and granted it because the plaintiff did not establish the claimed contractual obligation.
“the motion (DE 49) of defendant Home Depot for summary judgment is GRANTED in its entirety. The clerk shall close the file.”
Procedural preferences
In Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists v. Anthem, McNulty granted remand for a procedural defect, denied the plaintiffs' fee request, and denied the cross-motion to sever.
“the motion to remand is GRANTED, but the request for attorneys' fees is DENIED, and the cross-motion to sever is DENIED.”
In Jackmon v. New Jersey Department of Corrections, McNulty denied dismissal of a prisoner's amended complaint after reading it to retain the department as a defendant and to allege the individual defendants' personal involvement.
“For the foregoing reasons, the Motion to Dismiss (DE 55) will be denied. An appropriate order accompanies this opinion.”
Cautions
In Dirauf v. Berger, McNulty denied both sides' sanctions requests arising from the remand dispute.
“the motions of the defendants to vacate the court's order of remand and impose sanctions are DENIED, and the plaintiffs' motion for sanctions is DENIED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the motion (DE 49) of defendant Home Depot for summary judgment is GRANTED in its entirety. The clerk shall close the file.”
“the motion to remand is GRANTED, but the request for attorneys' fees is DENIED, and the cross-motion to sever is DENIED.”
“I find that this removal, though rendered procedurally improper by the failure of other defendants to join in, was not sufficiently egregious as to warrant the payment of plaintiffs' attorneys' fees. I therefore deny plaintiffs' fee request.”
“Because I have decided to grant plaintiffs' uncontested motion to remand, I no longer possess jurisdiction to decide Skanska's motion to sever and therefore DENY it as moot, necessarily without prejudice to further proceedings in the Superior Court of New Jersey.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Motion to Dismiss (DE 55) will be denied. An appropriate order accompanies this opinion.”
“the motions of the defendants to vacate the court's order of remand and impose sanctions are DENIED, and the plaintiffs' motion for sanctions is DENIED.”
“I therefore deny the plaintiffs' motion for sanctions.”
“Defendants cross-move for sanctions against plaintiffs ... I will deny this motion as well. Though I have declined to impose sanctions against defendants, their motion was fairly flimsy”
“ORDERED the motion for default judgment is GRANTED as to Counts One and Four of the Complaint; and it is further ORDERED that Counts Two and Three of the Complaint are dismissed”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge McNulty was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2024.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 1 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 35 |
| Mar 2023 | 4 | 64 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 68 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 68 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 69 |
| Mar 2021 | 1 | 81 |
| Sep 2020 | 2 | 72 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge McNulty no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.