Robert Kirsch
How Judge Kirsch decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
At the pleading stage he holds False Claims Act relators to Rule 9(b) particularity but denies a Rule 12(b)(6) motion where the prima facie elements are adequately alleged, and he declines to follow a Supreme Court dissent a defendant invokes, applying binding majority authority instead.
“For the foregoing reasons, Wakefield's Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”
Procedural preferences
Once the federal anchor claims are resolved on summary judgment, he declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state-law counts and remands them to state court rather than retaining them.
“ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 26) is GRANTED as to Counts 3 and 5; and it is further ORDERED that the Court REMANDS Plaintiff's Complaint as to Counts 1, 2, and 4 to the Superior Court of New Jersey”
Cautions
Even on unopposed motions for default judgment he examines each defendant individually rather than granting relief wholesale, granting the motion as to some parties while denying it as to others.
“North American's Motions for Default Judgment, (ECF Nos. 55 and 60), are GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Specifically, North American's Motion for Default Judgment is GRANTED as to Third-Party Defendant John Lee ... DENIED as to Third-Party Defendants Dino Marks; Irina Lucki;”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the foregoing reasons, Wakefield's Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, and the Petition for Writ of Mandamus and the Complaint are dismissed.”
“North American's Motions for Default Judgment, (ECF Nos. 55 and 60), are GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Specifically, North American's Motion for Default Judgment is GRANTED as to Third-Party Defendant John Lee ... DENIED as to Third-Party Defendants Dino Marks; Irina Lucki; Richard Mitlo; Valentina Mitlo; John Adams; Cathy Nicholas; and Ricky Costa”
“ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 26) is GRANTED as to Counts 3 and 5; and it is further ORDERED that the Court REMANDS Plaintiff's Complaint as to Counts 1, 2, and 4 to the Superior Court of New Jersey”
“Defendants' Motions to Dismiss are GRANTED. ... Plaintiff's claims are thus DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“Plaintiff's Motion to Vacate is therefore DENIED as moot.”
“Plaintiff's Motion to Reopen the Case is, thus, GRANTED and the Case is REOPENED.”
“MEMORANDUM ORDER that the United States' 22 Motion for Default Judgment is DENIED without prejudice. Signed by Judge Robert Kirsch on 5/29/2025.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 6) is DENIED as moot.”
“Mason's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 22) is GRANTED and DeNoia's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 26) is GRANTED. Balliro's Counterclaims are DISMISSED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Moving Defendants' Motions to Dismiss are GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
Sua sponte screening of a prisoner civil-rights complaint challenging a prison mailroom policy of refusing mail from post-office boxes. Ruling on no party motion, the court granted the in forma pauperis application and, applying the Section 1915(e)(2)(B) standard, allowed the First and Fourteenth Amendment claims to proceed against the mailroom sergeant and the supervisory and injunctive-relief claims to proceed against the named administrators. Grounding: "the First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment due process claims shall PROCEED against Michael Kostbar in his personal capacity" and "Plaintiff's IFP application pending at ECF No. 1-3 is GRANTED."
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