Glenn T. Suddaby
How Judge Suddaby decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In ERISA benefits cases he grants a defendant's summary judgment where the plaintiff failed to exhaust the plan's internal administrative remedies before suing.
“ORDERED that Defendants' motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 19) is GRANTED”
In cable-piracy and copyright default actions he grants default judgment and awards statutory (including enhanced) damages against a non-appearing defendant.
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's motions for default judgment (Dkt. No. 20) is GRANTED, and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to enter a default judgment in Plaintiff's favor against Defendants in the amount of TWENTY THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FORTY NINE DOLLARS AND TEN CENTS ($23,249.10).”
Procedural preferences
He refers prisoner habeas petitions to a magistrate judge and, where no objection is filed to the report-recommendation, adopts it under clear-error review and dismisses the petition.
“ORDERED that Petitioner's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. No. 1) is DISMISSED”
He resolves Social Security disability appeals on the standard cross-motions-for-judgment-on-the-pleadings track, granting the Commissioner's motion where substantial evidence supports the ALJ.
“ORDERED that Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 14) is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the Commissioner's Decision is AFFIRMED”
Cautions
He denies a motion to suppress where he finds the challenged statements were voluntary or the search consented to; a bare bad-faith or sufficiency attack on the indictment likewise fails.
“As a result, Defendant's motion to suppress is denied.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDERED that Defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and in the alternative motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 47) is DENIED”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's cross-motion for partial summary judgment on the Eighth Cause of Action (Dkt. No. 48) is DENIED without prejudice”
“Plaintiff's motion to strike the Castiglione Affirmation is denied. ... ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to strike (Dkt. No. 49, Attach. 1) is DENIED”
“ORDERED that Defendants' motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. 43) is GRANTED as to the following claims: (1) Plaintiff's ADA and RA claims ... DISMISSED with prejudice and without leave to amend; (2) Plaintiff's state law negligence claims are DISMISSED without prejudice but without leave to amend; and ... DENIED in all other respects”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's letter-motion for the appointment of counsel (Dkt. No. 61) is DENIED”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion (Dkt. No. 12) is GRANTED; and ... the action is voluntarily dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)”
“ORDERED that Defendants' motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 19) is GRANTED”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 20) is DENIED”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment (Dkt. No. 105) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, in the following respects: Plaintiff's request that Defendants be required to pay its entire existing defense costs arising out of the Asbestos Claims is GRANTED, and Plaintiff's request that Defendants be required to pay its attorneys' fees and costs incurred in the current action is DENIED”
“ORDERED that the cross-motions for summary judgment (Dkt. Nos. 110, 111, 113, 115) filed by Defendants Kemper, OneBeacon, Travelers, Wausau and Nationwide are DENIED”
“ORDERED that Petitioner's Petition for a writ of habeas corpus (Dkt. No. 1) is DENIED and DISMISSED”
“ORDERED that Petitioner's motion for the appointment of counsel (Dkt. No. 15) is DENIED”
“ORDERED that Petitioner's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. No. 1) is DISMISSED”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for relief from judgment (Dkt. No. 79) is DENIED”
“ORDERED that Petitioner's motion to remand (Dkt. No. 20) is DENIED”
“ORDERED that Respondents' motion to dismiss Petitioner's Petition (Dkt. No. 27) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, such that (1) Petitioner's claims regarding the OMH regulations are DISMISSED, (2) Petitioner's claims regarding the DOH regulation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (Count One), Rehabilitation Act (Count Two), and Fair Housing Act (Count Three) SURVIVE ... (3) Petitioner's claims pursuant to the New York State Human Rights Law (Count Four) and the First Amendment ... are DISMISSED, and (4) Petitioner's claim that the DOH regulation is arbitrary, capricious, and irrational (Count Six) SURVIVES”
“ORDERED that Defendants' motion to compel arbitration and for a stay (Dkt. No. 17) is DENIED”
“ORDERED that Defendants' motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 63) is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that Plaintiff's Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 23) is DISMISSED with prejudice”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 10) is DENIED”
“ORDERED that Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 14) is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the Commissioner's Decision is AFFIRMED”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 232 days (N = 19).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 44 days (N = 1).
The reviewed 2019 filings include federal habeas matters, Social Security appeals, prisoner and other civil-rights suits, disability-employment claims, federal medical-malpractice actions, diversity contract and insurance cases, employee-benefit collection matters, and constitutional challenges to state law. Many civil matters proceeded through magistrate-judge referrals.
Put Judge Suddaby's record to work
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Opens in Ezel Pro. Every answer is grounded in Judge Suddaby's own signed orders and cites them.