Denny Chin
How Judge Chin rules, drawn from 17 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Chin left this court for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Chin
Denny Chin was a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by President William J. Clinton, Judge Chin received a commission on August 10, 1994. Judge Chin left the court on April 26, 2010 on appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
How Judge Chin decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In constitutional procedural-due-process cases he grounds the analysis in the concrete record of an individual claimant, using a single classification hearing to show precisely how the challenged process falls short.
“The case of proposed plaintiff Charles Coe illustrates vividly the deficiencies in the process of assigning risk levels under the Act.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“GWF’s and Degree’s motions for summary judgment are granted.”
“UNIC’s motion for summary judgment is denied.”
“Attorneys’ fees, costs, and prejudgment interest are awarded, but only to the extent set forth below.”
“the motion is granted in part and denied in part.”
“The Agreement is hereby approved.”
“defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted.”
“defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted”
“plaintiffs Rule 56(f) application is denied”
“defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted and the complaint is dismissed with prejudice”
“plaintiffs’ motions are granted and defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment is denied”
“Cello’s motion for summary judgment is denied”
“Storey’s motions for summary judgment and sanctions, in the form of attorneys’ fees and costs, are granted”
“Sanctions will be imposed against both Cello (pursuant to Rule 11(b)(1), (3), and (4)) and its counsel”
“Defendants’ motion is therefore granted and the complaint is dismissed.”
“the motion is granted in part and denied in part.”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Chin was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 4 |
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 Chin left this court for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. 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.