Gregory Howard Woods III
How Judge Woods decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
On summary judgment splits claims by their factual support: denies the defense motion on excessive-force claims where disputed facts about the arrest remain, rather than resolving them as a matter of law.
“Because there are disputed issues of fact regarding the circumstances of her arrest and the officers' handcuffing of Plaintiff, the officers' motion for summary judgment for her claims of excessive force are denied.”
Procedural preferences
Reads insurance-policy and contract limitations language strictly under New York interpretive principles, denying a Rule 12(b)(6) motion where the policy language is not clear enough to defeat the claim as a matter of law.
“Because the language of the policy is not clear enough to avoid long-established principles of interpretation under New York law, the Court denies AXA's motion to dismiss.”
Cautions
Denies Rule 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss civil-rights complaints in their entirety where the allegations plausibly state false-arrest and related claims.
“The City of New York (‘the City’), Police Officers Gonzalez and Alan Ramirez, and Police Deputy Inspector Edward Winski (together ‘Defendants’), move to dismiss Gersbacher's complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). For the reasons that follow, Defendants' motion is DENIED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Because there are disputed issues of fact regarding the circumstances of her arrest and the officers' handcuffing of Plaintiff, the officers' motion for summary judgment for her claims of excessive force are denied.”
“Ms. Lloyd's constitutional claims related to deliberate indifference to her medical needs, however, are dismissed, principally because the officers offered her treatment after her arrest which she declined.”
“Because the language of the policy is not clear enough to avoid long-established principles of interpretation under New York law, the Court denies AXA's motion to dismiss.”
“Chase now moves for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. For the following reasons, Chase's motion is granted.”
“Accordingly, Defendants' motion is GRANTED, and Plaintiffs motion is DENIED.”
“Both Plaintiff and the appearing Defendants have filed motions for partial summary judgment on the issue of successorship liability ... Accordingly, Defendants' motion is GRANTED, and Plaintiffs motion is DENIED.”
“The City of New York (‘the City’), Police Officers Gonzalez and Alan Ramirez, and Police Deputy Inspector Edward Winski (together ‘Defendants’), move to dismiss Gersbacher's complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). For the reasons that follow, Defendants' motion is DENIED.”
“Because a reasonable jury could conclude that Mr. Yorzinski's ejection from the stadium was not an order by the attendant also to leave the privately owned portion of the sidewalk outside, and because there is a genuine dispute regarding whether the police later ordered Mr. Yorzinski to leave that portion of the sidewalk prior to his arrest, Defendants' motion for summary judgment is denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Duration sample drawn from 19 civil cases filed in a single window (January-February 2016) and since terminated; durations are filed-minus-terminated. The mix below is that window, not a tenure-wide caseload.
Put Judge Woods's record to work
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