Christopher Allan Boyko

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio district Senior status Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 37 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Luster v. AWP, Inc. (d/b/a Area Wide Protective)
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For these reasons, the Motion (ECF DKT #107) of Defendant AWP, Inc., d/b/a Area Wide Protective to Dismiss the Amended Complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) is granted.”

Hayden v. 2K Games, Inc. (Take-Two Interactive Software)
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“The Court grants Take-Two's Motion to Dismiss Hayden's Unjust Enrichment claim because it is preempted by the Copyright Act. The Court also grants Take-Two's Motion to Dismiss Hayden's claim for Declaratory Judgment due to the absence of an actual 'case or controversy' ... Finally, the Court denies Take-Two's Motion to Dismiss Hayden's request for statutory damages and attorney's fees with respect to Hayden's Registered Tattoos depicted in NBA 2K17 and NBA 2K18.”

Fonseca v. United States
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“This matter is before the Court on Defendant United States of America's Motion to Dismiss (ECF # 10). For the following reasons, the Court grants, in part, Defendant's Motion.”

Metals, Inc. v. Central Transport, Inc.
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“for the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendant's Motion and dismisses Plaintiff's Complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. This dismissal is without prejudice subject to refiling a complaint asserting a recognizable cause of action supported with sufficient facts.”

Malee v. Anthony & Frank DiTomaso, Inc.
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Because there are genuine issues of fact whether certain deductions were improper -i.e.- cleaning fees, the Court finds summary judgment is improper. Therefore, for the following reasons, the Court denies Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.”

Ohio Properties, LLC v. City of Cleveland
1:16-cv-02120 · 2018-03-22
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“For the following reasons, the Court grants Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment and denies Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied
Fonseca v. United States of America
1:15-cv-00159 · 2015-10-29
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Therefore, the Complaint is barred and Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss is granted for failure to state a claim and/or for untimeliness.”

Carter v. Prime Health Inc.
1:18-cv-01337 · 2018-08-10
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“For these reasons, Plaintiff’s Motion (ECF DKT #5) to Remand to State Court is granted and the above-captioned case is returned to Lake County Common Pleas Court.”

Carter v. McNaughton
1:15-cv-00037 · 2018-04-04
Daubert motion (defendant) Granted

“For these reasons, the Motion (ECF DKT #83) of Defendants, Marc J. McNaughton, M.D. and Prime Health, Inc., in Limine to Preclude Testimony or Argument based on Testimony of Dr. Lawrence Mendel is granted. The opinions and testimony of Dr. Mendel are, therefore, excluded.”

Z.H. v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
1:14-cv-00176 · 2017-01-05
Daubert motion (defendant) Granted in part

“This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Exclude Certain Testimony from Plaintiffs’ Designated Expert Witness Cheryl Blume, Ph.D. (ECF # 89). For the following reasons, the Court grants, in part, and denies, in part, Defendants’ Motion.”

In re Whirlpool Corp. Front-Loading Washer Products Liability Litigation
1:08-wp-65000 · 2014-10-03
Daubert motion Granted in part

“Whirlpool’s motion to exclude the testimony of Todd B. Hilsee (docket no. 294) is GRANTED; ... Plaintiffs’ motion to limit and exclude the testimony of Dr. Timothy Bresnahan (docket nos. 295, 296) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part; ... Whirlpool’s motion to exclude the testimony of Dr. David Griffin (docket no. 291) is DENIED;”

Tschappatt v. Crescent Metal Products, Inc.
1:17-cv-00337 · 2018-06-12
Motion in limine (defendant) Denied

“Therefore, for the foregoing reasons, the Court denies Defendant’s Motion.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 191.5 days (N = 6).

Enumerated from the docket records (filed 2021-2026 windows). As a still-active SENIOR judge, current docket skews to: 2255 motions to vacate, 2241 habeas (incl. 463 alien-detainee), Social Security appeals (referred to MJs Carmen E. Henderson / Vernelis K. Armstrong), federal criminal, ADA Title III serial cases (Kramer v. Shujiro), trade-secret (DTSA), FCRA (Kraizel v. Experian), ERISA (Fink v. Unum), qui tam (US ex rel. Bilek), and miscellaneous DMCA subpoena matters. Referred magistrates observed on his rows: Carmen E. Henderson, Vernelis K. Armstrong, James E. Grimes Jr., Amanda M. Knapp, Jonathan D. Greenberg, Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong.

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