Patricia A. Hemann
Judge Hemann no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Hemann decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Hemann found it inequitable to let an employer conceal a hiring decision and then invoke the filing deadline against the applicant.
“Equity forbids allowing a party to keep its employment decisions secret while demanding that the petitions of aggrieved applicants be filed timely.”
Hemann treated an employee's subjective belief that she could not work as insufficient to overturn the administrative record.
“That subjective ‘evidence’ cannot be sufficient to overturn the findings of the Commissioner.”
Procedural preferences
Hemann required a party seeking more discovery before summary judgment to use the affidavit procedure then provided by Rule 56.
“The court will not hear, therefore, GenCorp’s current assertion that the court’s judgment was premature because GenCorp needed more time for discovery.”
Hemann disregarded an unsupported factual assertion when the cited appendix could not be identified.
“The citation is therefore ignored.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the above stated reasons, the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the United States is granted.”
“the court overrules Case’s motion for dismissal pursuant to R. 12(b)(6).”
“the court grant Scottsdale’s motion for summary judgment”
“overrule Broad-view Heights’ motion for summary judgment.”
“the court overrules GenCorp’s motion for reconsideration.”
“the magistrate judge recommends that the court grant plaintiffs motion in part and overrule it in part and grant defendants’ motion in part and overrule it in part.”
“The court grants First State’s motion for joinder.”
“the court also grants defendants’ motion for summary judgment and enters judgment for the defendants as a matter of law.”
Hemann recommended affirming the administrative denial of disability benefits: "the magistrate judge recommends that the decision of the Commissioner be affirmed."
“the court grants plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment in part and overrules the motion in part.”
“Defendants’ motions for summary judgment are overruled with the exception of Acme’s and Bares’ motion as to plaintiffs’ claims under Ohio Rev.Code. §§ 1701.88(A) and 1701.97.”
“Defendant Shimko’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the Title VII claims is granted”
“Defendant Lincoln’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the Title VII claims is granted.”
“plaintiffs motion for summary judgment as to liability only is granted and defendants’ motion is overruled.”
“Accordingly, defendant Burnice J. Butler is committed to the custody of the Attorney General or her designated representative”
Hemann affirmed the administrative denial of retirement benefits: "For the above stated reasons, the decision of the Secretary is affirmed."
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Twenty assigned matters were enumerated. The fixed-seed sample contained five terminated matters spanning benefits, immigration, product-liability, commerce, and employment litigation. Their durations ranged from 115 to 467 days, with a median of 277 days; every sampled entry stream was empty.
A historical record
Judge Hemann no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.