Timothy Seymour Black

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio district Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 15 signed orders read

Motion outcomes

Counted from classified signed orders only. Percentages are shown only where the sample is large enough to be meaningful; smaller samples are reported as raw counts.

Summary judgment
N = 9
Granted: 6Granted in part: 1Denied: 2 counts only
Motions to dismiss
N = 4
Granted: 1Denied: 3 counts only
Relief from judgment
N = 3
Denied: 3 counts only
Voluntary dismissal
N = 2
Granted: 2 counts only
Preliminary injunction
N = 1
Granted: 1 counts only
Default judgment
N = 1
Denied: 1 counts only
Recusal
N = 1
Denied: 1 counts only
Motion to vacate
N = 1
Denied: 1 counts only
Extension of time
N = 1
Denied: 1 counts only

A "1 of 1" is one ruling, not a tendency. Treat small samples as illustrative, not predictive.

Signed rulings

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

Antioch Company Litigation Trust v. Morgan
· 2013-04-01
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“The Morgan Defendants' motion for partial summary judgment (Doc. 96) is GRANTED; Defendant Nancy Blair's motion for partial summary judgment (Doc. 98) is GRANTED; The Outside Director Defendants' motion for partial summary judgment (Doc. 100) is GRANTED; and Therefore, Count I of the amended complaint (breach of fiduciary duty) is barred by the statute of limitations and is hereby DISMISSED as a matter of law.”

Patterson v. Best Buy Co., Inc.
· 2015-01-20
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's motion for summary judgment on all claims asserted by Ronnie Hill (Doc. 39) is GRANTED.”

Hiles v. Army Review Board Agency
· 2016-02-12
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendants' motion for summary judgment and renewed motion to dismiss Count II (Doc. 97) is GRANTED;”

Recusal (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's motion for recusal (Doc. 99) is DENIED;”

Motion to vacate (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's motion to vacate (Doc. 101) is DENIED; and”

Data Processing Sciences Corp. v. Lumenate Technologies, LP
· 2016-05-16
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“DPS's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 3) is DENIED”

Motions to dismiss (plaintiff) Denied

“DPS's motion to dismiss (Doc. 13) is DENIED as MOOT to the extent that the Counterclaim has been adjudicated by the Arbitrator and DENIED to the extent that a jury must determine if DPS's breaches are material”

Soumano v. Equifax Credit Info Ser., Inc.
· 2016-08-24
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendant EWS's motion for partial dismissal/motion for more definite statement (Doc. 7) is DENIED”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendant Equifax's motion to dismiss (Doc. 14) is DENIED.”

Antioch Litigation Trust v. McDermott Will & Emery LLP
· 2016-08-25
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's motion for partial summary judgment (Doc. 137) is GRANTED.”

Johnson v. Dillow
· 2019-02-28
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 46) is GRANTED;”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 50) is DENIED;”

Despot v. American Income Life Insurance Company
· 2019-08-27
Relief from judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration/relief from judgment (Doc. 43) is DENIED;”

McClendon v. Best Buy Store, LP
· 2020-12-14
Voluntary dismissal (plaintiff) Granted

“this case is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice. The Clerk shall enter judgment accordingly”

Young v. Warden, Marion Correctional Institution
· 2021-08-24
Relief from judgment (petitioner) Denied

“Petitioner's motion for relief from judgment (Doc. 12) is DENIED; and This case remains TERMINATED upon the docket of this Court.”

Extension of time (petitioner) Denied

“Petitioner's motions for extension of time (Doc. 11, 13) are DENIED;”

Harsman v. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
· 2022-01-28
Voluntary dismissal (plaintiff) Granted

“Rule 41(a)(1)(B) requires that this 'notice of dismissal operate[] as an adjudication on the merits.' This case is therefore DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

Trout v. University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC
· 2022-08-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, or alternatively, to compel arbitration (Doc. 5) is GRANTED; ... The Court COMPELS the matter to arbitration; ... This action is STAYED pending arbitration.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Enumerated across 2021-2023 filing windows. Cincinnati-division docket: a heavy run of Strike 3 Holdings copyright (BitTorrent 'Doe' subpoena) cases referred to MJs Jolson/Deavers/Vascura, plus qui tam False Claims Act (US v. CareSource, US v. Life Line Community Healthcare), patent, ERISA benefits, employment/civil-rights (race, ADA), FTCA (Leedy v. US), and an SBA/APA challenge. Not a random sample -- illustrative caseload mix only.