Patrick Robert Wyrick
How Judge Wyrick rules, drawn from 15 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Wyrick decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
For summary judgment, he focuses on whether the governing substantive law treats the alleged danger as one a reasonable person should recognize without a warning.
“Since the dangers of slipping on a floor after walking through rain are ‘universally known,’ Walmart had no duty to warn Mrs. Loma of the dangerous condition or to modify its premises to protect Mrs. Loma.”
In suppression disputes, he looks for the concrete facts known to officers at the moment of the search and whether those facts collectively supplied reasonable suspicion.
“the officers were appraised of specific, articulable facts that combined to generate reasonable suspicion at the time of the patdown search”
Procedural preferences
A party seeking nonparty deposition testimony should use the subpoena procedure before asking the court to compel attendance.
“Because Plaintiffs did not first issue a subpoena, the Court DENIES the Motion to Compel”
He permits amendment after partial dismissal through a separate, rule-compliant motion rather than treating leave as automatic.
“Should Plaintiff wish to file an amended complaint, she must move to do so within 30 days of this Order and comply with Local Civil Rule 15.1.”
Cautions
Unauthorized sur-replies and fabricated or unreliable citations risk being stricken and may lead to escalating sanctions.
“any future references to falsified legal authority will result in sanctions, such as filing restrictions, monetary penalties, or dismissal of her case.”
Expert opinions framed as vague legal or industry standards may be excluded when they are more likely to confuse the jury than assist it.
“when those ‘industry standards’ are based on amorphous, vague, and sometimes incorrect references to supposedly governing laws, the testimony is more likely to confuse the jury than aid it.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion (Dkt. 23); STRIKES this case from the Court’s October 2023 trial docket; and STRIKES the Scheduling Order (Dkt. 22) and the deadlines set forth therein.”
“Accordingly, judgment as a matter of law is warranted and Walmart’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 13) is GRANTED.”
“State Farm’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 11) is DENIED IN PART as to the foundational issue of coverage and State Farm’s potential duties to defend and indemnify, and GRANTED IN PART as to the bar on punitive damages.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS State Farm’s Opposed Motion for Leave to File a Second Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 34)”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS State Farm’s Opposed Motion for Leave to File a Second Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 34) and Opposed Motion to Redact Portions of Plaintiff’s Second Motion for Summary Judgment and Seal Certain Exhibits Thereto (Dkt. 35).”
“State Farm’s second motion for summary judgment (Dkts. 46, 47) is thus GRANTED.”
“Accordingly, the Court GRANTS the Motion (Dkt. 20), REMANDS the case to the District Court of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, and DENIES all other pending motions (Dkts. 6, 7, 23) as moot.”
“For the reasons given, Plaintiff’s Motion (Dkt. 28) is DENIED.”
“For the reasons given, Defendant’s Motion (Dkt. 29) is DENIED.”
“Because Plaintiffs did not first issue a subpoena, the Court DENIES the Motion to Compel (Dkt. 35).”
“Upon review, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Mitchell’s Report & Recommendation (Dkt. 19) in its entirety and AFFIRMS the decision of the Commissioner.”
“Accordingly, the Motion to Suppress (Dkt. 27) is DENIED.”
“For these reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion (Dkt. 30) and EXCLUDES Rankin’s testimony.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 603 days (N = 10).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 238 days (N = 7).
The twelve sampled cases included insurance, employment, product-liability, contract, foreclosure, civil-rights, and other civil matters. The ten terminated cases had a median duration of 603 days; this narrow sample is not a career-wide estimate.
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