Daniel R. Domínguez
How Judge Domínguez rules, drawn from 26 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Domínguez no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Domínguez
Daniel R. Domínguez was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Appointed by President William J. Clinton, Judge Domínguez received a commission on September 29, 1994. Judge Domínguez assumed senior status on July 31, 2011 and retired on January 2, 2024.
How Judge Domínguez decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Stewart v. Doral Financial Corp., Domínguez deferred to the Administrative Review Board's interpretation in Sylvester and denied dismissal of the whistleblower claim.
“the Court holds that the ARB’s decision in Sylvester is entitled to Chevron deference.”
In Albite v. Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Domínguez granted summary judgment on an age-discrimination claim after finding that preferential treatment did not establish disparate treatment and the plaintiff had not shown pretext.
“Preferential treatment does not constitute a basis for a disparate treatment allegation.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court hereby DENIES Doral’s motion to dismiss (Docket No. 10) Plaintiffs whistleblower protection claims under Sarbanes-Oxley.”
“Doral’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs breach of contract claims or, in the alternative, to compel arbitration (Docket No. 11) is hereby DENIED.”
“the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, Docket No. 51, is granted”
“the Court hereby DENIES Plaintiffs’ Motion Requesting Leave for Summons by Publication”
“GRANTS Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss without prejudice the claims against defendants”
“the defendants’ motion for summary judgment is GRANTED.”
“plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration is denied.”
“the Court hereby GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Defendants’ motion to dismiss.”
“the defendants’ request for summary judgment is granted”
“be and hereby are stricken from the record”
“Plaintiffs Motion for Reconsideration under Rule 59(e), Docket No. 217, is hereby denied”
“Plaintiffs Motion for Vacatur of Judgment and for Oral Argument, Docket No. 225, is hereby denied”
“Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 53), is hereby GRANTED”
“the motion for reconsideration filed by Plaintiffs is denied”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
A senior district judge with a mixed civil and criminal docket through his final active years. His late-tenure assignments span federal criminal prosecutions, a heavy stream of collateral 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 petitions, diversity product-liability and contract suits, employment-discrimination and ADA cases removed from the local courts, civil-rights actions, and civil forfeiture.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Domínguez was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2023.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 4 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| Mar 2021 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 7 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Domínguez no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.