Ronald Rene Lagueux
How Judge Lagueux decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Lagueux allowed discrimination claims to reach trial when the plaintiff produced enough evidence to create a genuine dispute over the employer's motive.
“The plaintiff does not have to prove his case to the judge before he may present it to the jury.”
He resolved close removal questions in favor of returning the dispute to state court when the removing party did not carry its jurisdictional burden.
“the Court’s necessary bias in favor of remand tips the scale.”
Procedural preferences
Lagueux treated transfer as a live alternative to dismissal when jurisdiction was absent, but waited for a properly presented request and objection.
“If plaintiff moves to transfer and the Estate objects, the Court will decide the matter at that time.”
After disposing of the sole federal claim before trial, he ordinarily returned the remaining state-law issues to state court.
“Under these circumstances, this Court declines the opportunity to interpret state law in a matter devoid of any federal interest.”
Cautions
Lagueux enforced procedural deadlines against efforts to add a new collateral claim after judgment.
“First, the proposed amendment is time-barred.”
He treated venue defenses as waived when defendants omitted them from the required initial motion.
“Yamate and Dugas have waived their right to challenge the appropriateness of venue in this action.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“defendant Ab-benante’s motions for credit time and modification of sentence are denied.”
“plaintiff’s motion to remand is granted.”
“plaintiff’s jury trial demand is hereby stricken”
“Wing and Inoue’s motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction are granted.”
“Yamate and Dugas’s motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction are denied.”
“That motion is therefore denied.”
“the motion to dismiss on that basis at this time is denied.”
“denies Rosciti Construction’s motion to remand the case to state court.”
“the defendants’ motion for summary judgment is hereby denied.”
“the Court grants defendants’ motions to dismiss.”
“The Court hereby declares that the above underlined portion of Rhode Island General Laws § 17-11-15 is unconstitutional on its face”
“plaintiffs prayer for injunctive relief is denied.”
“the Order of the Bankruptcy Court dated December 6, 1994, is hereby reversed, and the matter is remanded to the Bankruptcy Court”
“plaintiffs motion for reconsideration is denied.”
“plaintiffs’ motion to remand this case to the Rhode Island Superior Court sitting in Kent County hereby is denied.”
“defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment is granted.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The twenty located assigned dockets span civil-rights, maritime, product-liability, antitrust, securities, contract, labor, Social Security, prisoner, and fraud matters. The five randomly checked cases were all terminated and retained no entry timeline.
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