Timothy M. Boudewyns
How Judge Boudewyns rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Boudewyns no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Boudewyns decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Boudewyns treated statutory contribution protection as essential to the finality promised to parties that settled hazardous-waste liability with the government.
“The express purpose of CERCLA Sections 113(f) and 122 would be undermined.”
Procedural preferences
Boudewyns read the amended diversity-venue statute to require suit where defendants reside, where substantial events occurred, or where defendants are subject to personal jurisdiction, rather than simply where the plaintiffs live.
“Diversity plaintiffs must now bring a diversity action where defendants reside or where a ‘substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred’ or ”where defendants are subject to personal jurisdiction.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“I recommend that both motions be granted.”
“I recommend that the motion for summary judgment be entered against the plaintiffs.”
“I recommend that this Court impose Rule 11 sanctions on the plaintiffs.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Fifteen exact-name assigned matters were located. Five terminated matters were sampled across disability-benefits, prisoner, and civil-rights cases. Their durations ranged from 186 to 863 days, with a median of 514 days; every sampled entry stream was empty, so no docket motion or timing claim is made.
A historical record
Judge Boudewyns 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.