Thomas Gray Hull
How Judge Hull rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Hull no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Hull decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Hull found irreparable harm where terminating public-health-program participation would likely close a psychiatric hospital before administrative review finished, affecting patients and employees as well as the institution.
“The hospital has also satisfied the Court that, in the absence of an injunction, not only it, but its patients and employees, would suffer irreparable harm.”
Procedural preferences
Hull required a concrete risk that testimony would be lost before permitting a post-judgment deposition to perpetuate testimony during an appeal.
“Plaintiff has not shown, by affidavit or otherwise, that evidence is likely to be lost while the appeal is pending.”
Cautions
Hull treated written plan terms as controlling in benefits litigation and would not use outside evidence to alter them.
“It is clearly settled that parol evidence cannot be used to alter the terms of an ERISA plan.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“In light of the foregoing, the Court hereby GRANTS the plaintiffs motion for a preliminary injunction and ENJOINS the Secretary of Health and Human Services from terminating Woodridge Hospital’s participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and from notifying any state agency or other entity or person of any purported termination, until the administrative appeal process has been completed and the Secretary has issued her final decision.”
“Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the defendants’ motion to dismiss is DENIED.”
“Sporicidin’s motion to withdraw is hereby DENIED.”
“Accordingly, the United States’ motion for partial summary judgment is hereby GRANTED; the Court FINDS the devices adulterated and misbranded and ORDERS them condemned.”
“Pursuant to a memorandum opinion this day passed to the Clerk for filing, the motion for a judgment on the administrative record filed by Raytheon and MetLife [Doc. 11] is hereby GRANTED and this action is DISMISSED.”
“Therefore, the plaintiffs theories of recovery under state common law theories of negligence and bailment, under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, and under Tennessee statutory bad-faith penalty provisions are ORDERED DISMISSED.”
“The plaintiff has filed no authority for the proposition that he is entitled to recover attorney’s fees, and accordingly, this claim for relief is DISMISSED.”
“Accordingly, defendant’s request to charge comparative fault is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, the defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law or for a new trial is DENIED.”
“The Court finds that plaintiffs back wages should be calculated for the period of September 6, 1988 to November 20, 1992 at the ‘K’ level and the defendant’s motion in regard to calculation of damages is DENIED.”
“The plaintiffs motion for judgment in the amount of $16,096.50 for compensatory damages, $16,096.50 for liquidated damages based on the jury’s finding of willfulness, attorney’s fees in the amount of $32,068.75, *728 and costs of $698.05, or for a total judgment in the amount of $64,959.80 is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiffs supplemental motion for pre-judgment interest in regard to plaintiffs compensatory and liquidated damages is DENIED [Doe. 54], because an award of pre-judgment interest is inappropriate when liquidated damages have been awarded.”
“The Bankruptcy Court applied the proper standard in denying the debtor’s motion to avoid Third National’s judgment lien and is hereby AFFIRMED.”
“Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the defendants’ motion for a stay is DENIED as being premature, and is also DENIED on the merits.”
“Accordingly, for the reasons set out herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion for summary judgment filed by Local Union No. 3871 of the Communications Workers of America, and Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO is GRANTED, [Doc. 18];”
“that the motion for summary judgment filed by United Inter-Mountain Telephone Company and the Health Care Protection Plan for Employees of United Inter-Mountain Telephone Company is GRANTED, [Doc. 17];”
“plaintiffs’ cross motion for summary judgment is DENIED;”
“Accordingly, the Secretary’s decision to forfeit these bonds is AFFIRMED and this action is DISMISSED.”
“Accordingly, the plaintiffs’ joint motion for summary judgment is hereby GRANTED and the Court FINDS they are entitled to a refund of the additional federal income tax, interest, and tax penalties assessed against them.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The five sampled terminated cases contained no electronic entry timelines, so the profile makes no complete claim about motion timing, case duration, or Hull's overall caseload mix.
A historical record
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