Dale Albert Kimball
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the District's Motion is hereby GRANTED. Plaintiffs' causes of action against the District are hereby DISMISSED with prejudice. ... the court concludes that dismissal with prejudice is the only appropriate sanction under Rule 37.”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss [ECF No. 17] is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's Count IV (Retaliation for Reporting Government Waste) and DENIED as to Plaintiff's Failure to Pay Wages claim.”
“Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is DENIED, and Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. Because this ruling disposes of all of the claims at issue in the case, the Clerk of Court is directed to close the case and enter judgment in favor of Defendants.”
“Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. ... the court concludes that the officers are entitled to qualified immunity on the Dettles' Section 1983 claims. ... Therefore, the entity Defendants are immune from the Dettles' state law tort claims [under the Utah Governmental Immunity Act].”
“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 9) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendant and close the case. ... Because all of Kitches' claims rely on the mistaken premise that the statute of limitations has passed, the court GRANTS MSNI's motion to dismiss.”
“Thus, the court GRANTS Defendants' motions in part, and dismisses the case without prejudice. Plaintiff will have 30 days after the underlying state case is fully resolved to file an amended complaint.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiff's case is dismissed with prejudice.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment Against Mark H. Olsen and Clint Boswell [Docket No. 69] is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Discovery Sanctions Against Shane Lamb [Docket No. 72] is DENIED; however, Plaintiff and Lamb shall conduct Lamb's deposition within 30 days of the date of this Order.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment Against Shane Lamb [Docket No. 74] and Defendant Shane Lamb's Motion for Summary Judgment [Docket No. 89] are DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE at this time, to be renewed after the parties conduct Lamb's deposition.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the court DENIES Defendants' request to reopen this matter. The case, therefore, remains closed and dismissed without prejudice.”
“It is therefore ORDERED that the motion to dismiss is GRANTED. The Petition for habeas corpus is DENIED and the action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Suppress is DENIED.”
“Based on the above reasoning, Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification is GRANTED. The court certifies two subclasses--a Damages Class and an Injunctive Class, as defined above.”
“For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction is DENIED. Plaintiff has not clearly and unequivocally demonstrated that it is likely to succeed on the merits of its claims or that there is irreparable harm.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 312 days (N = 9).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 171 days (N = 1).
Judge Kimball took senior status in 2009 and continues to hear cases. The sampled 2018-2022 docket includes Social Security disability appeals, habeas petitions, prisoner civil-rights cases, insurance coverage, immigration mandamus, criminal matters, and occasional commercial, contract, and civil-rights merits disputes. This describes the sampled case mix rather than the frequency of any outcome.
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