Rudolph Thomas Randa

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin district Retired 2016 · served 1992–2016 Appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican) 2 signed orders read

Judge Randa no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

How Judge Randa decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

Grants summary judgment except as to the one claim on which the movant fails to establish entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, letting that claim proceed.

“With the exception of Modjeska's failure to accommodate claim with respect to his learning disability, UPS has failed to establish that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”

Cautions

Grants a defendant's motion for summary judgment and dismisses the action where the plaintiff fails to raise a triable issue.

“Aurora's summary judgment motion is granted and this action is dismissed.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Gosey v. Aurora Medical Center
· 2013-09-26
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Aurora's summary judgment motion is granted and this action is dismissed.”

Modjeska v. United Parcel Service Inc.
· 2014-10-16
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“With the exception of Modjeska's failure to accommodate claim with respect to his learning disability, UPS has failed to establish that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”

A historical record

Judge Randa 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.