David Rabinovitz
How Judge Rabinovitz decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Rabinovitz treated the location of an accident as controlling under Wisconsin’s direct-action statute.
“The Legislature has made the basis for direct action simple: Where did the accident occur?”
Rabinovitz enforced limits a patentee accepted to obtain the patent.
“This court cannot allow a patentee to have that which he has given away.”
Procedural preferences
Rabinovitz required plea proceedings to establish that a defendant understood the nature and consequences of the charge.
“is not satisfied that the petitioner understood the nature of the charge which is provided for in Rule 11.”
Rabinovitz used severance and targeted repleading to organize unrelated fraud claims.
“The causes of action will be severed.”
Cautions
Rabinovitz rejected unsupported collateral allegations where the existing record contradicted them.
“There is not a scintilla of evidence in the record which would lend any credence to any of the charges alleged by petitioner.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The motions to quash the service of the summons and complaint on defendant AGT is denied as to the Wisconsin plaintiffs and granted as to the non-resident plaintiffs, without prejudice.”
“The causes of action will be severed.”
“The complaints will with particularity state where and when the alleged fraudulent misrepresentations occurred.”
“The court has covered all the allegations in the motion for the defendant Gross, and hereby denies all of the motions to dismiss as pertains to all seven counts in this matter.”
“Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the entire case is denied.”
“Defendant’s motion that claims 1-10, 17 and 20 of the Taylor patent have not been and are not -being infringed is denied.”
“Defendant’s third motion for summary judgment that claims 4-6, 11-14, 16, 17 and 20 of the Taylor patent have not been and are not being infringed is granted.”
“It is ordered that the judgment of conviction of the petitioner, and the then defendant, entered as of May 20,1963, be and hereby is set aside.”
“Under the circumstances the Court affirms the Referee’s decision and order dismissing the objections to the discharge of the bankrupt.”
“Therefore, it is ordered, that this action be dismissed, without prejudice and without further costs to either party.”
“It is ordered that the three restraining orders issued by the Referee in Bankruptcy on July 3, 1963, October 7, 1963, and October 28, 1963, are hereby vacated.”
After trial, Rabinovitz held the asserted patent invalid and not infringed and entered judgment for the defendant.
“Therefore, it is ordered that defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint, without prejudice and without costs, is granted.”
“Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted”
After a merits determination, Rabinovitz dismissed the federal government’s complaint against the receiver.
“The motion to vacate and set aside the sentence imposed upon petitioner, and that a hearing, at which petitioner is present, on the matter, must be and the same is hereby denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No assigned docket records were returned for Rabinovitz’s brief tenure, so no caseload mix or case-duration summary is available.
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