Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan
Judge Hallanan no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Hallanan decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Hallanan allowed a fraudulent-misrepresentation claim to proceed when the worker offered evidence of falsity, attribution to the employer, and resulting damage.
“Plaintiff has made a prima facie showing that the acts claimed to be fraudulent were committed by Defendant, that Defendant’s actions were in fact false and that Plaintiff was damaged as a result of Defendant’s actions.”
In disability review, Hallanan required a complete and carefully explained evaluation of the medical record before accepting the agency's conclusion.
“Justice and fairness demand nothing less.”
Procedural preferences
Hallanan enforced the rule that every properly served defendant must timely and unambiguously consent to removal.
“all defendants did not officially and unambiguously consent to removal within the thirty-day statutory time period.”
Hallanan generally excluded counsel from an independent medical examination unless the examined party established good cause for attendance.
“Plaintiff’s attorney should not be allowed to be present absent a showing of good cause.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“it hereby is ORDERED that Defendants’ motion for Rule 35 examination be GRANTED”
“Accordingly, the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is hereby ORDERED GRANTED.”
“Accordingly, Defendants’ motion is hereby ORDERED DENIED.”
“the Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is hereby ORDERED DENIED and the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is hereby ORDERED GRANTED.”
“the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is hereby ORDERED DENIED to this extent.”
“the Defendants’ motion for a directed verdict was and remains ORDERED GRANTED.”
“hereby ORDERS the motion for a new trial DENIED.”
“it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant Leslie and City of Hinton shall pay to Plaintiff the sum of $30,000.00 within 90 days from the date of this Order.”
“it is hereby ORDERED that the Defendant’s motion to dismiss be GRANTED and this case be DISMISSED without prejudice”
“Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the decisions of the Bankruptcy Court be AFFIRMED.”
“Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the decision of the Bankruptcy Court be AFFIRMED, and the appeal be DISMISSED from the docket of this Court.”
“it hereby is ORDERED that Defendant’s motion to dismiss be, and the same is, GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The sampled assigned matters included commercial, employment, benefits, product-liability, insurance, forfeiture, and civil-rights disputes. The sample is descriptive and is not a complete historical caseload measure.
A historical record
Judge Hallanan 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.