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Joseph J. Longobardi

United States District Court for the District of Delaware district Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 18 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

CFMT, Inc. v. Steag Microtech, Inc.
Motions to dismiss (defendant SMTD) Granted

“SMTD’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction will therefore be granted.”

Guy v. City of Wilmington
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“Because Plaintiff has consistently and willfully ignored the deadlines imposed by this Court, Plaintiff’s complaint will be dismissed.”

Kirschner Bros. Oil, Inc. v. Pannill
Motions to transfer (defendant Pannill) Granted

“Given that this case originally could have been brought in the Western District of Virginia, that the convenience of the parties and witnesses favors transfer and that the interests of justice would be furthered by transferring the case, Pan-nill’s motion to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is granted.”

Sneirson v. Chemical Bank
Motions to compel (defendant Chemical Bank) Granted

“Chemical’s request goes to the very heart of the subject matter at issue. The conclusion of relevance is, therefore, inescapable.”

Motion for sanctions (defendant Chemical Bank) Denied

“The Court finds, therefore, that Plaintiff’s position had the substantial justification necessary to avert the imposition of sanctions under Rule 37(a)(4).”

City & Suburban Management Corp. v. First Bank of Richmond
Motion for partial summary judgment (plaintiff City & Suburban) Granted

“As a result, City & Suburban’s motion for partial summary judgment will be granted.”

Procter & Gamble Co. v. Nabisco Brands, Inc.
Motion to amend (defendants) Granted in part

“In light of the foregoing, the motion of the Defendants is denied except for those amendments which supplement the existing affirmative defenses against patent ’333.”

Carter v. Three Unknown Police Officers of the Wilmington Police Department
Motions to dismiss (defendant Martin) Granted

“this action against Detective Martin should be dismissed.”

Default judgment (plaintiff Carter) Denied

“Finally, in light of the Court’s decision with respect to Detective Martin’s motion to dismiss, Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment, D.I. 146, is denied.”

United States v. New Castle County
Motions to dismiss (third-party defendants) Denied

“After examining the factors relevant to a motion to dismiss for late joinder, the Court finds that the absence of any litigation handicap to the Third-Party Defendants and the sufficiency of Third-Party Plaintiffs’ excuses for the delay require denial of the motion.”

Grand Metropolitan PLC v. Pillsbury Co.
Motions to dismiss (defendant Pillsbury) Granted

“Defendant’s motion to dismiss Count I of the Complaint is hereby granted.”

Preliminary injunction (plaintiffs Grand Met) Moot / procedural

“the Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction are mooted by the decision.”

First American Bank of New York v. Century Glove, Inc.
Motions to dismiss (appellee Century Glove) Granted

“For the reasons set forth below, Century Glove’s motion to dismiss is granted.”

Schiavello v. Delmarva Systems Corp.
Summary judgment (defendant DSC) Denied

“Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is denied.”

Casalvera v. Commissioner of Social Security
Summary judgment (defendant Commissioner) Granted

“For the reasons stated herein, the Court will affirm the decision of the ALJ denying plaintiffs claims for retirement insurance benefits and grant defendant’s motion for summary judgment.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 2840 days (N = 5).

The 20 oldest located assigned cases were all terminated. Sixteen carried a usable nature-of-suit label; four did not.

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