Rebecca F. Doherty
Judge Doherty no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED, and the plaintiffs claims are DENIED AND DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“defendants fried a Motion for Leave to File Reply Brief [Doc. 47], which is GRANTED.”
“Mt. Hawley's motion [Doc. 15] is DENIED, and APS's motion [Doc. 16] is GRANTED.”
“plaintiffs request for certification under Rule 54(b) should be GRANTED as to that portion of the Court's September 24, 2013 Memorandum Ruling and Order which denied plaintiffs motion for summary judgment.”
“plaintiffs motion [Doc. 22] is DENIED, and defendant's motion [Doc. 17] is GRANTED.”
“the ‘Motion for Partial Summary Judgment’ [Doc. 57] filed by McDermott, Inc. is GRANTED, and McDermott is entitled to indemnity from Murphy for McDermott's costs of defense, attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in defense of Hefren's claims.”
“the plaintiffs motion for entry of final judgment [Doc. 59] is DENIED.”
“McDermott's motion is GRANTED, and the plaintiffs claims against McDermott are DENIED AND DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE”
“‘Motion for Leave to File Reply Memorandum in Support of McDermott's Motion for Summary Judgment’ [Doc. 52], which is herein GRANTED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Motion to Remand [doc. # 17] is DENIED.”
“Therefore, UP's motion for summary judgment is DENIED in its entirety.”
“In light of the foregoing, plaintiffs motion to remand [Doc. 5] is DENIED.”
“Considering the foregoing, this Court modifies the magistrate judge's report and recommendation as noted; ADOPTS the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, as noted; DECLINES to ADOPT those portions of the report and recommendation as noted; and REMANDS the report and recommendation to the magistrate judge for clarification as noted.”
“Considering the foregoing, the Motion to Reconsider is GRANTED to the extent that this Court did revisit the analysis contained in its Memorandum Ruling, and is DENIED as the Court finds the relief requested by the Plaintiffs is not due.”
“In light of the foregoing, the motion for summary judgment [Doc. 13] is GRANTED IN PART and DEFERRED IN PART.”
“Accordingly, the motion for partial summary judgment [Doc. 22] is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 503 days (N = 19).
Judge Doherty's closed docket in her final active years was concentrated in personal-injury and pharmaceutical products-liability litigation, above all the district's large tranche of Actos (pioglitazone) cases, alongside the maritime, oilfield, and insurance-coverage matters that recur throughout her published rulings.
A historical record
Judge Doherty 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.