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Reginald Carl Lindsay

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts district Retired 2009 · served 1993–2009 Appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic) 20 signed orders read

Judge Lindsay 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.

Dickerson v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Motion for de novo review (plaintiff) Granted

“For these reasons, the plaintiffs motion for de novo review is hereby GRANTED.”

Strange v. Genesis Insurance Co.
Summary judgment (Genesis) Granted in part

“In summary, Genesis’s motion for summary judgment as to counts I and II of Strange’s complaint is granted. Strange’s motion for summary judgment on count I of his complaint is denied. Genesis’s motion for summary judgment on its counterclaim is granted as to count I and denied as to counts II and III. Counts II and III of Genesis’s counterclaim are dismissed without prejudice.”

Summary judgment (Strange) Granted in part
Moldflow Corp. v. Simcon, Inc.
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“Because this court cannot constitutionally exercise either general or specific personal jurisdiction over the defendants, Simeon’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction is GRANTED.”

Carillo v. DuBois
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Therefore, to the extent that Carillo seeks damages against Du-Bois in his official capacity for alleged past violations, the motion to dismiss is ALLOWED.”

Pasdon v. City of Peabody
Motion for judgment on pleadings (defendants) Granted

“For the reasons stated above, the defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings is GRANTED as to all counts in the original complaint.”

Motion for leave to file supplemental complaint (plaintiff) Denied

“The plaintiffs motion for leave to file a supplemental complaint is DENIED.”

Carillo v. DuBois
Motion for reconsideration (defendant) Granted in part

“Accordingly, the orders in Carillo I are vacated insofar as they address the merits of the plaintiffs constitutional claims. The orders in Carillo I will stand, however, insofar as they granted the motion to dismiss the plaintiffs claims for damages. Those orders will also stand to the extent that they deny the motion to dismiss the plaintiffs claims for injunctive relief based upon the plaintiffs constitutional claims.”

Karak v. Bursaw Oil Corp.
Preliminary injunction (plaintiffs) Denied

“The plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion for Mandatory or Prohibitive Injunc-tive Relief and Interim Equitable Relief, dated May 2, 2001, is DENIED.”

Summary judgment (defendants) Granted

“The defendants’ Motion to Dismiss count I of the amended complaint, dated May 7, 2001, is treated as one for summary judgment and GRANTED.”

Gargano v. Belmont Police Department
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Accordingly, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED as to all counts.”

Donahue v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Motions to dismiss (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, I GRANT the FBI’s motion to dismiss counts 3 and 7 and DENY the USA’s motion to dismiss counts 8 and 9 (except to the extent that count 9 raises a claim based on RICO).”

Motions to dismiss (United States) Granted in part
McLain v. City of Somerville
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“Because there are no genuine issues of material fact with respect to the issue of liability, and because McLain is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, I GRANT summary judgment in his favor on the issue of liability and DENY Somerville’s motion for summary judgment.”

Summary judgment (City of Somerville) Denied
Olsen v. United States
Motion to affirm and dismiss (United States) Granted

“For these reasons, the defendant’s motion to affirm the appeals officer’s determination is GRANTED, and the plaintiffs complaint is DISMISSED.”

Rogers v. NSTAR Electric
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted in part

“For the reasons stated above, the defendants’ motion to dismiss is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. It is granted as to all counts of the complaint, except count IV and count X to the extent that they assert respectively claims for intentional interference with advantageous business relations against Whitney (count IV) and libel and slander claims against her (count X). Accordingly, counts I, II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX are dismissed as to both defendants with prejudice. Count X is dismissed with prejudice to the extent that it purports to assert a libel and slander claim against NSTAR.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 319 days (N = 20).

The 20 located post-appointment cases were all closed and spanned statutory, benefits, employment, trademark, personal-injury, habeas, contract, fraud, antitrust, securities, and maritime disputes.

A historical record

Judge Lindsay 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.