A. David Copperthite
How Judge Copperthite decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Sitting by consent, Copperthite grants an employer's summary-judgment motion in part -- dismissing discrimination counts that lack an adverse employment action while preserving a retaliation claim that presents a genuine dispute of material fact (Maryland discrimination law tracking Title VII burden-shifting).
“the Motion for Summary Judgment as to Count I and Count III is GRANTED. Defendant's Motion as to Count II is DENIED”
Cautions
In a consumer-credit action, Copperthite awarded attorney's fees to the defendant after finding that the litigation formed part of a documented pattern of bad-faith filings.
“the Court GRANTS the motion for sanctions and awards attorney's fees to Defendant”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Motion for Summary Judgment as to Count I and Count III is GRANTED. Defendant's Motion as to Count II is DENIED”
“the Court GRANTS the motion for sanctions and awards attorney's fees to Defendant”
“I recommend the Court adopt the findings in this Report and Recommendation and GRANT Plaintiffs Judgment by Default”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 138 days (N = 8).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 90 days (N = 1).
The reviewed caseload is dominated by consent Social Security disability appeals and also includes immigration mandamus matters, contract and insurance disputes, consumer cases, pension-fund collections, warrants, and civil forfeiture. In these matters, immigration cases often ended within weeks, while consent Social Security appeals generally took about two to twelve months from dispositive briefing to decision.
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