David Brookman Smith
Judge Smith 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.
“in Civil Action No. 01-162 J, the defendants’ motion to dismiss, dkt. no. 3, is GRANTED with respect to the personal capacity claims against all individual defendants and DENIED in all other respects;”
“in Civil Action No. 01-163 J, the defendants’ motion to dismiss, dkt. no. 3, is GRANTED with respect to the personal capacity claims against all individual defendants and DENIED in all other respects.”
“dkt. no. 43, are DENIED.”
“motion for partial summary judgment, dkt. no. 16, is GRANTED with respect to USF”
“defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment, dkt. no. 14, is DENIED.”
“plaintiffs motion for a temporary restraining order, dkt. no. 4, is DENIED without prejudice as moot.”
“Defendant Lehman Brothers Motion to Dismiss, dkt. no. 29, and Defendant Lisa Vionis Motion to Dismiss, dkt. no. 31, are GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.”
“Defendant Lehman Brothers Motion to Dismiss, dkt. no. 20, and Defendant Lisa Vionis Motion to Dismiss, dkt. no. 22, are DENIED AS MOOT.”
“Defendant Lehman Brothers Motion for Leave to File an Enlarged Reply Brief, dkt. no. 45, is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiff Daniel Boone Area School Districts Motion for Oral Argument, dkt. no. 35, is DENIED.”
“the defendant’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law or in the Alternative for a New Trial, dkt. no. 79, is DENIED.”
“plaintiffs motion to remand, dkt. no. 3, is DENIED;”
“plaintiffs motion to dismiss, dkt. no. 3, is DENIED;”
“plaintiffs motion to stay relief upon motion to amend, dkt. no. 8, is DENIED as MOOT.”
“defendant’s motion for summary judgment, dkt. no. 51, is GRANTED;”
“defendant’s motion for sanctions and to compel expert discovery, dkt. no. 46, is DENIED AS MOOT;”
“Consequently, I will grant Sunquest’s motion for a preliminary injunction and enjoin defendant Park City Solutions from using its corporate logo during the pendency of this proceeding.”
“the foregoing motion is DENIED;”
“the aforesaid motion to dismiss, dkt. no. 5, is GRANTED;”
“the aforesaid motion for hearing is DENIED.”
“defendant CIT Group/Equipment Financing’s motion for summary judgment, dkt. no. 42, is GRANTED;”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The surviving 20-case metadata cohort consists entirely of terminated matters filed from late 1988 through 1989. Sixteen are contract actions, so this archival slice is not a career-wide caseload estimate.
A historical record
Judge Smith 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.