24 results for 'judge:"Woodcock"'.
J. Woodcock affirms the dismissal of a woman’s applications for in forma pauperis status because they fail to comply with the court’s orders to provide detailed and accurate information. The information the woman provided was contradictory because she claimed to be without income but also to work for a nonprofit, to have $3,000 worth of monthly expenses, including spending $600 per month on her Saint Bernard, and to own a 2020 Jeep.
Court: USDC Maine, Judge: Woodcock, Filed On: March 18, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv460, NOS: Consumer Credit - Other Suits, Categories: False Claims, Attorney Fees
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J. Woodcock denies in part a town’s motion to dismiss claims brought against it by a property owner, after the town’s code enforcement officer gave the property owner instructions on how to make his property up to code, and then claimed the property owner made the property more dangerous by following those instructions. The property owner sufficiently substantiates his federal and Maine Civil Rights Act claims.
Court: USDC Maine, Judge: Woodcock, Filed On: February 20, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv162, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Municipal Law, Equal Protection
J. Woodcock denies an employer’s motion for summary judgment as it relates to its employee’s age and gender discrimination claims, but grants summary judgment in its favor on her negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract claims. The employer’s president said his company would never place a woman in the position that had previously been occupied by the employee’s supervisor, who left to work elsewhere, when it was suggested that she could fill the position. One of the people involved in the employee’s firing had told her, “You’re getting older, maybe the job is too much for you.”
Court: USDC Maine, Judge: Woodcock, Filed On: December 14, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv87, NOS: Civil Rights - Habeas Corpus, Categories: Employment, Employment Discrimination
J. Woodcock dismisses former employers’ motion to dismiss claims brought against them by their former employee, who they allegedly failed to properly pay. Terminated employees are not barred from bringing claims under the Maine Timely Payment of Wages statute and it’s unclear if the former employee falls within an exception for salaried employees.
Court: USDC Maine, Judge: Woodcock, Filed On: November 21, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv334, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Employment, Labor
J. Woodcock partially denies an employer’s motion for summary judgment against its employee, who is suing it for multiple forms of discrimination, violation of the Equal Pay Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Maine Family and Medical Leave Requirements, and the Maine Human Rights Act. The employee’s claims related to sex-based discrimination and the Maine Human Rights Act are not adequately alleged, while the others may proceed against the business.
Court: USDC Maine, Judge: Woodcock, Filed On: November 15, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv70, NOS: Civil Rights - Habeas Corpus, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Employment, Employment Discrimination
J. Woodcock grants in part the government’s motion for partial summary judgment against a man, for federal income tax liabilities. The man owes the government $255,319.79.
Court: USDC Maine, Judge: Woodcock, Filed On: November 9, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv373, NOS: Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff or Defendant) - Federal Tax Suits, Categories: Tax, Enforcement Of Judgments, Federalism
J. Woodcock finds that a civil action against multiple companies allegedly involved in contaminating public water sources with hazardous chemicals called PFAs must be remanded to state court. Because the state has issued an "express and enforceable disclaimer against seeking recovery in this lawsuit from the defendants for claims relating to aqueous film-forming foam, the sole basis for federal jurisdiction," the federal court lacks jurisdiction.
Court: USDC Maine, Judge: Woodcock, Filed On: July 26, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv210, NOS: Tort Product Liability - Real Property, Categories: Water, Product Liability, Jurisdiction
J. Woodcock denies an employee’s motion for a new trial and motion for equitable relief. There was no error in the juror selection process or the instruction of the jury, the evidence submitted to the jury sufficiently supported the jury’s verdict and there was no juror bias meriting a new trial. The verdict should not be overridden on the basis of a quantum meruit claim, because quantum meruit is meant to be ruled on by a jury. The employee failed to meet the burden of proof necessary to support her claim against her employer for unjust enrichment.
Court: USDC Maine, Judge: Woodcock, Filed On: July 18, 2023, Case #: 2:20cv12, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: Employment, Jury, Employment Discrimination