Timothy Dufficy

One of the worst. My client's dispute was settled, depriving the court of jurisdiction to entertain a nonparty's motion to intervene. Instead of deciding that motion on the merits, Judge Dufficy created an indefinite stay by refusing to issue an appealable decision, putting his thumb on the scale in favor of the nonparty/proposed intervenor. But for lack of funds we would have sought a writ of mandamus against him a year ago. Judge Dufficy just did whatever he wanted, without regard for the law or proper jurisdiction.

A truly awful and unfair jurist. He let defense counsel blow every deadline and delay case for years despite an elderly client with an age preference. He then permitted defense counsel to file a summary judgment motion well beyond the deadline and 33 days before the trial. He ended up granting defendant’s motion the day before the trial despite a non-party witness affidavit being submitted which clearly created an issue of fact. When I called the part before the decision was rendered, the part clerk said the judge wasn’t feeling well and he would need to adjourn the trial. Then the decision dismissing the case came down. He clearly did not want to handle the trial so he dismissed the case on the eve of trial. 4 years of unfair litigation. He should be kicked off the bench and forced to retire.