Paul Xandros Williams
Judge Williams no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Williams decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
He remanded removed prosecutions where the state courts had not yet had the opportunity to protect the asserted federal rights through ordinary procedure.
“This Court holds that it should not preempt the rights of the State Courts of Arkansas — especially before the State court has had an opportunity to proceed according to its laws in the orderly administration of justice and disposition of these criminal charges.”
He upheld a school regulation where the record connected it to maintaining an effective educational process.
“we have found that the rule in question is reasonably related to the School System’s maintenance of an effective educational process.”
Procedural preferences
In agency review, he confined the analysis to the developed administrative record and rejected additional issues that lacked merit.
“This Court has scrutinized the administrative record and found that the additional issues lack merit.”
On dismissal, he read the complaint in the plaintiff’s favor and drew available inferences before deciding whether claims against individual officials could proceed.
“For the purposes of the motions to dismiss we must read the complaint most favorably to the plaintiff and give the plaintiff the benefit of all inferences.”
Cautions
He treated exhaustion as mandatory where Congress made an administrative claim a prerequisite to suit.
“The filing of an administrative claim is an absolute prerequisite.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, an order will be entered this date remanding the three cases of petitioners to the Circuit Court of Polk County, Arkansas, so that same may be presented and heard according to the law and procedure of the State of Arkansas.”
“Judgment will be entered denying the request for a temporary injunction.”
“The Clerk will prepare an Order denying the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction.”
“In accordance with this opinion, judgment will be entered for the Defendant notwithstanding the jury verdict for the plaintiff.”
“The complaint of the plaintiff should be dismissed.”
“The Clerk will prepare and enter a judgment in accordance with the motion of each defendant for a directed verdict as to the claims of each plaintiff and the costs will be adjudged against the plaintiffs.”
“The Clerk will prepare an order that the Complaint of the plaintiffs be dismissed.”
“This Court denied Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction”
“this Court is of the opinion that the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss should be granted.”
“The Court finds that the Secretary’s decision is supported by substantial evidence and accordingly the defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted and plaintiff’s complaint is dismissed.”
“The Clerk will prepare an order denying plaintiffs motion to amend judgment in accord with this supplemental opinion.”
“The Clerk will prepare an order of dismissal.”
“In dismissing the complaint we merely hold that plaintiffs have alleged jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1343(c) attempting a civil right action and that under the undisputed facts in this case, plaintiffs’ complaint should be dismissed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed decisions span civil rights, public education, labor, insurance, agency review, product liability, federal benefits, public health, military administration, and state-federal jurisdiction. This publication-selected sample cannot support a career-wide caseload estimate.
A historical record
Judge Williams 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.