Jesse Corcoran Adkins
Judge Adkins no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Adkins decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A failure to plead both a protectable property interest and the inadequacy of legal remedies defeated a request for a receiver.
“Furthermore, from all that appears in the bill the Court may properly infer that the plaintiff has an adequate remedy at law”
He held a litigant to the successful position it had taken in seeking dismissal, preventing a later contrary argument about the adequacy of legal relief.
“Defendant having moved to dismiss the present bill on the ground that there is a remedy at law and having succeeded in maintaining that position is now estopped from hereafter assuming a contrary position.”
Cautions
He required litigants to exhaust a complete administrative process before seeking interim judicial intervention.
“Thus a complete (administrative remedy is provided.”
He denied temporary relief when the plaintiff bypassed an administrative review procedure that would have supplied a stay.
“Therefore it was the duty of plaintiff to avail himself of this administrative remedy before bringing suit in court”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The application for an injunction pendente lite is denied and the rule to show cause is discharged.”
“Since on such a motion the Court can consider only the facts set forth in the complaint this motion must also be overruled.”
“I am unable to distinguish this case from the Rapeer case and therefore the motion for adjudication in contempt is denied.”
“Defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and judgment for plaintiffs and to enter judgment for him is granted.”
“In that event I would overrule the alternative motion for a new trial on the ground that the question had become one for the jury.”
“Defendants are entitled to a summary judgment in accordance herewith.”
“The application for a preliminary injunction will be denied and the motion to dismiss the complaint will be granted.”
“Therefore the demurrer to the fourth and fifth pleas will be sustained.”
“Therefore the motion to dismiss is granted.”
“The motion for the appointment of a receiver must, therefore, be denied and the motion to dismiss the bill sustained. Ten days leave will be given plaintiff to amend the bill.”
“Therefore the demurrer to the replication is sustained and the petition will be dismissed.”
“The motion to strike certain parts of the replication is granted.”
“In my judgment the motion to quash should be granted on both grounds.”
“Therefore the demurrer to the amended replication will be sustained.”
A historical record
Judge Adkins 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.