Samuel Pailthorpe King
Judge King no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge King decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
King required clear and convincing proof before disturbing an existing naturalization judgment.
“The moving party must bear the burden of establishing fraud by clear and convincing evidence.”
He treated environmental review as a decision-making process that must precede continued project work.
“The impact statement is not supposed to be merely a progress report.”
Procedural preferences
Genuine disputes over contract notice and assent prevented resolution for either side without factfinding.
“Because of disputed factual issues, the court DENIES both motions.”
He protected the opportunity for personal appearance and appeal when an agency failed to follow a mandatory classification procedure.
“Moreover, defendant would have been entitled to the procedural rights of an opportunity for a personal appearance and appeal.”
Cautions
He rejected the argument that holding property through a revocable trust automatically removed statutory consumer protections.
“Merely because her ownership interest is in her living trust does not disqualify her from TILA’s protections.”
Court congestion did not excuse exceeding a criminal-case statutory deadline.
“General congestion of the court’s calendar cannot, however, provide a basis for delay beyond the Speedy Trial Act’s limits.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Therefore, it is ordered that the defendants, their agents and employees, and any persons in active participation with them, are hereby enjoined from commencing or continuing or permitting the commencement or continuation of work or preparation as provided in contracts numbered 788, 856, 835, 1462 and 1831.”
“The government’s motion is denied.”
“Petitioners and each of them shall be released from confinement in connection with such charges and specifications as soon as practicable but not later than noon of Thursday, February 22, 1973.”
“A preliminary injunction is denied on the grounds that (1) it is unlikely that plaintiffs will prevail on the merits, and (2) no irreparable injury to plaintiffs has been shown.”
“Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss is hereby granted and the indictment against Defendant Ward is dismissed.”
“For the foregoing reasons, defendant’s motion to dismiss is hereby granted.”
“The motion to dismiss Count Two of the indictment is granted.”
“Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW filed on April 26, 1978, and amended on July 17, 1978, be AMENDED as provided above and that the stay predicated thereon be lifted.”
“I conclude that the Order of Dismissal entered on June 5 should be modified to grant plaintiff 60 days from the entry of this order to amend his complaint.”
“Thus Plaintiffs are entitled to a partial summary judgment declaring unconstitutional the provisions of Ordinance No. 79-26 that permit the refusal, suspension or revocation of a license to conduct any public shows in the future on the grounds that the applicant or licensee has conducted an ‘obscene, indecent or immoral’ public show or has been convicted of a violation of HRS Sections 712-1214 to 712-1215 in the past.”
“Since plaintiffs do not seek damages, the motion to dismiss is without merit and is denied.”
“Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Summary Judgment is granted in favor of Defendants and against Plaintiffs as to Counts One and Two, and as to all claims arising prior to February 8, 1977 in Counts Three, Four and Five.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The available assigned-case metadata covers a narrow early-electronic cohort and does not establish the distribution of King’s full career caseload.
A historical record
Judge King 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.