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James August Comiskey

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana district Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) 19 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Lafont v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
Summary judgment (defendant Secretary) Granted

“the defendant’s motion for summary judgment is hereby granted and the case is dismissed.”

United States v. Boudreaux
Petition for contempt (United States) Granted

“The respondents by their gross negligence in the handling of the summoned records are in contempt of this Court’s orders of September 15, 1969 and March 17, 1971.”

Guesnon v. Board of Liquidation
Motion for injunctive relief (plaintiff class) Granted

“that the defendants be enjoined from engaging in any action with respect to the filling of vacancies on the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, which action serves to discriminate against the plaintiff class on the basis of race.”

Equitable vacatur of appointments (plaintiff class) Granted

“that, further, the two most recent appointments to the Board be terminated as of June 10, 1975”

Attorney fee request (plaintiffs) Denied

“Withheld is the awarding of attorney’s fees as requested by counsel for the plaintiffs”

Wilson v. Monsanto Company
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Therefore, the defendant’s motions are denied.”

Motions to strike (defendant) Denied
Head v. Nixon
Request for three judge court (plaintiffs) Denied

“a three-judge court should not be constituted in this case.”

Novel v. Garrison
Motion to quash deposition (plaintiff) Denied

“motion of plaintiff to quash notice to- take the deposition of .the plaintiff is hereby denied.”

Tate v. SS Suzanne
Motion to traverse garnishment answers (plaintiff) Denied

“the plaintiff’s motion of traversal of answers to garnishment interrogatories be, and the same is hereby, denied”

Ryan v. Louisiana
Habeas petition (petitioner) Granted

“It is ordered that the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans appoint appellate counsel for the indigent William Patrick Ryan and provide a full and free transcript of the applicant’s case”

Theatre Time Clock Co. v. Motion Picture Advertising Corp.
Motion to enforce settlement (defendant) Granted

“the motion of MPA to enforce the settlement is granted”

Motion to reinstate (plaintiff) Denied

“the motion of TTC to reinstate is accordingly denied.”

CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY v. Toko Lines
Maritime lien claim (plaintiff) Denied

“the contract of affreightment between Continental Grain and Toko Lines remained wholly executory, and consequently no maritime lien attached.”

Marshall v. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 60
Summary judgment (defendants) Granted

“the defendants’ motion for a summary judgment be, and the same is, hereby granted.”

United States v. Abele
Section 2255 petition (petitioner) Denied

“The sentence was not illegal; accordingly, the motion is denied.”

Caseload & timing

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The reviewed decisions span civil rights, employment discrimination, maritime and admiralty, post-conviction relief, antitrust, administrative enforcement, insurance, and discovery. The publication-selected set cannot support a career-wide caseload estimate.

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