Stanwood R. Duval Jr.
Judge Duval no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by United Wisconsin Life Insurance Company, the Motion to Dismiss and for More Definite Statement filed by Principal Health Care of Louisiana, Inc., and the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Travelers Insurance Company, Travelers Health Network of Louisiana, Inc., MetraHealth Care Plan of Louisiana, Inc. MetraHealth Insurance Company, and United Health and Life Insurance Company are GRANTED.”
“as result of the dismissal of this case by this order, such motion has become moot.”
“plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand and Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint is DENIED.”
“the Motion for Leave to Amend is moot and need not be considered by the Court.”
“plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is DENIED.”
“the Motion to Stay Litigation and Compel Arbitration is hereby GRANTED.”
“the defendant’s motion for summary judgment is GRANTED, and the plaintiffs petition for judicial review is DISMISSED with prejudice at its costs.”
“the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is DENIED.”
“the Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, (Rec.Doc.18) is GRANTED and is hereby converted into a Permanent Injunction, effective this date.”
“defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby GRANTED.”
“plaintiffs Motion to Remand is hereby GRANTED and this matter is REMANDED to the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans.”
“defendants Motion to Dismiss (Rec.Doc. No. 5) is hereby GRANTED.”
“defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Rec.Doc. 22) is hereby GRANTED and plaintiffs claims aré hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 227 days (N = 10).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 22 days (N = 7).
A ten-case 2006 cohort was fully terminated and included ERISA, prisoner civil-rights, insurance, maritime, contract, and other federal civil matters. The cohort is illustrative rather than career-wide.
A historical record
Judge Duval 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.