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Patricia Head Minaldi

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana district Retired 2017 · served 2003–2017 Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 21 signed orders read

Judge Minaldi 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.

Williams v. Union Pacific Railroad
· 2013-09-18
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 16] is GRANTED, and all claims against the defendant are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

Vincent v. City of Sulphur
· 2014-10-21
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“For the following reasons, the Motion [Doc. 23] is hereby GRANTED, IN PART, and DENIED, IN PART, as to the plaintiffs claims under the First Amendment.”

Winford v. United States
· 2013-09-09
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, Winford's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED and the United States' Cross Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”

Summary judgment (government) Granted

“Accordingly, the United States is entitled to summary judgment and dismissal of the claims against it in the above-captioned case with prejudice.”

Winford v. United States
· 2012-08-24
Motions to dismiss (government) Denied

“Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”

Turner v. OM Financial Life Insurance
· 2011-09-29
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted in part

“For the reasons stated herein, the Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment will be GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, and the Defendant's motion for summary judgment will be DENIED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied
Welch v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
· 2013-04-17
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“For the reasons discussed below, UOP's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED IN PART and GRANTED IN PART.”

Cameron Parish School Board v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
· 2008-05-19
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that State Farm's Motion to Dismiss, [doc. 42], is hereby GRANTED.”

Cameron Parish School Board v. RSUI Indemnity Co.
· 2008-08-25
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that RSUI's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment [doc. 24] is hereby GRANTED;”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that CPSB's Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment [doc. 34] is hereby DENIED.”

Nixon v. Vaughn
· 2012-10-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Therefore, the defendant's motion is DENIED and the matter is REMANDED to state court.”

Bernard v. Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School
· 2014-10-20
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“For the following reasons, the defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 16] be and hereby is GRANTED, IN PART, and DENIED, IN PART.”

Smith v. Swift Transportation Co.
· 2013-01-09
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For the reasons stated herein, the defendants' motion will be GRANTED.”

Empire General Life Assurance Corp. v. Zarate-Swain
· 2006-04-20
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“THEREFORE, for the reasons stated herein, Empire's motion for summary judgment [doc. 31] is DENIED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 203 days (N = 11).

A case-level sample of Judge Minaldi's closed docket shows a broad general-jurisdiction mix: prisoner habeas and civil-rights petitions, Social Security disability appeals, motor-vehicle and products-liability personal-injury suits, insurance-coverage disputes, forfeitures, and federal criminal matters.

A historical record

Judge Minaldi 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.