Richard Johnson Putnam
Judge Putnam 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.
“Accordingly, the Secretary’s motion should be, and the same is hereby, granted.”
“Here, plaintiff has met the requirements of Saxon and we hold that the plea of prescription now advanced by these defendants must be and is hereby denied.”
“For the foregoing reasons, it is ordered that the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by defendant Shell Oil Company be and the same is hereby granted.”
“For the foregoing reasons, it is ordered that the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Shell Oil Company be and the same is hereby GRANTED.”
“It is therefore ordered that the motion for summary judgment filed by Gulf Oil Corporation, Gulf Refining Company and their insurer, Travelers Insurance Company, be and the same is hereby granted, and plaintiff’s suit as to these defendants is dismissed.”
“Accordingly, judgment will be rendered herein sustaining defendant’s motion for summary judgment, overruling plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment and dismissing plaintiff’s suit.”
“Accordingly, we find that this case does not fall within the exceptions to the general rule and we deny plaintiff’s request for attorney’s fees.”
“For the foregoing reasons, petitioner’s application for habeas corpus is hereby denied and it is so ordered.”
“Accordingly, plaintiff is not entitled to judgment against the individual defendants, Clifton M. Dupont and C. Henry Cowen, Jr.”
“Plaintiff is entitled to judgment against the defendant, Farm Storage & Equipment Company, Inc., for the sum of $112,918.67 plus interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum from June 30, 1970, until paid, and an attorney’s fee of $5,000.00.”
“American Home is entitled to recover two-thirds of its intervention, $12,410.59, and no more.”
“a fee of $4,136.86 assessed against American Home, is reasonable.”
“The judgment appealed from is AFFIRMED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 1007.5 days (N = 10).
The sampled closed cases were filed from 1983 through 1985 and included oilfield, industrial, insurance, and other civil disputes. The sample is too small and historically incomplete to support a career-wide caseload estimate.
A historical record
Judge Putnam 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.