Charles Clemens Lovell
Judge Lovell no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Lovell decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Lovell treated a statewide election-day advertising ban as substantially broader than the polling-place restrictions needed to protect voters.
“it is hard to imagine a more important time for free interchange of political speech and ideas than on election day.”
Procedural preferences
In first-party insurance bad-faith litigation, he generally allowed discovery of the complete claims file while preserving a path for particularized protection.
“the general rule in cases of this nature should be that the plaintiff is absolutely entitled to discovery of the claims file.”
Cautions
He distinguished intense publicity from a demonstrated denial of fair process, requiring concrete prejudice before imposing extraordinary preindictment relief.
“A defendant is entitled to fair treatment and to a fair trial if indicted.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment (# 53) and Plaintiff-Intervenor’s motion for summary judgment (# 50) are both DENIED.”
“Defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment (# 62) and DefendanNInterve-nor’s cross-motion for summary judgment (# 59) are both GRANTED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ motion for stay pending appeal is DENIED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s motion for review of the clerk’s taxing of costs is GRANTED.”
“The court denied the motion for return of property, to dismiss complaint, to stay grand jury proceedings, and to prohibit further prosecution for the reasons stated on April 19, 1996, and for the reasons outlined below.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is DENIED and Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is GRANTED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants’ motions to dismiss are DENIED.”
“Defendant Pietrini’s motion for production of evidence is GRANTED to the extent that Piet-rini is entitled to discovery under Rule 16, Fed.R.Crim.P.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is GRANTED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Defendant’s motion to exclude evidence is DENIED.”
“Defendant’s motion to bifurcate the trial of the liability issues from the punitive damages issues is GRANTED”
“Defendant’s motion in limine is GRANTED as to successor liability for punitive damages, and DENIED as to the remainder of the motion.”
“IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to compel production, filed December 17, 1985, is GRANTED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is GRANTED and Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is DENIED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that State Farm shall produce them for the Plaintiff.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the motion of defendants Loewen and Roberts & Oake to sever the trial of the bad faith claim brought against the insurance carrier is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The 20 located 2015 civil cases were all terminated. Insurance and employee-benefit disputes were the largest visible groups in this bounded cohort.
A historical record
Judge Lovell 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.