Hiram Knowles
How Judge Knowles decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The court required an injunction to identify prohibited conduct precisely enough that the restrained party would not have to guess at its scope.
“In reason, it ought not to be left to a defendant to ascertain from what acts he is enjoined.”
Cautions
Public commentary that exerted undue influence on a jury could justify a new trial even where the evidence itself was substantially disputed.
“upon the ground that there was undue influence exerted as to the jury by the objectionable publications hereinbefore referred to, the court will grant a new trial.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the writ is denied, and the restraining order heretofore issued is hereby revoked and dissolved.”
“The verdict is set aside, and a new trial is hereby granted.”
“It is therefore ordered that he be discharged from further custody by said Sheriff Jurgens.”
“For the reasons assigned, it is ordered that judgment be entered against the United States for the sum of $699.”
“it follows that the demurrer to the defendant’s answer herein must be overruled.”
“It is therefore ordered that the defendant, John McGrath, be, and he is hereby, required to pay the said balance of $176.17 to Frederick H. Drake, the trustee of the estate of George F. Geiser, bankrupt, within five days”
“the order of the commissioner, Edward C. Russel, that Louie Juen be deported from the United States to China, be, and the same is hereby, set aside and reversed”
“it is ordered that the cause be, and the same is hereby, remanded to the state court from which it was transferred.”
“The demurrer of the petitioner, Denham, to the answer of Strain herein, is sustained.”
“the adjudication of Edward R. Maples as a bankrupt be, and the same is, vacated and annulled, and his petition to be adjudged a voluntary bankrupt is dismissed, and the reference canceled.”
“The order of the court therefore is that the demurrer to said preliminary answer be overruled”
“the motion of the plaintiff for a judgment on the pleadings be denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The located decisions span mining, public lands, bankruptcy, immigration, federal compensation, personal injury, and constitutional claims. They do not establish the distribution of Knowles's full caseload.
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