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Augustus J. Ricks

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio district Deceased · served 1890–1906 Appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican) 29 signed orders read

Judge Ricks 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.

In re Paige
· 1899-11-22
Motion to strike answer defenses (petitioning creditor) Denied

“I think the motion to strike out must be disallowed.”

In re Harris
· 1899-10-06
Motion to approve trustee distribution (bankruptcy trustee) Granted

“his action is approved.”

United States v. Lung Hong
· 1900-05-05
Deportation petition (United States) Granted

“I find the defendant is unlawfully within this country, and, under the act, must be deported to his own country.”

Mather v. Coe
· 1899-02-27
Involuntary bankruptcy petition (petitioning creditors) Granted

“the defendants to the petition be adjudicated bankrupts”

Callaway v. Orient Ins.
· 1894-07-18
Marine insurance claim (receiver) Granted

“The libel-ant may therefore have a decree for the amount of shipments indorsed in the books for the cargo of the Dean Richmond for October 13, 1893.”

Henderson v. City of Cleveland
· 1899-04-06
Exceptions to answer (libelant) Denied

“overrule the exceptions to the defendant’s answer”

Maritime collision damages claim (libelant) Granted

“find that the tug John H. Farley and its owners are liable for the damage incurred.”

Eley v. Shrewsbury
· 1895-07-12
Exceptions to special master report (claimants) Granted in part

“The report is confirmed, except as herein expressly stated.”

Edison Electric Light Co. v. Packard Electric Co.
· 1893-09-06
Preliminary injunction (complainants against Packard Electric Company) Denied

“The injunction is refused as to the Packard Electric Company.”

Preliminary injunction (complainants against the individual Packards) Granted

“The injunction is allowed as to James Ward Packard and William D. Packard”

Huron Barge Co. v. Turney
· 1896-02-06
Demurrage claim (libelant) Granted

“the libelant is entitled to recover in this case.”

Sanderson v. City of Toledo
· 1896-03-24
Motion for jury trial (libelant) Denied

“The application for a trial to a jury is therefore denied.”

United States v. Greenhut
· 1892-06-11
Request for removal warrant (United States) Denied

“The warrant for removal will therefore be denied, and the defendants discharged from further custody.”

Meyers v. Shields
· 1894-06-02
Motion to amend bill (plaintiffs) Granted

“is therefore allowed.”

Demurrer to bill (defendant) Denied

“The demurrer, both to the original and amended bill, is overruled.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No assigned historical case set was enumerable, so no case-mix or duration claim is made.

A historical record

Judge Ricks 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.