John William Potter
Judge Potter 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.
“ORDERED that the November 4, 1992 Order of the Bankruptcy Court be, and hereby is, AFFIRMED.”
“ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be, and hereby is, DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE conditioned as aforesaid; and it is”
“FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner is denied a certificate of appealability; and it is”
“FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner is denied leave to file an appeal”
“ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment be, and hereby is, GRANTED.”
“ORDERED that plaintiffs motion to compel defendant to utilize the collective bargaining agreement grievance procedure be, and hereby is, GRANTED; and it is”
“FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs motion to stay these proceedings be, and hereby is, GRANTED; and it is”
“ORDERED that the appeal is hereby dismissed without prejudice, and this cause is *1295remanded to Magistrate Carr for further proceedings.”
“ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be, and hereby is, DENIED; and it is”
“FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner is denied a certificate of appealability; and it is”
“FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner is denied leave to file an appeal”
“ORDERED that defendants’ motion for leave to appeal be, and it hereby is, DENIED; and it is”
“ORDERED that defendant’s combined motion to bifurcate and for protective order be, and hereby is, DENIED.”
“ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of accord and satisfaction be, and hereby is, DENIED;”
“ORDERED that this case be, and it hereby is, DISMISSED.”
“ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment be, and hereby is, GRANTED.”
“ORDERED that defendants’ motion for summary judgment be, and it hereby is, GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The eighteen post-commission assigned cases form an archival slice rather than a complete caseload. Two older inherited cases were excluded from duration and case-mix calculations. Contract, insurance, civil-rights, habeas, disability-benefits, malpractice, forfeiture, and other statutory matters were represented.
A historical record
Judge Potter 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.