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John William Potter

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio district Deceased · served 1982–2013 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 20 signed orders read

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.

In Re McCraney
· 1993-03-27
Bankruptcy appeal (debtors-appellants) Denied

“ORDERED that the November 4, 1992 Order of the Bankruptcy Court be, and hereby is, AFFIRMED.”

Papenfus v. Tibbals
· 2003-02-25
Habeas petition (petitioner Kenneth Ray Papenfus) Moot / procedural

“ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be, and hereby is, DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE conditioned as aforesaid; and it is”

Certificate of appealability (petitioner Kenneth Ray Papenfus) Denied

“FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner is denied a certificate of appealability; and it is”

Motion to appeal in forma pauperis (petitioner Kenneth Ray Papenfus) Denied

“FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner is denied leave to file an appeal”

Santana v. U.S. Tsubaki, Inc.
· 1995-01-23
Summary judgment (defendant U.S. Tsubaki, Inc.) Granted

“ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment be, and hereby is, GRANTED.”

Wedding v. University of Toledo
· 1995-02-09
Motion to compel arbitration (plaintiff) Granted

“ORDERED that plaintiffs motion to compel defendant to utilize the collective bargaining agreement grievance procedure be, and hereby is, GRANTED; and it is”

Motions to stay (plaintiff) Granted

“FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs motion to stay these proceedings be, and hereby is, GRANTED; and it is”

Jones v. Judy
· 1990-06-15
Magistrate appeal (plaintiffs-appellants) Moot / procedural

“ORDERED that the appeal is hereby dismissed without prejudice, and this cause is *1295remanded to Magistrate Carr for further proceedings.”

Roberson v. Williams
· 2004-08-18
Habeas petition (petitioner Monte James Roberson) Denied

“ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be, and hereby is, DENIED; and it is”

Certificate of appealability (petitioner Monte James Roberson) Denied

“FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner is denied a certificate of appealability; and it is”

Motion to appeal in forma pauperis (petitioner Monte James Roberson) Denied

“FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner is denied leave to file an appeal”

McGraw v. Liberty Airlines, Inc. (In re Bell)
· 1986-03-27
Motion for leave to appeal (defendants-appellants) Denied

“ORDERED that defendants’ motion for leave to appeal be, and it hereby is, DENIED; and it is”

Nylok Fastener Corp. v. Industrial Nut Corp.
· 1988-04-20
Motion to bifurcate (defendant Industrial Nut Corporation) Denied

“ORDERED that defendant’s combined motion to bifurcate and for protective order be, and hereby is, DENIED.”

Motion for protective order (defendant Industrial Nut Corporation) Denied
Manis v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
· 1992-07-22
Summary judgment (defendant CSX Transportation, Inc.) Denied

“ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of accord and satisfaction be, and hereby is, DENIED;”

Derryberry v. Albers (In Re Albers)
· 1986-07-14
Bankruptcy appeal (defendant-appellant Carl Albers) Moot / procedural

“ORDERED that this case be, and it hereby is, DISMISSED.”

Church v. Whirlpool Corp.
· 1989-02-28
Summary judgment (defendant Whirlpool Corporation) Granted

“ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment be, and hereby is, GRANTED.”

Lange v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
· 1983-10-11
Summary judgment (defendants Merrill-Lynch Relocation Management, Inc. and Samuel Raguso) 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.