🧪 TEST MODE ACTIVE Use test card: 4242 4242 4242 4242

John Weld Peck

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio district Retired 1923 · served 1919–1923 Appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) 18 signed orders read

Judge Peck 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.

United States v. Hill
· 1920-02-19
Motion to return property (defendant) Granted

“the defendant was, on his petition heretofore filed herein, entitled to a return of the said letter, and an order may be so taken.”

Motion for new trial (defendant) Granted

“the verdict will be set aside, and a new trial of this cause granted.”

United States v. Ford
· 1920-02-26
Motion to quash indictment (defendant) Denied

“The indictment is sufficient.”

Maryland Casualty Co. v. City of Cincinnati
· 1923-03-19
Jurisdictional objection (City of Cincinnati) Denied

“consequently, the objection to the jurisdiction of the court is overruled.”

Subrogation claim (plaintiff) Granted

“On general principles, the equity of subrogation, under such circumstances, inured to the casualty company.”

United States v. Ford
· 1920-05-29
Demurrer to indictment (defendant) Denied

“Demurrer overruled.”

United States v. Remus
· 1922-04-25
Motion to quash count one (defendants) Denied

“The motion to quash and demurrer to this count have heretofore been overruled.”

Demurrer to counts two through seven (defendants) Granted

“Consequently the demurrer to these six counts must be sustained.”

Grischy v. Galvin
· 1921-12-20
Motion to strike answer (plaintiff) Granted

“The answer does not comply with its requirements, and must accordingly be stricken from the files.”

Consolidated Coal & Coke Co. v. Beale
· 1922-07-19
Request for deputy marshals (plaintiff) Denied

“it is concluded that the marshal cannot be ordered to police this district in Perry county, and its railroad facilities,”

Request for presidential certificate (plaintiff) Denied

“nor can this court exercise any jurisdiction under section 5299 of the Revised Statutes, which makes it lawful for the President, in the exercise of his discretion, to employ the army as aforesaid.”

In re Monarch Oil Corp.
· 1920-11-15
Exceptions to referee report (objecting parties) Granted

“The exceptions must be sustained and the petition dismissed for want of jurisdiction.”

Bankruptcy petition (debtor corporation) Denied
United States v. Newton Tea & Spice Co.
· 1920-01-21
Motion to quash information (defendant) Denied

“Motion overruled.”

Park v. Gilligan
· 1921-04-29
Tax refund claim settlement proceeds (plaintiff Godfrey F. Park) Granted

“The plaintiffs may have judgment for so much of their claims, respectively, as is based upon the collection of income tax on their pro rata shares of the $85,000 distributed.”

Tax refund claim settlement proceeds (plaintiff Susan R. Park) Granted
Tax refund claim regular dividend (plaintiff Godfrey F. Park) Granted in part

“The petition is denied as to its claim for refunder of the tax upon the regular dividend except as to the normal tax.”

Tax refund claim regular dividend (plaintiff Susan R. Park) Granted in part
Williamson Heater Co. v. Monitor Stove Co.
· 1922-07-14
Patent infringement claim (plaintiff) Denied

“Consequently the bill must be dismissed.”

Patent infringement counterclaim (defendant) Denied

“that the Short patent is not infringed by the plaintiff, and accordingly the counterclaim must be dismissed.”

Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. v. Formica Insulating Co.
· 1920-07-03
Patent infringement claim (plaintiff) Denied

“The bill, therefore, will be dismissed.”

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 Peck 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.