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Ross Rizley

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma district Deceased · served 1956–1969 Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) 14 signed orders read

Judge Rizley no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

How Judge Rizley decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

He treated an unappealed probate judgment resolving property rights as controlling in the later federal tax dispute.

“where the probate court has ruled on the specific question and no appeal has been taken therefrom, this adjudication should be controlling.”

Cautions

He denied a broker compensation when the broker acted adversely to the principal and pursued a secret profit.

“The faithful discharge of Lis duties as broker is a condition precedent to any recovery by the broker for the •services he has rendered his principal.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Berry v. Wiseman
· 1958-10-03
Tax refund claim (plaintiff) Granted

“plaintiffs are entitled to judgment against the defendant”

Western Surety Co. v. Rich
· 1956-06-29
Surety reimbursement claim (plaintiff) Granted

“Judgment will be for the plaintiff in .its first cause of action for the sum prayed for in its petition.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The motion to dismiss plaintiff’s' third cause of action is sustained”

Billen v. United States
· 1959-04-21
Tax refund claim (plaintiff) Denied

“Judgment is for the defendant.”

National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. v. Connally
· 1956-07-02
Declaratory judgment claim (plaintiff) Denied

“It is ordered that the plaintiff’s case be dismissed.”

Mappes v. United States
· 1962-05-18
Tax refund claim (plaintiff) Granted

“the plaintiff is entitled to recover, under the stipulated facts in this case, the amount paid the Internal Revenue Service, together with interest.”

Barry v. United States
· 1958-11-18
Tax refund claim (plaintiff) Granted

“The plaintiffs are there *310 fore entitled to judgment against the defendant”

Freeling v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
· 1962-11-20
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The motion to dismiss is hereby sustained.”

Freeman v. United States
· 1958-11-19
Takings claim (plaintiff) Denied

“Judgment for defendant.”

Helvey v. Wiseman
· 1961-09-21
Injunction claim (plaintiff) Granted

“the plaintiff is entitled to judgment against the defendant, permanently enjoining the defendant from asserting the tax liens”

Goldberg v. Cornell
· 1961-11-15
Motion for permanent injunction (plaintiff) Denied

“The prayer for permanent injunction is hereby denied and the cases are dismissed.”

United States v. Unknown Heirs
· 1957-07-12
Reinterment request (plaintiff) Granted

“It will therefore be the order and judgment of this Court that the remains of Quanah Parker and his mother Cynthia Ann Parker, be reinterred in the Government cemetery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.”

Canon v. Chapman
· 1958-03-21
Fraud and broker claim (plaintiff) Granted in part

“The plaintiff is therefore entitled to have judgment canceling the $2,000 note and a money judgment of $2,100 against the defendant Chapman.”

Counterclaim (defendant) Granted

“The defendant Star Drilling Company should have judgment on the $8,000 against the plaintiff plus interest and a ten percent attorney fee.”

A historical record

Judge Rizley 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.