Charles Brents Kennamer
Judge Kennamer no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Kennamer decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
He treated meaningful notice and an opportunity to respond as minimum requirements of fair administrative process.
“There must be due notice and an opportunity to be heard”
He construed an insurer's own policy language in favor of coverage when its categories were uncertain.
“insurance contracts should be liberally construed in favor of the assured.”
He required voter-registration standards to be administered without imposing additional tests based on race.
“no tests can be required of a Negro applicant as a pre-requisite to registration as a voter that is not required of a white applicant”
Procedural preferences
He separated subject-matter jurisdiction from a defendant's personal venue privilege.
“Venue, differing from jurisdiction, relates to the place where suit may be heard.”
He treated multiple acts producing one indivisible injury as a single claim for removal purposes.
“Where there is a single wrong to plaintiff, for which relief is sought, arising from an interlocked series of transactions”
Cautions
He would not broaden an insurance policy's eyewitness exception merely from sympathy for a claimant.
“Nothing but unbridled sympathy for the plaintiff could warrant a finding”
He expected a party alleging fraud to repudiate the agreement promptly after learning the facts.
“The plaintiff, once fraud was discovered, was under a duty to act promptly”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The plaintiffs are entitled to relief. Let a decree be entered in accordance with the foregoing opinion.”
“The motion is overruled and denied”
“A decree will be entered for the complainant.”
“The plea in abatement is accordingly overruled.”
“Judgment will be entered for the defendant, and the plaintiff taxed with the cost.”
“the motion to dismiss the bills of complaint is overruled and denied.”
“the motion made by the defendant to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint is hereby granted, and the complaint is dismissed.”
“The motions of the defendant to dismiss and for a judgment on the pleadings are in my opinion well taken”
“the defendants’ motions to dismiss the plaintiff’s bill of complaint out of this court be, and the same is, overruled and denied.”
“An order has been entered dismissing the petition without prejudice.”
“an injunction should issue to prohibit f irther violations of Section 15 thereof.”
“the motion to dismiss the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, be, and the same is, granted, and the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is, dismissed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The located writings span civil rights, injunctions, insurance, removal, federal taxation, labor law, habeas corpus, transportation regulation, contracts, and veterans' reemployment. They do not establish the distribution of Kennamer's full caseload.
A historical record
Judge Kennamer 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.