Jack Caddell
How Judge Caddell rules, drawn from 17 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Caddell no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Caddell decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
Contested matters must plead concrete supporting facts; bare legal conclusions can be dismissed without prejudice before a merits hearing.
“Pleadings in contested matters that simply state bare legal conclusions or merely recite the elements of the movant’s cause of action that are not supported by any factual allegations will not suffice under Rule 9013’s pleading with particularity requirement.”
Cautions
A creditor should not use an objection to the debtor's general discharge merely as leverage to settle that creditor's individual claim.
“Under no circumstances, not even where the intent is innocent, may a debtor purchase a repose from objections to discharge.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The debtor’s complaint is not ripe for adjudication and is due to be dismissed without prejudice”
“the settlement agreement proposed by the parties is hereby approved”
“the Plaintiffs request for reformation of the Mortgage should be denied as prejudicial to the Trustee”
“the Trustee is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law.”
“the Court overrules Dickens’ objection to the trustee’s current motion for authority to sell assets and approves the motion for authority to sell assets by sealed bid.”
“CitiFinancial’s objection to confirmation is due to be overruled.”
“the motion to reopen and objection to claim are hereby dismissed, without prejudice”
“Safeco is entitled to partial summary judgment as a matter of law.”
“the Court finds that the debtor is estopped from pursing the undisclosed action.”
“plaintiffs’ claims fail to state a plausible claim for relief and are due to be dismissed.”
“Defendant Powell Goldstein LLP’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Corrected Amended Complaint [dkt. no. 55] is hereby GRANTED”
“The Chapter 11 Trustee’s Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint [dkt. no. 89] is hereby DENIED.”
“Blau’s motion for relief from judgment is therefore denied.”
“granting the relief requested in the Motion with respect to Richard M. Young, Philip W. Wright and James F. Johnson is warranted”
A historical record
Judge Caddell 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.