James Maxwell Moody Jr.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas district Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 21 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

Cummins (Estate of John Frank Gibson Jr.) v. Gibson
4:23-cv-00425-JM · 2024-08-15
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“In conclusion, the Estate's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 14) is DENIED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“The Court finds that the Estate's motion for voluntary dismissal is DENIED and the Defendant's motion for summary judgment of the fraudulent transfer allegation is GRANTED. ... Defendant's motion for partial summary judgment (ECF No. 40) is GRANTED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 100) and cross motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 84) are DENIED as they relate to the breach of contract claim. ... there are genuine issues of material fact remaining which must be decided by a jury.”

Motion for voluntary dismissal (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's motion for voluntary dismissal (ECF No. 97) is DENIED. ... the Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment of the fraudulent transfer claim five months before the Estate filed the motion for voluntary dismissal ... and the Estate has failed to provide any explanation for the dismissal.”

Dress v. Reliance Health Care, Inc.
4:24-cv-00973-JM · 2025-10-22
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(7) is DENIED. ... The Court finds that Har-Ber is not a required or indispensable party to any of Plaintiff's claims under Rule 19. Therefore, as master of her complaint, Plaintiff cannot be forced to sue a party that she does not want to sue.”

Hatch v. Arkansas Total Care, Inc.
4:18-cv-00580-JM · 2020-02-13
Joint motion for settlement approval (joint) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED, that the Parties' Motion is GRANTED. ... The parties' Settlement Agreement is approved as a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute over wages owed under the Fair Labor Standards Act”

Moody v. Flens
4:22-cv-00330 · 2023-05-09
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Defendant's motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 16) is GRANTED.”

Motion in limine (plaintiff) Moot / procedural

“The motion in limine (ECF No. 35) is MOOT.”

Lackie Drug Store, Inc. v. Arkansas CVS Pharmacy, LLC
4:20-cv-01515 · 2022-11-02
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“The Joint Motion to Dismiss filed by all Defendants (ECF No. 37) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Optum's motion to dismiss is denied.”

Zest Labs, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Inc.
4:18-cv-00500 · 2025-03-19
Motion in limine (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs' motion in limine for admission of the '020 ('Ripening Chamber') and '325 ('Camera Box') patents ... is DENIED.”

Motions to compel (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs' motion to compel responses to requests for admissions (ECF No. 676) is DENIED.”

Lisko v. Mid-South Agricultural Equipment, Inc.
4:23-cv-00757 · 2025-07-14
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Crary=s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 21) and Rexroth's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 4) are GRANTED. Crary Industries, Inc. and Bosch Rexroth Corporation are dismissed without prejudice.”

Stewart v. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation
4:24-cv-00905 · 2025-10-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“The Foundation's motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. 21) is GRANTED as to the conversion and unjust enrichment claims and DENIED as to all other claims.”

United States v. Hunt
4:25-cv-00521 · 2025-07-28
Default judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Before the Court is the motion of the United States for entry of default. (Doc. No. 3). That motion is denied without prejudice.”

Stone Works LLC v. Sims
4:21-cv-00941 · 2021-11-30
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (doc. No. 13) are DENIED.”

Other motion (plaintiff) Denied

“the Court finds that Plaintiff has not established good cause for expediting discovery. Both Plaintiff's Motion to Expedite Discovery (Doc. No. 12) ... are DENIED.”

Hampton v. City of Earle, Arkansas
3:17-cv-00018 · 2018-04-24
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Accordingly, Defendants' Motion for summary judgment is denied.”

JMSF Enterprises, LLC v. Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company
2:23-cv-00239 · 2025-07-14
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“Mount Vernon's motion for partial summary judgment is DENIED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Contested commercial cases run long (Cummins ~1.6 years to a jury-bound posture); pro se prison-condition, habeas, and short personal-injury cases often terminate within ~2-11 months (screening / early dismissal / quick settlement). Small recency sample; not a representative distribution.

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