Jesse Smith Henley
How Judge Henley rules, drawn from 27 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Henley no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Henley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Krone, Henley held that using an Arkansas reservation system did not support jurisdiction over a Louisiana hotel for an injury that occurred there.
“the relationship must be actual rather than merely antecedent.”
In Ragar, Henley found that municipal taxpayers could not pursue treble damages for a claimed bond-bidding conspiracy without injury to their competitive position.
“plaintiff property owners have failed to allege any type of competitive injury to their businesses due to the activities of the defendants.”
Procedural preferences
In Stevenson, Henley permitted dismissal without prejudice while requiring payment of removal costs and allowing existing discovery to be reused.
“Subject to the conditions above specified, it is ordered that the motion of plaintiff for leave to dismiss the complaint herein without prejudice be, and the same hereby is, Granted”
Cautions
In Pollard, the three-judge court protected contributor identities because the prosecutor's generalized investigation did not justify the burden on political association.
“the defendant was required to make a far greater showing of relevancy and public interest in the disclosure than has been made here.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“it is ordered that defendant’s motion that has been discussed will be, and it hereby is, Sustained, and that the complaint herein be, and it hereby is, Dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction.”
“the petition will be, and it hereby is, dismissed without prejudice to the right of petitioners to litigate in an appropriate forum after the trial in the Circuit Court the question of the legality of their return to Texas if such a return is sought.”
“The motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.”
“the motion to remand must be, and it hereby is, overruled.”
“It is accordingly ordered that this cause be, and it hereby is, remanded to the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, for further proceedings according to law.”
“the defendants’ motion for summary judgment should be granted and the complaint as amended will be dismissed with prejudice.”
“the complaint against Morgen in this case must be dismissed, and it will be so ordered.”
“An order denying the petition will be entered.”
“The Referee’s order of April 22, 1971, will be, and is, affirmed, and the petition for review will be, and is, overruled and dismissed.”
“So, in the instant case the motion to remand will be overruled.”
“An order will be entered granting the motion and dismissing the complaint without prejudice for lack of in personam jurisdiction.”
“An order dismissing the petition will be entered.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No tenure-bounded docket record was available from which to describe caseload mix.
A historical record
Judge Henley 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.