Austin Leander Staley
Judge Staley no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Staley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Finds likely trade-name confusion where the parties' automobile-related services share the same prospective customers.
“we think there is sufficient probability that confusion will result in the public’s mind.”
Treats affirmative conduct combined with a tax-evasion purpose as sufficient under the governing criminal tax provision.
“So long as there exists affirmative and positive conduct coupled with a tax-evasion motive, a Section 145(b) violation exists.”
Procedural preferences
Respects a reorganization court's discretion to continue into bankruptcy rather than dismiss and disperse related disputes.
“No adequate reason has been advanced by the appellants to support their contention that there should have been a dismissal and the consequent transfer of the contests to other tribunals, and so it cannot be said that there was an abuse of discretion by the district court.”
Remands when the trial court substitutes judgment notwithstanding the verdict but has already granted a new trial in the alternative.
“If the judgment were reversed, the case, on remand, would be governed by the trial judge’s award of a new trial.”
Cautions
Will not disturb a jury verdict where the testimony can be reconciled and the claimant did not carry the burden of proof.
“the jury could have reconciled Mora’s testimony with Davis’s and found that the plaintiff had failed to sustain the burden of proof.”
Treats departure from customary navigation as negligence when known winds made the chosen course increasingly dangerous.
“The conduct of the master of the tug Venus in proceeding south from a position off Point Lookout, under the circumstances present in this case, constituted negligence.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons stated, the decisions of the Tax Court will be affirmed.”
“The decree of the district court will be reversed and the cause remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court will be affirmed.”
“For the foregoing reasons the decision of the Tax Court will be affirmed.”
“For the foregoing reasons the district court’s orders, as modified concerning the allowance .of interest, will be affirmed.”
“In No. 11,471, the injunction against the Collector will be dissolved and the judgment reversed; in No. 11,472, the judgment entered will be reversed and the cause remanded with instructions that the government’s suit be reinstated.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the order of the Board will be enforced.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the order of the District Court will be affirmed.”
“We see no reason to disturb the district court’s judgment, which will be affirmed.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the order of the district court will be affirmed.”
“For the foregoing reasons the decrees appealed from in Nos. 11,606, 11,607 and 11,635 will be affirmed.”
“For the foregoing reasons the judgment of the district court will be affirmed.”
A historical record
Judge Staley 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.