Rufus Edward Foster
Judge Foster no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Foster decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
He treated substantial record evidence as sufficient to sustain an administrative labor order without reweighing the full record.
“we find sufficient substantial evidence in the record to support the Board’s conclusions and order.”
Procedural preferences
He enforced the statutory bar on suits restraining tax collection when the taxpayer could pay and pursue a refund action.
“The District Court was without jurisdiction to consider the case and enter the judgment.”
Cautions
He distinguished claim preclusion by asking whether the later federal action involved the same cause of action as the earlier state suit.
“While the parties are the same, it is evident the cause of action is different.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“In each case the petition is allowed, the judgment of the Board is reversed and the causes remanded for further proceedings in conformity to the opinion entered in the cases of W. S. Farish and Libbie Rice Farish v. Commissioner, 5 Cir., 103 F.2d 63, decided this day.”
“The petition is dismissed and a decree will be entered enforcing the order of the Board.”
A historical record
Judge Foster 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.