Dal Millington Lemmon
Judge Lemmon no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Lemmon decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Lemmon required factual findings rather than a bare legal conclusion before resolving the counterclaim.
“a Conclusion of Law should not take the place of a Finding of Fact.”
Procedural preferences
Lemmon enforced Rule 54(b)'s finality requirements when unresolved claims remained.
“Under such circumstances, the appeal herein is premature.”
Lemmon emphasized final-judgment limits as protection against fragmented appellate review.
“the rule that generally only final judgments are appealable in Federal courts”
Cautions
Lemmon treated good-faith reliance on professional and agency advice as inconsistent with a willful tax-payment failure.
“Appellant acted in good faith and had reasonable cause to contest. We conclude that it did not act willfully.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the judgment against him on Counts 3, 5, and 7 is reversed”
“Accordingly, the petition for review and to set aside the decision and order of *411 the Board of June 3, 1953, is hereby denied, and the prayer of the Board for a judgment enforcing in whole the said order of the Board is hereby granted.”
“Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.”
“the appeal should be and it is hereby dismissed”
“Accordingly, the order appealed from is reversed, with directions to the District Court to affirm the order of the referee.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Not applicable to this circuit-court record.
A historical record
Judge Lemmon 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.