William Healy
Judge Healy no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Healy decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Healy treated the Board's affirmative-action authority as remedial and tested enforcement against the practical effect on collective bargaining.
“The power granted the Board to direct affirmative action is remedial, not punitive;”
He classified contractually promised dismissal pay as priority wages when the employee's right arose at discharge.
“We think no violence is done the spirit or letter of § 64(a)(2) by according preference to these claims as wages.”
Procedural preferences
Healy allowed pleadings to be amended after judgment when an issue had actually been tried without objection.
“it is entirely proper under rule 15(b), as well as under the practice long recognized by the courts generally, to permit amendments to conform to the proof; and the amendment may be made at anytime, even after judgment.”
He rejected indispensable-party treatment for a joint tortfeasor when assessing whether a counterclaim could proceed.
“And it is well established that a joint tort-feasor is not an indispensable party.”
Cautions
Healy treated a voluntary dismissal without prejudice as leaving no pending action to shelter a claim after the limitations period expired.
“a suit dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a) (2) leaves the situation the same as if the suit had never been brought in the first place.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For these reasons we are constrained to set aside the Board's order in its entirety and to dismiss its petition.”
“As so modified the order will be enforced by the usual decree.”
“The order denying restitution is therefore reversed with directions to enter an order requiring a refund of the overcharges.”
“As regards denial of restitution of bonuses exacted from the tenants Rosenberg and Ross, the judgment is reversed.”
“Decrees will be entered enforcing the Board’s orders as prayed.”
Caseload & timing
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A historical record
Judge Healy 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.