Percy Anderson
How Judge Anderson rules, drawn from 4 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Anderson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In trademark disputes over expressive works he grants summary judgment under the Rogers v. Grimaldi test (artistic relevance above zero and not explicitly misleading), rejecting a 'cultural significance' gloss and deciding on the papers without oral argument.
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Fox's Motion for Summary Judgment. The Court shall enter a Judgment consistent with this Order.”
Cautions
On de novo review he adopts magistrate recommendations dismissing state-prisoner 28 U.S.C. 2254 petitions with prejudice, including as untimely under AEDPA.
“IT IS ORDERED that: 1. Respondent's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED; 2. Judgment shall be entered denying the Petition and dismissing this action with prejudice.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS ORDERED that: 1. Respondent's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED; 2. Judgment shall be entered denying the Petition and dismissing this action with prejudice.”
“the Magistrate Judge recommends that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be dismissed with prejudice. ... ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED: 1. The final report and recommendation is adopted. 2. Judgment shall be entered consistent with this order.”
“Having made a de novo determination, the Court agrees with the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. IT IS ORDERED that Judgment be entered denying the Petition and dismissed this action with prejudice.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Fox's Motion for Summary Judgment. The Court shall enter a Judgment consistent with this Order.”
“Because the Court rules in favor of Fox on First Amendment grounds, the Court denies as moot Fox's Motion to Strike and Empire Distribution's request for a continuance under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(d).”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed 2026 assignments are dominated by pending alien-detainee habeas petitions, immigration mandamus cases, and pro se civil filings. Older reviewed matters include employment, prisoner civil-rights, disability-access, agency-review, copyright, contract, trademark, and criminal cases. The sole terminated valid matter in the refresh windows ended by voluntary dismissal.
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