Caleb Rodney Layton III

United States District Court for the District of Delaware district Retired 1988 · served 1957–1988 Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) 22 signed orders read

Judge Layton no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Webster v. Anderson
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“The Court will dismiss this action on two grounds. First, this action is frivolous within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) and is dismissed pursuant to the power granted this Court in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). Second, the action fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and is dismissed pursuant to the power granted this Court in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 12(d).”

Sea Colony, Inc. v. Continental Insurance
Motion for discovery (defendants) Granted

“Plaintiff will be required to answer the interrogatory in question.”

United States v. Dixon
Motion to inspect grand jury material (defendant) Granted in part

“Clearly, he is entitled to his own testimony. Equally clearly, he is not entitled at this time to the testimony of government witnesses or prospective government witnesses. The Court further finds that the Defendant has failed to make an adequate showing of particularized need for the notes of the testimony of nongovernment witnesses.”

United States ex rel. Johnson v. Keve
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“In the absence of any corroborative evidence, I must dismiss the petition.”

United States v. Young
Motion to suppress (defendant) Denied

“Motion denied.”

Derrickson v. Keve
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Therefore, neither motion for summary judgment will be granted at this time.”

Summary judgment (defendants) Denied
Curran v. United States
Petition for writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum (state-court defendant) Denied

“For the reasons stated and particularly because of the Marshal’s expressed doubt that he could have delivered the prisoner to the proper Delaware Court on the trial date in any event, this Court refused to exercise its discretion to grant the writ.”

First State Life Insurance Investors v. 20th Century Corp.
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“the motion to dismiss for failure to join an indispensable party must be granted.”

Montánez v. Delwis, Inc.
Motion to compel interrogatory answers (plaintiff) Denied

“Accordingly, defendant’s objection to plaintiff’s interrogatory 23 is sustained. But these interrogatories seeking, as they do, the contents of such reports, statements and opinions without a showing of good cause are improper and the objections thereto are sustained.”

United States v. Shy
Motion for judgment of acquittal (defendant) Denied

“Defendant’s motion will be denied.”

Donlon v. United States
Motion to suppress and return property (movant) Moot / procedural

“the motion for suppression, and or return, will be denied at this time without prejudice, however, to petitioner’s right under Fed. R.Cr.P. 41(e) to renew same after an indictment.”

George H. Draper, III, Inc. v. Canners Exchange Subscribers at Warner Inter-Insurance Bureau
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“Accordingly, defendants’ motion to dismiss as against Canners is granted.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 36 days (N = 1).

The sole retained electronic case was filed and terminated in 1981; the archive contains no nature-of-suit or party data.

A historical record

Judge Layton 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.