Charles Cheatham Cavanah

United States District Court for the District of Idaho district Retired 1953 · served 1927–1953 Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican) 25 signed orders read

Judge Cavanah 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.

United States v. Bunnell
· 1929-03-26
Motion for new trial (defendant) Denied

“the motion for new trial will be denied.”

United States v. Stromberg
· 1929-09-07
Motion to suppress (defendant) Denied

“the motion to suppress will be denied.”

Gordon v. United States
· 1929-10-05
Demurrer to complaint (defendant) Denied

“the demurrer will be overruled, and the motion will be denied.”

Motion to join party (defendant) Denied
United States v. Williams
· 1930-02-06
Bond claim (plaintiff United States) Granted

“Judgment may be entered for the plaintiff in the sum of $1 and Costs.”

In re Kootenai Motor Co.
· 1930-04-15
Objections to bankruptcy adjudication (resisting creditors) Denied

“the objections of the resisting creditors are overruled, and an order of adjudication of the bankrupt may be entered”

Dunlap v. United States
· 1930-08-27
Motion for new trial (defendant United States) Denied

“the motion for a- new trial will be denied.”

Greenough v. Independence Lead Mines Co.
· 1930-11-10
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“the motion to remand will be granted.”

In re Beals
· 1932-05-27
Bankruptcy exemption claim (bankrupt) Denied

“an order will be entered sustaining the order of the referee filed on April 6, 1932.”

Village of Shoshone v. Oregon Short Line R.
· 1932-11-09
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“the motion to remand will be denied.”

In re Aker
· 1933-06-22
Preliminary injunction (debtor) Granted

“the prayer for a restraining order will be granted”

In re Manning
· 1933-11-01
Motion to reconsider (objecting creditor) Granted

“the order of the court entered September 28, 1933, allowing the filing of the claim will be vacated.”

Young v. United States
· 1934-01-04
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the motion to dismiss is granted.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The publication-selected decisions span bankruptcy, criminal procedure, jurisdiction, injunctions, veterans' insurance, taxation, condemnation, and constitutional disputes. They do not establish the distribution of Cavanah's full caseload.

A historical record

Judge Cavanah 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.