Charles Cheatham Cavanah

How Judge Cavanah rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

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

Court
United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Position
district
Status
Retired 1953
Served
1927–1953
Appointed by
Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Commissioned
1927-01-03
Education
Read law (1895)
Signed orders read
25

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.