J. Blaine Anderson

How Judge Anderson rules, drawn from 28 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Anderson 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 1976
Served
1971–1976
Appointed by
Richard Nixon (Republican)
Commissioned
1971-12-09
Education
University of Idaho College of Law, J.D. (1949)
Signed orders read
28

Signed rulings

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

Hickman v. Idaho State School and Hospital
· 1972-03-14
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“the defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction be, and the same hereby is, granted.”

Voight v. Kraft
· 1972-06-02
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“the defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction be, and the same hereby is, granted.”

Barney v. Rigby Loan & Investment Co.
· 1972-06-26
Bankruptcy appeal (trustee appellant) Denied

“the Memorandum Decision, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Judgment dated and entered January 19, 1972, are, in all respects, affirmed.”

Wetzel v. Eckert
· 1972-07-24
Motions to dismiss (respondent) Granted

“Therefore, the Motion to Dismiss is hereby granted.”

Baugh v. Bennett
· 1972-10-05
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“As to the merits of this case, the court cannot find substance in petitioner’s claims.”

Drapeau v. May
· 1972-10-11
Habeas petition (petitioners) Denied

“it is ordered that said petitions be, and each one of them is hereby, dismissed and the writs are denied.”

Kays v. Brack
· 1972-11-24
Brokerage commission claim (plaintiff brokers) Denied

“the brokers are not entitled to commissions.”

United States v. Rosen
· 1973-01-16
Motion to dismiss criminal counts (defendant) Denied

“It is ordered that defendant’s motion to dismiss Counts I and II of the information be, and the same is hereby, denied.”

Shannon v. Benefiel
· 1973-02-22
Motion to dismiss bankruptcy review (petitioners) Granted

“the motion to dismiss should be, and therefore is, granted.”

United States v. Purcell
· 1973-07-02
Motion to dismiss indictment (defendant) Denied

“the defendant’s motion to dismiss should be, and it is hereby, denied.”

Riedinger v. Colburn
· 1973-07-31
Medical malpractice claim (plaintiff patient) Denied

“The plaintiff cannot recover as there has been no showing of negligence.”

Wetzel v. Idaho State Bank
· 1973-10-17
Petition for bankruptcy review (respondent creditors) Granted

“the referee’s order of July 20, 1973, setting over the lien on the exempt equity in the bankrupt’s real property to the trustee is hereby set aside”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The publication-selected district decisions span jurisdiction, habeas, bankruptcy, criminal pleading, discovery, labor, patents, products liability, and injunctions. They do not establish the distribution of Anderson's full district caseload.

A historical record

Judge Anderson 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.