Marion Jones Callister
How Judge Callister rules, drawn from 30 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Callister no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Callister
Marion Jones Callister was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, Judge Callister received a commission on September 1, 1976. Judge Callister assumed senior status on June 6, 1989 and served until death on June 24, 1997.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, a temporary injunction shall issue in accordance with this memorandum decision.”
“this claim is properly subject to these defendants’ motion to dismiss.”
“the motion for Summary Judgment by defendant United States of America be, and the same is hereby, GRANTED”
“the motion for Summary Judgment by plaintiff be, and the same is hereby, DENIED.”
“defendant’s motion for summary judgment must fail”
“plaintiff is entitled to its motion for summary judgment”
“plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction be, and the same is hereby, DENIED.”
“the motion to disqualify has no merit and must be denied.”
“the defendant’s motion for protective order be, and the same is hereby, GRANTED only insofar as it complies with this order.”
“plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is not well taken and should be denied.”
“the defendant, Idaho First National Bank, is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”
“both would compel a denial of NOW’s motion.”
“plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment is not well taken”
“defendant Idaho First National Bank is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”
“the Court hereby AFFIRMS the decision of the Bankruptcy Court.”
“the defendants are entitled to summary judgment on that issue.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 1872 days (N = 20).
The 20 located dockets are a sparse pre-electronic cohort dominated by asbestos product-liability cases and do not represent Callister's full caseload.
A historical record
Judge Callister no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.