Charles Guy Briggle

How Judge Briggle rules, drawn from 30 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

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

Court
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Position
district
Status
Deceased
Served
1932–1972
Appointed by
Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Commissioned
1932-01-25
Education
University of Illinois College of Law, LL.B. (1904)
Signed orders read
30

How Judge Briggle decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

In the bank-receiver sale matter, Briggle required evidence supporting the receiver’s judgment before independently approving an ex parte transaction.

“there should be a fact basis for the exercise of such judgment independent of the receiver’s opinion of his own conduct.”

Procedural preferences

In Roembke, Briggle described discovery as broad but tied it to information reasonably capable of leading to admissible evidence.

“The scope of discovery is broad, and so long as the information sought by interrogatories or deposition can reasonably be said to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence it must be given.”

Signed rulings

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

Luikhart v. Spurck
· 1932-07-26
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Denied

“the motion to dismiss will be overruled.”

Laclede Steel Co. v. Newton
· 1934-04-25
Request for permanent injunction (plaintiffs) Granted

“decree for permanent injunction is) ordered.”

In re Bremer
· 1934-05-28
Bankruptcy discharge petition (bankrupt) Granted

“An order may be presented overruling objections and allowing bankrupt’s petition for discharge.”

In re Hanley
· 1935-01-15
Motion for leave to proceed with foreclosure (mortgagee) Granted

“Its petition for leave to proceed will be allowed.”

Singleton v. Order of Railway Conductors of America
· 1935-01-19
Motion to quash service (defendants) Granted

“The motion to quash will be allowed.”

In re First Nat. Bank
· 1936-02-13
Petition for approval of receiver sale (receiver) Denied

“The prayer of the petition is denied, but without prejudice to the receiver to present a proper petition.”

Old First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. Barrett
· 1936-05-14
Motions to strike (plaintiff) Granted in part

“To this extent the motion to strike is allowed and in all other respects denied.”

United States v. Gramlich
· 1937-05-21
Motion to quash indictment (defendants) Denied

“The motion to quash is denied.”

Haefer v. Herndon
· 1938-03-07
Motions to strike (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff’s motion to strike is denied and defendant’s motion to dismiss is allowed.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted
Indian Refining Co. v. Dallman
· 1940-02-17
Tax refund claim after bench trial (plaintiff) Granted

“The finding will be for plaintiff and proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and a judgment order, consistent herewith, may be submitted at a date to be fixed.”

Tishar v. Nicodemus
· 1943-03-24
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“The motion to dismiss is allowed.”

Wabash R. v. United States
· 1943-06-10
Request for permanent injunction (plaintiffs) Granted

“The prayer for injunction is allowed.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No assigned docket records were returned under three plausible Briggle name variants.

A historical record

Judge Briggle 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.