Omer Poos

How Judge Poos rules, drawn from 29 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Poos 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
1958–1976
Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Commissioned
1958-08-21
Education
Saint Louis University School of Law, LL.B. (1924)
Signed orders read
29

How Judge Poos decides

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

What persuades

In Fox, Poos required strict adherence to Congress’s wiretap-authorization procedure when personal privacy was at stake.

“The citizen’s right to be left alone demands strict compliance with the letter of this legislative proviso.”

Procedural preferences

In Downey, Poos required a concrete factual showing before permitting access to grand-jury materials.

“unless there is a factual showing made as to the necessity of disclosure, the veil of secrecy of the grand jury transcript should not be lifted in the United States Courts”

Signed rulings

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

Gass v. National Container Corp.
· 1959-03-11
Motions to strike (defendants) Granted

“Accordingly the motion to strike Count 3 of the Complaint is sustained.”

Oakley Grain & Supply Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America
· 1959-04-21
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Accordingly the motion to dismiss is sustained.”

Riley v. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
· 1959-04-22
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“The motion to remand is denied.”

Moore v. Columbia Casualty Company
· 1959-06-29
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the defendant is entitled to a judgment in bar of the plaintiff’s action and for costs and have execution therefor.”

Newman v. United States
· 1959-09-04
Tax refund claim after bench trial (plaintiff) Granted

“the parties will compute the amount to be refunded the plaintiff for which judgment will be entered in favor of the plaintiff”

Strauss v. Decatur Park District
· 1959-10-29
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Accordingly the motion to dismiss the complaint is sustained.”

Science and Research Foundation, Inc. v. United States
· 1960-01-25
Tax refund claim after bench trial (plaintiff) Granted

“judgment is rendered in favor of plaintiff for $703.82 plus interest, as provided by law.”

Springfield Marine Bank v. S. S. Kresge Co.
· 1960-02-19
Contract reimbursement claim after bench trial (plaintiff) Granted

“Thereafter judgment will be entered in favor of plaintiff.”

Anderson v. A. & W. Tractor Products, Inc.
· 1960-02-19
Request to convene three judge court (plaintiff) Denied

“the demand for convoking the three judge district court be, and the same is denied”

Rogge v. Menard County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
· 1960-06-08
Motions to dismiss (fire insurer) Denied

“Accordingly the motion to dismiss is denied for the reasons herein stated on the diversity of citizenship feature, provided the plaintiff bring the defendant, executor, before the court by process.”

Motions to dismiss (wind insurer) Granted

“Accordingly the motion of Farmers and Grange District Mutual Tornado Insurance Company is allowed, and it is dismissed out of the case.”

Rogers v. Smith
· 1960-06-14
Trading with the enemy act enforcement claim (United States) Granted

“Judgment shall be entered in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $3,562.50.”

United States v. Downey
· 1961-04-14
Motion for disclosure of grand jury materials (intervenors) Denied

“the motion of movants is denied.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

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

A historical record

Judge Poos 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.