William Lynn Parkinson
How Judge Parkinson rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Parkinson no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Parkinson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Ondrey, Parkinson treated the state wrongful-death remedy as confined to the beneficiaries and survival rules created by statute.
“This statute is in derogation of the common law and must be strictly construed.”
Procedural preferences
In Campbell, Parkinson noted the absence of contrary evidence before granting summary judgment on the released counterclaim.
“The defendant has filed nothing in opposition to the motion and has filed no counter affidavits”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the prayer of the petition be denied; that the petition be dismissed”
“the prayer thereof is, therefore, denied; the petition is ordered dismissed”
“the prayer of the petition denied”
“Accordingly the petition is denied; the petition dismissed”
“The prayer of the petition is denied; the petition dismissed”
“the prayer of the petition be denied; that the petition be dismissed”
“his petition should be denied, the petition dismissed”
“The petition is denied and the petitioner is remanded to the custody of the respondent.”
“the prayer of his petition is denied; his petition is dismissed”
“the petition be 'dismissed and the respondent be discharged from the writ”
“the petition' to stay execution is denied.”
“the motion of the respondent to dismiss will, therefore, be denied”
“the prayer of the petition should be denied”
“the petition herein should be dismissed; the writ of habeas corpus quashed”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No assigned Northern District docket records were returned under two plausible Parkinson name variants.
A historical record
Judge Parkinson 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.