Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr.
How Judge Moynahan rules, drawn from 5 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Moynahan no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Moynahan decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Hensley, Moynahan rejected an eligibility interpretation that would penalize a disabled miner for attempting less demanding work with an accommodating employer.
“He should not be penalized because he tried to continue to work in a less physically demanding position and his employer attempted to accommodate his commendable effort.”
Procedural preferences
In Combs, Moynahan permitted a post-trial amendment where the refund claim had already provided notice and the amendment introduced no new factual question.
“the proposed amendment does not raise new issues of fact and is not barred by the period of limitation provided in § 6511(a).”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Thus, plaintiff’s motion to amend should be sustained.”
“The Court will this day enter a Judgment sustaining the plaintiff’s motion for Summary Judgment.”
Moynahan entered judgment for the federally designated life-insurance beneficiary under controlling federal law; no party motion was classified.
Following trial and related rulings, the court entered a tax-refund judgment for the plaintiff on both the claim and the government’s counterclaim; no party motion was classified from this decision.
“For the foregoing reasons, the motion of the defendant, Lucinda Hensley, Administratrix of the estate of Mattie L. Craig, for summary judgment should be overruled, and the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment should be sustained.”
“It appears that the defendants’ motion for leave to file an amended answer to the amended complaint and the plaintiff’s motion for leave to file an amended reply to the defendants’ counterclaim are hereby rendered moot, and each of said motions should, therefore, be overruled.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No assigned Eastern District docket records were returned under the four searched Moynahan name variants.
A historical record
Judge Moynahan 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.