Henry Rupert Wilhoit Jr.
How Judge Wilhoit rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Wilhoit no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Wilhoit decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Thompson, Wilhoit rejected a debt collector's bona-fide-error defense where the asserted mistake concerned the governing limitations law rather than a clerical fact.
“Accordingly, the Court finds that under the circumstances presented in this case, the bona fide error defense is inapplicable.”
Procedural preferences
In Hill, Wilhoit declined to resolve individual-capacity qualified immunity on summary judgment where factual disputes remained about good faith.
“Again, factual questions exist as to whether Officer Adkins acted in good faith. As such, summary judgment cannot be granted.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court hereby AFFIRMS the Bankruptcy Court.”
“(1) the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand [Record Nos. 2 and 4] is OVERRULED;”
“leave of Court to file is unnecessary but nonetheless GRANTED;”
“Defendants’ motion for summary, judgment is SUSTAINED;”
“Defendants’ Motion to Exclude Testimony of Plaintiffs Expert, Dr. George Kirkham [Docket No. 28] be SUSTAINED.”
“Owners Insurance Company's Motion for Summary Judgment [Docket No. 24] be SUSTAINED”
“Frontier Housing Inc.'s Motion for Summary Judgment be OVERRULED.”
“Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment [Docket No. 24] be SUSTAINED as it pertains to the City of West Liberty and to the claims alleged against Scott Adkins in his Official Capacity as a Police Officer for the City of West Liberty, Kentucky and OVERRULED as to the remaining claims.”
“Defendant Norfolk Southern Railway Company's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Seeking Dismissal of Plaintiff's Claims under the Locomotive Inspection Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20701 and claims asserting alleged violations of the federal regulations codified at 49 CFR § 229.45 and 49 CFR § 229.119(c) [Docket No. 39] be SUSTAINED.”
“(1) Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as it pertains to Count I of the Complaint are OVERRULED; (2) Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment is SUSTAINED as to the remaining claims alleged”
“Defendant’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law be SUSTAINED.”
“Defendant's Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply [Docket No. 85] is GRANTED”
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [Docket No. 69] is DENIED”
“Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment as to Defendant's Liability on the Merits [Docket No. 74] is GRANTED.”
“Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company’s motion to intervene as a Plaintiff in this action [Record No. 3] is OVERRULED.”
“That defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED;”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 69 days (N = 5).
The five sampled terminated matters included two foreclosure cases and one matter each involving employment civil rights, habeas corpus, and labor relations.
A historical record
Judge Wilhoit 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.