Ronald Edward Meredith
Judge Meredith no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Meredith decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Meredith treated the absence of a material fact dispute as essential before resolving commercial reasonableness or notice on summary judgment.
“Similarly, Onyx’s arguments regarding Morgan’s ‘bad faith’ may only be resolved by factual determination.”
Meredith declined to broaden federal racketeering liability for local government beyond the statute's established scope.
“If the scope of RICO is to be expanded, then the Congress, not the federal judiciary, should be the institution to do so.”
Meredith enforced statutory limits on employer indemnity and left any policy change to the legislature.
“If the Statute in question is to be amended it shall be done by the appropriate body, namely the Legislature, not by this Court.”
Procedural preferences
Meredith denied amendments that could not survive the same summary-judgment analysis applicable to the existing pleading.
“Having determined that Webster’s tendered amended complaint could not withstand a motion for summary judgment, the motion to amend will be denied.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the arbitrator’s award be and hereby is REINSTATED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion of the defendant to dismiss based on the statute of limitations be and hereby is sustained.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s motion for leave of Court to supplement her pleadings be and hereby is GRANTED; the Plaintiff’s supplementary pleadings attached to her motion will be filed.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment on the Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1964 claim be and hereby is GRANTED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion of the defendants to suppress taped conversations or in the alternative to suppress the intercepted conversations offered by Agent Shiner be and hereby is OVERRULED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Bankruptcy Court is reversed and the action is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion of the defendant for bond pending appeal be and hereby is OVERRULED.”
“For the reasons and authorities cited, the motion of the defendants, Morris Wayne Webb and Debby Buchanan, to dismiss the superseding indictment is overruled”
“IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the motion of the defendants, I.T.W., Inc. and Southern Gage Company, for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure dismissing the claims of the plaintiff, Walter B. Harvey, is hereby granted and plaintiff’s complaint is dismissed with prejudice.”
“Summary judgment will be granted.”
“Having determined that Webster’s tendered amended complaint could not withstand a motion for summary judgment, the motion to amend will be denied.”
“Also, Webster’s Rule 37(a) motion will be denied as moot.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the defendant’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is hereby granted.”
“As a result, KRS 411.320(3) precludes recovery by the plaintiffs’ decedent’s contributory negligence and the defendants’ and third party defendant’s motion for summary judgment will be granted.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion of the plaintiff, Envy Limited, for summary judgment be and hereby is OVERRULED the plaintiff having failed to demonstrate that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”
“IT IS FURTHER’ ORDERED that plaintiffs motion for expedited review be and hereby is OVERRULED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion of the defendant for enlargement of time in which to file its response to the motion for summary judgment be and hereby is SUSTAINED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion of the defendant for oral argument be and hereby is OVERRULED.”
“the Court therefore DENIES declaratory and equitable relief.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The located historical matters included railway injury, asbestos, product-liability, contract, and insurance disputes. The sampled records did not contain usable motion timelines.
A historical record
Judge Meredith 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.