Elmer Gordon West
How Judge West rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“an order will be entered herein denying petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus.”
“petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus is denied and his motion to be released on bail pending revocation hearing is also denied.”
“petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus will be granted, reserving to the State the right to re-try petitioner if it elects to do so, according to law, and within a reasonable time, say sixty days from date hereof.”
“the motions of both defendants for summary judgment will be granted, and judgment will be entered accordingly.”
“his petition for a writ of habeas corpus will be denied and judgment will be entered accordingly.”
“the Court, on its own motion, will dismiss this suit, with prejudice, and judgment will be entered accordingly.”
“The supplemental relief sought is therefore denied.”
“the petitioner’s re*706quest that he be given credit on the five year sentence he is now serving for time served since January 11, 1968 should be granted”
“petitioner’s application for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus will be denied, and judgment will be entered accordingly.”
“petitioner’s application for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus will be denied, and judgment will be entered accordingly.”
“a writ of habeas corpus will issue herein as prayed for.”
“the writ of habeas corpus should be denied. Judgment will be entered accordingly.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed decisions span habeas and post-conviction petitions, civil-rights and prison litigation, labor and employment, admiralty, antitrust, maritime injury, insurance, and school desegregation. The publication-selected set cannot support a career-wide caseload estimate.
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