Frank Burton Ellis

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana district Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic) 25 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Brown v. United States
Section 2255 petition (petitioner) Denied

“petitioner’s request for a hearing and motion to vacate his sentences must be respectfully denied.”

Spivey v. United States
Section 2255 petition (petitioner) Denied

“The Court will therefore deny the motion to vacate and set aside the sentence.”

Nigro v. Eagle Star Insurance
Motions to dismiss (defendant Cessna Aircraft Co.) Granted

“judgment be entered in favor of Cessna Aircraft Co. and against John M. Nigro dismissing this action as between those two parties.”

Diliberto v. Continental Oil Co.
Summary judgment (defendants) Granted

“summary judgment be granted in favor of Conoco Oil Co. and Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. and against Henry S. Diliberto, and that the action be and the same is hereby dismissed.”

McGlocklin v. Houston Fire & Casualty Insurance
Jurisdictional dismissal (court) Moot / procedural

“The case must then be dismissed without prejudice to be refiled if defendant denies the medical expense claim.”

Dupaquier v. Employers Casualty Co.
Jury verdict (plaintiff) Granted

“judgment will be entered by the Court in favor of the plaintiff, August E. Dupaquier, and against defendant, Employers Casualty Company, in the sum of $8,941.67, with legal interest at 5% from date of judicial demand until paid, and all costs of this proceeding.”

Bynum v. United States
Motions to compel (defendant) Granted

“This Court is of the opinion that the response of plaintiff does not properly answer the interrogatory propounded and therefore grants defendant’s motion to compel a further answer.”

Holsum Bakeries, Inc. v. General Baking Company
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Denied

“Thus the Court has no alternative but to decline the motion for a preliminary injunction.”

Gullung v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Denied

“The motion to dismiss must be denied.”

Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance v. Madere
Declaratory judgment claim (plaintiff insurer) Granted

“this Court concludes that plaintiff has proved its case and that it is entitled to the relief sought.”

C. TENNANT SONS & COMPANY v. Norddeutscher Lloyd
Motions to dismiss (respondents) Granted

“on motion of Proctors for respondents it will' be ordered that the libel as against Norddeutscher Lloyd and the S/S KASSEL be dismissed, each party to bear its own costs.”

Roy v. M/V KATERI TEK
Summary judgment (Atlas) Denied

“the motion of Atlas for summary judgment, and in light of the foregoing discussion that motion must be respectfully denied”

Caseload & timing

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The reviewed decisions span post-conviction petitions, admiralty and maritime disputes, insurance coverage, labor and employment, civil rights, antitrust, commercial contracts, discovery, and jurisdiction. The publication-selected set cannot support a career-wide caseload estimate.

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