Greg Gerard Guidry
How Judge Guidry rules, drawn from 35 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Guidry
Greg Gerard Guidry is a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Appointed by President Donald J. Trump, Judge Guidry received a commission on June 21, 2019.
Judge Guidry's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Guidry's own (checked October 9, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
How Judge Guidry decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Marsh v. Huntington Ingalls, Guidry denied International Paper's motions to dismiss after finding that the petition plausibly alleged specific personal jurisdiction and a products claim under general maritime law.
“Defendant International Paper Company's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction pursuant to F.R.C.P. 12(b)(2), Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim pursuant to F.R.C.P. 12(b)(6) ... are DENIED.”
In Webber v. Leson Chevrolet, Guidry granted summary judgment for the employer. The state-law claims were time-barred, and the plaintiff had not shown that the stated reason for his termination was pretextual.
“IT IS ORDERED that LCC's Motion for Summary Judgment, R. Doc. 57, is GRANTED. Judgment shall be entered and this action dismissed in its entirety.”
In Steib’s asbestos case, Guidry found the witness evidence linking Eagle products to the worker’s shipboard areas sufficient to leave exposure for the jury, while granting the insurer summary judgment because policy-period exposure was not established.
“That connection, while circumstantial, is sufficient to raise a triable issue.”
Procedural preferences
In Redmellon, L.L.C. v. Halum, Guidry dismissed claims pleaded collectively against LLC members but gave the plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint.
“IT IS ORDERED that Halum and Williams's Motions to Dismiss, R. Docs. 15; 16, are GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs are hereby GRANTED LEAVE to file an amended complaint in this matter no later than February 16, 2024.”
In Ammar Investments v. Century Surety, Guidry denied remand after finding that removal was timely under the 'other paper' rule and the amount in controversy exceeded the jurisdictional threshold.
“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Remand is DENIED.”
In Gibson, the court examined the merits of an unopposed dismissal motion before granting it; the lack of an opposition alone did not decide the motion.
“although Plaintiff has not opposed the motion, Defendants have otherwise established that their Motion to Dismiss the Individual Defendants has merit and should be granted.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS ORDERED that Bayer's Motion for Summary Judgement (R. Doc. 94) is GRANTED. Avondale's Third-Party Complaint against Bayer (R. Doc. 13) is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion for Emergency Stay (R. Doc. 47) is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Halum and Williams's Motions to Dismiss, R. Docs. 15; 16, are GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs are hereby GRANTED LEAVE to file an amended complaint in this matter no later than February 16, 2024.”
“Defendant International Paper Company's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction pursuant to F.R.C.P. 12(b)(2), Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim pursuant to F.R.C.P. 12(b)(6) ... are DENIED.”
“...and Motion for More Definite Statement pursuant to F.R.C.P. 12(e) are DENIED.”
“the Court finds that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the original complaint is now moot and should be DENIED. IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that LCC's Motion for Summary Judgment, R. Doc. 57, is GRANTED. Judgment shall be entered and this action dismissed in its entirety.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss Unjust Enrichment Claims is GRANTED and Defendants' initial motion is declared MOOT.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Remand is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (R. Doc. 35) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Plaintiff's claim of conversion in Count 5 is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Otherwise, the Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees (R. Doc. 16) is GRANTED as follows: Plaintiff is awarded $2,585 in attorney fees”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Attorney Fees filed in error at R. Doc. 15 is DISMISSED AS MOOT.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings and for Extension of Pretrial Deadlines on Behalf of Defendants Brad Cheramie, Robert Stolz, and Todd Rivere, R. Doc. 76, is GRANTED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the defendant's Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea, R. Doc. 135, is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median motion-to-ruling time: 38 days (N = 1).
From the enumerated 2021-2023 cases: a qui tam / False Claims Act matter (Sidesolve), a cluster of 'X v. United States' prisoner/FTCA suits (thin docket record), prisoner civil-rights (Robertson), Hurricane Ida first-party insurance cases (State Farm, American National, Lloyds), and federal criminal cases. NOS examples captured: 376 Qui Tam, Prisoner: Civil Rights, Copyright, Insurance.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 23 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 31 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 60 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 61 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, not for Judge Guidry: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 10,411 | 79.9 months |
| Closed with no court action | 3,511 | 86.6 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 2,814 | 14.6 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 4,062 | 86.8 months |
| Closed during trial | 24 | 23.2 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 10,411 | 79.9 months |
| Sep 2024 | 6,506 | 10.7 months |
| Sep 2023 | 6,610 | 24.2 months |
| Sep 2022 | 8,635 | 69.4 months |
| Sep 2021 | 11,535 | 24.9 months |
| Sep 2020 | 16,631 | 36 months |
| Sep 2019 | 9,196 | 10.3 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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