Greg Gerard Guidry
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 products-liability and maritime tort cases, denies Rule 12(b) motions where the petition plausibly alleges 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 employment-discrimination suits, grants a defendant's summary judgment where the state-law claims are prescribed and the plaintiff cannot show the employer's stated reason was pretext under but-for causation.
“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.”
Procedural preferences
Where a complaint pleads facts collectively against grouped defendants, grants a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal but allows leave to amend when amendment would not be futile.
“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.”
Polices removal jurisdiction — denies remand where removal was timely under the section 1446(b)(3) 'other paper' rule and the amount in controversy exceeds the threshold absent a binding damages stipulation.
“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Remand is DENIED.”
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.
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