Helen Ginger Berrigan
Judge Berrigan no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is HEREBY GRANTED. Judgment shall be entered in favor of Defendant and Plaintiffs complaint is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“the motion to dismiss supplemental and amending complaint filed by the defendant Tidewater Marine, L.L.C. is GRANTED.”
“the motion for summary judgment, alternatively motion to dismiss filed by the defendant, United States of America is DENIED.”
“Lafayette’s Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 12(c) (Rec.Doc.70) is hereby GRANTED.”
“State Farm’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Rec.Doc.77) is hereby GRANTED”
“Allstate’s Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 12(c) (Rec.Doc.79) is hereby GRANTED.”
“in light of these dismissals, the plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (Rec.Doc.45) is hereby DISMISSED.”
“the motion to strike statutory aggravating factor of prior state ‘offense involving firearm’ filed by Joseph Smith is GRANTED.”
“this matter is REMANDED to the 22nd Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana for lack of jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c).”
“Defendant’s Motion For Sanctions Arising Out of Plaintiffs Expert’s Spoliation of Evidence is DENIED.”
“the motion to stay case pending appeal filed by State of Louisiana, Dept, of Public Safety & Corrections, Office of State Police, Trooper John Nelson and Trooper Christopher Ivey is DENIED”
“the motion to strike filed by the plaintiff is DENIED”
“motion to enroll as co-counsel filed by Justice Kimball and Louisiana Supreme Court is GRANTED”
“the motion to review magistrate’s order and for sanctions filed by the plaintiff is PARTIALLY GRANTED and PARTIALLY DENIED”
“the motion to enforce court order filed by State of Louisiana, LDPSC, LSP, Nelson and Ivey is PARTIALLY GRANTED and PARTIALLY DENIED”
“the plaintiffs motion to set motions for hearing and for oral argument is DENIED”
“Shaw Constructors, Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment to vacate the Arbitration Award is DENIED.”
“HPD, LLC’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED, to the extent that the Award of the Arbitrators dated June 30, 2010 is confirmed and legal interest is awarded, and DENIED to the extent that it requests an Order that Shaw pay HPD’s costs, attorneys’ fees, and expenses incurred in confirming the Award, and that Shaw pay HPD any premiums HPD paid after the date of the Award to maintain the Bond for Removal of Lien.”
“Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is hereby GRANTED.”
“Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 342 days (N = 10).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 190 days (N = 4).
A ten-case 2012 cohort was fully terminated and included insurance, maritime, Social Security, habeas, prisoner civil-rights, and personal-injury matters. The cohort is illustrative, not a career-wide caseload measure.
A historical record
Judge Berrigan 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.