Herbert William Christenberry
How Judge Christenberry rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Christenberry no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Christenberry
Herbert William Christenberry was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Appointed by President Harry S Truman, Judge Christenberry received a commission on December 20, 1947. Judge Christenberry served until death on October 5, 1975.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“It is, therefore, ordered that the motion of defendant, Hess Terminal Corporation, owner of the Barge I.W.C. 537, for a decree in its favor and against Louisiana Stevedoring Inc. for attorneys’ fees and costs be, and it is hereby granted.”
“The motion of plaintiff to compel answers is accordingly denied.”
“Accordingly, defendant’s motion to dismiss must be and it is hereby denied.”
“For the reasons stated above, the court finds that plaintiff Charles B. Johnson is not entitled to the deduction.”
“judgment will be entered in favor of third-party defendants Offshore Casing Crews, Inc. and Insurance Company of North America, and against third-party plaintiff Wheless Drilling Co., Inc.”
“For these reasons the defendants’ motion to dismiss should be and it is hereby denied.”
“For these reasons, the demand for an injunction and the claim for damages must be denied.”
“This leaves the amount of $96.00 due and owing and a judgment in that amount will be entered for the plaintiffs and against the defendant, with interest from the date of judgment.”
“Accordingly, relief is denied and it is ordered that the mandate of the Court of Appeals which was issued on October 19, 1971, in United States v. Willoz, 449 F.2d 1321, be now put into effect.”
“This matter is before the court on a motion in which the plaintiffs seek to have the defendant, their former franchisee in the low-cost steak dinner restaurant business, held in contempt for violating an injunction issued by this court on October 28, 1971. The motion is granted.”
“However, considering all the circumstances, including defendant’s ability to pay, and the amount involved in the litigation, I have concluded that fees of $1,500.00 and $500.00, respectively, should be allowed.”
“The complaint must therefore be dismissed without a consideration on the merits.”
“I hold the ‘selection bonus’ payments under consideration here to be in the nature of delay rentals, and they are not, therefore, subject to deductions for depletion under the Internal Revenue Code.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed decisions span admiralty and maritime personal injury, labor and union governance, civil rights, federal taxation, insurance coverage, consumer credit, discovery, injunctions, and criminal procedure. The publication-selected corpus cannot support a career-wide nature-of-suit or timing estimate.
A historical record
Judge Christenberry no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.