Herbert William Christenberry

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana district Appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic) 20 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

Hirstius v. Hess Terminal Corp.
Claim for attorneys fees (Hess Terminal Corporation) Granted

“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.”

Gulf Oil Corporation v. Tug Kate Malloy
Motion to compel discovery (plaintiff) Denied

“The motion of plaintiff to compel answers is accordingly denied.”

Lazard v. Boeing Company
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Accordingly, defendant’s motion to dismiss must be and it is hereby denied.”

Johnson v. United States
Tax refund claim (taxpayer) Denied

“For the reasons stated above, the court finds that plaintiff Charles B. Johnson is not entitled to the deduction.”

Blackwell v. Wheless Drilling Company
Indemnity claim (Wheless Drilling Co., Inc.) Denied

“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.”

Southeast Louisiana Building & Construction Trades Council v. Scheyd, Brennan, Inc.
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Denied

“For these reasons the defendants’ motion to dismiss should be and it is hereby denied.”

McGovern v. New Orleans Clerks & Checkers, Local 1497 ILA
Request for injunction (union members) Denied

“For these reasons, the demand for an injunction and the claim for damages must be denied.”

Claim for restitution (union members) Denied
Foster v. Morris Bros. Boat Co.
Maintenance and cure claim (plaintiffs) Granted in part

“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.”

United States v. Willoz
Post remand relief (defendant) Denied

“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.”

Bonanza International, Inc. v. Corceller
Motion for civil contempt (plaintiffs) Granted

“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.”

Claim for attorneys fees (plaintiffs) Granted in part

“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.”

Ferdinand v. Garrison
Request to enjoin state prosecution (plaintiffs) Moot / procedural

“The complaint must therefore be dismissed without a consideration on the merits.”

Constitutional challenge (plaintiffs) Moot / procedural
WHITE CASTLE LUMBER & SHINGLE CO., LTD. v. United States
Tax refund claim (taxpayers) Denied

“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

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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.

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