James Skelly Wright

How Judge Wright rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Position
district
Appointed by
Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Commissioned
1950-03-09
Education
Loyola University New Orleans, Ph.B., 1931; Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, J.D., 1934
Signed orders read
20

Signed rulings

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

Christian v. United States
Tax refund claim (plaintiff) Denied

“Judgment for defendant.”

Williams v. The Towboat Ben McCool
Maritime collision claim (libelant) Denied

“the crushing of the Timbalier Bay occurred through no fault of the McCool or her tow.”

Brown v. Duncan
Lost earnings claim (plaintiff Julius Brown) Granted

“He is entitled, therefore, to $1,088 for loss of earnings and $5,000 for pain and suffering.”

Pain and suffering claim (plaintiff Julius Brown) Granted
Schwabe v. The M/V Birney R
Maritime collision claim (claimant of the Birney R flotilla) Granted in part

“Both to blame.”

Maritime collision claim (claimant of the Katherine H flotilla) Granted in part
Williams v. Donovan
Administrative remand request (claimant’s succession or heirs) Granted

“the ease will be remanded to the Deputy Commissioner with instructions to permit the substitution of the administrator of Mrs. Williams’ succession, or in the absence of an administrator, her heirs, and to continue the proceeding until final adjudication.”

Williams v. Milwhite Sales Co.
Motions to dismiss (defendant Milwhite Sales Company) Denied

“Motion denied.”

Summary judgment (defendant Milwhite Sales Company) Denied
Pearce v. Pure-Vac Dairy Products Corp.
Motions to remand (plaintiff Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture) Denied

“The motion to remand is accordingly denied.”

Motion for temporary injunction (defendant Pure-Vac Dairy Products Corporation) Granted

“the temporary injunction should be granted.”

Motion for civil contempt (defendant Pure-Vac Dairy Products Corporation) Denied

“that suggestion is inappropriate.”

Uddo & Taormina Co. v. Levant Line
Cargo damage claim (libelant Uddo & Taormina Company) Granted

“Decree for libelant.”

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

“Accordingly, his suit must be dismissed,”

Morgan v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
Medical malpractice claim (plaintiffs) Denied

“Consequently, he must be acquitted of the charge of malpractice.”

Daniels v. States Marine Corp. of Delaware
Motions to dismiss (defendant States Marine Corporation) Denied

“Denied.”

Manues v. Ships & Power, Inc.
Workers compensation claim (plaintiffs) Denied

“Judgment for defendants.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The reviewed district-court decisions span maritime injury and collision, taxation, school desegregation, tort, labor, administrative benefits, cargo, and commercial disputes. The publication-selected set cannot support a career-wide caseload estimate.

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