Jay C. Zainey

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana district Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 27 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

Salar v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
2:23-cv-01997-JCZ-KWR · 2023-12-15
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (Rec. Doc. 5) filed by Defendant, United States Citizenship & Immigration Service, is GRANTED as explained above.”

Isleem v. Peacock
2:24-cv-00559-JCZ-EJD · 2024-08-20
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (Rec. Doc. 8), filed by all defendants, is GRANTED. The cause of action stated under the INA and the failure to act cause of action under the APA are each DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. All other causes of action are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

Lumar v. Evonik Corp., et al.
2:22-cv-01524-JCZ-DPC · 2022-08-31
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (Rec. Doc. 4) filed by defendant, Shell Oil Co. is DENIED.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss or Alternatively for a More Definite Statement (Rec. Doc. 12) filed by defendant, Evonik Corp is DENIED in all respects including the request for a more definite statement.”

Southall v. City of Thibodaux, et al.
2:13-cv-02793-JCZ-MBN · 2014-04-28
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Rec. Doc. 21) is DENIED.”

Baham v. Moore
2:18-cv-08881-JCZ-DMD · 2021-03-25
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that the Rule 56 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the Issue of Liability (Rec. Doc. 99) and the Rule 56 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the Issue of Medical Causation (Rec. Doc. 100) filed by Plaintiffs are DENIED.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied
Wells v. Maddox
2:15-cv-05807-JCZ-DEK · 2016-01-06
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Remand (Rec. Doc. 6) is GRANTED.”

Beelman-Soto Productions, LLC v. Foreshadow Photography, LLC
2:14-cv-01953-JCZ-MBN · 2015-03-16
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that the Rule 12(b)(1) Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Rec. Doc. 28) filed by defendants Foreshadow Photography, LLC and Merrill Capps is DENIED, and the Motion to Remand (Rec. Doc. 32) filed by Plaintiffs is GRANTED.”

Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted
Kerr v. State Attorney General
2:13-cv-03194-JCZ-DEK · 2013-09-25
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (Rec. Doc. 3) filed by the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia is GRANTED and the complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice as to this defendant.”

All Coast, LLC v. Shore Offshore Services, LLC
2:21-cv-00258-JCZ-EJD · 2025-05-22
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Rec. Doc. 686) filed by defendants and counter-claimants Martin Operating Partnership, L.P. and Martin Energy Services, LLC is DENIED.”

Butler-Neebee v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services
2:23-cv-00067-JCZ-KWR · 2023-07-17
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Rec. Doc. 7) filed by Defendant Jeff Landry on behalf of all the state of Louisiana Defendants is GRANTED.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ALSO ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss Case (Rec. Doc. 9) filed by the Board of Immigration Appeals on behalf of the federal Defendants is GRANTED. IT IS ORDERED that this matter is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

Eusea v. St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office
2:23-cv-06643-JCZ-KWR · 2024-02-09
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss (Rec. Doc. 6) filed by Defendant, St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office, is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

Loyd v. CITGO Petroleum Corporation
2:24-cv-00171-JCZ-MBN · 2024-03-19
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“For the reasons set forth above, the Motion to Remand (Rec. Doc. 19) filed by William L. Loyd, Jr., is GRANTED. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1447(c), this Court determines it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction and hereby remands this matter to the state court from which it was removed.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median motion-to-ruling time: 80.5 days (N = 2).

From the enumerated 2024 cases plus the targeted lookups: a broad New Orleans civil docket -- 'X v. United States' suits (FTCA / maritime claims against the U.S.), product-liability diversity (GM), retail/premises personal injury (Walmart, Dollar General), life-insurance disputes (Primerica), immigration mandamus & adjustment-of-status (USCIS), admiralty (All Coast v. Shore Offshore, 28:1333), and ethylene-oxide toxic-tort, plus criminal matters. NOS examples captured below.

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