Lansing Leroy Mitchell
How Judge Mitchell rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Mitchell no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Mitchell
Lansing Leroy Mitchell was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Judge Mitchell received a commission on November 3, 1966. Judge Mitchell assumed senior status on November 3, 1981 and served until death on April 24, 2001.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons hereinafter assigned, the motion is granted.”
“the motion for summary judgment of defendants, Louis M. Sowers, Director of the Louisiana Department of Corrections; C. Murray Henderson, Warden; Lloyd W. Hoyle, Assistant Warden; and Hayden J. Dees, Deputy Warden, all of Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana, is granted.”
“libelant is entitled to recover from respondent, Royal Indemnity Company, damages in the amount of $10,000, together with costs and legal interest from the date of judgment until paid.”
“Under the indemnity agreement, no liability exists on the part of Watts Construction Company, Inc. to Shell Oil Company.”
“Accordingly, the motion of defendants for summary judgment is GRANTED.”
“the court finds that each plaintiff is entitled to judgment against defendant, Hunt Tool Company, in the amount of $9,000, plus *404legal interest from date of judicial demand, and all costs of these proceedings.”
“there should be judgment in favor of Hunt Tool Company, on its counterclaim against Nolte Griffin, in the amount of $1,727.31, together with legal interest thereon from June 28, 1965, until paid.”
“A judgment totaling $13,949.73 is justified by the evidence and will adequately compensate complainant for his injuries.”
“The right of intervenor, American Mutual Insurance Company, to have its lien for compensation and medical expenses satisfied out of the proceeds of this judgment is recognized and this lien in the sum of $3,949.73 is maintained.”
“The claim for indemnity asserted by defendant against James J. Flanagan Shipping Corporation is denied.”
“Let judgment be entered dismissing plaintiff’s suit.”
“the petition of Henry Monroe is wholly without merit and must be denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 917.5 days (N = 20).
Among 20 indexed historical cases, maritime personal injury was the largest category, followed by prisoner civil rights, personal liability, and contract matters. All 20 indexed cases were terminated; the limited historical index is not a career-wide caseload census.
A historical record
Judge Mitchell 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.