Lansing Leroy Mitchell

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana district Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) 21 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

Cochran v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Company
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the motion to dismiss must be granted.”

American Marine Corp. v. Jones
Summary judgment (defendant Universal Marine, Inc.) Granted

“For the reasons hereinafter assigned, the motion is granted.”

Parker v. McKeithen
Summary judgment (defendants) 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.”

Nuccio v. Royal Indemnity Company
Maritime personal injury claim (libelant) 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.”

Brown v. Clark
Sua sponte dismissal (court) Granted

“The action is dismissed, sua sponte.”

Roselli v. Shell Oil Co.
Contractual indemnity claim (Shell Oil Company) Denied

“Under the indemnity agreement, no liability exists on the part of Watts Construction Company, Inc. to Shell Oil Company.”

B. Rosenberg & Sons, Inc. v. St. James Sugar Cooperative, Inc.
Summary judgment (defendants) Granted

“Accordingly, the motion of defendants for summary judgment is GRANTED.”

Griffin v. Hunt Tool Co.
Conversion claim (plaintiffs) 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.”

Counterclaim (defendant Hunt Tool Company) Granted

“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.”

Taylor v. United States
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“the motion to dismiss is granted.”

Scott v. SS Ciudad Ibaque
Maritime personal injury claim (complainant) Granted

“A judgment totaling $13,949.73 is justified by the evidence and will adequately compensate complainant for his injuries.”

Workers compensation lien (intervenor) Granted

“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.”

Contractual indemnity claim (defendant shipowner) Denied

“The claim for indemnity asserted by defendant against James J. Flanagan Shipping Corporation is denied.”

Scott v. Frey
Motion for injunctive relief (plaintiff) Denied

“Let judgment be entered dismissing plaintiff’s suit.”

Monroe v. United States
Section 2255 petition (petitioner) Denied

“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.

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