Louis Henry Burns
How Judge Burns rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Burns no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Burns
Louis Henry Burns was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, Judge Burns received a commission on December 21, 1925. Judge Burns served until death on June 9, 1928.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The exceptions will be sustained, the petition dismissed, and judgment entered in favor of defendant, with costs.”
“There will be a decree for libelant. Costs to follow decree.”
“Accordingly, the rule to segregate and turn over the proceeds of sale of the wireless apparatus to the civil sheriff of the parish of Orleans will be.discharged.”
“Accordingly the order complained of will be vacated and set aside, and the case remanded to the referee for further proceedings”
“Accordingly the petition of the bankrupts for review will be dismissed, and the order of the referee affirmed.”
“Accordingly, the motion to dismiss is sustained, provided, however, under the authority of section 274a of the Judicial Code”
“The motion to remand the cause to the civil district court will therefore be denied”
“Accordingly, the prayer of the petition will be denied, and the rule dismissed, so that warrant on execution of sentence may issue in due course.”
“Accordingly there will be a decree, with costs, in favor of libelant.”
“Accordingly, the plaintiff’s motion to dismiss rule will be denied, and the rule of defendants to assess damages reinstated for summary hearing.”
“The order of the referee will be vacated and set aside, and an order entered directing the trustee to release and surrender his possession and control of the real estate described in the petition and schedules”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The recoverable decisions span bankruptcy review, admiralty and maritime disputes, copyright, removal, federal taxation, immigration, contract damages, and criminal probation. The publication-selected corpus cannot support a career-wide caseload estimate.
A historical record
Judge Burns 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.