Morey Leonard Sear
How Judge Sear rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Sear no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Sear
Morey Leonard Sear was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, Judge Sear received a commission on May 7, 1976. Judge Sear assumed senior status on October 31, 2000 and served until death on September 6, 2004.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant’s motion for reconsideration of denial of summary judgment is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds that plaintiff’s state law tort claims are preempted by the federal regulations is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that defendants’ motion for summary judgment IS GRANTED.”
“Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Bankruptcy Court granting summary judgment is REVERSED and the matter is REMANDED to the Bankruptcy Court for further proceedings consistent herewith.”
“IT IS ORDERED that defendant’s motion to disqualify plaintiff’s counsel and his law firm is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Cooper/T. Smith’s motion for partial summary judgment on claimant’s Jones Act seaman status is DENIED.”
“Accordingly, the proposed consent decree is APPROVED.”
“Accordingly, the order of the bankruptcy judge is VACATED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Waterman Steamship Corporation and Amsouth Banks’ motion to dismiss the consortium claims and the punitive damages claims is GRANTED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the bankruptcy judge’s order of August__12, 1988 is set aside.”
“IT IS ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment be GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed decisions span maritime and admiralty matters, bankruptcy appeals, banking and insurance disputes, civil rights, employment, federal jurisdiction, and multidistrict litigation; no structured nature-of-suit enumeration was available for this closed historical docket.
A historical record
Judge Sear 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.