John Victor Parker
Judge Parker no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Parker decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In toxic-tort and products cases the court requires competent expert proof of exposure, causation, and injury, and excludes causation opinions that rest on no peer-reviewed epidemiology showing a statistically significant link.
“the motion in limine submitted on behalf of Exxon (Doc. 60), regarding Drs. Brautbar, Dicke, and Infante, and Frank Parker and Vernon Rose is hereby GRANTED and the testimony of those witnesses will be excluded at trial”
The court reads insurance policies and indemnity agreements by their terms, construing genuine ambiguities against the insurer while enforcing clear exclusions to defeat coverage.
“The motion for summary judgment (doc. 17) filed by defendant, Continental Casualty Company is hereby GRANTED and this action shall be dismissed”
Procedural preferences
On removal the court guards its jurisdiction: it remands where the well-pleaded complaint raises only state-law claims, and treats the thirty-day removal clock strictly.
“the motion by plaintiff, Anieta Matthews, to remand (Doc. 6) is hereby GRANTED, and this matter will be remanded to the 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The motion to dismiss on behalf of defendant (doc. 5) is hereby GRANTED and this action shall be dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“the court cannot rule on the motion to dismiss (doc. 5), and this action must be remanded to state court.”
“the Motion to Dismiss (doc. 13) filed by the defendant is hereby DENIED.”
“the motion to dismiss by defendant, Cynthia Bridges, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue (doc. 12), is hereby GRANTED.”
“the motion to dismiss (doc. 12) filed by the defendant, Mary E. Gremillion-Stovall, is hereby GRANTED, and that portion of the indictment containing allegations concerning conduct that occurred before April 14, 2000, is hereby dismissed.”
“the motion by the government (doc. no. 89) to dismiss the indictment without prejudice as to Count 2 and Count 3 as to defendant Patrick Sayes only is hereby GRANTED.”
“the motion by defendant to dismiss is hereby GRANTED and this action shall be dismissed without prejudice.”
“GRANTED and judgment shall be entered in favor of defendant”
“the motion by defendants is hereby GRANTED and this action will be dismissed”
“the motion by plaintiff for summary judgment is hereby DENIED”
“the motion by plaintiff for summary judgment is hereby DENIED and the defendant for summary judgment is hereby GRANTED and this action will be dismissed”
“the motion by defendants, Anne Williamson and the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Social Services (doc. 17) is hereby GRANTED and judgment shall be entered in favor of defendants, dismissing this action with prejudice”
“the cross motion for final judgment on the merits of the case by defendant, Unum Life Insurance Company (doc. 72) is hereby GRANTED”
“the motion for summary judgment on the merits by plaintiff (76), Charles David Cummins, is hereby DENIED”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The retrievable senior-status docket is dominated by miscellaneous federal enforcement and collection proceedings brought by the SEC, FTC, and the United States, with only isolated civil filings. His active-era docket, reflected in the published opinions, ran to employment, insurance-coverage, ERISA, toxic-tort/products, and removal/remand litigation.
A historical record
Judge Parker no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.