Nauman Steele Scott
How Judge Scott rules, drawn from 30 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Scott no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Scott
Nauman Steele Scott was a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, Judge Scott received a commission on October 15, 1970. Judge Scott assumed senior status on December 4, 1984 and served until death on September 19, 2001.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the foregoing reasons, the NLRB’s request for an injunction pursuant to Section 10(j) of the Act is hereby DENIED.”
“motion to set aside the entry of default is hereby GRANTED.”
“Accordingly, plaintiff’s complaint, insofar as it asserts a cause of action sounding in tort against the USPS, be and it is hereby dismissed.”
“it is hereby ordered that plaintiff’s Motion to Remand is granted and that this action be and it is hereby remanded to the Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Ouachita, State of Louisiana.”
“Inasmuch as we may not exercise removal jurisdiction, the motions filed by G&H are rendered moot.”
“Based upon the foregoing, defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is granted and plaintiff’s complaint is hereby dismissed.”
“Motion for Summary Judgment on behalf of the plaintiff herein is hereby granted,”
“the Motion for Summary Judgment on behalf of the defendant herein is hereby denied.”
“Plaintiff having failed to file a proper administrative claim within the two years provided by law, we grant the Government’s motion to dismiss and hereby dismiss plaintiff’s complaint at plaintiff’s cost.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the plaintiff’s Motion to Remand is DENIED.”
“the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss indicates that the plaintiff has failed to file any administrative claims with the United States Army Claims Service, the appropriate Federal agency, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a). Accordingly, we presently have no jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s claim. For the foregoing reasons, the plaintiff’s Motion to Remand is DENIED. The defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is hereby GRANTED, and it is ORDERED that the action be DISMISSED without prejudice.”
“For these reasons, plaintiff’s Motion to Remand is denied.”
“Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
Scott reaffirmed an earlier indemnity ruling after subsequent authority and held that the contractor owed no defense or indemnity for the indemnitee's own negligence.
Scott calculated maintenance-and-cure offsets after a Jones Act jury trial; the opinion did not decide a party motion.
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 2278.5 days (N = 20).
The 20 located dockets are a sparse pre-electronic cohort and do not represent Scott's full caseload.
A historical record
Judge Scott 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.