Thomas P. LeBlanc
How Judge LeBlanc decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Denies summary judgment to a movant who makes no factual showing and cites no supporting law; a bare assertion without authority will not carry the motion.
“the Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment [doc. 14] is DENIED ... Defendants are not entitled to summary judgment because defendants have made no showing that the 2004 Form could or should be disregarded. Defendants cite to no law in support of their arguments.”
Procedural preferences
At initial review of an immigration-detention habeas petition, allowed the claim to proceed and required the government to provide evidence and briefing on whether removal was reasonably foreseeable and continued detention lawful.
“A review of his petition and attachments suggests that his claims should survive this court's initial review. ... IT IS ORDERED that Respondents file an answer to the petition within sixty (60) days following the date of service. In the answer, Respondents shall provide the Court with summary judgment evidence indicating whether there is a significant likelihood of removal in the reasonably foreseeable future or whether Petitioner's detention is otherwise lawful.”
Enforces arbitration agreements narrowly on judicial review, declining to vacate an award where the arbitrator did not exceed the authority the agreement conferred.
“For the reasons set forth below, the motion is DENIED. ... Here, the arbitrator did not exceed her authority when issuing the arbitration award. First, the DRA gives the arbitrator 'the exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability, of this DRA.'”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment [doc. 14] is DENIED ... Defendants are not entitled to summary judgment because defendants have made no showing that the 2004 Form could or should be disregarded. Defendants cite to no law in support of their arguments.”
“Aaron and Kamryn Andrus' Motion for Summary Judgment [doc. 16] is GRANTED. Accordingly, the Court hereby orders and declares that plaintiff Aaron J. Andrus is entitled to the life insurance death benefit in this case.”
“For the reasons set forth below, the motion is DENIED. ... Here, the arbitrator did not exceed her authority when issuing the arbitration award. First, the DRA gives the arbitrator 'the exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability, of this DRA.'”
Initial review of a pro se immigration-detention petition under 28 U.S.C. section 2241. The judge allowed the claim to proceed to an answer and directed the respondents to submit evidence addressing whether removal was reasonably foreseeable and whether continued detention was otherwise lawful: "A review of his petition and attachments suggests that his claims should survive this court's initial review."
Initial review of a pro se immigration-detention petition under 28 U.S.C. section 2241. The judge allowed the claim to proceed, ordered service, required an answer and legal memorandum, and gave the petitioner time to respond: "A review of the petition and attachments suggests that his claims should survive this court's initial review."
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Newly seated (2024) magistrate judge; the docket is short and weighted toward criminal duty and miscellaneous matters, with only a handful of civil merits dispositions to date. Case durations are not reported: the criminal -mj/-po matters are not civil-duration-meaningful, and the consent civil docket is too new and small for a defensible median.
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