John Joseph McNaught
How Judge McNaught rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge McNaught no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge McNaught
John Joseph McNaught was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter, Judge McNaught received a commission on March 23, 1979. Judge McNaught retired on February 1, 1991.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the foregoing reasons the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on Counts I and II of the Complaint is granted”
“the defendant’s motions, are hereby denied.”
“It is hereby ordered that the Commissioner of Revenue, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is entitled to post-petition interest at the rate provided by G.L. c. 62C, § 32 with respect to the unsecured priority tax claim against the Debtor’s estate.”
“The motion for summary judgment is granted.”
“Where I conclude that plaintiff does not have a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits, plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction is denied.”
“Since this Court is satisfied that the plaintiffs have not shown a likelihood of succeeding on the merits, the injunctive relief which has been requested is hereby denied.”
“I am allowing a motion brought by the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers (MAMLEO), successor in interest to the Massachusetts Association of Afro-American Police, Inc. (MAAAP), to intervene as a party defendant.”
“The motion to dismiss for failure to join an indispensable party brought by defendant Haley is moot.”
“Plaintiff’s claim must, therefore, fail and defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted.”
“Whether Cumberland has acted with ‘evil motive’ raises a genuine issue of material fact which must be determined by a jury. Summary judgment is denied.”
“Accordingly, the request for preliminary injunctive relief is denied.”
“Plaintiff’s motion, therefore, is granted as to Callery and denied as to American and Ross.”
“Praught and Hartford’s motion for summary judgment is granted.”
“Motion for summary judgment is allowed. Judgment for the third party defendant on the third party complaint.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 1816 days (N = 20).
The twenty located historical dockets were all terminated and spanned securities, civil-rights, contract, maritime, labor, product-liability, medical-malpractice, and related matters. This is a partial historical slice rather than a complete caseload.
A historical record
Judge McNaught 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.