Earl Richard Larson
Judge Larson no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Larson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Cautions
When granting emergency relief, Larson expressly weighed likelihood of success, irreparable harm, injury to the opposing party, and the public interest.
“Considerations include the plaintiff’s eventual likelihood of success on the merits, whether or not plaintiff will be irreparably damaged if the Court does not grant the relief sought, the extent of injury to the defendant if the injunction issues, and the public interest.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court must grant defendant’s summary judgment motion”
“The motion of the Alleged Bankrupt to amend its Amended Answer to assert a counterclaim against petitioning creditor Shuron Continental, Division of Textron, Inc., is denied.”
“the Court grants defendant Advance’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction over it.”
“plaintiff’s motion for injunctive relief is denied”
“the Government’s motion to dismiss must be, and is hereby, granted.”
“this Court dismisses plaintiff’s complaint under Rule 12(b) (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.”
“Naegele is allowed to carry its aggregate net operating loss from 1962 to 1963”
“this Court concludes that the Secretary of Labor has acted properly in reaching his decision to deny and has neither abused his discretipn nor acted improperly within the scope of his legal authority.”
“the Court finds it necessary to enjoin the school district, its chief administrative officer, and the members of its board of directors from putting plaintiff on a leave of absence at this time.”
“the motion by Iowa State University Research Foundation to intervene in this matter must be denied.”
“That the taxpayer’s suit for refund be, and it hereby is, denied. Judgment will be entered for the defendant.”
“the Federal tax lien should be granted a priority.”
“The decision of the Referee must therefore be affirmed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No representative assigned case-level electronic docket sample was returned for Larson. The publication-selected decisions do not establish his complete caseload mix or case duration.
A historical record
Judge Larson 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.