John Benjamin Sanborn Jr.
How Judge Sanborn rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Sanborn no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Sanborn decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Sanborn read indemnity coverage according to the instrument's actual character and would not treat an unsigned form as a counterfeit merely because someone later misrepresented it.
“It actually purports to be nothing more than what it is, an invalid instrument, because unsigned.”
Procedural preferences
He enforced statutory removal deadlines as fixed rules that could not be extended by stipulation or a later state-court order.
“a petition for removal must be filed within the time fixed by the state statute for answering, and cannot be filed after that time”
Cautions
On a fraudulent-joinder challenge, he separated the jurisdictional inquiry from the ultimate merits and required clear proof before retaining the case.
“the court is not required to determine the merits of the controversy.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For tho foregoing reasons, the temporary injunction is denied, and the existing restraining order vacated.”
“The order of the referee is confirmed.”
“The motion of the defendants must be denied. It is so ordered.”
“Finding the facts and the law to be as above stated, I reach the conclusion that the defendant is entitled to a judgment of dismissal with costs. Judgment may be entered accordingly.”
“The order of the referee must therefore be reversed in so far as it disallowed the claim as a preferred claim.”
“Finding the facts and the law to ho as above stated, it is ordered that judgment be, entered for the defendant dismissing this action, with costs.”
“Judgment against the sureties is denied.”
“The motion is denied. The defendant may have five days in whieh to answer or demur.”
“The plaintiff is allowed an exception to the denial by the court of its motion for a directed verdict”
“it is ordered that a judgment of dismissal be entered in favor of the defendant, with costs.”
“I see no reason to disturb the conclusions reached by the referee, and his report is confirmed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed decisions predate electronic case-level dockets. The profile therefore makes no claim about complete caseload mix, case duration, administrative dispositions, or motion timing.
A historical record
Judge Sanborn 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.