Matthew M. Joyce
How Judge Joyce rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Joyce no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Joyce decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Cautions
In statutory interpretation, he warned against adding exceptions not expressed by the legislature.
“Courts should be extremely cautious in reading an exception into a statute.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“I am of the opinion that the motion of the defendant trustees should be granted and sustained, and it is so ordered, and the cause is transferred to the equity calendar for a deíerminatiomof the equitable issues involved, and all proceedings at law are stayed until a determination thereof.”
“Plaintiff’s motion to strike that portion of the answer of the defendant trustees setting up the so-called contract as a defense upon the ground that it appears to be void on its face, and the further motion that if said motion be denied that the defendant trustees amend their answer in certain particulars as set out therein, be and the whole thereof is denied.”
“It is ordered, that the motion of the petitioners herein be and the same in all respects is hereby denied.”
“Plaintiff is entitled to judgment against the defendant for the sum of Three Hundred Six and loo Dollars ($306.11) with interest thereon according to law as follows: On the sum of $221.65 from June 13, 1936; on the sum of $28.76 from June 26, 1936; and on the sum of $55.70 from November 12, 1936; together with its costs and disbursements in this action.”
“It is my conclusion that in arriving at what was the fair market value of Cream of Wheat stock on March 1, 1913, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue when he valued the stock at approximately ten times its earnings was right and he should be sustained.”
“I am of the opinion that the Commissioner should be sustained; that the prayer of plaintiff’s complaint should be denied and his complaint dismissed; and it is so ordered;”
“Dr. Beale’s application for naturalization is therefore denied, and his petition dismissed, to which ruling he is accorded an exception.”
“It is therefore my conclusion that the action of the Comptroller General in making the payment involved was correct and that no right of recovery therefor on the part of the plaintiff exists.”
“that his cause of action is not barred because the statute of limitations did not commence to run until the Fall of 1937; that plaintiff can therefore recover the purchase price represented by said sales, with interest.”
Joyce reviewed an estate-tax valuation dispute, but the retrieved published text ends before stating the court's disposition.
“plaintiff herein is entitled to recover the taxes involved with interest thereon.”
“plaintiff herein is entitled to recover the taxes involved with interest thereon.”
“I do not believe that under the circumstances the Government is foreclosed from seeking costs oi; that the court has power to. relieve the defendant from the payment thereof.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No assigned electronic dockets were found for Joyce's 1932–1956 tenure, so the record does not support a caseload distribution or timing analysis.
A historical record
Judge Joyce 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.