Robert Cook Bell
How Judge Bell rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Bell no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Bell decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Cautions
He emphasized that rehearing before an agency is ordinarily committed to agency discretion absent an abuse warranting judicial intervention.
“The granting or denial of the petition for a rehearing is a matter for the discretion of the Commission”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“A fair construction of the contract involved in this case justifies a judgment for the defendant.”
“The claims properly were disallowed by the referee, and his order to that effect should be confirmed.”
“The temporary restraining order should be dissolved; the rule to show cause should be vacated; and the application for ah injunction pendente lite should be denied.”
“The findings of the Interstate Commerce Commission in this'proceeding are not supported by substantial evidence and the order of the commission is invalid.”
“The injunction should be denied and the petition dismissed for want of equity.”
“The plaintiff is not entitled to secure registration for the following applications for trademarks, namely:”
“the Commissioner of Patents is directed to cancel said trademark registrations.”
“The decision should be for the plaintiff and findings will be made accordingly.”
“Motion denied.”
“The court has jurisdiction of both defendants, and their motions should be overruled.”
“The motion for a summary judgment in each case, except that of Barton, is sustained and judgment as prayed for in the separate motions, except in that case, may be entered accordingly.”
“The motion for judgment in the Barton case is denied and the order in that case is reversed.”
“the plaintiff is not entitled to recover on its alleged cause of action”
“the defendant is not entitled to recover on any of its alleged counterclaims.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No assigned electronic dockets were found for Bell's 1933–1964 tenure, so the record does not support a caseload distribution or timing analysis.
A historical record
Judge Bell 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.