Albert Alphonso Ridge
How Judge Ridge rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Ridge no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Ridge decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Robertson, Ridge treated a defect in the county selected for an adoption as a venue issue that could be waived, allowing the child’s naturalization petition to proceed.
“Venue refers to the place where the cause may properly be tried, and jurisdiction means the power of the Court to hear and determine the issue.”
Procedural preferences
In Burke, Ridge described discovery as a merits-focused process requiring parties to disclose the factual knowledge they possess, subject to protection from genuine oppression.
“the discovery rules demand that the parties be ready to disgorge all knowledge they have concerning that situation”
Cautions
In Brown, Ridge placed the burden on the removing party and remanded when the jurisdictional amount remained doubtful.
“Where our jurisdiction is doubtful, we have a duty to remand.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“must be remanded to the state court for all further proceedings.”
“It is ordered that the above causes be, and the same are hereby, remanded to the Circuit Court of Douglas County, Missouri, for all further proceedings.”
“The motion to remand must, therefore, be granted.”
“it follows that this action must be, and the same is hereby, dismissed.”
“the writ of habeas corpus heretofore issued herein should be, and the same is hereby, dissolved, and petitioner is remanded to the custody of respondent.”
“Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is accordingly sustained.”
“the present petition for naturalization should be granted.”
“Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion to remand is denied.”
“Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment as to right' to refund of taxes as here claimed is by the Court sustained.”
“Defendant E. 0. Bookwalter is directed to forthwith file a release of the ‘lien upon the goods, chattels and real estate of the plaintiff, Frances Cole”
“plaintiff’s claim for refund of taxes as set forth in Count I of the complaint be, and the same is hereby, stayed until determination by the Tax Court of the United States”
“Defendants’ counterclaim herein should be, and the same is hereby, dismissed.”
“For the reasons aforesaid, defendants’ motion to strike should be overruled.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No assigned docket records were returned under three plausible Ridge name variants.
A historical record
Judge Ridge 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.