Richard M. Duncan
How Judge Duncan rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Duncan no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Duncan decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Jaben, Duncan treated an investigator's review of a taxpayer's own business records as sufficient personal knowledge for the complaint supporting process.
“knowledge obtained from an investigation of such personal records as the defendant's own bookkeeping record would imply personal knowledge”
Procedural preferences
In Lusk, Duncan treated the statutory removal deadline as jurisdictional and declined to enlarge it despite counsel's claim of excusable neglect.
“I think the court is clearly without authority to extend the time”
Cautions
In Ringle, Duncan tested a wrongful-discharge claim under every potentially applicable state's law before entering summary judgment.
“giving plaintiff the benefit of every theory”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Said Motion to Dismiss is therefore overruled.”
“We therefore conclude that judgment must be entered for the defendant.”
“The defendant has filed a motion to dismiss and it must be sustained.”
“The petition is sustained and the writ is granted.”
“Plaintiff’s request should, therefore, be granted.”
“Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment is therefore overruled”
“the ‘Motion of defendant Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company for entry of judgment settling its liability to plaintiff’ is sustained”
“the amounts provided in such gift certificates were not wages and were not subject to the withholding tax which the defendant imposed upon them.”
“The motion to remand is therefore hereby overruled.”
“Accordingly, the plaintiffs’ application for injunction is denied, and the Complaint is dismissed.”
“the motion is sustained and the cause is hereby remanded to the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No assigned docket records were returned under two plausible Duncan name variants.
A historical record
Judge Duncan 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.