Ross Thompson Roberts
How Judge Roberts rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Roberts no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Roberts decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In the Financial Assurance case, Roberts credited direct testimony about a pregnancy-related statement and found pregnancy was a substantial factor in the employee’s discharge.
“was in fact a substantial motivating factor in that decision.”
Procedural preferences
In Havens Steel, Roberts declined a damages theory where the evidence supplied no non-speculative method for calculating the claimed loss.
“I have no method — other than complete, uninformed speculation — of making the calculations necessary for the present claim.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDERED that the appeal of the bankruptcy court’s order of September 10, 1986 be dismissed.”
“ORDERED that defendant’s request that this action be dismissed or stayed shall be and the same is hereby denied.”
“ORDERED that the bankruptcy court’s decision be affirmed.”
“the remaining balance of surplus funds shall be paid by the Trustee to the Farmers Home Administration, to the extent of the balance remaining due on the indebtedness secured by its deed of trust”
“defendant’s motion for summary judgment will be granted;”
“plaintiff’s will be denied.”
“the action is, upon the record presently before me, rather clearly time-barred. I reach a different result with respect to plaintiff’s fraud claim.”
“under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) shall be and the same is hereby denied.”
“Liability under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act amendments to Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k), is thus established.”
“I accordingly decline to order ‘front pay’ relief.”
“Plaintiffs cite no authority for such an order; and even if I had that power I would refuse to exercise it.”
“I see nothing to be gained, in those circumstances, by ordering injunctive relief or by attempting to frame any other sort of affirmative action”
“ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment should be, and the same is hereby, granted;”
“ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment in the above-styled matter should be and is hereby denied;”
“ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability in the above-styled matter should be and is hereby denied.”
“ORDERED that the motion by Ford in Case No. 80-0587 for summary judgment is granted;”
“ORDERED that the motion by FMCC in Case No. 81-0560 for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability is granted;”
“ORDERED that the motion by FMCC in Case No. 81-0560 for summary judgment in its favor on the counterclaim is denied.”
“plaintiff’s motion to remand should be, and the same is hereby, denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No assigned docket records were returned under three plausible Roberts name variants.
A historical record
Judge Roberts 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.