William Robert Collinson
How Judge Collinson rules, drawn from 33 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Collinson no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Collinson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Gray, Collinson treated an estate representative's reliance on counsel as reasonable cause where the record showed ordinary business care rather than willful neglect.
“the failure to timely file the return was the result of ‘reasonable cause’ and was not ‘due to willful neglect’”
Procedural preferences
In Pleasant Hill Bank, Collinson allowed late answers to requests for admission where doing so caused no demonstrated prejudice and preserved resolution on disputed facts.
“Under compelling circumstances the District Court may allow untimely replies to avoid the admission.”
Cautions
In Strout Realty, Collinson dismissed a second amended complaint after the plaintiff again failed to plead a basis for federal jurisdiction despite an earlier warning.
“Plaintiff has had ample opportunity to do so, for defendants raised this point in their motion to dismiss the first amended complaint”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“ORDERED that defendants’ respective motions for summary judgment be, and the same hereby are, granted;”
“ORDERED that the Clerk enter judgment for defendants and against plaintiffs with respect to all causes of action set forth in plaintiffs’ complaint.”
“ORDERED that defendants’ motion to dismiss should be and it is hereby granted. This action should be and it is hereby dismissed.”
“Ordered that the plaintiff’s motion to remand be, and hereby is, denied.”
“ORDERED that the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, subject to the limitations and provisions of this order, is hereby granted.”
“ORDERED that defendants’ alternative motion for summary judgment be granted.”
“ORDERED that defendants’ motion to dismiss be, and hereby is, denied;”
“ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment be, and hereby is, denied;”
“ORDERED that defendants’ motion for summary judgment be, and hereby is, granted;”
“ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment, filed July 21, 1977, be, and the same hereby is, denied;”
“ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion' for summary judgment, filed June 27,1977, be, and the same hereby is, granted.”
“ORDERED that the defendants’ motion for summary judgment be, and hereby is, granted.”
“ORDERED that defendants’ motion, filed March 11, 1980, to dismiss this action be, and it hereby is, granted.”
“ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the separate motions of each of the defendants to dismiss this complaint for lack of jurisdiction are each granted, and this cause is ordered dismissed with prejudice at plaintiff’s cost.”
“For the reasons herein stated, the petition for review is denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 739 days (N = 10).
A fixed-seed sample of ten terminated matters filed from 1986 through 1987 included prisoner, disability-benefit, environmental, copyright, statutory, contract, and negotiable-instrument proceedings.
A historical record
Judge Collinson 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.