Neal Brooks Biggers Jr.
How Judge Biggers rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Biggers no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Biggers
Neal Brooks Biggers, Jr. was a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Judge Biggers received a commission on March 28, 1984. Judge Biggers assumed senior status on October 1, 2000 and served until death on October 15, 2023.
How Judge Biggers decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Biggers denied summary judgment when disputed facts concerning intent required resolution by a factfinder.
“there are genuine issues of material fact, including but not limited to whether or not the defendant adequately investigated the alleged shoplifting incident with respect to the requisite intent.”
Biggers required supporting expert proof where Mississippi medical-negligence law made professional standards and causation essential elements.
“absent medical expert testimony which (a) articulates the standard of care the physician owed a particular patient and (b) identifies how the physician breached the standard of care and caused the plaintiffs injury, the plaintiffs claim for medical negligence must fail.”
Procedural preferences
In Williams v. Henson, Biggers held that the fraudulently joined defendant did not need to join in or consent to removal, and denied the plaintiff's motions to remand.
“A fraudulently joined defendant need not join in or consent to the removal since only ‘defendants who are properly joined and served must join in the removal [notice].’”
Biggers included the public interest in the preliminary-injunction balance and found relief appropriate where it would not disserve that interest.
“granting the preliminary injunction will not disserve the public interest.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Since the actual amount in controversy does not invoke diversity jurisdiction, the motion to remand should be granted.”
“the court will award the defendant $2,104.50 in attorney’s fees and $191.65 in case expenses.”
“the defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of punitive damages should be granted.”
“That the plaintiffs motion to remand is GRANTED;”
“the court finds that the defendant’s motion for summary judgment should be. granted.”
“the court finds that the defendants’ motion for summary judgment should be granted.”
“That the plaintiffs motions to remand are DENIED.”
“Accordingly, the instant motion to remand should be granted.”
“the court finds that the defendants’ motion to dismiss should be granted.”
“That the motion to dismiss for fraudulent joinder filed by defendant Redd Pest Control Company, Inc. is DENIED;”
“That the plaintiffs motion to remand is GRANTED”
“the court finds that the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction should be granted.”
“Therefore, the instant motion should be denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Five sampled historical case records were terminated, but none retained a chronological entry stream; no docket-motion or timing conclusions are drawn.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Biggers was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2023.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Biggers no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.