Charles Willis Pickering Sr.
How Judge Pickering rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Pickering no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Pickering decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In the reviewed arbitration cases, the court generally enforced awards when the arbitrator acted within the agreement, but vacated and remanded an award when the record supplied no reasonably inferable basis for the damages figure.
“there are no facts in the record as to which one can draw a reasonable inference as to how the panel reached its conclusion as to a specific damage award.”
Procedural preferences
The court resolved doubts about removal jurisdiction in favor of remand and rejected the All Writs Act as an independent basis for removing an otherwise unremovable state action.
“The All Writs Act is not an independent basis for establishing federal jurisdiction, thus permitting removal.”
Cautions
In the reviewed employment case, conclusory allegations could not substitute for facts showing that a private company acted under color of state law.
“Based on the record before the Court, UPS’s conduct cannot be fairly attributable to the state.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that this cause, absent the Campbell claims, be and the same is hereby remanded to the court from whence it came.”
“IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the motion for stay of proceedings pending transfer to MDL is denied.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED Plaintiffs’ request for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred is denied.”
“IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is granted”
“IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Petitioner’s motion for suspension of supervised release is denied.”
“IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint is GRANTED.”
“IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that this matter be remanded to the Circuit Court of Coving-ton County.”
“The plaintiff having failed to carry the burden of proof on the four factors he is required to prove is not entitled to a preliminary injunction.”
“IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiffs Motion to Vacate Award of Arbitrators is granted and Defendants’ Motion to Confirm Arbitrators’ Award is denied.”
“IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
“IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that this matter be and the same is hereby dismissed.”
“For the reasons stated above, Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment against Plaintiff should be and is hereby GRANTED.”
The screening order dismissed an immune judicial defendant and required a more specific amended complaint against the remaining defendants.
“IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. Plaintiffs complaint is dismissed with prejudice.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The twenty oldest located exact-name assignments were all terminated matters filed from October 1990 through April 1991. They included prisoner civil-rights, maritime, personal-injury, negotiable-instrument, forfeiture, contract, insurance, and government cases. This historical slice is not the judge's full district docket.
A historical record
Judge Pickering 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.