William A. Webb
Judge Webb no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Webb decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Social Security appeals he applies substantial-evidence deference: an administrative law judge's credibility-based rejection of test results will be upheld where the record documents reasons to doubt the claimant's effort or candor.
“the administrative law judge's determination as to the invalidity of the I.Q. test was supported by substantial evidence”
Procedural preferences
He reads anti-assignment clauses narrowly: a clause barring assignment of 'the Agreement' does not, without more, forbid assigning the right to damages or to payment for due performance.
“there is no language in the Sale Agreement specifically forbidding assignment of a right arising out of due performance or of the right to collect damages for breach”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“it is HEREBY RECOMMENDED that Plaintiffs Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [DE-16] be DENIED”
“Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [DE-20] be GRANTED, and that the final decision by Defendant be AFFIRMED”
“the court adopts the magistrate judge's recommendation and therefore grants defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings and denies plaintiffs motion for judgment on the pleadings”
“it is RECOMMENDED that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [DE-24] be DENIED”
A historical record
Judge Webb 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.