Frank William Bullock Jr.
How Judge Bullock rules, drawn from 40 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Bullock no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Bullock decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In ActiveX America, Bullock weighed irreparable harm, comparative hardship, likely success, and the public interest before entering a limited false-advertising injunction.
“the likelihood of success on the merits on Plaintiffs false advertising claim favored the Plaintiff; and that the public interest favored truth in advertising, thus promoting fair and vigorous competition in the marketplace.”
Procedural preferences
In Stocker, Bullock noted that local briefing rules permit summary denial of an unsupported motion, although he exercised discretion to reach the motion there.
“A motion unaccompanied by a brief may be summarily denied.”
Cautions
In Taylor v. Potter, Bullock enforced the ninety-day filing period after the plaintiff did not substantiate a later receipt date for the agency notice.
“Plaintiff failed to file her complaint within ninety days of receipt of the EEOC right-to-sue letter.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons. discussed herein, Pinnacle’s motion to dismiss Alphatronix’ declaratory judgment action will be granted. Accordingly, Alphatronix’ motion to consolidate the two actions is moot.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs motion to compel and Plaintiffs motion for sanctions are DENIED.”
“For the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Opinion filed contemporaneously herewith, IT IS ORDERED that Defendant Universal Filter-Air Systems, Inc.’s Rule 12(b)(2) motion to dismiss is GRANTED, and this civil action is hereby DISMISSED.”
“The court will therefore grant Defendant’s motion to confirm the arbitration decision.”
“Defendant’s motion to confirm the arbitration award will be granted, and Plaintiffs complaint will be dismissed.”
“Defendant’s motion for summary judgment will therefore be dismissed as moot.”
“IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendants’ motion for summary judgment be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED, and this action is DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Defendant Feed Products and Service Company, Ine.’s motion to dismiss be, and the same hereby is, DENIED.”
“Therefore, Defendant Hartford’s motion for summary judgment will be granted and Plaintiffs complaint will be dismissed with prejudice.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs motion for remand be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED, and this action is REMANDED to the General Court of Justice, Superior Court Division, Forsyth County, North Carolina.”
“In her reply brief, Gwyn asks this court to award her the actual costs, including attorney’s fees, incurred as a result of Defendant’s removal of this case, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(a), Such an award is within the discretion of the court, but there is no evidence that removal was done in bad faith or without a reasonable basis. Accordingly, the court will not award costs' or attorney’s fees to Plaintiff.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Defendants’ motion to dismiss [# 5] is GRANTED, and this civil action be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED.”
“Therefore, Defendants’ motion to dismiss will be denied and Plaintiff’s motion to remand pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1447 will be granted in its entirety. Plaintiffs request for costs and attorney’s fees will be denied.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the court will (1) deny Defendant’s motion to dismiss based on improper venue, and (2) deny Defendant’s motion to dismiss based on forum non conveniens.”
“This court granted the motion and on October 1, 1997, heard oral argument on the matter.”
“the court now finds that Defendant is entitled to summary judgment as to these claims.”
“The court will thus grant summary judgment for Defendant on all claims.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The five sampled terminated matters included an insurance dispute, a disability-benefits case, and three matters without a recorded case-type label. Electronic entry timelines were unavailable for motion or timing analysis.
A historical record
Judge Bullock 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.