James A. Beaty Jr.
How Judge Beaty rules, drawn from 27 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Beaty no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Beaty decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Morris, Beaty focused on the objective circumstances of the residential questioning and concluded that the defendant was in custody despite the absence of a formal arrest.
“Defendant was in custody when he was questioned.”
Procedural preferences
In Mabry, Beaty declined to convert a dismissal motion into summary judgment before the pro se plaintiff had a reasonable opportunity for discovery.
“Plaintiff has not had any opportunity for discovery at this point in the litigation, and it would therefore be inappropriate to decide the present motion as a motion for summary judgment at this time.”
Cautions
In Winecoff, Beaty enforced the federal habeas limitations period after it expired before the petitioner began state collateral proceedings.
“subsequent motions or petitions cannot revive a period of limitation that has already run.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Respondent’s motion to dismiss on statute of limitations grounds [Pleading No. 4] be GRANTED”
“Petitioner’s writ of habe-as corpus [Pleading No. 2] be DENIED”
“Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment [Document #24] is GRANTED.”
“Respondent’s motion to dismiss on statute of limitations grounds [Pleading No. 4] be GRANTED”
“Petitioner’s writ of habe-as corpus [Pleading No. 1] be DENIED”
“joint motion and stipulation for the approval of the November 28, 2003, settlement entered into by the parties for and on behalf of the estate of incompetent John M. Moore, Jr., is hereby GRANTED.”
“the pending Rule 60(b) motion filed in file number 1:01CV00335 is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice.”
“the Motion to Dismiss [Document # 16] by Defendants Adams and Bowen will be granted”
“the Motion to Dismiss [Document #23] by Defendants Bowman and Puckett will also be granted”
“Defendants’ Joint Motion for Judgment of Acquittal [1:08CR136: Doc. # 88; L08CR275: Doc. # 112] is hereby GRANTED.”
“conditionally, Defendants’ Motion for a New Trial [1:08CR136: Doc. # 88; L08CR275: Doc. # 112] is hereby GRANTED.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Unifi Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [Document # 15], the Fresh Market Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment [Document # 28], and Defendant Penn Western’s Motion to Dismiss [Document #25] are DENIED without prejudice to the parties raising the same issues as part of a Motion for Summary Judgment after a limited period for discovery related solely to the issues raised in the Motions.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, given this ruling, Plaintiffs Motion to Strike [Document # 20] and Plaintiffs Motion to Continue [Document #39] will be DENIED AS MOOT.”
“the Motion to Stay [Document # 23] is GRANTED”
“the Motion for Preliminary Injunction [Document # 4] is DENIED AT THIS TIME”
“Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment [Document # 16] is GRANTED”
“Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment [Document # 19] is DENIED”
“Therefore, the Motions to Dismiss by Defendants Alliant and HCE, LLC [Document # 12] and by Defendants CHE, Ltd. and HCE, Ltd. [Document # 20] will be DENIED.”
“Defendants Wood, Helms and Graybeal’s motions to dismiss will be GRANTED”
“Plaintiffs Motion for an Extension of Time to Respond [Document # 16], which was filed more than three months after Plaintiffs Response was due, is DENIED.”
“Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss or for Summary Judgment [Document # 9] is GRANTED”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The five sampled terminated matters included one interstate-commerce case, one bankruptcy appeal, two disability-benefits cases, and one habeas matter. Administrative closing data were available, but no electronic entry timelines existed for motion or timing analysis.
A historical record
Judge Beaty 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.