Edwin Yates Webb
How Judge Webb rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
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 Gulledge, Webb found that a reasonable, good-faith basis for naming the resident railroad defendant supported remand.
“the court is of opinion that the plaintiff and his counsel acted in good faith and with a reasonable basis for their belief”
Procedural preferences
In Lucas, Webb dismissed an equitable tax challenge where state law supplied a complete refund remedy after payment under protest.
“The complainants do not claim, and in my opinion cannot claim, that they have not a plain, adequate, and complete remedy at law”
Cautions
In Cannon Manufacturing, Webb treated a local subsidiary as a separate entity for service of process despite the parent's ownership.
“Stock ownership by one corporation in another does not make the other a process agent.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“it is not the duty of the plaintiff to defend the action brought by Guy Brown”
“it is not the duty of the plaintiff to pay any recovery obtained in said action”
“the defendant should be restrained from committing the acts complained of in paragraph 3 of the complaint.”
“is entitled to a judgment for Three Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($3,100), and I have so ordered.”
“Plaintiff is not entitled to any injunction against the defendants”
“nor to any accounting for profits or damages.”
“the action of the referee in affirming said allotment of homestead is hereby approved and affirmed.”
“said plaintiff is entitled to recover judgment on the interest-bearing coupons described in the complaint”
“the court is constrained to dismiss the bill at the cost of the complainants.”
“It is therefore ordered that the bankrupt receive Ms discharge.”
“wherein he holds that the lienors above named, except J. E. Moss Iron Works, shall share on a pro rata basis, are overruled and set'aside”
“the court is constrained to grant the motion to remand; and it is so ordered.”
“am constrained to hold the patent void.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No exact-name historical dockets were available, so caseload mix and case-duration analysis could not be computed.
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.