Woodrow Wilson Jones
How Judge Jones rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Jones no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Jones decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Blythe, Jones assigned the insurer the burden of proving that the policy's suicide exclusion applied.
“upon the Company to bring itself within the protection of the suicide clause.”
Procedural preferences
In Farrell, Jones protected internal evaluative material while ordering production of separable factual information.
“denies the Motions to Produce said evaluations in their entirety, but ORDERS the United *387States Government to produce”
Cautions
In Cabe, Jones held that a defendant's counterclaim could not supply the amount required to remove a diversity action.
“a counterclaim, either permissive or compulsory, should not be considered in determining the jurisdictional amount for removal of diversity actions to federal court.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Court, in its discretion, grants the defendant’s Motion to Dismiss.”
“the attorney’s docket fee as taxed by the Clerk in this cause is a proper item of costs, and orders the same paid.”
“The Court therefore finds that the plaintiff is entitled to recover of the defendant only the sum of $141.00, plus interest”
“plaintiff’s evidence does not meet the test required of her, that is, to prove accidental death by the preponderance of the evidence, thereby defeating her right to recover on the double indemnity feature of her case.”
“plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order should be denied”
“Defendant shall take immediate, affirmative steps to accomplish substantial faculty desegregation in the system and in each school therein.”
“denies the Motions to Produce said evaluations in their entirety, but ORDERS the United *387States Government to produce”
“The motion of the plaintiff for summary judgment is therefore denied, and the motion of the defendant for summary judgment is granted.”
“The motion of the plaintiff for summary judgment is therefore denied, and the motion of the defendant for summary judgment is granted.”
“the court cannot at this time dismiss the action by way of summary judgment.”
“this case should be transferred to the Middle District where it could have been instituted originally.”
“The Motion for Summary Judgment should therefore be allowed.”
“plaintiff’s Motion to Remand, be, and the same is hereby allowed”
“such arbitration proceed in accordance with the terms of the contracts.”
“the proceedings in this action be, and the same are hereby stayed pending arbitration of the controversy existing between the parties”
“the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand be, and the same is hereby denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The fixed five-docket sample included contract, disability-benefits, bankruptcy-appeal, and trademark matters. All five cases were terminated, but none had an electronic entry stream, so only case durations and administrative closing categories could be summarized.
A historical record
Judge Jones 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.