Albert G. Schatz
How Judge Schatz rules, drawn from 5 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Schatz no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Schatz
Albert Gerard Schatz was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, Judge Schatz received a commission on May 11, 1973. Judge Schatz served until death on April 30, 1985.
How Judge Schatz decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Groth v. Sandoz, Schatz granted the drug manufacturer summary judgment because Nebraska’s ten-year product liability repose period had expired before the plaintiff’s kidney injury manifested, and the record did not support fraudulent concealment.
“This matter is before the Court on defendant's motion for summary judgment (Filing No. 16). ... the Court concludes that defendant's motion for summary judgment is well taken and should be granted.”
In Bond v. Union Pacific Railroad, Schatz dismissed an employee’s suit over a merger-related job loss because the New York Dock conditions required arbitration of that dispute and the employee had not pursued it.
“Since, under New York Dock, arbitration of plaintiff’s employment dispute is mandatory, and plaintiff has not pursued arbitration, this Court finds that, as a matter of law, it has no subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiffs first cause of action.”
Procedural preferences
In Hansen v. United States, Schatz dismissed a suit seeking to stop IRS tax assessment and collection under the Anti-Injunction Act. The plaintiffs’ argument that wages were not taxable income failed to show that the government could not prevail, and they did not establish irreparable harm.
“Since the judicial exceptions to the injunction bar of 26 U.S.C. 7421(a) are not satisfied in this case, this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to grant the relief sought by these plaintiffs.”
In Nuttleman v. Vossberg, Schatz treated dismissal motions supported by declarations outside the pleadings as summary judgment motions. After reviewing the record and an unopposed magistrate recommendation, he granted the motions and dismissed the complaint.
“Since materials outside the pleadings have been submitted for consideration by the Court, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b) the motions to dismiss must be treated as motions for summary judgment.”
Cautions
In Central National Insurance v. Insurance Corp. of Ireland, Schatz dismissed a reinsurance dispute for lack of personal jurisdiction because the foreign insurer had no Nebraska contacts and the relevant agreements were executed elsewhere.
“the Court finds that it lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendant and that the complaint should be dismissed.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Since materials outside the pleadings have been submitted for consideration by the Court, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b) the motions to dismiss must be treated as motions for summary judgment. ... Based upon the foregoing discussion, defendants’ motions to dismiss (Filing Nos. 5 and 6) are well taken and a separate order granting the same and dismissing the complaint is filed herein.”
“Defendants collectively have filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. After careful review of the briefs and other documents filed in support of and in opposition to such motion, the Court concludes the motion is well taken and should be granted.”
“This matter is before the Court upon defendant Union Pacific Railroad's motion to dismiss the amended complaint (Filing No. 14). ... the Court concludes that defendant's motion to dismiss is well taken and should be granted.”
“This matter comes on for determination with reference to defendant's motion for change of venue (Filing No. 6) and motion to dismiss (Filing No. 7). ... the Court finds that it lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendant and that the complaint should be dismissed.”
“This matter is before the Court on defendant's motion for summary judgment (Filing No. 16). ... the Court concludes that defendant's motion for summary judgment is well taken and should be granted.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No structured case-level records were available for Schatz's tenure, so this profile does not report caseload mix, pending or terminated counts, or case durations.
A historical record
Judge Schatz no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.