Matthew Harvey
How Judge Harvey rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Harvey no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Harvey
Matthew Harvey was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Appointed by President Andrew Jackson, Judge Harvey received a commission on December 16, 1830. Judge Harvey served until death on April 7, 1866.
How Judge Harvey decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Harvey treated the parties' longstanding treatment of property, and the absence of creditor reliance on it, as reasons to reject an assignee's strict legal claim.
“he thought the creditors had no equitable claim to this property, for the reason, that it never was considered the property of the bankrupt”
Procedural preferences
In the preserved naturalization matter, Harvey required supporting citizen testimony and the applicant's oath before granting citizenship.
“the said Collins was permitted to take and subscribe, and did, on the twenty fourth day of December, A.D. 1858, take and subscribe in open Court; a solemn oath”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“His opinion, therefore, was, that this property could not be claimed by the assignee.”
“and was admitted to become a citizen of the United States.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No case-level docket record was returned for this 1830-1866 tenure. The profile therefore makes no claim about caseload mix, case duration, administrative dispositions, or motion timing.
A historical record
Judge Harvey 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.