Johnnie B. Rawlinson
How Judge Rawlinson rules, drawn from 6 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Rawlinson no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Rawlinson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The court vacated an arbitration result after finding no surviving agreement or conduct that established consent to arbitrate the post-expiration dispute.
“the Union’s claim of an implied contract to arbitrate the Whittle grievance does not have merit.”
A tax-refund plaintiff could not proceed after reporting zero income despite a wage statement showing taxable compensation.
“Smith therefore cannot prove overpayment of taxes.”
Preliminary injunctive relief failed when the moving company did not show probable success or serious merits questions.
“Santa Fe has not demonstrated either probable success on the merits or serious questions going to the merits.”
Procedural preferences
The court enlarged a self-represented litigant's response period before allowing unanswered requests for admission to become conclusive.
“the time allowed for Diggs’ to respond to Defendants’ requests shall be enlarged and such requests are not yet deemed admitted”
Competing summary-judgment requests were resolved separately in an employment dispute after the court reviewed the undisputed record.
“Defendant Albertson’s, Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment (# 13) is GRANTED.”
Cautions
An unrecorded engineering lien could not take priority over property interests whose owners lacked notice of the work.
“the parcels owned by Paragon, Kimball and Ness are subject to Nybo’s mechanics’ lien and subsequent judgments and orders based upon finding the parcels owned by Paragon, Kimball and Ness are subject to Nybo’s mechanics’ hen, including orders and judgments awarding attorney fees, are REVERSED”
A summary-judgment request based on deemed admissions was premature when the response period had not fairly run.
“Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment shall be denied, without prejudice, as premature.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Admissions (# 16) is DENIED without prejudice.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Barbary Coast’s motion for summary judgment (# 6) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Union’s cross motion for summary judgment (# 8) is DENIED.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (# 6) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (# 5) is DENIED.”
“THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that Defendant Albertson’s, Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment (# 13) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Billy Raymond’s Motion for Summary Judgment (# 17) is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that Santa Fe’s motion for a preliminary injunction (# 31) is DENIED.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the bankruptcy court’s order dated October 20, 1998, finding that the parcels owned by Paragon, Kimball and Ness are subject to Nybo’s mechanics’ lien and subsequent judgments and orders based upon finding the parcels owned by Paragon, Kimball and Ness are subject to Nybo’s mechanics’ hen, including orders and judgments awarding attorney fees, are REVERSED and the matter is REMANDED for findings and decisions in accordance with this opinion.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed decisions include labor arbitration, tax, employment, commercial injunction, bankruptcy, and civil-rights matters. The empty five-case timeline sample does not support a quantified caseload claim.
A historical record
Judge Rawlinson 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.