Frank Joseph Battisti

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio district Deceased · served 1961–1994 Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic) 22 signed orders read

Judge Battisti no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

United States Lighting Service, Inc. v. Llerrad Corporation
· 1992-12-12
Joint motion to vacate orders (both parties) Granted

“IT IS NOW THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that this Court’s Orders of August 3, 1990 denying Motions to Dismiss filed by Defendants The Llerrad Corporation, d/b/a Fluor-Tech and Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (subsequently published in 745 F.Supp. 426) and July 14, 1992, 800 F.Supp. 1513, overruling the Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment filed by Plaintiff United States Lighting Service, Inc. and Defendant Underwriters Laboratories Inc. be and the same are hereby vacated.”

Matter of Search Warrants for National Builders Corp.
· 1993-03-18
Motion to unseal search warrant affidavit (movants) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the Magistrate’s decision to deny the Movant’s request to unseal the affidavit is upheld.”

Centa v. Stone
· 1991-01-25
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“Accordingly, the petition, application and motion are DENIED and DISMISSED.”

Motion for temporary restraining order (petitioner) Denied
Preliminary injunction (petitioner) Denied
North Shore Strapping Co., Inc. v. United States
· 1992-04-02
Motions to dismiss (government) Denied

“Accordingly, Defendant’s motion is DENIED.”

Pillin's Place, Inc. v. Bank One, Akron, N.A.
· 1991-08-12
Motions to remand (plaintiffs) Granted

“Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ motion to remand is GRANTED, Plaintiffs’ motion for costs and attorney’s fees is DENIED, and the case is REMANDED to the Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.”

Motion for costs and attorney fees (plaintiffs) Denied
American Centennial Insurance v. National Casualty Co.
· 1991-04-08
Petition to consolidate arbitrations (petitioner) Denied

“Accordingly the petition is DENIED and the case is DISMISSED.”

United States v. Exum
· 1990-10-03
Motion to advance trial (government) Denied

“Accordingly, all criminal and civil jury trials pending on my docket remain stayed until further order of this court, and the government’s motion to advance the instant case to trial is DENIED.”

Brown v. Bowen
· 1990-06-29
Summary judgment (government) Granted

“Accordingly, this Court accepts the Magistrate’s recommendation (28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C)) and GRANTS the Secretary’s motion for summary judgment.”

Motions to remand (claimant) Denied

“Plaintiff’s motion for remand is DENIED.”

In re Arbitration Under Agreements between Management Recruiters International, Inc. & Nebel
· 1991-05-07
Motion to compel arbitration (petitioner) Granted

“Accordingly, Petitioner’s Motion to compel arbitration is Granted, and Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss is Denied.”

Motions to dismiss (respondents) Denied
National Indemnity Co. v. Hanna
· 1991-11-08
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Granted

“Accordingly, this case is REMANDED to the Common Pleas Court of Mahoning County, Ohio.”

Anderson v. Morris
· 1991-01-14
Habeas petition (petitioner) Moot / procedural

“Accordingly, the petition before the court is found to be a mixed petition and is DISMISSED.”

Childrens & Parents Rights Ass'n of Ohio, Inc. v. Sullivan
· 1992-02-20
Summary judgment (government) Granted

“In conclusion, the motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant HHS, previously GRANTED with regard to issues 1 through 11, also is GRANTED as to issue 12.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The forty enumerated assigned cases form an archival slice rather than a complete caseload. All were terminated; contract, employee-benefits, civil-rights, and product-liability matters were the most frequent groups.

A historical record

Judge Battisti 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.