George Washington White

How Judge White rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

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

Court
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Position
district
Status
Deceased
Served
1980–2011
Appointed by
Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Commissioned
1980-05-23
Education
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1955
Signed orders read
20

Signed rulings

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

Robinson v. Central Brass Manufacturing Co.
· 1991-12-17
Summary judgment (defendant UAW Local 1196) Granted

“Accordingly, the UAW’s motion for summary judgment is granted in its entirety”

Gaumer v. United States
· 1988-02-09
Motions to dismiss (respondent United States) Granted

“Accordingly, the motion of the respondent United States to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction is granted.”

Piecuch v. Gulf & Western Manufacturing Co.
· 1985-09-23

White held the age-discrimination action in abeyance so the plaintiff could first commence the required state administrative proceeding.

National Rifle Ass'n v. Handgun Control Federation
· 1992-09-02
Summary judgment (plaintiff National Rifle Association) Denied

“Accordingly, plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is denied. Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted.”

Summary judgment (defendant Handgun Control Federation of Ohio) Granted
In Re Harvey
· 1987-01-21
Bankruptcy appeal (creditor-appellant Walter Williams) Denied

“The decision of the Bankruptcy court IS AFFIRMED.”

Watch What Develops Franchise Concepts, Inc. v. Par Five, Inc.
· 1985-12-09
Summary judgment (defendants) Granted

“Accordingly defendants’ motion for summary judgment and motion for sanctions is HEREBY GRANTED.”

Motion for sanctions (defendants) Granted
Robinson v. Central Brass Manufacturing Co.
· 1991-04-11
Summary judgment (defendant Central Brass Manufacturing Company) Granted

“Accordingly, the Company’s motion for summary judgment is granted as to all of plaintiffs claims against it.”

Henning v. Village of Mayfield Village
· 1985-01-29
Motions to dismiss (defendant Village of Mayfield Village) Denied

“Accordingly, the defendant’s motion to dismiss Counts I and II is DENIED.”

Leibitzke v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
· 1982-02-19
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“The defendants’ motion to dismiss is GRANTED.”

Eleanore Builders, Inc. v. United States
· 1993-04-30
Summary judgment (plaintiff Eleanore Builders, Inc.) Denied

“Accordingly, the Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is denied. The defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted.”

Summary judgment (defendant United States) Granted
Martin v. United States
· 1986-04-08
Summary judgment (defendant United States) Granted

“Accordingly, defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted.”

Motion for jury trial (plaintiff Edith Martin) Denied

“Since defendant has been granted summary judgment terminating this case plaintiff’s motion for jury trial is overruled.”

Matter of Overly-Hautz Co.
· 1987-04-14
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant United States) Denied

“The decision of the Bankruptcy Court IS AFFIRMED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The twenty enumerated assigned cases form an archival slice rather than a complete caseload. Labor, contract, civil-rights, employee-benefit, bankruptcy, securities, product-liability, and housing matters were represented.

A historical record

Judge White 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.