Leroy John Contie Jr.

How Judge Contie rules, drawn from 27 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Contie 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
1971–2001
Appointed by
Richard Nixon (Republican)
Commissioned
1971-12-06
Education
University of Michigan, B.A., 1941; University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1948
Signed orders read
27

How Judge Contie decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

In the reviewed antitrust case, summary judgment followed where the plaintiff could not connect the challenged practice to injury in business or property.

“Rahal has not asserted any injury to his property that could constitute damages in this private antitrust action.”

Procedural preferences

The court denied disclosure of grand-jury material for an administrative tax investigation because the possible later judicial proceeding was too speculative to satisfy the governing rule.

“Accordingly, the Court hereby denies in full the ex parte motion of the United States Attorney for authorization to disclose grand jury materials to the I.R.S.”

Cautions

In the reviewed employment case, completion of the required administrative steps preserved the claimant's suit despite agency action or inaction outside the claimant's control.

“The Court will not deny him that right.”

Signed rulings

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

United States v. One 1970 Ford Pick-Up Truck
· 1981-12-15

After trial, the court ordered forfeiture of a truck used to transport stolen foreign-shipment freight.

In re 1978-1980 Grand Jury Proceedings
· 1980-09-22
Motion to disclose grand jury materials (United States Attorney) Denied

“Accordingly, the Court hereby denies in full the ex parte motion of the United States Attorney for authorization to disclose grand jury materials to the I.R.S.”

United States v. Ohio Bell Telephone Co.
· 1978-12-14
Motion for preliminary and permanent injunction (United States) Granted

“defendant shall be enjoined from refusing to make available its records relating to said exemptions.”

Smith ex rel. Smith v. United States
· 1975-04-14
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Accordingly, defendant’s motion for summary judgment must be, and the same hereby is, granted.”

Burson v. Engle
· 1977-05-24

The court ordered an evidentiary hearing on two habeas issues without resolving the petition.

Turner v. Commander, U.S. Army Reserve
· 1976-07-16
Application for preliminary and permanent injunction (plaintiffs) Denied

“Accordingly, judgment shall be entered for defendants and against plaintiffs.”

Foseco International Ltd. v. Fireline, Inc.
· 1982-03-01
Motions to compel (defendants) Granted in part

“the Court hereby denies in part and grants in part the defendants’ motion to compel with regard to defendants’ second set of interrogatories 3(f) and 3(j).”

Kliner v. Weirton Steel Co.
· 1974-08-14
Motions to strike (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff’s motion to strike is overruled.”

United States v. Zwick
· 1976-04-27

The court entered a permanent-injunction consent decree governing controlled-substance records and dispensing practices.

Citizens Coalition for Block Grant Compliance v. City of Euclid
· 1982-02-19
Motion for attorneys fees (plaintiffs) Denied

“Accordingly, for the reasons stated above, the Court hereby denies plaintiffs’ motion for attorney’s fees.”

International Brotherhood of Pottery & Allied Workers, Local 380 v. Toalston
· 1974-08-20
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“Defendants’ motion is granted and the action is hereby dismissed.”

Logan v. Marshall
· 1981-09-18
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“Accordingly, the instant petition is hereby denied and this action shall be dismissed.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No matching historical assigned-case cohort was located, so this record makes no claim about the judge's district-era caseload mix.

A historical record

Judge Contie 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.