George Curtis Smith
How Judge Smith rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Smith no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Smith
George Curtis Smith was a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Judge Smith received a commission on November 9, 1987. Judge Smith assumed senior status on January 1, 2002 and served until death on April 15, 2020.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 105)”
“DENIES Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 109).”
“The Court GRANTS Defendant American Express Centurion Bank’s motion for summary judgment on Plaintiffs FCRA, promissory estoppel, and negligence claims.”
“The co-administrators motion to substitute parties is MOOT.”
“the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment.”
“The Court also finds Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel MOOT.”
“the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 88)”
“DENIES Defendants’ Supplemental Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 135).”
“Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (‘TRO’) is GRANTED.”
“DENIES the Secretary’s Motions to Dissolve the State Court Injunction”
“the motions filed by Plaintiffs Cummings, New Models, and Crawford, seeking injunctive relief are deemed pending, they are all GRANTED.”
“the Court GRANTS the Secretary’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 22 in case No. 2:10-cv-1148).”
“the Court GRANTS plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary and permanent injunction.”
“the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Plaintiff Smith’s Motion for Judgment on the Merits and/or Summary Judgment as specified herein (Doc. 48)”
“GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as specified herein (Doc. 50).”
“the Court GRANTS Defendant Great Seneca’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 57)”
“GRANTS Defendant JB & R’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 61)”
“DENIES Plaintiffs Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. 68).”
“the motion of Nexus Holdings, Inc., for return of property (# 11) is granted in part.”
“Defendant Texas Eastern’s Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”
“the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 40).”
“Plaintiffs Motion to Amend is DENIED (Doc. 45).”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The twenty post-commission assigned cases form an archival slice rather than a complete caseload. Contract, prisoner civil-rights, labor, antitrust, trademark, tax, personal-injury, and other civil matters were represented.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Smith was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2020.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Smith 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.