Jack Sherman Jr.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio magistrate Retired 2003 · served 1989–2003 13 signed orders read

Judge Sherman 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.

Blade v. U.S. Bankruptcy Court
· 1999-04-26
Motion to dismiss or for summary judgment (defendants) Granted

“On April 26, 1999, Magistrate Judge Sherman issued a Report and Recommendation, recommending defendants’ motion to dismiss or motion for summary judgment be granted.”

Hill v. Furniture
· 1999-06-01
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Denied

“Defendants’ objections to the Magistrate Judge’s June 1, 1999 Report and Recommendation are SUSTAINED. Defendants’ April 26, 1999 motion to dismiss this action for failure to effect timely service (Doc. 7) is GRANTED.”

Wyche v. Procter & Gamble
· 1990-06-05
Motion to enforce settlement (defendant) Granted

“REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION GRANTING MOTION TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT WITH PREJUDICE”

Armco, Inc. v. Burns & McDonnell, Inc.
· 1992-12-07
Motions to compel (plaintiff) Granted in part

“Magistrate-Judge Jack Sherman, Jr. ordered Burns & McDonnell to turn over any relevant documents in its possession. Magistrate-Judge Sherman further determined that Armco would have to go to court in the Western District of Missouri to obtain any documents in Arthur Anderson’s possession.”

McDannold v. Electro-Jet Tool & Manufacturing
· 1994-06-16
Preliminary injunction (plaintiffs) Granted in part

“Magistrate Judge Sherman further recommended that the motion for injunctive relief be granted as to the requests for governmental filings and copies to Plaintiffs of the 1990-93 annual reports, and that Defendants be directed to comply therewith by August 2, 1994.”

LeMasters v. Christ Hospital
· 1991-12-26
Motion for protective order (court) Granted

“this Court hereby imposes a protective order requiring the plaintiff to maintain the confidentiality of the information produced except as needed for purposes of this litigation.”

United States ex rel. Grand v. Northrop Corp.
· 1992-09-11
Motions to compel (defendant) Granted

“In a September 11, 1992 Order, Magistrate Judge Jack Sherman, Jr. granted Northrop’s Motion to Compel Relator Grand to produce his ‘written disclosure of substantially all material evidence and information’ provided to the Government.”

Stewart v. Cartessa Corp.
· 1990-01-04
Judgment after bench trial (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiff is entitled to judgment in her favor and an award of costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees.”

Kingman v. United States
· 1999-02-25
Summary judgment (government) Granted in part

“THE GOVERNMENT’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT (96-1144, DOC. 19) BE GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART;”

Motions to dismiss (taxpayers) Denied

“THE KINGMANS’ MOTION TO DISMISS (96-1183, DOC. 10) BE DENIED;”

Central Trust Co., N.A. v. American Avents Corp.
· 1989-05-26
Judgment after bench trial (plaintiff) Granted

“Defendants’ counterclaim against CTC is dismissed.”

Taylor v. United States Postal Service
· 1990-11-29
Judgment after bench trial (defendant) Granted

“It is therefore ORDERED that judgment be entered for defendants.”

Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp. v. Key GMC Truck Sales, Inc.
· 1991-01-14
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted in part

“The Court previously recommended that plaintiff Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corporation’s (Volvo GM’s) motion for summary judgment be granted in part and denied in part,”

Summary judgment (defendant and third-party plaintiff) Denied

“the Court RECOMMENDS defendant/third-party plaintiff Key’s motion for summary judgment (doc. 29) be DENIED IN ITS ENTIRETY.”

Summary judgment (third-party defendant) Granted in part

“the Court RECOMMENDS General Motors’s motion for summary judgment (doc. 30) be GRANTED against Key’s claims for breach of contract, violation of O.R.C. § 1331.01, and fraud regarding the parties’ PSA; but be DENIED against Key’s causes of action under O.R.C. § 4517.01 and 15 U.S.C. § 1221, and for fraud regarding the promoting and selling of GM’s heavy-duty trucks.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 269.5 days (N = 6).

The randomized late-service sample includes employment, contract, motor-vehicle, federal-employer-liability, and insurance matters. All six sampled cases were terminated.

A historical record

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