John David Holschuh

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio district Retired 2011 · served 1980–2011 Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic) 13 signed orders read

Judge Holschuh 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.

Royal Surplus Lines Insurance Co. v. U.S. Four, Inc.
· 2007-12-05
Summary judgment (plaintiffs) Moot / procedural

“Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment (Record at 20) is MOOT.”

Washington Square Securities, Inc. v. Hicks
· 2003-06-11
Motion to compel arbitration (Hicks plaintiffs in C2-02-846) Granted

“the Court hereby GRANTS the Hicks Plaintiffs’ Motions to Compel Arbitration in the above-captioned consohdated cases (Docket No. 10 in C2-02-846; Docket No. 1 in Cl-02-547)”

Motion to compel arbitration (Hicks plaintiffs in C1-02-547) Granted
Motion to stay arbitration (Washington Square) Denied

“and DENIES Washington Square’s Motion to Stay Arbitration (Docket No. 1 in C2-02-846).”

Scotts Co. v. Rhône-Poulenc S.A.
· 2004-12-07
Motions to remand (plaintiffs) Denied

“the motion of plaintiffs to remand this case to the Court of Common Pleas of Union County, Ohio (file doc. # 7) is DENIED.”

Whittle v. Procter & Gamble
· 2008-12-01
Summary judgment (defendant Theodore Cummings on breach of oral agreement) Denied

“the Court DENIES Defendant Theodore Cummings’ motion for summary judgment on Plaintiffs claim of breach of oral agreement (Doc. 97)”

Summary judgment (defendant Theodore Cummings on patent infringement) Granted

“but GRANTS Defendant Theodore Cummings’ motion for summary judgment on Plaintiffs claim of patent infringement (Doc. 83)”

Summary judgment (defendant Procter & Gamble on patent infringement) Granted

“and GRANTS Defendant P & G’s motion for summary judgment on Plaintiffs claim of patent infringement (Doc. 100).”

Motion to dismiss for lack of prosecution (defendant Procter & Gamble) Moot / procedural

“P & G’s motion to dismiss for lack of prosecution and, in the alternative, motion to compel discovery (Doc. 101) is DENIED AS MOOT.”

Charvat v. EchoStar Satellite, LLC
· 2009-12-15
Motion for leave to file response (defendant) Granted

“the Court GRANTS Defendant EchoStar’s unopposed motion for leave to file a response to Plaintiffs Notice of Supplemental Authority (Doc. 49).”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“It also GRANTS EchoStar’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. 33) with respect to all remaining claims.”

Clark v. the Walt Disney Co.
· 2010-09-28
Motion for rule 11 sanctions (defendants) Granted in part

“the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendants’ motion for Rule 11 Sanctions (Doc. 63).”

Motion for attorneys fees (defendant JAKKS Pacific) Denied

“the Court DENIES Defendants’ motion for attorneys fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285. (Doc. 68).”

Stringer v. National Football League
· 2010-09-22
Summary judgment (defendants) Granted in part

“For the following reasons, Defendants’ Motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”

Satterfield v. Karnes
· 2010-08-23
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“For these reasons, the Sheriffs Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED on all counts.”

Union of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees AFL-CIO v. American Capital Strategies, Ltd.
· 2008-03-27
Summary judgment (defendant American Capital Strategies) Granted

“ACS’ Motion for Summary Judgment (R. at 86) is GRANTED.”

Summary judgment (defendant LaSalle) Denied

“LaSalle’s Motion for Summary Judgment (R. at 87), however, is DENIED.”

United States v. Tatman
· 2008-12-31
Motion to suppress (defendant) Granted

“Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence discovered during the searches that occurred on February 4, 2006, February 6, 2005, and October 5, 2006 (Doc. 19) is GRANTED.”

Stanley Electric Co. v. Crawford Equipment & Engineering Co.
· 2008-02-27
Motion to drop parties (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiffs Motion to Drop is DENIED as to Crawford Industrial as well. (R. at 98.)”

Harrison v. McDonald's Corp.
· 2005-09-02
Motions to strike (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant’s motion to strike portions of Samantha Harrison’s and Eric Hamilton’s affidavits (Record at 33) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”

Motion for collective action notice (plaintiff) Denied

“the Court DENIES her motion for authority to notify potential class members of the pendency of this action and of their right to opt-in (Record at 29).”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 2143 days (N = 10).

The randomized ten-case sample contained three asbestos product-liability matters, three employment civil-rights matters, and one matter each involving labor benefits, contract, another federal statute, and Social Security review. This split-era sample is descriptive, not a career caseload estimate.

A historical record

Judge Holschuh 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.