John Elbert Sater

How Judge Sater rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

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

Court
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Position
district
Status
Deceased
Served
1907–1937
Appointed by
Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Commissioned
1907-03-18
Education
Marietta College, A.B., 1875; Marietta College, A.M., 1878; Read law, 1884
Signed orders read
19

Signed rulings

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

In re Luby
· 1907-04-20
Homestead exemption claim (bankrupt's widow) Granted

“is entitled to $500 in cash in lieu of a homestead”

In re Kenyon
· 1907-07-16
Petition to review referee decision (claimant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the decision of the referee is affirmed.”

In re Scheidt Bros.
· 1908-02-24
Petition to review referee decision Granted

“Referee reversed.”

United States v. Lee
· 1909-05-14
Application to approve bail sureties (defendant) Denied

“In view of the facts presented, the sureties offered are not accepted.”

United States v. Tucker
· 1911-04-08
Motion for new trial (defendant) Denied

“The evidence justified the verdict returned by the jury, and the motion is therefore overruled.”

Pullman Co. v. Linke
· 1913-04-12
Conversion claim (plaintiff) Granted

“The charge of conversion is established, and judgment may be entered for the plaintiff”

Connole v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co.
· 1914-09-02
Motions to strike (defendant) Granted

“The motion to- strike out is sustained.”

In re Kinnane Co.
· 1914-09-15
Bankruptcy composition proposal (debtor) Denied

“The proposed composition is rejected and an order may be taken accordingly.”

United States v. Capital City Dairy Co.
· 1915-04-13
Motion to appoint receiver (plaintiff) Granted

“The plaintiff is entitled to the appointment of a receiver.”

United States v. Stickrath
· 1917-06-22
Demurrer to indictment (defendant) Denied

“The demurrer is overruled.”

First Nat. Bank of Cincinnati v. Durr
· 1917-10-16
Motion for temporary injunction (plaintiff) Denied

“The temporary injunction is dissolved”

Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“the motion to dismiss the bill is sustained.”

United States v. De Bolt
· 1918-07-03
Motion for directed verdict (defendants) Denied

“The motions to direct a verdict arc overruled”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No assigned historical case set was enumerable, so no case-mix or duration claim is made.

A historical record

Judge Sater 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.