Allen Edward Barrow
Judge Barrow no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Barrow decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
He treated a just result, not technical perfection, as the objective of judicial review of agency proceedings.
“Administrative boards and commissions owe as much duty to so conduct their hearings and proceedings as to secure a just result as is the case in respect to proceedings in court.”
Cautions
He declined to read a federal flood-insurance statute as making federal jurisdiction exclusive when neither its text nor legislative history supported that result.
“This Court finds nothing in the language of § 4053 that infers exclusive jurisdiction in the federal court”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The motion for summary-judgment is therefore sustained.”
“Plaintiffs are not entitled to a declaratory judgment against Commodity, nor to any credit for shrinkage of Commodity’s wheat while it was in their care.”
“Commodity is entitled as a matter of law to judgments on its-counterclaims against the Plaintiffs and' their surety companies.”
“The plaintiff, therefore, is entitled to judgment against the defendants, Pat *606Bell and Hazel Bell, for the principal sum of $5,864.07 with interest thereon at the rate of 5% per annum from the 22nd day of March 1966, together with the sum of $2,633.52 accrued interest and for the cost of this action.”
“The defendant, City of Tulsa, is entitled to recover judgment, together with its costs herein expended.”
“It is, therefore, ordered that the Court declines to pass upon the application for fees.”
“the motion of the plaintiff for summary judgment should be overruled”
“the motion of the defendant for summary judgment in its favor should be sustained”
“petitioner’s motion under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 be and the same is hereby denied.”
“it is hereby ordered that judgment be entered striking from the Complaint any references to 42 U.S. C. § 1981 insofar as plaintiffs have sought to base a cause of action on that statute”
“severing into four separate causes of action the claims stated by each plaintiff herein”
“leaving open to each plaintiff herein the right to allege a cause of action on behalf of . any class of persons which each such plaintiff may separately represent under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.”
“the Section 2255 petition of Larry Charles Clonce to vacate, set aside, and dismiss the judgment, sentence and commitment in Criminal Cause of Action No. 13685 be and it is hereby denied and dismissed.”
“Since the Court finds that the Section 2255 petition should be denied, the motion for appointment of counsel is moot and should be overrruled.”
“the plaintiff is entitled to a refund of income taxes in the amount of $2,430.45, and assessed interest in the amount of $209.38, plus statutory interest thereon. In all other respects, the claims of the plaintiff are denied.”
“plaintiff is not entitled to recover the sum paid, to-wit; $1,850.02 to the Internal Revenue Service under the provisions of Title 26 U.S.C.A. Section 7426.”
“the period for which recovery is granted will be the three week period during which the American Oil Company was deprived of its property”
“this case be remanded to the Interstate Commerce *1291Commission with directions that the Petition for Reconsideration be granted in light of this opinion.”
A historical record
Judge Barrow 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.