Charles Louis McKeehan
Judge McKeehan 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.
“The exceptions to the referee’s report are therefore dismissed.”
“it is therefore ordered, this August 9, 1923, that the rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense be made absolute, and that judgment be entered in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,098.72, with interest from April 1,1921.”
“Judgment may be entered for the plaintiffs in the sum of $5,353.50, with interest from May 12, 1924, for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense.”
“it is this court’s duty to enter judgment for the respondent in the Coppolino Case and dismiss the libel in the Trimble Case.”
“The libel is dismissed, at the cost of the libelant.”
“it is ordered and decreed that leave is granted to the plaintiff to file an amended statement of claim within 15 days, and that, unless an amended statement be filed within that period, the suit shall be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.”
“As to the relators H. Lloyd Hess, Edwin C. Donaghy, and A. E. Shaw, the petitions for writs of habeas corpus are dismissed, and warrants of removal may issue.”
“As to the relator L. J. McGrath, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is dismissed, but action on the petition for a warrant of removal is postponed, pending a hearing by the court of such evidence as he may wish to offer, bearing on his condition of health.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No surviving assigned-case index was located for McKeehan’s Eastern District tenure. The profile therefore makes no claim about his caseload, case duration, motion base rates, or ruling speed.
A historical record
Judge McKeehan 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.