Cameron McGowan Currie
How Judge Currie decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Treats a timely Appointments Clause violation as structural and applies a remedy that invalidates the official actions flowing from the defective appointment.
“In light of these principles, I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan’s defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr. Comey’s indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside.”
Procedural preferences
Reads statutory appointment procedures sequentially and treats an express transfer of appointment authority as exclusive once the triggering period expires.
“Subsection (d) then provides a single option for how subsequent interim appointments may be made: "If an appointment expires under subsection (c)(2), the district court for such district" — and only the district court — "may appoint a United States attorney to serve until the vacancy is filled."”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the court grants Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment except as to the claim for damages asserted against Adams in her individual capacity. ... (1) That Section 56-3-10510 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina be, and hereby is, declared to be in violation of the Constitution of the United States of America;”
“Adams' motion for summary judgment is granted in part as to the individual capacity claim for damages only. Defendants' motions are denied in all other respects.”
“Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment is, therefore, denied. Defendants' motions for summary judgment are granted.”
“OPINION AND ORDER denying 38 Motion to Dismiss; denying 39 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Honorable Cameron McGowan Currie on 2/24/2011.”
“For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted in full.”
“the court concludes that MedPro is responsible for $67,980.50 of the $475,000 settlement and JUA is responsible for the remainder.”
“the court grants in part and denies in part the cross-motions for summary judgment in these actions, declaring the parties’ respective responsibility for the $475,000 settlement of Shealy’s claims to be as follows: MedPro is responsible for $67,858.50 and JUA is responsible for $407,141.50 of the total settlement.”
“the court grants Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, finds S.C.Code Ann. § 57-25-145 et seq. unconstitutional as applied to Plaintiff, and grants a permanent injunction prohibiting Defendants and others acting with, through or for Defendants from enforcing S.C.Code § 57-25-145 et seq. against Plaintiff”
“the court therefore dismisses Plaintiff’s FMLA claim for monetary damages against all Defendants both in their official and individual capacities and Plaintiff’s FMLA claim for injunctive relief against the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging (“LGOA”) and Defendant Gibbons. Plaintiff’s official capacity claims seeking injunctive relief against Defendants Kester and Theriot, however, remain before the court.”
“For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ motions are granted and this matter is dismissed with prejudice.”
“Plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the counterclaims is granted for the reasons set forth above. Dismissal of the fifth through seventh counterclaims is with prejudice. Dismissal of the first through fourth counterclaims is without prejudice subject to the caveats above regarding amendment.”
“This matter is before the court on Defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. ... For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.”
“The court denies De La Fuente’s motion for preliminary injunction on the basis of the equitable doctrine of laches. ... Therefore, the motion for preliminary injunction is Denied.”
“The court, therefore, grants Epson’s motion for a preliminary injunction against iRULU as to some, but not all, of the relief requested.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 422 days (N = 2).
As a senior judge, Currie continues to receive a broad civil mix, including diversity insurance and motor-vehicle cases, consumer-credit claims, patent disputes, ERISA and interpleader matters, arbitration-award challenges, Social Security appeals, and contract actions. Her longer-term docket also includes First Amendment, election-law, Federal Tort Claims Act, and employment cases. Magistrate Judges Paige J. Gossett and Kaymani D. West appear on referred matters.
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