Robert Witherspoon Hemphill
How Judge Hemphill rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Hemphill no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Hemphill decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Holloway, Hemphill treated continuity of the workforce, products, premises, and business identity as evidence that could support successor liability at trial.
“it is clear that the plaintiff’s claim cannot be denied as a matter of law at this time.”
Procedural preferences
In Bachman, Hemphill enforced the court's discovery deadline where the plaintiff served requests after the allowed period and did not show grounds to reopen discovery.
“Because plaintiff’s discovery materials were served outside the prescribed time limits for discovery, plaintiff’s request for discovery materials is denied.”
Cautions
In Anthony, Hemphill emphasized that a plaintiff's in-state activity could not substitute for constitutionally sufficient contacts by the nonresident defendant.
“the activity was not that of the bank, but of one Ralph Edward Slaughter.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS ORDERED that the petition be dismissed.”
“Accordingly, petitioner’s motions are denied.”
“the petition of Ham is dismissed under Rule 4, supra.”
“IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that in light of the court’s reasoning interpreted from the scarce but applicable case law reviewed, that plaintiffs are entitled to recover all vacation pay due.”
“Therefore, it is the holding of this court that plaintiff’s motions to compel discovery and to vacate an order are without merit and the same are hereby denied.”
“this court determines that defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment should be granted.”
“Accordingly, plaintiffs’ Motions to Amend the February 27, 1975, Order, to Amend Further the Amended Complaint and for Reconsideration of the Exclusion of Black Males From the Class are hereby denied.”
“Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is granted and the action in this court is dismissed without prejudice.”
“defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for lack of jurisdiction is granted.”
“Therefore, for the foregoing reasons, the defendant’s motion for summary judgment is denied.”
“defendant’s motions must be denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 7 days (N = 1).
The sole exact-name electronic historical docket was a terminated 1981 matter with no retained entries, too thin for a caseload-mix inference.
A historical record
Judge Hemphill 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.