Frank Wiley Wilson
How Judge Wilson rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Wilson no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Wilson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Wilson avoided resolving insurer obligations when the underlying state-court liability and theory remained unsettled, treating a declaratory ruling at that stage as advisory.
“Prior to an adjudication of liability in the state court action and prior to an adjudication of the grounds upon which such liability is to be imposed, any adjudication by this Court in this case would at best be highly speculative and theoretical.”
Procedural preferences
Wilson would not defeat trade-secret protection by deciding the merits during discovery unless the issue could properly be resolved under the summary-judgment standard.
“unless this issue could properly be decided upon a motion for summary judgment, it would be improper for the Court to deny a protective order on the basis of the lack of merit of the plaintiff’s contentions with regard to trade secrets.”
Cautions
Wilson required parties challenging agency action to complete the prescribed administrative process before seeking judicial relief.
“No one is entitled to judicial relief for a supposed or threatened injury until the prescribed administrative remedy has been exhausted.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“It is, therefore, ordered that the defendant’s motion to dismiss filed in this cause be granted and that the cause be and hereby is dismissed.”
“Accordingly, an order will enter denying the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and motion for judgment on the pleadings and granting the defendant’s motion which the Court will treat as a motion for judgment on the pleadings.”
“Turning first to the motion of the TVA to be permitted to intervene as a party defendant in the lawsuit, the motion will be allowed.”
“Based upon the foregoing discussion, the Court is of the opinion that it lacks jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s claims. Accordingly, the plaintiff’s complaint will be dismissed.”
“It is accordingly the opinion of the Court that the complaint in this case fails to allege and the evidence in the case fails to establish any violation of the Lanham Act and that no federal question jurisdiction would accordingly lie.”
“Accordingly, the Court is of the opinion that the motion for summary judgment in behalf of the defendant, Olin-Mathieson Chemical Corporation, should be overruled.”
“The motion of Seal-test for a partial summary judgment upon the issue of any violation by it of Section 7 of the Clayton Act should therefore be sustained under the undisputed facts of this case.”
“The defendant’s motion for summary judgment will accordingly be sustained.”
“Action upon all remaining motions are thereby rendered moot and an order will enter dismissing this lawsuit.”
“However, the Court is of the opinion that the third-party defendant is entitled to judgment in his favor upon the pleadings, and an order will enter accordingly.”
“The Court is of the opinion that a protective order should be granted.”
“Having concluded that this Court is without jurisdiction to review the subject matter of the petition herein, the motion of the defendant to dismiss this action will be sustained.”
“It will therefore be unnecessary to consider further the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment.”
“It appearing to the Court that this case has been properly removed here, plaintiff’s motion to remand is denied.”
“The motion for summary judgment on behalf of the taxpayer will be sustained and the countermotion for summary judgment on behalf of the government will be overruled.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No case-level docket sample is available for Wilson's tenure, so the profile makes no complete claim about caseload mix, duration, or motion timing.
A historical record
Judge Wilson 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.