Robert Leon Jordan
How Judge Jordan rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Jordan no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Jordan decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In the L-S Industries ruling, Jordan denied summary judgment where the movant did not connect the governing elements to an evidentiary deficiency.
“In order to be entitled to summary judgment on Matlack’s specific claim for intentional interference with business relationships, LSI must set out the elements of the claim and then demonstrate how Matlack has no proof to establish those required five elements. LSI has not done that.”
Procedural preferences
In Hill, Jordan declined to treat a request embedded in a dispositive brief as a motion to amend.
“A motion must be filed as a separate, freestanding document.”
Cautions
In Gregg, Jordan refused to suppress unspecified statements when the defendant had neither developed the issue nor identified the statements.
“This court, however, does not issue suppression rulings based on speculation.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons stated, the court finds the plaintiffs’ motion, read as a Rule 60(b) motion, not well taken, and it is DENIED.”
“The court will accordingly deny the plaintiffs motions for temporary restraining orders.”
“Therefore, for the reasons discussed above, the plaintiffs’ appeal from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee will be overruled, and their complaint will be dismissed without prejudice.”
“It is ORDERED, for the reasons stated in the report and recommendation, which the court adopts and incorporates into its ruling, that plaintiffs motion for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), [doc. 22] is GRANTED in the total amount of Two Thousand Forty Eight Dollars and Ninety Cents ($2,048.90).”
“defendants’ motion will be granted, plaintiffs’ motion will be denied, and this cause will be dismissed.”
“Nonetheless, because plaintiffs state law claims against Broadspire are preempted by ERISA, the motion will be granted and defendant Broadspire will be dismissed from this litigation.”
“For the reasons stated herein, the United States’ motion will be granted, and Cant-well’s motion will bé denied.”
“Defendant’s motion to strike will accordingly be denied, and plaintiffs summary judgment motion will be granted.”
“For the reasons that follow, the judgment of the bankruptcy court will be reversed.”
“For the reasons stated herein, Matlack’s motion for partial summary judgment will be denied.”
“LSI’s motion for summary judgment will be granted in part and denied in part.”
“Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment on count one of its complaint will be granted.”
“Defendant’s summary judgment motions will be denied and its counterclaim will be dismissed.”
“For the reasons stated herein, defendants’ motion will be granted. Herin’s motion will be denied and this civil action will be dismissed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The five sampled terminated cases were filed from October 1988 through May 1989 and included disability-benefits, asbestos, personal-liability, and prisoner civil-rights matters. Their electronic entry timelines were empty.
A historical record
Judge Jordan 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.