Robert Love Taylor
How Judge Taylor rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Taylor no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Taylor decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Taylor enforced an arbitration clause under federal law and left threshold compliance objections to the arbitrator once the contract's architect had acted.
“These are questions for the arbitrator, and the Court, therefore, will not pass on them.”
Procedural preferences
Taylor required suppression motions to identify definite, specific facts before convening an evidentiary hearing.
“Evidentiary hearings are not granted as a matter of course and are only required if the claims are supported by allegations which are sufficiently definite, specific and detailed to enable a court to conclude that a substantial claim is presented.”
Cautions
Taylor recognized a qualified discovery privilege for investigative material while a related criminal investigation remained ongoing.
“the State and its criminal investigators are entitled to a qualified privilege from discovery of information compiled during an on-going criminal investigation.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, it is ORDERED that defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted be, and the same hereby is, granted.”
“Accordingly, it is ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment be, and the same hereby is, sustained, and that the case be dismissed.”
“It is, accordingly, ORDERED that the motion to dismiss by defendants Foley, Sheraton Inns, Inc. and Shag Associates, Ltd., be, and the same hereby is, denied.”
“Accordingly, it is ORDERED that defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint against Smoky Mountain Aero insofar as it is based on a theory of vicarious liability for its pilot’s acts be, and the same hereby is, sustained for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.”
“For these reasons, it is ORDERED that this case be, and the same hereby is, reversed and remanded to the Secretary for additional findings.”
“For the foregoing reasons, it is ORDERED that this action be, and the same hereby is, dismissed.”
“Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants’ motion for summary judgment of dismissal be, and the same hereby is, granted.”
“It is, accordingly, ORDERED that the motion for summary judgment be, and the same hereby is, denied.”
“Accordingly, it is ORDERED that defendant’s motion to dismiss these complaints be, and the same hereby is sustained.”
“For the foregoing reasons, it is ORDERED that the motion to remand be, and the same hereby is, sustained.”
“Accordingly, the Magistrate recommended that summary judgment be entered for the federal defendant and that the case against the private defendants be dismissed.”
“For the foregoing reasons, it is ORDERED that the report of the Magistrate be, and the same is, adopted in full. It is further ORDERED that the case be, and the same hereby is, dismissed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No case-level docket sample is available for Taylor's tenure, so the profile makes no complete claim about caseload mix, duration, or motion timing.
A historical record
Judge Taylor 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.