Frank Gray Jr.
How Judge Gray rules, drawn from 15 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Gray no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Gray decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Gray deferred to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of its own procedural rules even where another reading was also plausible.
“if the applicable regulations were interpreted in a reasonable manner, the charge of procedural irregularity must fail even though the petitioner may present another reasonable interpretation of the regulations.”
Gray treated the practical consequences of a sentence as relevant when deciding whether a retrial sentence was more severe.
“a sentence of one year served in the penitentiary is more severe than a sentence of eleven months and twenty-nine days served in the county workhouse.”
Procedural preferences
Gray directed parties to use discovery for details unnecessary to frame a responsive pleading.
“If additional particulars are required, they may be obtained through use of the discovery procedures provided for in the rules.”
Cautions
Gray treated simultaneous searches by different agencies as legally distinct and required each search to rest on its own authority.
“there were in fact two searches of his premises, one search by state officers for drugs and another search by ATF agents for a silencer.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the court denied the request for a temporary restraining order”
“The petitioner’s request for a writ of habeas corpus and for a permanent injunction is, therefore, DENIED and the action DISMISSED.”
“the motion for judgment of acquittal made by defendant at the close of the proof must be, and hereby is, granted.”
“the court deems it proper to order the Government to disclose the names of the witnesses it intends to call at trial.”
“the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment be, and the samé is hereby, granted”
“this court ordered that a preliminary injunction issue”
“the preliminary injunction heretofore issued be made permanent.”
“his petition for the writ of habeas corpus must be granted.”
“plaintiff’s motions are hereby denied and his complaint is hereby dismissed.”
“It is, accordingly, ordered that he be released forthwith from the custody of the respondent.”
“the motions for summary judgment are granted as to the plaintiff”
“The plaintiff’s Motion is accordingly denied.”
“the motion of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for leave to file a brief amicus curiae and to present oral arguments in this case must be denied also.”
“Accordingly, the defendant’s motions are denied.”
“I will order the striking of information except for the period from September 1, 1966 to December 31, 1966.”
“defendant’s motion for summary judgment should be denied only as to those allegations of the complaint by which plaintiff seeks to recover damages for defendant’s alleged breach of specific provisions of the contract of December 9, 1963. In all other respects, the court concluded the motion must be sustained.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed decisions predate representative electronic case-level dockets. This profile therefore makes no claim about complete caseload mix, case duration, administrative dispositions, or motion timing.
A historical record
Judge Gray 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.