Leslie Rogers Darr
How Judge Darr rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Darr no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Darr decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Darr treated factual detail obtainable through discovery as a poor fit for expanded pleading requirements.
“these matters are by way of discovery and that the defendants would have open to them methods by which this information can be obtained more satisfactorily than by pleadings.”
Darr accepted due diligence where patent plaintiffs could not identify greater detail before discovery.
“A showing of due diligence is all that is necessary.”
Procedural preferences
Darr emphasized simple, concise, and direct pleading and independently struck immaterial answer sections.
“The letter and spirit of the Rules of Civil Procedure requires simple, concise, and direct denials, admissions, and averments in pleadings.”
Cautions
Darr required competent proof once jurisdictional allegations about the amount in controversy were properly challenged.
“The jurisdictional facts being challenged in an appropriate manner, the plaintiffs must support them by competent proof.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“A general objection of this kind is not good and this ground of the motion is overruled.”
“the Court directs that all the questions be answered except questions 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 20, and (t) under question 24.”
“I think interrogatory 20 need not be answered”
“This objection is not well founded and the interrogatories will be answered in so far as this objection is concerned.”
“This objection is overruled.”
“The plaintiffs are entitled to an injunction as prayed for against Robert Petti john”
“the plaintiffs are entitled to recover from the defendant damages, costs, and a reasonable attorney’s fee.”
“It results that the decision of the Referee will be reversed”
“the motion for a summary judgment will be sustained.”
“I find that the latter motion was filed too late and sustain defendant’s motion to strike.”
“This part of the motion is sustained.”
“As to this portion of the motion, the Court overrules.”
“That part of the motion asking that there be a more particular statement on the question of damages is, I think, without merit, and will be overruled.”
“This being true, the motion is well taken and will be sustained.”
“it is my judgment that the motion should be overruled.”
Darr explained that the clerk could enter default upon a proper affidavit, but the application was not finally resolved in the published opinion.
“The motion will be sustained and the suit dismissed.”
“This part of the motion is overruled.”
“the complaint states a cause of action and this part of the motion is overruled.”
“remands this part of the motion for proof and allows twenty days for said proof to be submitted.”
“The motion of the defendants is overruled.”
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 Darr 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.