John William Ross
How Judge Ross rules, drawn from 13 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Ross no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Ross decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In reclamation disputes, Ross treated a buyer's known insolvency and lack of a reasonable expectation of payment as equivalent to an intent not to pay.
“where goods are ordered by one who is insolvent, who is aware of that fact and who has no reasonable expectation of being able to pay for such goods, it must be in law regarded as the equivalent of an actual intent not to pay.”
Procedural preferences
Ross preferred a developed evidentiary record before finally resolving competing creditor priorities.
“should be determined upon more evidence than is now offered, and without determining ultimately the rights of the parties”
Cautions
Ross required proof that a vehicle was purposefully used to remove or conceal contraband before ordering forfeiture; incidental transportation was not enough.
“More is necessary in order to work a forfeiture of a vehicle than to merely show a state of facts such as is presented by tMsease.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“This exception must be overruled.”
“the judge of this court does now voluntarily and of his own motion recuse himself from a further consideration of this litigation”
“his opinion is adopted and .made the opinion of this court, and is in all things confirmed.”
“The temporary writ will be thus modified pending the appeal.”
“which prayer has been granted and a supersedeas ordered as to the temporary writ partially suspending the same.”
“I am constrained to reverse the finding of the referee, and to hold that the claim in question may be filed and prosecuted against the estate of Dahnke-Walker Milling Company.”
“the action of the referee in declaring the deed of trust void is deemed to have been well warranted”
“the government is entitled to the remedy sought in the libel proceedings, and an order will be accordingly entered in each case.”
“it results tbe government is entitled to tbe remedy sought, and an order as to this ease -will be accordingly entered.”
“It -results that in this, case the proceedings will be dismissed.”
“The opinion of the referee is in all things confirmed, and an order will be accordingly prepared.”
“The report allowing the claims for taxes will be set aside and such claims disallowed.”
“the more equitable course would be to continue the injunction in force for a period of 45 days”
“I am of opinion this case should be remanded to the rules for proof on the question suggested”
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 Ross 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.