Robert Malcolm McRae Jr.
How Judge McRae rules, drawn from 28 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge McRae no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge McRae decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
McRae treated a party’s admission and stipulation as sufficient to eliminate the remaining factual dispute on liability.
“The only genuine issue of material fact (i. e., whether the defendant discharges pollutants in contravention of 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a), 1342(a), and 1317(d)) was resolved by admission and stipulation”
Procedural preferences
McRae declined summary judgment when the record presented a genuine factual dispute over the reason for an employee’s discharge.
“To sustain a motion for summary judgment, the defendants must show that there are no genuine issues of material fact in dispute.”
Cautions
McRae enforced filing deadlines even when he considered the resulting dismissal harsh.
“This Court therefore has no choice but to dismiss this Plaintiff’s Title VII action.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“It is therefore ordered that the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment be granted and that this action be dismissed in accordance with that order.”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiff be granted a Judgment on the pleadings”
“Therefore, the Court denies plaintiff’s request for injunctive relief.”
“Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment is therefore granted in part and denied in part, this opinion constituting the final judgment in this action.”
“It is, therefore, ordered that the motion is denied on all grounds and the discovery should proceed forthwith.”
“Therefore, it is Ordered that the Motions for Remand filed in C-75-56-E and C-75-57-E are hereby granted.”
“Therefore, the summary judgment of the defendants should be granted.”
“It is, therefore, ordered that the plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment be denied”
“the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is granted.”
“This Court therefore has no choice but to dismiss this Plaintiff’s Title VII action.”
“Therefore the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby granted.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment is granted in part and denied in part (see part A).”
“Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Decertification are denied (see parts B and C, respectively).”
“The defendants’ Motion to Decertify is denied.”
“Therefore, it is Ordered that defendant’s Motion to Dismiss is hereby denied on all grounds.”
“the plaintiff is entitled to a Summary Judgment that the defendant has violated 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a), 1342(a) and 1317(d)”
“the plaintiff is entitled to a Declaratory Judgment as a matter of law”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The twenty located assigned records were concentrated in personal-property, contract, civil-rights, and statutory matters. The sparse historical timelines do not support a complete caseload, duration, or motion-timing claim.
A historical record
Judge McRae 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.