Thad Heartfield
How Judge Heartfield rules, drawn from 18 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Heartfield no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“is GRANTED. A Final Judgment will be entered separately.”
“the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services is AFFIRMED, and this case is DISMISSED.”
“defendant Jefferson County, Texas’ Motion For Summary Judgment is GRANTED”
“ORDERED and ADJUDGED that defendant Jefferson County Sheriffs Department is DISMISSED, without prejudice, as a party to this suit.”
“Defendant Payne’s motion for summary judgment is DENIED.”
“defendants Orange Auto Center’s and Clay Higgins’ Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.”
“defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment (Docket No. 46) is GRANTED.”
“defendant’s Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss (Docket No. 47) is GRANTED.”
“ORDERED that plaintiffs action is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”
“‘Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment’ (Docket No. 18) is GRANTED.”
“Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment [Doe. No. 29] is GRANTED and all claims against Defendant shall be dismissed.”
“Defendant’s Motion for Expenses Under Rule 37(c)(2) [Doc. No. 41] is GRANTED IN PART”
“Defendant’s Objections and Motion to Strike Plaintiffs Summary Judgment Evidence [Doc. No. 37] is OVERRULED and DENIED.”
“Plaintiffs First Motion for Leave to File Out of Time Plaintiffs Case Specific Disclosures [Doe. No. 42] is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Summary Judgment Evidence in Response to Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. No. 48] is GRANTED.”
“defendant’s motion to suppress (Docket No. 28) is DENIED.”
“Defendants Pfizer, Howmedica, and MTG’s Motion for Summary Judgment [Clerk’s doc. # 37] is GRANTED”
“Plaintiffs claims for malice/fraud and misrepresentation, as set forth in Sections IX and X of his Amended Petition are dismissed, including the corresponding request for exemplary damages, with prejudice”
“is DENIED as MOOT with respect to the motion for a more definite statement”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
His docket mixed a substantial civil caseload (product liability, employment, ERISA, admiralty, Social Security) with a large prisoner/habeas volume routinely referred to the division's magistrate judges. Cases filed before his 1995 commission that appear under his name are inherited administrative reassignments and are excluded.
A historical record
Judge Heartfield 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.