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 here.
About Judge Heartfield
Thad Heartfield was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Appointed by President William J. Clinton, Judge Heartfield received a commission on March 17, 1995. Judge Heartfield assumed senior status on January 1, 2010 and served until death on December 27, 2022.
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.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Heartfield was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2024.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Heartfield no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.