Aldon Junior Anderson
How Judge Anderson rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Anderson no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Anderson
Aldon Junior Anderson was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, Judge Anderson received a commission on July 22, 1971. Judge Anderson assumed senior status on December 20, 1984 and served until death on March 24, 1996.
How Judge Anderson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
He denied summary judgment when a plausible explanation preserved a genuine dispute about accrual.
“the plaintiffs explanation as to the apparent inconsistencies between his deposition and his affidavit seem plausible enough to raise a genuine issue of material fact”
He required purposeful forum-directed conduct before exercising personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state seller.
“No evidence exists that Tomball purposefully availed itself of the benefits of doing business in Utah.”
He distinguished an actual conflict from contingencies that might never require separate bankruptcy representation.
“given the fact that the general partner may never have to contribute any resources, no actual conflict exists”
Procedural preferences
He treated unresolved material facts as a bar to summary judgment.
“a motion for summary judgment is to be granted only if there appears to be no genuine issue as to any material fact”
He confined review to the administrative record absent a recognized justification for extra-record evidence.
“Because the court finds that none of these exceptions apply the court will not consider material outside the record.”
He required a compensation fund to hold a substantive right before compelling its joinder.
“the Workers Compensation Fund of Utah is not a real party in interest within the meaning of Rule 17(a)”
Cautions
He distinguished an agency position that lacked substantial evidence from one that was unreasonable enough to justify fees.
“the decision appears to have been reasonable, but was not supported by substantial evidence.”
In United States v. Howse, Anderson found no evidence that the government's delay in providing field notes was chronic, intentional, or in bad faith, and denied the defendants' speedy trial motion.
“There is no factual basis for the conclusion that the government’s delay was chronic, intentional or the result of bad faith.”
In Canadian Indemnity Co. v. K & T, Anderson enforced a three-year insurance limitations period against the coverage claims, while acknowledging that his reading of that statute could produce inequitable results in other circumstances.
“The court is aware that the interpretation of the statute it adopts today might, in certain circumstances, produce inequitable results.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment is denied.”
“the Order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah dated November 21, 1988, to the extent it *749imposes sanctions against the Trustee or her attorney, is hereby reversed and the case remanded”
“must deny defendant Main Street’s Motion to Dismiss.”
“Defendant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.”
“the motion for the award of attorney’s fees must be denied.”
“this court grants Defendants’ motions for summary judgment.”
“The Motions to Dismiss are, therefore, granted.”
“the defendant’s motion for summary judgment must be, and is, denied.”
“this court holds that defendant Kennecott corporation is not liable as a matter of law and grants summary judgment in its favor.”
“the complaint of the plaintiff herein under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is dismissed with prejudice under 28 U.S.C. 1915(d) (1985), as frivolous.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The located docket shells include prisoner civil rights, patents, fraud, foreclosure, environmental, contracts, and securities matters, but the entry-less sample cannot establish a career-wide caseload distribution.
A historical record
Judge Anderson 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.