Alfred Dickinson Barksdale
How Judge Barksdale rules, drawn from 21 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Barksdale no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Barksdale decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
When an enforcement application sought a lawyer's client identity and related information, Barksdale treated a proven confidential legal engagement as sufficient justification for withholding both.
“From the facts found, this court concludes that, in this instance, the attorney-client privilege existed, protects Harvey, and constitutes legal justification for his refusal to reveal the identity of his client, or to give other information sought by the National Labor Relations Board in its subpoena duces tecum served upon him.”
Procedural preferences
In overlapping patent proceedings, Barksdale favored pausing the infringement action until the specialized administrative interference process reached final judgment.
“It is therefore my conclusion that this action should be stayed until the Interference Proceeding has been prosecuted to final judgment.”
Cautions
For remission of a vehicle forfeiture, Barksdale applied the statutory inquiry requirement strictly when the owner had a liquor-law reputation, even though the lienholder acted in good faith.
“By the plain terms of the statute, where the owner, at the time of the creation of the lien, had either a record or reputation of violating the liquor laws, the absolute duty is imposed’upon the claimant to make the inquiry prescribed' by the statute.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“an order will be entered directing the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to establish the period of disability and grant the disability insurance benefits to which he would have been entitled had his application of October 15, 1963 been approved.”
“On this basis, it is my conclusion that 20 percentum of $9,118.00, the total of the accrued benefits due plaintiff and his family, is a fair fee to be paid to plaintiff’s two attorneys for their legal services rendered in this court, which 20 percentum amounts to $1,823.60.”
“It follows that an order will be entered granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint.”
“I further conclude, as a matter of law, that the administrators of Cynthia Durham are entitled to recover of Michael Fitzharris the sum of $20,000.-00 in damages for her death by wrongful act.”
Barksdale allocated primary and excess uninsured-motorist coverage among three insurers after a stipulated-facts hearing.
“It follows that the application of National Labor Relations Board for an order requiring Harvey to appear before this court and the Regional Director of the Board and there produce the documents described in their subpoena duces tecum and give testimony in connection therewith, will be denied, the rule to show cause will be discharged, and the subpoena duces tecum will be quashed.”
This companion judgment entry formally denied the same subpoena-enforcement application resolved in the separately published findings and conclusions.
“It therefore follows that the decision of the Secretary herein denying plaintiff’s application for benefits under the Act, will be reversed.”
“As it appears to me that twenty five percent of the total of the past due benefits to which this claimant is entitled would be reasonable compensation for the services of plaintiff’s counsel rendered herein, such a determination and allowance will be included in the order entered herein.”
“It is therefore my conclusion that this action should be stayed until the Interference Proceeding has been prosecuted to final judgment.”
“It follows that an order will be entered dismissing this consolidated action at the costs of the plaintiffs.”
“I am satisfied that defendant’s motion for a judgment on the pleadings must be granted.”
“the plaintiff is entitled to recover of the defendant the full benefits due and payable under the contracts of life insurance sued upon”
“I find as a fact that a reasonable fee to be paid to said attorneys is an amount eqdal to ten percentum of the amount recovered.”
“It therefore follows that an order will be entered reversing the decision of the Administrator in this case and directing that plaintiffs be accorded a widow’s current and child’s insurance benefits as provided in the Act.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The reviewed decisions predate representative electronic case-level dockets. The profile therefore makes no claim about complete caseload mix, case duration, administrative dispositions, or motion timing.
A historical record
Judge Barksdale 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.