Sidney Lee Christie
Judge Christie no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Christie decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Christie granted judgment to a Social Security claimant where the record established disability strongly enough to overcome the agency's contrary decision.
“his motion for summary judgment must be granted and defendant’s like motion must be denied.”
Procedural preferences
Christie denied summary judgment when the record still left a material factual dispute for later resolution.
“at least at this stage in the proceedings, a dispute of fact exists with respect to that question.”
Christie remanded a removed maritime dispute when the saving-to-suitors framework left the state court able to hear the claim.
“plaintiff’s motion to remand must be granted and it will be so ordered.”
Cautions
Where the same dispute was already pending in state court, Christie declined to exercise concurrent federal jurisdiction even though the defendant's jurisdictional theory was technically mistaken.
“we simply decline to accept jurisdiction on the well-established theory of absention”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the plaintiff shall have partial summary judgment against the defendant for its losses resulting from the false certification of Purvis concerning automobiles financed by plaintiff for Hamlin Motor Company”
“The defendant’s motion for summary judgment accordingly must be denied.”
“Respondents’ motion to dismiss will accordingly be denied.”
“plaintiff’s motion to remand must be granted and it will be so ordered.”
“petitioner’s Section 2255 motion to set aside his conviction is granted”
The court found no federal statutory ground to retain a state bar-enforcement action removed from state court.
The court concluded that a justice of the peace enjoyed judicial immunity for issuing a warrant within her jurisdiction.
“defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted and plaintiff’s complaint hereby dismissed.”
“In essence, therefore, we simply decline to accept jurisdiction on the well-established theory of absention”
“his Motion for Summary Judgment is granted and plaintiff’s Complaint dismissed.”
“the defendant’s motion for summary judgment must be granted.”
“Having found the requisite jurisdictional amount present, defendants’ motion to dismiss must be denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No electronic docket sample was available for a historical caseload description.
A historical record
Judge Christie 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.