Eastern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Favorability to Defendent: 3
Ratings Guide: 1=Extremely Favorable 2=Moderately Favorable 3=Neutral 4=Moderately Unfavorable 5=Extremely Unfavorable
Location: Muskogee
Comments:
The jury pool is not as conservative as in the Northern (Tulsa) and Western (Oklahoma City) Federal Courts Judge Payne is a good and reasonably conservative Judge. Judge White went on the bench in late 2003, but so far appears conservative. Judge Seay has taken senior status and handles relatively few cases. *** [Please call Steve Holden for further information].
Federal Court Judges:
Chief Judge Ronald A. White, James H. Payne, Frank H. Seay, Steven P. Shreder, Kimberly E. West
Counties Within This Federal Jurisdiction:
Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, LeFlore, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, Wagoner
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Notable Verdicts
Date: 11/2018
Case Style: Tara Witty v Belmont Management Co, LLC
Judge: Ronald White
Outcome: At the conclusion of the evidence the Court dismissed all claims against the defendants. The court also dismissed Plaintiff’s claims for breach of contract, discrimination, punitive damages and declaratory and injunctive relief against the remaining defendants. As to Plaintiffs claim for retaliation, the jury returned a verdict in Favor of all remaining Defendants except for Defendant Belmont. The jury found in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant, Belmont, on the issue of Retaliation and awarded damages in the amount of $100,00.00.
Description: Civil Rights Violation (Fair Housing Act)