Anheuser-Busch & Modelo May Be Facing More Delays With Slowest Judge

Yes you read that correctly.  The lawsuit between Anheuser-Busch and the DOJ in their efforts to purchase Grupo Modelo will be heard by U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts--know for having the largest backlog of unfinished cases and unresolved motions.  Details from MercuryNews:

Anheuser-Busch InBev's bid to buy Grupo Modelo may face an obstacle unforeseen by the parties when the Justice Department sued to block the deal last week — assignment of the case to Washington's slowest federal judge.

   U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts, who was randomly picked to handle antitrust litigation over the $20.1 billion deal, carries the largest backlog of unfinished cases and unresolved motions among his Washington colleagues, according to federal court data.

Last year, Roberts had 73 motions pending for more than six months — almost three times more than the next slowest judge — and more than 50 cases pending more than three years. In one 2003 case involving $190,000 of insurance payments, he took more than eight years to rule on a motion to dismiss.
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