Charles William Kraft Jr.
How Judge Kraft rules, drawn from 27 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Kraft no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Kraft
Charles William Kraft, Jr. was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Judge Kraft received a commission on March 29, 1956. Judge Kraft assumed senior status on November 11, 1970 and served until death on January 18, 2002.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“(1) the petitioner’s complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and it is hereby dismissed;”
“Accordingly, finding that Quaker State has failed to prove an unqualified legal tender to plaintiffs in either instance, we are obliged to deny the present petition.”
“The plaintiff, at argument on his motion for summary judgment, expressly limited his application to a request for determination by the Court that the preventer wire was unseaworthy. ... rendered the ship then unseaworthy;”
“it is ordered that the petition for allowance of counsel fees be, and it is, denied.”
“the defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, requesting dismissal of all claims for damages under the survival act of Pennsylvania, is denied.”
“we conclude that the corporate defendant is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law.”
“the defendant’s motion must be denied.”
“it is ordered that plaintiff’s motion for a new trial is denied.”
“It is ordered that the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction be, and it is, denied.”
“it is ordered that the relator’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.”
“Accordingly, plaintiffs’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict must be denied.”
“the defendant’s motion for summary judgment be, and it is, granted;”
“plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment be, and it is, denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No surviving assigned-case index was located for Kraft's Eastern District service. The profile therefore makes no claim about his caseload, case duration, motion base rates, or ruling speed.
A historical record
Judge Kraft 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.