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.

Court
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Position
district
Status
Deceased
Served
1956–2002
Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Commissioned
1956-03-29
Education
University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1924; University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1927; University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1930
Signed orders read
27

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

O'Mara v. Zebrowski
· 1970-08-11
Military service complaint (petitioner) Denied

“(1) the petitioner’s complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and it is hereby dismissed;”

Coleman v. Quaker State Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
· 1971-09-28
Petition to satisfy judgments (defendant Quaker State) Denied

“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.”

Coyle v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.
· 1968-03-19
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“the said preventer wire was then being used in the course of the unloading operation of the ship and was not then reasonably fit for the purpose for which it was ordinarly used, and hence, rendered the ship then unseaworthy;”

Gilberton Contracting Co. v. Hook
· 1969-05-07
Petition for counsel fees (petitioners) Denied

“it is ordered that the petition for allowance of counsel fees be, and it is, denied.”

Dugas v. National Aircraft Corp.
· 1969-06-30
Judgment on the pleadings (defendants) Denied

“the defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, requesting dismissal of all claims for damages under the survival act of Pennsylvania, is denied.”

Dittenhoffer v. Aires Co.
· 1968-03-18
Summary judgment (corporate defendant) Granted

“we conclude that the corporate defendant is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law.”

Byrd v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.
· 1969-06-30
Summary judgment (defendant shipowner) Denied

“the defendant’s motion must be denied.”

Lehman v. United States
· 1970-05-27
Motion for new trial (plaintiff) Denied

“it is ordered that plaintiff’s motion for a new trial is denied.”

Einhorn v. Maus
· 1969-06-27
Preliminary injunction (plaintiffs) Denied

“It is ordered that the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction be, and it is, denied.”

United States ex rel. Beecham v. Rundle
· 1969-07-24
Habeas petition (relator) Denied

“it is ordered that the relator’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.”

Coleman v. Quaker State Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
· 1971-06-21
Motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict (plaintiffs) Denied

“Accordingly, plaintiffs’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict must be denied.”

Melnick v. Finch
· 1969-11-03
Summary judgment (defendant Secretary) Granted

“the defendant’s motion for summary judgment be, and it is, granted;”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“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. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.