Donald West VanArtsdalen
Judge VanArtsdalen no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Summary judgment is, therefore, granted and this ease is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.”
“Although this will not cause a complete dismisssl, it will cause the service of process to be quashed, and will prohibit plaintiff from proceeding until and unless he secures proper service on the defendant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”
“I therefore hold that service of process was proper, and that there is valid jurisdiction over the person of the defendant, and that venue in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is appropriate.”
“the request for change of venue will likewise be refused.”
“Judgment will be granted in favor of defendant.”
“Remand for further reconsideration would not be proper.”
“Plaintiffs’ motion to compel discovery will therefore be granted.”
“I will deny their motions for transfer.”
“For the reasons which follow, the motion will be granted in part and denied in part.”
“Notwithstanding that Channel’s motion is unopposed, the motion will be denied for the reasons set forth herein.”
“Accordingly, Count II of plaintiff’s complaint alleging a breach of contract will be dismissed.”
“For the reasons which follow, the motion will be denied.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Twenty historical assigned cases were located, but the five sampled records contained no electronic entries. This bounded holding does not support claims about VanArtsdalen's career caseload, motion base rates, case duration, or ruling speed.
A historical record
Judge VanArtsdalen 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.