Donald West VanArtsdalen

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1970–2019 Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican) 19 signed orders read

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.

Carpel v. Saget Studios, Inc.
· 1971-04-30
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Summary judgment is, therefore, granted and this ease is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.”

Toppi v. United States
· 1971-05-27
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“This motion is denied.”

Sellers v. McCrane
· 1972-07-25
Motion for judgment on pleadings (defendant) Granted in part

“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.”

Burbank v. Grant
· 1972-09-08
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“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.”

Motions to transfer (defendant) Denied

“the request for change of venue will likewise be refused.”

United States Ex Rel. Williams v. Cuyler
· 1977-10-18
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“Judgment will be granted in favor of defendant.”

Cook v. Califano
· 1978-10-13
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“Remand for further reconsideration would not be proper.”

Dabney v. Investment Corp. of America
· 1979-05-25
Motions to compel (plaintiffs) Granted

“Plaintiffs’ motion to compel discovery will therefore be granted.”

Carty v. Health-Chem Corp.
· 1982-06-15
Motions to transfer (defendants in the Carty action) Denied

“I will deny their motions for transfer.”

Motions to transfer (defendants in the Peil action) Denied
Lopuszanski v. Fabey
· 1982-11-18
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted in part

“For the reasons which follow, the motion will be granted in part and denied in part.”

Barab v. Menford
· 1983-01-20
Motion for leave to file third party complaint (Channel Home Centers, Inc.) Denied

“Notwithstanding that Channel’s motion is unopposed, the motion will be denied for the reasons set forth herein.”

Ruch v. Strawbridge & Clothier, Inc.
· 1983-07-05
Motions to dismiss (Strawbridge & Clothier, Inc.) Granted

“Accordingly, Count II of plaintiff’s complaint alleging a breach of contract will be dismissed.”

Kranzdorf v. Green
· 1983-07-28
Motions to dismiss (Alan T. Schiffman) Denied

“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.