Edward Norman Cahn

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Retired 1998 · served 1974–1998 Appointed by Gerald R. Ford (Republican) 20 signed orders read

Judge Cahn 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.

United States ex rel. Givler v. Smith
· 1991-04-09
Motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction (Buckl and Jankowski) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, I shall deny the defendant’s motion to dismiss.”

Marley v. City of Allentown
· 1991-09-23
Motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict or new trial (Officer Joseph S. Effting) Denied

“Based on the foregoing discussion, the court shall deny the defendant’s Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, or in the alternative, for a New Trial.”

Cameron v. Graphic Management Associates, Inc.
· 1992-09-21
Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff) Granted

“For the reasons set forth herein, the plaintiffs Motion will be granted.”

Motion to dismiss abuse of process counterclaim (plaintiff) Granted

“Accordingly, the defendant’s abuse of process counterclaim is dismissed.”

Motion to strike affirmative defense (plaintiff) Granted

“Accordingly, GMA’s Eighth Affirmative Defense is legally insufficient, and thus will be stricken.”

United States v. Atlas Minerals and Chemicals, Inc.
· 1993-03-05
Summary judgment (Garnet Electroplating Corporation) Granted

“Therefore, the court must grant Garnet Electroplating’s motion and enter judgment accordingly.”

Schemberg v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.
· 1989-04-27
Petition to compel arbitration (plaintiff) Granted

“Therefore, I will grant the plaintiffs petition to compel arbitration and I will deny Progressive’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.”

Judgment on the pleadings (Progressive Casualty Insurance Company) Denied
Reading Anthracite Co. v. Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.
· 1991-08-01
Motion to disqualify counsel (plaintiffs) Granted in part

“For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted in part and denied in part.”

Burke v. Koch Industries
· 1990-08-27
Motion to dismiss third party complaint (Matlack Systems, Inc.) Denied

“The motion to dismiss must therefore be denied.”

Oak Hollow South Associates v. Cortes (In re Cortes)
· 1991-04-01
Bankruptcy appeal (Oak Hollow South Associates) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED THAT the decision of the Bankruptcy Court is REVERSED and judgment is hereby entered for the appellant and against the appellee.”

Sterling Supply Corp. v. Mullinax
· 1993-05-10
Motion for leave to appeal (Fred Mullinax) Denied

“the court must deny the motion for leave to appeal.”

United States v. Green
· 1988-08-08
Motion for new trial (defendant Green) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that the motion is DENIED.”

Rowles v. Hammermill Paper Co., Inc.
· 1988-07-06
Motion to transfer venue (defendant Hammermill Paper Company) Granted

“Therefore, upon reviewing and balancing the appropriate factors, defendant Hammermill’s motion to transfer this case under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) will be granted.”

In re Lewis
· 1988-04-18
Bankruptcy appeal (debtor) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that the opinion of the bankruptcy judge is AFFIRMED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Twenty historical assigned cases were located, all terminated. Two sampled records contained no entries and three contained mismatched entry streams, so this bounded holding does not support claims about Cahn's career caseload, motion base rates, case duration, or ruling speed.

A historical record

Judge Cahn 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.