Gene E.K. Pratter
How Judge Pratter rules, drawn from 12 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Pratter no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Pratter
Gene E.K. Pratter was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Judge Pratter received a commission on June 16, 2004. Judge Pratter served until death on May 17, 2024.
How Judge Pratter decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Tingley-Kelley v. Penn, she denied summary judgment on the sex discrimination claim but granted it on retaliation.
“With regard to Count I (Sex Discrimination), Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. ... With regard to Count II (Retaliation), Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
In Rotkiske v. Klemm, she granted the dismissal motion and dismissed the FDCPA amended complaint with prejudice on limitations grounds.
“the Motion (Docket No. 16) is GRANTED. The Amended Complaint (Docket No. 15) is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
Procedural preferences
In Hayward v. Borough of Sharon Hill, she allowed the plaintiffs 14 days to file an amended complaint.
“Plaintiffs may file an amended complaint no later than 14 days from the date of this order.”
In West v. Wal-Mart, she referred the case to Magistrate Judge Rice for a settlement conference.
“ORDER THAT THIS CASE IS REFERRED TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE RICE FOR A SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Defendants' Motion (Docket No. 12) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part ... Count III ... DISMISSED without prejudice. Plaintiff shall file a second amended complaint within 10 days ... Count I and II ... DISMISSED with prejudice as to Plaintiff's claim for punitive damages only. ... Motion to Dismiss is DENIED as to the remainder of Counts I and II.”
“Defendant's Motion (Docket No. 16) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, as follows: 1. With regard to Count I (Sex Discrimination), Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED. 2. With regard to Count II (Retaliation), Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. 3. With regard to Count III (Fraudulent Misrepresentation), Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED;”
“Defendant's Motion to Preclude Mr. Bernheim's Testimony is GRANTED only to the extent that Mr. Bernheim may not testify as to the cause of Mr. Jones's injury, or to whether or not the features of the basketball court constitute a ‘dangerous condition’; Defendant's Motion to Preclude is DENIED in all other respects.”
“Defendant's Motion is GRANTED in part, and DENIED in part as follows: 1. Defendant's Motion is GRANTED as to Count III only regarding Plaintiff's allegations of procedural due process violations, and those allegations are DISMISSED with prejudice. 2. By Consent of Plaintiff, Defendant's Motion is GRANTED as to Count V, and Count V is DISMISSED without prejudice. 3. By Consent of Plaintiff, Defendant's Motion is GRANTED as to Count VI, and Count VI is DISMISSED with prejudice. 4. The remainder of Defendant's Motion is DENIED. ... 5. Plaintiffs may file an amended complaint no later than 14 days from the date of this order.”
“Sun's Motion is GRANTED. JUDGMENT IS ENTERED in favor of Sun National Bank and against Arthur Hudson, in the amount of $2,151,223.28”
“Standard's Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 266) is GRANTED;”
“Lincoln's Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 286) is GRANTED;”
“Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 269) is DENIED; ... The captioned case is DISMISSED;”
“the Motion (Docket No. 16) is GRANTED. The Amended Complaint (Docket No. 15) is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED for all purposes, including statistics.”
“the Motions (Docket Nos. 11, 12) are GRANTED. Mr. Willis's claims are DISMISSED. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED for all purposes, including statistics.”
“the Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 14) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as outlined in the Court's January 29, 2018 memorandum.”
“PennEngineering's summary judgment motions (Doc. Nos. 257, 258, 260 & 261) are DENIED;”
“Peninsula's summary judgment motion (Doc. No. 259) is GRANTED IN PART for the following claims: a. Trademark infringement claims based on hidden use of trademarks for keyword conquesting; b. Counterfeiting claims in counts 23-34 of the Second Amended Complaint; and c. All claims based on the 20 unused registered marks and 31 of the unused common law marks; and 4. Peninsula's summary judgment motion (Doc. No. 259) is DENIED IN PART as to the remainder.”
“Mr. Anand's Motion (Doc. No. 118) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint (Docket No. 7) is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 339.5 days (N = 12).
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Pratter was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2025.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 28 | 13 |
| Sep 2023 | 20 | 16 |
| Mar 2023 | 11 | 27 |
| Sep 2022 | 2 | 36 |
| Mar 2022 | 2 | 29 |
| Sep 2021 | 14 | 9 |
| Mar 2021 | 25 | 8 |
| Sep 2020 | 5 | 26 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Pratter 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.