Harold Kenneth Wood
How Judge Wood rules, drawn from 30 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Wood no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Wood
Harold Kenneth Wood was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Judge Wood received a commission on September 10, 1959. Judge Wood assumed senior status on June 24, 1971 and served until death on December 17, 1972.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“their motions to amend the judgments will be denied.”
“it is ordered that plaintiff’s motion for a voluntary dismissal is granted.”
“the motion of Maxwell Industries, Inc., to vacate the Order of October 22, 1970, granting leave to join Maxwell Industries, Inc., as a third-party defendant is denied.”
“the motion to dismiss the third-party complaint is denied.”
“For reasons hereinafter stated, plaintiff’s motion will be denied.”
“Accordingly, defendant’s petition will be granted.”
“Accordingly, the motion must be denied.”
“the motions to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b) (3) and to transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404 (a) are denied.”
“Accordingly defendant’s motion for a change of venue will be denied.”
“the motion will be granted.”
“Accordingly, defendant’s objections to plaintiffs’ requests for admissions are sustained.”
“the motion for a new trial as to the issue of damages will be denied.”
“the Commonwealth’s motion to dismiss will be granted.”
“it is ordered that the plaintiff’s complaint shall be amended to name as defendant the Cone Automatic Machine Company, and that the amendment shall relate back to the date of the filing of the complaint as provided in Rule 15(c).”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No surviving assigned-case index was located for Wood'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 Wood 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.