Harold Kenneth Wood

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1959–1972 Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) 30 signed orders read

Judge Wood 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.

Jules v. United States
· 1971-10-18
Motion to amend judgments (counsel for both claimants) Denied

“their motions to amend the judgments will be denied.”

Angelucci v. Continental Radiant Glass Heating Corp.
· 1971-01-08
Motion for voluntary dismissal (plaintiff) Granted

“it is ordered that plaintiff’s motion for a voluntary dismissal is granted.”

Carter v. Anika Manufacturing Corp.
· 1971-01-08
Motion to vacate joinder order (third-party defendant Maxwell) Denied

“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.”

Motion to dismiss third party complaint (third-party defendant Maxwell) Denied

“the motion to dismiss the third-party complaint is denied.”

Berger v. Grace Line, Inc.
· 1972-02-04
Motion to transfer venue (plaintiff) Denied

“For reasons hereinafter stated, plaintiff’s motion will be denied.”

Petition to enforce settlement (defendant) Granted

“Accordingly, defendant’s petition will be granted.”

Wilson v. Resnick
· 1970-11-05
Motion to produce expert reports (plaintiff) Denied

“Accordingly, the motion must be denied.”

International Maritime Supplies Co. v. General Host Corp.
· 1969-10-16
Motion to dismiss for improper venue (defendant) Denied

“the motions to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b) (3) and to transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404 (a) are denied.”

Motion to transfer venue (defendant) Denied
Bonnell v. Baker
· 1971-06-29
Motion to transfer venue (defendant railroad) Denied

“Accordingly defendant’s motion for a change of venue will be denied.”

Baham v. Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Company
· 1971-10-07
Motion for leave to amend answer (defendant vessel owner) Granted

“the motion will be granted.”

Peter v. Arrien
· 1970-11-17
Objections to requests for admission (defendant deputy commissioner) Granted

“Accordingly, defendant’s objections to plaintiffs’ requests for admissions are sustained.”

Flood v. M. P. Clark, Inc.
· 1971-11-30
Motion for new trial (plaintiff) Denied

“the motion for a new trial as to the issue of damages will be denied.”

Eckert v. Pennsylvania
· 1971-07-27
Motions to dismiss (Commonwealth) Granted

“the Commonwealth’s motion to dismiss will be granted.”

Trotter v. Cone Automatic Machine Co.
· 1969-10-20
Motion for leave to amend complaint (plaintiff) 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. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.