Harry Ellis Kalodner

How Judge Kalodner rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Kalodner no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.

Court
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Position
District judge
Status
Deceased
Served
1939–1946
Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Commissioned
May 4, 1939
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), LL.B., 1917
Signed orders read
25

About Judge Kalodner

Harry Ellis Kalodner was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Judge Kalodner received a commission on May 4, 1939. Judge Kalodner left the court on September 4, 1946 on appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

American Automobile Ins. v. Penn Mut. Indemnity Co.
· 1946-06-07
Motions to dismiss (defendant insurance company) Granted

“For the reasons stated the motion to dismiss the complaint must be granted.”

McGrath v. Wark & Co.
· 1941-10-09
Motions to dismiss (general contractor) Granted

“The motion to dismiss must be granted.”

Cohen v. Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
· 1944-01-06
Motions to dismiss (railroad) Granted

“In accordance with what has been stated, defendant’s motion to dismiss is hereby granted and the action is dismissed.”

Burns Mortgage Co. v. Stoudt
· 1942-02-10
Judgment on the pleadings (defendant) Denied

“the defendant’s motion for judgment is denied.”

United States v. Henry
· 1939-09-01
Motions to dismiss (United States) Granted

“The plaintiff’s motion is granted, and the defendant Henry’s petition to strike the tax lien from the record is dismissed.”

Moriority v. Commercial Molasses Corp.
· 1940-07-31
Motions to strike Granted

“The motion to strike is granted.”

Hagelin v. Commercial Molasses Corp.
· 1940-07-31
Motions to strike Granted

“The motion to strike is granted.”

Panko v. Commercial Molasses Corp.
· 1940-07-31
Motions to strike Granted

“The motion to strike is granted.”

Gibbs v. Commercial Molasses Corp.
· 1940-07-31
Motions to strike Granted

“The motion to strike is granted.”

Comfy Mfg. Co. v. Dyer-Gruen-Jackson, Inc.
· 1942-03-11
Motion to amend (plaintiff) Granted

“Accordingly, leave is granted to the plaintiff to amend the complaint”

Lenz v. Sudden & Christenson, Inc.
· 1945-06-27
Exceptions to interrogatories (respondent) Granted

“'For the reasons stated the respondent’s exceptions to interrogatories must be sustained and it is so ordered.”

Weeks v. Baltimore & O. R.
· 1945-10-15
Petition for deposition expenses (plaintiff) Denied

“the plaintiff’s petition is denied.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No surviving assigned-case index was located for Kalodner’s Eastern District tenure. The profile therefore makes no claim about his caseload, case duration, motion base rates, or ruling speed.

A historical record

Judge Kalodner 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.