Herbert J. Hutton

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1988–2007 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 37 signed orders read

Judge Hutton 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.

Flynn v. Langfitt
· 1989-04-11
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' Motion is GRANTED, Count II and Count III of Plaintiffs’ Complaint are dismissed, with prejudice.”

Hurst v. Beck
· 1991-08-15
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“For the following reasons, Defendants’ Motion is DENIED in part and GRANTED in part.”

Electronic Laboratory Supply Co. v. Motorola, Inc.
· 1992-02-11
Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff) Denied

“Accordingly, the plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration is DENIED.”

Smolsky v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
· 1992-03-03
Motion for reconsideration (defendant) Denied

“For the following reasons the motion for reconsideration is DENIED.”

Bayges v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
· 1992-11-02
Motions to compel (defendant) Granted

“For the following reasons, defendant’s Motion is GRANTED.”

Olejar v. Powermatic Division of DeVlieg-Bullard, Inc.
· 1992-11-18
Motion for reconsideration (defendant) Denied

“For the following reasons, defendants’ Motion for Reconsideration or for Immediate Certification for Appeal is DENIED.”

Roy F. Weston, Inc. v. Halliburton Nus Environmental Corp.
· 1993-03-17
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Halliburton NUS’s Motion is GRANTED.”

Stoumen v. Public Service Mutual Insurance
· 1993-09-15
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“Accordingly, the Court denies the plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment.”

Reitz v. Dieter
· 1993-12-29
Motions to dismiss (plaintiff) Granted

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Plaintiffs Motion is GRANTED.”

Piedmont Airlines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n
· 1994-08-05
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“this Court likewise believes that monetary damages are not an appropriate remedy for disputes between the employers and unions.”

Mines v. City of Philadelphia
· 1994-10-03
Motion to quash (defendant) Granted in part

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendants’ Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”

Garvey v. National Grange Mutual Insurance
· 1996-04-05
Motion for protective order (defendant) Granted

“this Court now concludes that the subject documents are not discoverable and that the defendant’s motion shall be granted.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Assigned cases were located across the judge's tenure, but the sampled records contained no ruling entries. This bounded holding does not support claims about his career caseload, case duration, motion base rates, or ruling speed.

A historical record

Judge Hutton 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.