James Buchanan Holland

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1904–1914 Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) 25 signed orders read

Judge Holland 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.

The R. C. Veit
· 1904-07-30
Motion to withdraw registry funds and substitute bond (respondent) Denied

“The application is therefore refused.”

In re Marks Bros.
· 1905-02-24
Motion for new trial (respondents) Granted

“a new trial is therefore granted.”

In re Haeseler-Kohlhoff Carbon Co.
· 1905-03-02
Petition for costs and counsel fee (alleged bankrupt) Moot / procedural

“This petition to direct the payment of costs is therefore refused for the present.”

In re Von Kerm
· 1905-03-13
Motion to amend exemption claim (bankrupt) Denied

“The order of the referee denying the prayer of the petitioner is approved.”

Severn River Glass Sand Co. v. Donaldson
· 1905-06-12
Cargo value claim (libelant) Denied

“The libel in this case to recover the value of 104.31 tons of sand at the rate of $1.35 per ton is dismissed”

In re Froehlich Rubber Refining Co.
· 1905-06-12
Property ownership claim (equipment claimant) Granted in part

“is therefore hereby affirmed.”

In re Schofield
· 1905-06-19
Objection to bankruptcy discharge (objecting creditors) Denied

“the report recommending that the objections to the discharge of the bankrupt be dismissed, and that the bankrupt be discharged, is affirmed.”

In re Hess
· 1905-06-19
Reclamation petition (seller) Denied

“I am convinced the order made by the referee should be approved”

In re Downing Paper Co.
· 1905-07-08
Trustee turnover claim (bankruptcy trustee) Granted

“the order recommended by him is approved.”

In re Tillyer
· 1905-07-08
Objection to bankruptcy discharge (objecting creditors) Denied

“the recommendation that the bankrupts be discharged is approved;”

In re Lasch
· 1905-12-16
Petition to revoke order (petitioner) Denied

“The petition filed by Bernard Stern on October 4, 1905, praying the court to revoke its order in the above case, entered September 27, 1905, is dismissed.”

In re Kaplan
· 1905-12-16
Exceptions to referee report (objecting creditors) Denied

“the excep*469tions thereto are dismissed.”

Objection to bankruptcy discharge (objecting creditors) Denied

“a decree discharging said bankrupts is directed to be entered”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No surviving assigned-case index was located for Holland’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 Holland 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.