James Henry Gorbey

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1970–1977 Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican) 20 signed orders read

Judge Gorbey 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.

Hettinger v. Richardson
· 1973-10-30
Summary judgment (Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare) Granted

“Since the decision of the Secretary that plaintiff’s disability ended on February 1, 1970, was supported by substantial evidence, the government is entitled to summary judgment in this matter.”

Curtin v. Litton Systems, Inc.
· 1973-11-05
Motions to transfer (Litton Systems, Inc.) Granted

“Accordingly, we will grant defendant’s motion to transfer the case to the Northern District of Ohio.”

Richerson v. Fargo
· 1974-10-03
Motion for reconsideration (defendant) Granted

“said motion to reconsider is granted:”

Jones v. Ambler Quarry, Inc.
· 1974-10-15
Motion to amend answer (Ambler Quarry, Inc.) Denied

“Accordingly, the motion of defendant Ambler Quarry, Inc. to amend its answer will be denied.”

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends v. Tate
· 1974-10-17
Motion for reconsideration (defendants) Granted

“Accordingly, defendants’ motion for reconsideration will be granted and the complaint will be dismissed.”

Redevelopment Authority v. City of Hope Nationall Medical Center
· 1974-10-31
Motions to remand (Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia) Denied

“The conclusion is therefore that plaintiff’s motion to remand must be denied.”

Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. Paul L'Esperance, Inc.
· 1975-01-24
Motion for return of property (Litton Business Systems, Inc.) Granted

“The conclusion is, therefore, that the statute relied upon by defendant being unconstitutional on its face, the plaintiff is entitled to the return of its property.”

First Delaware Valley Citizens Television, Inc. v. CBS, Inc.
· 1975-07-01
Motion to stay discovery (WHP, Inc.) Denied

“The present motion must be denied for reasons including those given in the court’s memorandum accompanying the order denying the CBS motion to dismiss the complaint or to stay proceedings pending final decision of the FCC in the action in which CBS and the plaintiff are engaged.”

Motion to limit discovery (WHP, Inc.) Denied

“The defendant’s motion to limit discovery must be denied.”

Richardson v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare, Social Security Administration
· 1975-10-10
Motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction (Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare) Granted

“The aforementioned authorities, along with many others, leave the court with no other option than to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction.”

Taylor v. Gillis
· 1976-02-18
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“For these reasons, I must decide that plaintiff’s motion to appeal in forma pauperis is denied.”

Sverha v. Mathews
· 1976-02-18
Summary judgment (Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare) Granted

“The aforementioned authorities, along with many others, leave the court with no other option than to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and to enter summary judgment in favor of the defendant.”

Ash V. G. P. Putnam's Sons & MCA Inc.
· 1976-03-18
Motions to dismiss (defendants) Granted

“For the reasons stated above, plaintiffs’ complaint is dismissed with prejudice.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No tenure-bounded assigned dockets were located under the tested name variants. The profile therefore makes no claim about Gorbey's career caseload, motion base rates, case duration, or ruling speed.

A historical record

Judge Gorbey 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.