Jan Ely DuBois

How Judge DuBois rules, drawn from 55 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

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

Court
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Position
district
Status
Deceased
Served
1988–2026
Appointed by
Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Commissioned
1988-07-27
Education
University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1952; Yale Law School, LL.B., 1957
Signed orders read
55

Signed rulings

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

United States v. Cole
· 1988-12-27
Motion for revocation of detention order (defendant) Denied

“Although I find that the defendants do not pose a danger to the community sufficient to merit pretrial detention, I do find that they pose a serious risk of flight and that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the defendants as required. Therefore, I affirm the Detention Orders issued by Magistrate Powers.”

Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Bodenschatz
· 1989-01-25
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Because the arbitration clause only applies if the vehicle that ran over the defendant’s foot was an uninsured vehicle, and the issue raised by the Nationwide Complaint is directly relevant to the question of whether uninsured motorist coverage is triggered, the defendant’s Motion to dismiss the action and for a permanent injunction will be denied.”

J. Egan & Co. v. Philadelphia Stock Exchange
· 1989-03-07
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that the Complaint of the plaintiffs, J. Egan & Co., Inc., Bloom and Co., Inc. and Ralph L. Jeter is DISMISSED without prejudice to the plaintiffs’ right to refile after they have exhausted their administrative remedies.”

Barrish v. Flitter
· 1989-04-17
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“1. The Motion of the United States of America for Summary Judgment is GRANTED;”

Hertzke v. Riley
· 1989-05-08
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that the Motions of the defendants are GRANTED and judgment is entered in favor of the defendants, John Riley, John Doherty, Donn Jerre Miller, Robert Lumsden, John Morgan, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and Ralph Marinetti, and against the plaintiffs, George Hertzke, Sharon Hertzke and Shawn Hertzke.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“and the Motion of the defendant, Ralph Marinetti, for Summary Judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, and the response of the plaintiffs, George Hertzke, Sharon Hertzke and Shawn Hertzke, IT IS ORDERED that the Motions of the defendants are GRANTED”

Mann v. Underground Tank Containment Systems, Inc.
· 1989-06-22
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“1. The part of Motion to Dismiss Counts I, II and VIII of the Complaint is DENIED; 2. The part of the Motion to Dismiss Counts III through VII of the Complaint is GRANTED without prejudice;”

Yorkaire, Inc. v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n, Local Union No. 19
· 1990-08-17
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“For the reasons stated above, the Motion of defendant, Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local No. 19, for Summary Judgment is granted, and the Motion of plaintiff, Yorkaire Inc., for Summary Judgment is denied.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“the Motion of plaintiff, Yorkaire Inc., for Summary Judgment is denied.”

Clemente v. Espinosa
· 1990-09-27

Findings of fact and conclusions of law after a non-jury trial in a defamation case; he credited the plaintiff’s witnesses, held that accusing a union-side lawyer of Mafia ties and of being a government informant was slander per se, awarded $10,000 in compensatory damages, and declined punitive damages. Because this is a post-trial verdict rather than a ruling on a motion, no motion outcome is recorded.

Faison v. Sex Crimes Unit of Philadelphia
· 1994-02-24
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“1) Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment with respect to plaintiffs’ request for reinstatement of Marie Faison’s parental rights, which will be treated as a Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), is GRANTED”

Springfield Oil Services, Inc. v. Costello
· 1996-11-04
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint is DENIED.”

Gelover v. Lockheed Martin
· 1997-04-22
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion of defendant, Lockheed Martin, for Summary Judgment is GRANTED WITH RESPECT TO COUNT II by agreement of the parties and DENIED WITH RESPECT TO COUNT I.”

Gindraw v. Dendler
· 1997-07-03
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment will be granted in part and denied in part.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Eighty assigned cases were enumerated across the sampled filing years and eighteen were opened in full. The sampled matters run to employment and civil-rights suits, insurance and disability-benefit disputes, product liability, trademark, and prisoner petitions. This bounded sample describes the reviewed records only and is not a census of his career caseload.

A historical record

Judge DuBois 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.