John William Ditter Jr.
Judge Ditter 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 motion is hereby granted and AARP is reinstated as a plaintiff in this action.”
“Defendant Meehan-Weinmann, Inc.’s motion for leave to appeal is granted.”
“Defendant Meehan-Weinmann, Inc.’s appeal is denied, and the order of the Bankruptcy Court dated September 5, 1991, denying Meehan-Weinmann, Inc.’s demand for a jury trial is hereby affirmed.”
“Plaintiffs motion to sever claims against defendant Robert Reeves is granted.”
“The RTC moves to dismiss Doshi’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, claiming Doshi filed suit one day too late. I must deny the RTC’s motion.”
“AND NOW, this 19th day of March, 1993, plaintiffs motion to enforce the parties’ settlement agreement is hereby DISMISSED for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.”
“The motion of third-party defendant, Penn Emblem Company, to strike the response of third-party plaintiff, Advance Process Supply Company, to its motion to dismiss is denied.”
“The motion of third-party plaintiff, Advance Process Supply Company, to enlarge time nunc pro tunc is granted.”
“The third-party complaint of Advance Process Supply Company against Penn Emblem Company is dismissed.”
“The petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied and dismissed.”
“AND NOW, this 16th day of March, 1995, it is hereby ordered that plaintiffs motion for dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41 is GRANTED and this action is dismissed with prejudice.”
“AND NOW, this 1st day of August, 1995, the motion of Church Mutual Insurance Company to dismiss the complaint of Dorsen Turner is hereby granted and plaintiffs complaint is dismissed with prejudice.”
“Therefore, imposing sentence will not implicate the protections of the Double Jeopardy Clause, and defendant’s motion to vacate conviction and bar sentencing must be denied.”
“AND NOW, this 6th day of June, 1996, defendants MeQuiggan’s and Cassidy’s motion to dismiss or for summary judgment is hereby GRANTED and summary judgment is entered in their favor and against plaintiff.”
“AND NOW, this 6th day of June, 1996, defendant City Philadelphia’s motion for summary judgment is hereby GRANTED and judgment is entered in its favor and against plaintiff.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Chatfield’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt.# 25) is DENIED and Children’s Services Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt.# 26) is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Twenty historical assigned cases were located, all terminated, but the five sampled records contained no electronic entries. This bounded holding does not support claims about Ditter's career caseload, motion base rates, case duration, or ruling speed.
A historical record
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