Joseph Simon Lord III

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1961–1991 Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic) 19 signed orders read

Judge Lord 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.

In Re Patterson
· 1990-09-12
Bankruptcy appeal (purchaser-appellants) Denied

“For all of the foregoing reasons, I will affirm the decision of the bankruptcy judge.”

Container Transport, Inc. v. Scott Paper Co. (In Re Container Transport, Inc.)
· 1988-05-19
Motion for abstention (defendant Scott Paper Company) Denied

“The Defendant’s Motion for Abstention is DENIED.”

Motion for withdrawal of reference (defendant Scott Paper Company) Granted

“The Motion is GRANTED.”

Karibjanian v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
· 1989-07-26
Motions to dismiss (defendant hospital) Granted in part

“IT IS ORDERED that sub-paragraph 67(a) of the complaint is DISMISSED; and that in all other respects the motion of defendant Thomas Jefferson University Hospital to dismiss certain claims is DENIED.”

O'HALLORAN v. Ryan
· 1989-01-10
Habeas petition (petitioner) Denied

“For the reasons stated above, I will deny O’Halloran’s habeas petition.”

Holder v. Eli Lilly and Co.
· 1989-03-23
Summary judgment (defendant Eli Lilly and Company) Granted

“I will therefore grant defendant’s motion for summary judgment.”

Bhaya v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
· 1989-03-22
Motion for new trial (defendant Westinghouse Electric Corporation) Granted

“For the reasons I have stated, I will grant defendant’s motion for a new trial.”

Wilson v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
· 1989-03-30
Summary judgment (defendant SEPTA) Granted

“I will therefore grant SEPTA’s motion for summary judgment and deny plaintiff’s.”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied
United States v. Hallsims Industrial Components
· 1987-12-16
Petition to enforce subpoena (Inspector General of the Department of Defense) Granted

“For the above reasons, the corporation will be ordered to comply with the subpoena that was properly served on it.”

Steven M. v. Gilhool
· 1988-11-29
Summary judgment (plaintiff class) Granted in part

“The first sentence of 24 P.S. § 13-1302 is DECLARED to be null and void so far as it applies to plaintiffs, because it violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.”

Motion to amend class definition (plaintiff class) Granted

“I will grant their unopposed motion.”

Haffer v. Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
· 1988-01-15
Summary judgment (defendants) Granted in part

“Summary judgment will be granted on the scheduling and number of competitions, dining facilities and academic tutoring claims.”

Motion to strike expert reports (plaintiff class) Denied

“In the absence of a strong showing of prejudice to plaintiffs, I will not adopt the drastic sanction of striking these reports.”

Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff class) Granted

“For the reasons that follow, plaintiffs’ motion will be granted, and the order will be amended.”

Heinold v. Perlstein
· 1987-01-30
Motions to dismiss (defendant jewelry seller) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, I will grant defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s RICO claim.”

Ferroni v. General Motors Corp., Pontiac Div.
· 1987-01-07
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“I shall deny the motion to remand.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No usable assigned-case enumeration or motion timeline was available for Lord's Eastern District service. The profile therefore makes no claim about his caseload, case duration, motion base rates, or ruling speed.

A historical record

Judge Lord 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.