Louis Charles Bechtle

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1972–2024 Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican) 20 signed orders read

Judge Bechtle 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.

Zeffiro v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.
· 1983-07-05
Summary judgment (Spector, Cohen, Gadon & Rosen) Granted

“Accordingly, summary judgment was entered in its favor.”

Paskel v. Heckler
· 1984-01-09
Motion for reconsideration (defendant) Denied

“The motion for reconsideration will be denied.”

United States v. 76.208 Acres of Land, More or Less
· 1984-03-30
Summary judgment (United States) Granted

“Since there is no dispute as to a material fact and since plaintiff is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, plaintiff's motion for summary judgment will be granted.”

Davis v. Supermarkets General Corp.
· 1984-05-07
Motion to strike jury demand (defendant) Denied

“Defendant’s motion to strike the jury trial demand on plaintiff’s claim for loss of wages is denied;”

Motion to exclude or limit future wage testimony (defendant) Denied

“Defendant’s motion to exclude testimony as to the loss of future wages or, in the alternative to restrict presentation of such testimony to the court, is denied.”

Commodore Business MacHines, Inc. v. JST Distributing Co.
· 1984-10-29
Motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction (JST Distributing Company, Inc.) Granted

“Therefore, since plaintiff has failed to establish that defendant has the necessary minimum contact with Pennsylvania, this court shall dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction.”

Libbi v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
· 1985-05-01
Motion to preclude lost wage evidence (defendants) Granted in part

“Accordingly, defendants’ motion is granted in part and denied in part and the plaintiffs are precluded from advancing evidence or making a claim for loss of wages to the extent that any wages may have been lost sooner than Friday, April 26, 1985, which was the day the parties selected the jury that will decide this case.”

Quach v. Filiaggi
· 1985-05-28
Motion to mold verdict (plaintiff) Granted in part

“For the reasons stated herein, the court will grant, in part, plaintiffs motion and will enter judgment in favor of plaintiff and against defendant in the amount of $953.42.”

Elbeshbeshy v. Franklin Institute
· 1985-08-19
Motion for partial summary judgment (The Franklin Institute) Denied

“For the reasons stated herein, defendant’s motion will be denied.”

Wooten v. Heckler
· 1986-01-24
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“For the reasons stated below, both parties’ motions will be denied and the case will be remanded for further proceedings.”

Summary judgment (Secretary of Health and Human Services) Denied
Franklin Computer Corp. v. ABS Computer Center (In re Franklin Computer Corp.)
· 1986-03-26
Motion to adopt bankruptcy findings and enter judgment (Franklin Computer Corporation) Granted

“Accordingly, this court renders a default judgment in favor of plaintiff Franklin Computer Corporation in the amount of $1,338.91.”

United States v. Congoleum Corp.
· 1986-11-05
Motion for reconsideration (Congoleum Corporation) Granted in part

“The motion to reconsider is granted in part and denied in part.”

In Re Halley
· 1987-01-28
Bankruptcy appeal (Patricia Halley) Denied

“Accordingly, the May 12, 1986 Order will be affirmed.”

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 Bechtle's career caseload, motion base rates, case duration, or ruling speed.

A historical record

Judge Bechtle 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.