Lowell A. Reed Jr.
How Judge Reed rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Reed 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.
Reed construed disputed pharmaceutical patent terms after a claim-construction hearing; the decision did not resolve a party motion.
Reed construed disputed claims in ophthalmic-surgery patents; the decision did not resolve a party motion.
“it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is DENIED.”
“the motion to remand will be granted and the motions to dismiss will be referred to the state court for resolution.”
“Accordingly, the motion of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association Insurance Trust will be denied.”
“Based on the foregoing, the motion of CSX will be granted in part and denied in part.”
“it is hereby ORDERED that the motion of defendant UNUM Life Insurance Company is GRANTED and the motion of plaintiff Andrew S. Prousi is DENIED.”
“Based upon the foregoing memorandum, the motion will be granted in part and denied in part.”
“it is hereby accordingly ORDERED that the motion to dismiss the complaint under Rule 12(b)(6) is GRANTED and plaintiffs complaint is DISMISSED.”
“it is according hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED.”
“Based on the foregoing, the motion to dismiss will be denied.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the June 2, 1995 Order of the Bankruptcy Court will be affirmed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Fifteen exact-name assigned cases filed in 2010 were located, all terminated. Eight were sampled evenly across habeas, sentence-vacatur, and Social Security matters. Two sampled dockets had no electronic entries; the other six supplied seven grounded outcomes. This bounded late-career slice does not support career-wide caseload or duration claims.
A historical record
Judge Reed 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.