Marilyn Heffley
How Judge Heffley rules, drawn from 1 signed order. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Heffley no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Heffley
Marilyn Heffley was appointed a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 21, 2014. She served on that court until her death on July 21, 2022.
How Judge Heffley decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Hudson v. CATCH, Inc., she granted a dismissal motion in part and allowed the plaintiff fourteen days to file a second amended complaint consistent with her opinion.
“Defendants' motion will be granted in part and denied in part. Hudson will be granted leave to file a Second Amended Complaint that contains amendments consistent with the terms of this Memorandum Opinion ... The motion will be denied in all other respects.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendants' motion will be granted in part and denied in part. Hudson will be granted leave to file a Second Amended Complaint that contains amendments consistent with the terms of this Memorandum Opinion ... The motion will be denied in all other respects.”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Heffley was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2022.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Heffley no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.