Marjorie Osterlund Rendell
How Judge Rendell rules, drawn from 6 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Rendell left this court for the U.S. Supreme Court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Rendell
Marjorie O. Rendell was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by President William J. Clinton, Judge Rendell received a commission on February 11, 1994. Judge Rendell left the court on November 21, 1997 on appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
How Judge Rendell decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In an employment-disability dispute, Rendell focused on the individual claimant’s evidence rather than general assumptions about people with the same impairment.
“Accordingly, I will concern myself with the particular facts of plaintiffs claimed limitation, rather than the characteristics generally attributable to individuals with myopia.”
Procedural preferences
On bankruptcy appeal, Rendell deferred to the bankruptcy judge’s opportunity to observe witnesses when reviewing factual findings.
“giving due deference to the bankruptcy judge’s ability to observe and judge the witnesses before him, I will AFFIRM.”
Cautions
In reviewing plan confirmation, Rendell would not assume that voting claims fit a designated class when the record did not identify their precise character.
“Nothing in the record delineates the precise character of the claims that voted in Class II.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, the order of the bankruptcy judge sustaining the objections to Dechert’s secured proof of claim is AFFIRMED.”
“Therefore, I conclude that defendants have not established their entitlement to summary judgment on the facts as presented here.”
“I will reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“Accordingly, the judgment of the bankruptcy court is AFFIRMED.”
“Certain-Teed’s Motion is DENIED.”
“Federal’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Counts' I — III with regard to its duty to defend and indemnify CertainTeed is GRANTED; its Motion on Count IV with regard to plaintiffs’ allegations of bad faith is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, I shall deny the IDA Defendants’ motion for summary judgment.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
A fixed cohort of the first 15 cases filed after commission was reviewed; all had terminated, with a median filed-to-termination duration of 301 days. The docket archive contained no entry text for motion outcomes or timing.
A historical record
Judge Rendell left this court for the U.S. Supreme 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.