Mitchell S. Goldberg

How Judge Goldberg rules, drawn from 24 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Goldberg no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.

Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Position
District judge
Status
Retired 2025
Served
2008–2025
Appointed by
George W. Bush (Republican)
Commissioned
October 31, 2008
Education
Ithaca College, A.B., 1981; Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 1986
Signed orders read
24

About Judge Goldberg

Mitchell S. Goldberg was a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Judge Goldberg received a commission on October 31, 2008. Judge Goldberg retired on September 19, 2025.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Naidu v. PNC Bank, National Association
2:23-cv-03179 · 2024-04-03
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: 1. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the breach of express contract claim is DENIED; 2. ... breach of implied contract claim is GRANTED; 3. ... common law negligence claim is GRANTED; 4. ... common law conversion claim is GRANTED; 5. ... statutory conversion claim is DENIED; and 6. Defendant's request for a more definite statement is DENIED.”

Lansdale 329 Prop, LLC v. Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company
2:20-cv-02034 · 2021-04-28
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED and the Amended Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED.”

Nybeck v. A.O. Smith Corp. (Ford Motor Company)
2:17-cv-04428 · 2021-06-15
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“ORDERED that Ford Motor Company's Motion is GRANTED such that summary judgment is entered in favor of Ford Motor Company on all claims.”

McKenna v. Wolk
2:18-cv-03746 · 2021-12-29
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as follows: 1. Plaintiff's claims against the City of Philadelphia are DISMISSED. ... 3. Defendants' Motion is DENIED as to Plaintiff's claims against Joseph Wolk.”

Vista Healthplan, Inc. v. Cephalon, Inc. (In re Modafinil Antitrust Litigation)
2:06-cv-01833 · 2014-06-23
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“The motions filed by Cephalon and the Generic Defendants are GRANTED. ... Specifically, summary judgment is granted in favor of all Defendants and against the Direct Purchaser Class Plaintiffs with respect to Counts V and VIII ...”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied

“The motion filed by the Direct Purchaser Class Plaintiffs is DENIED.”

United States ex rel. Behnke v. CVS Caremark Corporation
2:14-cv-00824 · 2024-03-25
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“the parties' motions for summary judgment will be denied, except in the following respects: (1) Caremark's motion for summary judgment will be granted as to Caremark's payments to CVS in 2011 and 2012 ...”

Summary judgment (plaintiff) Granted in part

“(2) Relator's motion for partial summary judgment will be granted on the issue of falsity; and (3) Relator's motion will be granted on the issue of whether Caremark caused SilverScript to submit the price reports that it did.”

Li Xia Lu d/b/a Hai Yan Grocery v. United States
2:18-cv-01969 · 2019-06-04
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED for the reasons set forth in my accompanying Memorandum Opinion. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED.”

Easley v. Wetzel
2:23-cv-01718 · 2024-07-23
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“the Motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, and the following claims are DISMISSED with prejudice: 1. All of Plaintiff's claims against the Commonwealth Defendants in their official capacities ... In all other respects, the Commonwealth Defendants' Motion is DENIED.”

Devon Drive Lionville, LP v. Parke Bancorp, Inc.
2:15-cv-03435 · 2017-11-27
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: a. The Motion to Dismiss the federal and state law claims of Plaintiffs North Charlotte Road Pottstown, LP, Main Street Peckville, LP, Rhoads Avenue Newtown Square, LP, and John M. Shea is GRANTED and these claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; b. The Motion to Dismiss the federal and state law claims of Plaintiffs Devon Drive Lionville, LP and George Spaeder is DENIED”

Maldonado v. Rankin
5:23-cv-03942 · 2024-06-03
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Deputy Sheriff Rankin's Motion (ECF No. 16) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: a. The Motion is GRANTED with respect to Maldonado's official capacity claim. The official capacity claim is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. b. The Motion is DENIED in all other respects.”

Canters Deli Las Vegas, LLC v. FreedomPay, Inc.
2:19-cv-03030 · 2020-05-14
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“the Motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: 1. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Counts II and III of the Amended Complaint is GRANTED. ... 4. In all other respects, Defendant's Motion is DENIED.”

Motions to strike (defendant) Granted

“2. Defendant's Motion to Strike Plaintiffs' request for punitive and consequential damages is GRANTED. 3. Defendant's Motion to Strike Plaintiffs' request for attorneys' fees is GRANTED.”

Rosembert v. Borough of East Lansdowne
2:13-cv-02826 · 2014-04-09
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendants' Motions to Dismiss are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART such that: All claims found in Count I of the amended complaint are DISMISSED with the exception of the Fourth Amendment excessive use of force claims ... Counts II, IV, VI, VIII, IX and X of the amended complaint are DISMISSED in their entirety ... The motions are DENIED with respect to the following claims: the excessive use of force claims ... the Monell claim under Count III; the assault and battery claims ...; and the intentional infliction of emotional distress claims”

Motions to strike (defendant) Granted

“The phrase 'in part, motivated by their greed to collect overtime and racist desires to convict an African-American man they knew was innocent of the charges' is STRICKEN from the amended complaint”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Judge Goldberg served from 2008 to 2025, including as Chief Judge in 2024 and 2025, and sat in the Philadelphia and Allentown divisions. His civil docket included employment and civil-rights disputes, insurance coverage, products liability, complex antitrust litigation, and False Claims Act cases.

Pending matters in the official report

Judge Goldberg was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2025.

Motions pending more than six months3
Bench trials submitted more than six months0
Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months0
Social Security appeals pending more than six months1
Civil cases pending more than three years7
ReportMotions over six monthsCases over three years
Sep 202537
Mar 2025610
Sep 2024512
Mar 20241113
Sep 2023719
Mar 20231222
Sep 20221021
Mar 20221617
Sep 20211717
Mar 20211610
Sep 20201412

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 Goldberg 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.