Mitchell S. Goldberg
Motion outcomes
Counted from classified signed orders only. Percentages are shown only where the sample is large enough to be meaningful; smaller samples are reported as raw counts.
| Motions to dismiss N = 13 |
Granted: 1Granted in part: 8Denied: 4 | 69% granted |
| Summary judgment N = 12 |
Granted: 4Granted in part: 7Denied: 1 | 92% granted |
| Motions to strike N = 2 |
Granted: 2 | counts only |
A "1 of 1" is one ruling, not a tendency. Treat small samples as illustrative, not predictive.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“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.”
“ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED and the Amended Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED.”
“ORDERED that Ford Motor Company's Motion is GRANTED such that summary judgment is entered in favor of Ford Motor Company on all claims.”
“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.”
“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 ...”
“The motion filed by the Direct Purchaser Class Plaintiffs is DENIED.”
“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 ...”
“(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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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”
“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.
District judge 2008-2025 (Chief Judge 2024-25, retired 2025-09-19); sat in the Philadelphia (2:) and Allentown/Reading (5:) divisions. Diverse civil docket: employment civil rights, insurance coverage, Section 1983, products liability, complex antitrust (MDL), and False Claims Act qui tam.