Norma Levy Shapiro
Judge Shapiro 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.
Shapiro struck personal-jurisdiction and venue defenses after finding substantial claim-related contacts with the district.
“Defendant American Red Cross’s Motion to Strike Plaintiffs’ Demand for Trial by Jury is GRANTED.”
“The decisions of the bankruptcy court will be affirmed.”
“it is ORDERED that appellant’s appeal of the Bankruptcy Court’s Order is DENIED, the Bankruptcy Court’s determination is AFFIRMED and the Opinion of the Bankruptcy Court is ADOPTED, 65 B.R. 686.”
“Therefore, the court will grant summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner.”
“this court must reverse.”
“The decision of the bankruptcy court is affirmed.”
“Consequently, the bankruptcy court’s order will be affirmed.”
“The motion to dismiss the appeal will be denied.”
“A certificate of appealability will be denied.”
“Petitioner’s motion is referred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for a certificate of appeala-bility because without it this court lacks jurisdiction to consider the petition under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.”
“The petition for writ of habeas corpus is DENIED without an evidentiary hearing.”
“§ 2253(c)(1)(A) is GRANTED as to petitioner’s objection to the state court refusal to grant a change of venue/venire.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Twenty assigned cases filed from 2000 onward were located, all terminated, but the five sampled records contained no electronic entries. This bounded holding does not support claims about Shapiro's career caseload, motion base rates, case duration, or ruling speed.
A historical record
Judge Shapiro 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.