Norma Levy Shapiro

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1978–2016 Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic) 19 signed orders read

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.

Library Publications, Inc. v. Heartland Samplers, Inc.
· 1993-06-15

Shapiro struck personal-jurisdiction and venue defenses after finding substantial claim-related contacts with the district.

Johnson v. Hospital of Medical College of Pennsylvania
· 1993-06-30
Motion to strike jury demand (American Red Cross) Granted

“Defendant American Red Cross’s Motion to Strike Plaintiffs’ Demand for Trial by Jury is GRANTED.”

Casey v. Kasal
· 1998-08-13
Bankruptcy appeal (debtor Daniel Kasal) Denied

“The decisions of the bankruptcy court will be affirmed.”

In re Small
· 1987-06-12
Bankruptcy appeal (debtor) Denied

“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.”

Palmer v. Apfel
· 1998-02-09
Summary judgment (Commissioner of Social Security) Granted

“Therefore, the court will grant summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner.”

Davenport v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
· 1988-07-29
Bankruptcy appeal (Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare) Granted

“this court must reverse.”

Security Title & Guaranty Co. v. Day (In re Day)
· 1989-07-31
Bankruptcy appeal (debtor John Day) Denied

“The decision of the bankruptcy court is affirmed.”

In re Marks
· 1994-08-30
Bankruptcy appeal (creditor Herman Corn) Denied

“Consequently, the bankruptcy court’s order will be affirmed.”

In re Beck-Rumbaugh Associates, Inc.
· 1987-11-23
Motion to dismiss bankruptcy appeal (appellee) Denied

“The motion to dismiss the appeal will be denied.”

United States v. Tiedemann
· 1998-01-23
Request for certificate of appealability (defendant Thomas Tiedemann) Denied

“A certificate of appealability will be denied.”

United States v. Hatcher
· 1999-12-02
Petition to vacate set aside or correct sentence (petitioner Alicia Hatcher) Moot / procedural

“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.”

Hetzel v. Lamas
· 2009-06-23
Petition for writ of habeas corpus (petitioner Michelle Hetzel) Denied

“The petition for writ of habeas corpus is DENIED without an evidentiary hearing.”

Request for certificate of appealability (petitioner Michelle Hetzel) Granted in part

“§ 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.