Robert S. Gawthrop III

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1987–1999 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 20 signed orders read

Judge Gawthrop 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.

Klinefelter v. Faultersak
· 1998-12-08
Motion in limine (defendants) Granted in part

“Defendants’ Motion in Limine to preclude the introduction of plaintiffs medical bills is DENIED to the extent that the medical bills were paid or were payable by any plan governed by ERISA or Medicare.”

Lott v. Arroyo
· 1991-12-16
Summary judgment (defendants) Granted

“I shall grant defendants’ motion for summary judgment.”

Wein v. Sun Co., Inc.
· 1996-07-31
Motions to dismiss (individual defendants) Denied

“I agree and shall thus deny defendants’ motion.”

Baker v. Institute for Scientific Information
· 1991-01-24
Motion to permit videotaped deposition (defendant) Denied

“it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is DENIED.”

United Steelworkers v. J.D. Eckman, Inc.
· 1994-05-23
Summary judgment (plaintiffs) Granted in part

“the parties are ORDERED to resubmit their dispute to arbitrator Dunn in order that he may clarify his opinion and award with regard to whether the issue of back-pay was properly before him”

Request for attorneys fees (plaintiffs) Denied

“plaintiffs’ request for attorneys’ fees is denied.”

Doe v. William Shapiro, Esquire, P.C.
· 1994-05-23
Motion to seal (all parties) Granted

“Accordingly, the parties’ request shall be granted.”

Smith v. J.I. Case Corp.
· 1995-08-02
Motion to compel discovery (Case Corporation) Denied

“Case Corporation’s Motion to Compel Discovery Relating to Plaintiffs Remaining Mental Anguish Claims is DENIED.”

Graffen v. Philadelphia Water Revenue Bureau
· 1992-05-11
Bankruptcy appeal (Philadelphia Water Revenue Bureau) Granted

“it is ORDERED that the decision of the Bankruptcy Court is VACATED, and judgment is entered in favor of the Appellant and against the Ap-pellee.”

Grabowski v. Levin (In re Second Pine, Inc.)
· 1989-10-23
Motion to withdraw bankruptcy reference (defendants) Granted

“I will grant Defendants’ Motion for Withdrawal of Reference of Proceedings from Bankruptcy Court.”

Murphy v. Abbott Laboratories
· 1996-04-09
Motions to dismiss (Abbott Laboratories) Denied

“it is hereby ordered that defendant’s Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.”

Hoefer & Arnett, Inc. v. Lehigh Press, Inc.
· 1988-08-25
Petition for attorneys fees and costs (class counsel) Granted

“Petitioners are hereby awarded a fee of $1,000,000; B. Petitioners are also hereby awarded reimbursement of costs incurred in the amount of $295,762.97;”

Davis v. Hoffman
· 1997-07-07
Motions to dismiss (Reading Hospital and Medical Center) Granted in part

“Reading Hospital and Medical Center’s Motion to Dismiss Counts VIII and X is GRANTED as to Count VIII but DENIED as to Count X”

Motions to strike (Reading Hospital and Medical Center) Denied

“Motion to Strike Counts VIII and X is DENIED”

Motions to dismiss (Susan Puchini) Granted in part

“Susan Puchini’s Motion to Dismiss the Complaint is GRANTED as to Count VII but DENIED as to all other Counts.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Twenty exact-name assigned cases filed from March through June 1999 were located, all terminated. Eight were sampled across prisoner civil rights, employment, student-loan recovery, contract, employee benefits, bankruptcy, and medical-malpractice matters. Every sampled docket had zero electronic entries, so no docket-wide motion, duration, or timing claim is made.

A historical record

Judge Gawthrop 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.