Thomas Newman O'Neill Jr.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1983–2018 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 20 signed orders read

Judge O'Neill 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.

Marshall v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
· 2009-08-12
Judgment on the pleadings (Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. and Monique Bailey) Granted

“Therefore, I will grant judgment on the pleadings to the defendants for the FDCPA claims.”

Request for attorneys fees (Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. and Monique Bailey) Denied

“I therefore cannot find the requisite bad faith required by the statute and will deny defendants’ request for attorneys’ fees.”

Amberg-Blyskal v. Transportation Security Administration
· 2011-06-01
Motions to dismiss (federal defendants) Granted

“Accordingly, I will grant defendants’ motion to dismiss.”

Global Ground Support, LLC v. Glazer Enterprises, Inc.
· 2008-09-29
Summary judgment (Elliott Equipment Company) Granted in part

“In my opinion filed on this date I grant Elliott’s motion for summary judgment on the claim of products liability and deny it on all other claims.”

Summary judgment (Baker) Granted

“Baker’s motion f summary judgment GRANTED on all counts.”

B. Braun Medical, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories
· 1999-03-25
Objections to taxation of costs (B. Braun Medical, Inc.) Granted

“the Clerk’s taxation of costs is VACATED. Each party shall bear its own costs.”

Younis Bros. & Co. v. CIGNA Worldwide Insurance Co.
· 2001-04-03
Motion for anti suit injunction (CIGNA Worldwide Insurance Company) Granted

“it is ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED.”

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia v. Independence Blue Cross
· 2000-03-22
Motions to dismiss (Independence Blue Cross and affiliates) Denied

“Accordingly, defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint will be denied.”

Motion to strike affidavit (Independence Blue Cross) Moot / procedural

“IBC’s motion to strike will be dismissed as moot.”

In re Loewen Group Inc. Securities Litigation
· 2005-10-18
Summary judgment (defendants) Denied

“the defendants’ motion for summary judgment is DENIED.”

Continental Insurance Co. v. Davis
· 1999-05-10
Summary judgment (Continental Insurance Company) Denied

“For the following reasons I will deny plaintiffs motion and grant those filed by defendants.”

Summary judgment (insured defendants) Granted

“it is hereby ORDERED that defendants’ motions are GRANTED.”

In re Microcrystalline Cellulose Antitrust Litigation
· 2004-05-06
Motions to compel (plaintiff purchasers) Denied

“In denying this Motion to Compel, I do not find that plaintiffs will be deprived of any discovery materials that are reasonably necessary in developing and preparing their case.”

Darby v. Temple University
· 2016-10-24
Motions to dismiss (Temple University) Granted in part

“I will grant defendant’s motion in part and dismiss plaintiffs claims of retaliation under Title VII and the PFPO because plaintiff has not added allegations to support these claims. I will deny defendant’s motion in all other respects because I find plaintiff has alleged sufficient facts to plausibly make out his claims of employment discrimination and FMLA retaliation.”

Request for leave to amend (plaintiff) Denied

“Because amendment would be futile, I will not grant leave to amend.”

Zimmerman v. Wolff
· 2008-12-18
Motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction (Ervin Zimmerman) Denied

“plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction is DENIED”

Motions to dismiss (Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture) Granted

“defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED. The complaint is DISMISSED.”

Oakley v. Orthopaedic Associates of Allentown, Ltd.
· 2010-09-28
Summary judgment (Orthopaedic Associates of Allentown and individual defendants) Granted in part

“Summary judgment will be granted in favor of defendants as to plaintiffs disparate treatment and retaliation claims. Summary judgment will be denied as to plaintiffs failure to accommodate claim.”

Summary judgment (Orthopaedic Associates of Allentown) Denied

“Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to their breach of contract counterclaim is DENIED without prejudice.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Twenty assigned cases filed from January through February 2015 were located, all terminated. Eight were sampled across varied case types; most settled or lacked readable ruling text, while one supplied a grounded discovery ruling. This bounded slice does not support career-wide caseload or motion-base-rate claims.

A historical record

Judge O'Neill 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.