John C. Melaragno

How Judge Melaragno rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Position
bankruptcy
Commissioned
2023-06-26
Signed orders read
2

How Judge Melaragno decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

At the pleading stage, well-pleaded facts receive favorable inferences while public records and prior court filings remain available for judicial notice.

“the Court must accept all well-pleaded facts as true and draw all inferences in favor of the non-moving party.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Crivella v. MeSearch Media Technologies Limited
25-2083-JCM · 2026-02-03
Motion to dismiss adversary proceeding (MeSearch Media Technologies Limited and Game Creek Holdings, LLC) Granted

“The Motion to Dismiss (‘Motion’) (Doc. 8) is GRANTED.”

Request for attorneys fees (MeSearch Media Technologies Limited and Game Creek Holdings, LLC) Denied

“Defendants’ request for payment of attorney’s fees in the Motion is DENIED.”

Motion for leave to amend (Arthur Crivella and Crivella Holdings Limited) Denied

“The request to amend the Complaint in the Supplement to Response to Motion to Dismiss and/or Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint to Revoke Confirmation Order (Doc 15) is DENIED.”

In re MeSearch Media Technologies Limited
24-21982-JCM · 2025-02-28
Motion for relief from automatic stay (Crivella Holdings Limited) Denied

“the Motion of Crivella Holdings, Limited for Relief from the Automatic Stay or, in the Alternative, for Adequate Protection Pursuant to Section 263(D) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (‘Motion for Relief from Stay’) (Doc. 124) is DENIED”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

One sampled small-business case terminated after 473 days; the two individual Chapter 13 matters remained pending in the reviewed record.

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