Alan Neil Bloch
How Judge Bloch rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Bloch no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Bloch
Alan Neil Bloch was a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter, Judge Bloch received a commission on November 2, 1979. Judge Bloch assumed senior status on April 12, 1997 and served until death on October 6, 2024.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said Motions are DENIED as untimely.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said Motion is DENIED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
“For the reasons set forth in this opinion, the motion will be granted.”
“This Court disagrees with the defendant on grounds 1 and 2 of its motion, but does agree that claims of sex discrimination are not cognizable under § 1981 and will dismiss plaintiff’s claims brought under that section.”
“Therefore, this Court will assert jurisdiction and deny plaintiffs’ motion to remand.”
“Accordingly, Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction will be denied.”
“Accordingly, venue is proper, and Defendant’s motion to transfer the case under Section 1406(a) is denied.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, to wit:”
“Accordingly, summary judgment is denied as to each motion.”
“Therefore, the Court will grant the defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment.”
“Defendant Ram’s oral motion for voluntary dismissal of its crossclaim against CBI without prejudice will be denied.”
“Consequently, the Court will grant defendants’ motions to dismiss and deny plaintiff’s motion to remand.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion is DENIED and that defendant’s Motion is GRANTED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The surviving 20-case metadata cohort consists entirely of terminated matters filed from 1984 through 1990. It is an archival slice rather than a career-wide caseload estimate.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Bloch was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2024.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 1 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Bloch no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.