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.

Court
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Position
district
Status
Deceased
Served
1979–2024
Appointed by
Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Commissioned
1979-11-02
Education
University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1953; University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1958
Signed orders read
25

Signed rulings

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

Walker v. Massanari
· 2010-09-22
Motion for attorneys fees (Counsel for Garris) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said Motions are DENIED as untimely.”

Motion for attorneys fees (Counsel for Walker) Denied
Sweeney v. Commissioner of Social Security
· 2012-03-07
Summary judgment (Commissioner of Social Security) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said Motion is DENIED.”

Summary judgment (Brigitte S. Sweeney) Granted in part

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”

Optimum, S.A. v. Legent Corp.
· 1996-03-05
Motions to dismiss (Defendants) Granted

“For the reasons set forth in this opinion, the motion will be granted.”

Helenkamp v. Kingsley Ass'n
· 1987-11-09
Summary judgment (The Kingsley Association) Granted in part

“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.”

Rustevader Corp. v. Cowatch
· 1993-10-06
Motions to remand (Plaintiffs) Denied

“Therefore, this Court will assert jurisdiction and deny plaintiffs’ motion to remand.”

Walsh Ex Rel. Estate of Walsh v. Chez
· 2006-03-06
Motions to dismiss (Defendants) Denied

“Accordingly, Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction will be denied.”

Motions to transfer (Defendants) Denied

“Accordingly, venue is proper, and Defendant’s motion to transfer the case under Section 1406(a) is denied.”

Platek v. Duquesne Club
· 1994-10-14
Summary judgment (Duquesne Club) Granted in part

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, to wit:”

Copper Valley Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers of America
· 1990-11-06
Summary judgment (Defendants) Denied

“Accordingly, summary judgment is denied as to each motion.”

Halfhill v. United States Internal Revenue Service
· 1996-03-07
Motion for partial summary judgment (United States Internal Revenue Service) Granted

“Therefore, the Court will grant the defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment.”

Hilditch v. City of Pittsburgh
· 1985-06-12
Motion for voluntary dismissal (Ram Construction Company) Denied

“Defendant Ram’s oral motion for voluntary dismissal of its crossclaim against CBI without prejudice will be denied.”

Railway Labor Executives Ass'n v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad
· 1987-11-24
Motions to dismiss (Defendants) Granted

“Consequently, the Court will grant defendants’ motions to dismiss and deny plaintiff’s motion to remand.”

Motions to remand (Railway Labor Executives Association) Denied
Little v. St. Mary Magdalene Parish
· 1990-05-23
Summary judgment (Susan Long Little) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion is DENIED and that defendant’s Motion is GRANTED.”

Summary judgment (St. Mary Magdalene Parish) 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.

A historical record

Judge Bloch 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.