Charles Prentiss Orr

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1909–1922 Appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican) 14 signed orders read

Judge Orr 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.

In re Thompson
· 1910-04-14
Petition for contempt show cause (petitioning creditors) Denied

“The petition for the rule is refused.”

In re Green
· 1910-04-27
Motion to reinstate bankruptcy stay (bankrupt) Granted

“The restraining order should be reinstated.”

In re Davis
· 1910-04-28
Proof of claim (Thomas Kenyon) Denied

“The decision of the referee should therefore be sustained.”

In re Irwin
· 1909-05-15
Applications to amend exemptions (bankrupts) Granted

“The amendments are allowed, and the balances claimed by the bankrupts, respectively, should be paid to them.”

Application for attorney fee increase (attorney for the bankrupts) Granted

“I believe that from each estate Mr. Rowand should receive the sum of $100, which shall include the $37.50 .allowed him by the referee.”

In re Thaw
· 1910-01-26
Motion to stay civil action (bankrupt) Granted

“the proceedings instituted by him should be stayed in accordance with section 11 of the bankruptcy act.”

In re James Carothers & Co.
· 1912-02-09
Petition for rules to remove trustee and revoke orders (creditors and claimants) Denied

“No rule to show cause should issue.”

In re San Miguel Gold Mining Co.
· 1912-03-15
Involuntary bankruptcy petition (petitioning creditors) Denied

“the petition in bankruptcy must be dismissed”

In re Fullick
· 1912-10-15
Exception to attorney fee allowance (attorney for the bankrupt) Denied

“The referee is- sustained, and the exception dismissed.”

In re Balsier
· 1914-06-25
Petition to review preferred claim disallowance (Pittsburgh Provision & Packing Company) Denied

“The reieree was clearly right in his conclusions.”

In re Chass
· 1916-09-15
Objection to bankruptcy discharge (creditors) Granted

“the exceptions to his report must be sustained, and the discharge of the bankrupt must be refused.”

Walker Patent Pivoted Bin Co. v. Bernard Gloekler Co.
· 1909-08-03
Preliminary injunction (complainant) Granted

“A preliminary, injunction should issue.”

Underfeed Stoker Co. of America v. Westinghouse Machine Co.
· 1914-04-29
Preliminary injunction (complainant) Granted

“A preliminary injunction should issue.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No surviving assigned-case index results were located for this pre-electronic tenure, so no caseload, duration, motion-base-rate, or timing claim is made.

A historical record

Judge Orr 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.