Donald John Lee

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1990–2011 Appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican) 29 signed orders read

Judge Lee 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.

Welch v. Board of Directors of Wildwood Golf Club
· 1995-09-05
Motions to stay (Plaintiffs) Denied

“Plaintiffs’ request that the Special Master shall not conduct hearings related to the Court’s award of counsel fees until the appeal of this matter is heard by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is DENIED”

Welch v. Board of Directors of Wildwood Golf Club
· 1995-04-21
Motions to stay (Plaintiffs) Denied

“Plaintiffs’ ‘Motion to Stay Defendants’ Motion for Attorneys Fees, Costs and Expenses’ (Document No. 336) is DENIED”

McDowell v. Wetterau, Inc.
· 1995-10-31
Motions to remand (Plaintiff) Granted

“ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to remand the above case forthwith to the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Pennsylvania.”

Consolidation Coal Co. v. United States
· 1992-12-16
Summary judgment (Plaintiff taxpayers) Granted

“Accordingly, plaintiffs’ Motions for Summary Judgment will be granted”

Summary judgment (United States) Denied

“the government’s Cross Motion for Summary Judgment will be denied.”

United States v. Smith
· 1995-07-11
Motion to withdraw guilty plea (Sheila Smith) Denied

“the Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea (Document No. 1319) is hereby DENIED.”

Welch v. Board of Directors of Wildwood Golf Club
· 1995-08-10
Motion for attorneys fees (Defendants) Granted

“It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants are prevailing parties who are entitled to attorneys’ fees”

Mercer v. Allegheny Ludlum Corp.
· 1990-08-07
Motion for voluntary dismissal (Plaintiffs) Granted

“plaintiffs’ Motion for Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall be granted subject to the condition that all discovery materials and discovery assembled in the instant action shall be freely used in the state proceeding.”

Vicet v. Immigration & Nat. Service
· 1990-10-03
Appeal of magistrate order (Plaintiff) Denied

“the plaintiffs appeal is denied and the Order of United States Magistrate is affirmed.”

In re the Tax Indebtedness of U.S. Industrial Fabricators Inc.
· 1991-01-03
Petition to lift levy (Petitioners) Denied

“the Petition to Lift Levy shall be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”

Daramola v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
· 1990-10-25
Motions to transfer (Emmanuel A. Daramola) Denied

“Thus the motion to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, shall be denied.”

Phillips v. Midwestern Distribution, Inc.
· 1990-08-03
Motion to permit discovery (Midwestern Distribution, Leaseway Transportation, and George McCune) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is denied;”

Motion for attorneys fees (Plaintiffs) Denied

“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees is denied.”

Ecklund v. GAF Corp.
· 1991-06-12
Summary judgment (Flexitallic) Denied

“Therefore, the motion of defendant, Flexitallic, for summary judgment shall be denied.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The surviving 20-case metadata cohort consists entirely of terminated matters filed during the first half of 1990. It is an archival slice rather than a career-wide caseload estimate.

A historical record

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