Gary Lee Lancaster
How Judge Lancaster rules, drawn from 38 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Lancaster no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Lancaster
Gary L. Lancaster was a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by President William J. Clinton, Judge Lancaster received a commission on November 24, 1993. Judge Lancaster served until death on April 24, 2013.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Bankruptcy Court’s allowance of an unsecured claim for the 1987 unassessed amount of $4,943.76 is reversed by consent of the parties.”
“defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted.”
“plaintiffs motion is granted”
“defendants’ motion is denied.”
“defendants’ motion for summary judgment is denied.”
“both of these motions to dismiss are GRANTED.”
“Mr. Beck is precluded from testifying to the proffered opinions discussed in the attached memorandum.”
“evidence of state tax codes, other than Mississippi’s tax code, will be excluded from trial.”
“Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is granted.”
“Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is denied.”
“Therefore, the court finds that it does not have personal jurisdiction over defendant. However, defendant’s motion to dismiss is denied.”
“that motion is denied as moot.”
“defendant’s motion is DENIED as to Counts I, II, III, IV, and VI, and GRANTED as to Count V and VII.”
“the Dreyfus Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [doc. no. 61] 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 November 1993 through January 1994. It is an archival slice rather than a career-wide caseload estimate.
A historical record
Judge Lancaster 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.