John Lester Miller

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1954–1978 Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) 19 signed orders read

Judge Miller 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.

Jackson v. Armstrong School District
· 1977-04-12
Summary judgment (Armstrong School District) Granted

“the Court shall grant summary judgment for defendant as to Count I.”

Motion to dismiss state claim (Armstrong School District) Granted

“The Court therefore has no jurisdiction over the claim being advanced under the PHRA.”

McConville v. Weinberger
· 1975-05-02
Summary judgment (Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare) Granted

“it is hereby ordered that defendant’s motion for summary judgment be and the same hereby is granted.”

Bkoreck v. United States
· 1974-05-29
Motions to dismiss (United States) Granted

“the government’s motion to dismiss should be granted”

Motion for three judge court (plaintiffs) Denied

“the plaintiffs’ requests for a three-judge court, declaratory judgment and injunction be denied.”

Declaratory judgment claim (plaintiffs) Denied
Motion for permanent injunction (plaintiffs) Denied
Richardson v. Sokol
· 1968-05-08
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Since it fails to state a cause of action, the complaint must be dismissed.”

United States Steel Corporation v. United States
· 1974-09-16
Motion for attorneys fees (United States Steel Corporation) Denied

“this Court is of the belief that attorney’s fees should not be awarded to petitioner as an ingredient of its costs.”

Marshall v. Barnes & Tucker Co.
· 1977-05-25
Summary judgment (Secretary of Labor) Granted

“For the reasons expressed below we shall grant the motion.”

Sullivan v. Finch
· 1970-02-12
Summary judgment (Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare) Granted

“it is hereby ordered and directed that the motion of the defendant for summary judgment be and the same is hereby granted.”

United States Steel Corp. v. United Mine Workers of America
· 1976-08-06
Preliminary injunction (United States Steel Corporation) Denied

“it is hereby ORDERED that United States Steel’s motion for a preliminary injunction be denied.”

Lipinski v. Bartko
· 1965-01-20
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“Because this action was properly removed, plaintiff’s motion to remand must be denied.”

Motion to substitute party (United States) Granted

“the motion filed by the United States to substitute it as defendant must be granted.”

United States v. Brobeck
· 1973-08-03

Miller reviewed a petition to hold a corporate officer in contempt for refusing to produce records, but the retrieved writing does not include a grounded decretal disposition.

Sichko v. Lewis
· 1960-12-30
Motion to strike jury demand (defendants) Granted

“the defendants’ motion to strike plaintiff’s jury demand be and the same hereby is granted.”

Eazor Express, Inc. v. United States
· 1963-06-07
Agency order review (Eazor Express, Inc.) Denied

“The Commission’s orders must be affirmed.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No surviving assigned-case index was located for Miller's tenure. The profile therefore makes no claim about his caseload, case duration, motion base rates, or ruling speed.

A historical record

Judge Miller 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.