Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr.
Judge Cohill 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.
“Accordingly, if Ollie decides to testily his 1988 conviction for forgery and theft cannot be admitted under Rule 609(b) to impeach his credibility. ... Therefore, if he testifies, evidence of Ollie’s 2012 burglary conviction is admissible pursuant to Rule 609(a)(1) to impeach his credibility.”
“Accordingly, this evidence is admissible to establish Ollie’s knowledge and intent, and to prove his motivation and desire to obtain a firearm.”
“We will deny Delmont’s Motion to Dismiss for failure to state a claim and it’s Motion for a more definite statement.”
“Based on the reasoning set forth above, Defendant Joseph V. Monroe’s Motion to Dismiss Count Two be and hereby is DENIED.”
“Defendant’s ‘Motion to Exclude Testimony of Joe Bouchier’ is granted.”
“Defendant’s ‘Motion to Exclude Testimony of Mike Turney’ is denied without prejudice.”
“Defendant’s ‘Motion to Transfer Plaintiffs Complaint Pursuant to F.R.C.P. 12(b)(3) and 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a)’ [ECF # 7] to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is GRANTED.”
“For these reasons we will strike sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10 of the expert report.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the government’s request to involuntarily medicate the Defendant is DENIED.”
“We will therefore grant the motion to dismiss to the extent that Morgan cannot recover on any claims for architectural works violations at Counts I-IV, VI, and IX-XI.”
“As such, Morgan’s claims for copyright infringement withstand the Motion to Dismiss Count XII on this basis.”
“For the reasons set forth above, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is denied with respect to negligence against Coronel (Count I), negligence against Brown (Count II), negligence against the Agency (Count III), and vicarious liability against the Agency (Count IV).”
“For the reasons stated herein, the Motion will be granted.”
“We conclude, for all the reasons stated above, that Defendant’s Motion to Suppress is denied in its totality.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The surviving 20-case metadata cohort consists entirely of terminated matters filed from 1985 through 1988. It is an archival slice rather than a career-wide caseload estimate.
A historical record
Judge Cohill 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.