Sean Joseph McLaughlin

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania district Retired 2013 · served 1994–2013 Appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic) 27 signed orders read

Judge McLaughlin 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.

Curtis v. McHenry
· 1997-02-21
Motion to compel discovery (Curtis plaintiffs) Granted

“Plaintiffs’ motion to compel is GRANTED;”

Dingle v. Union City Chair Co.
· 2000-02-08
Summary judgment (Union City Chair Company defendants) Granted

“We will therefore grant the Defendants motion for summary judgment.”

Lochbaum v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
· 2000-09-28
Motions to dismiss (United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company) Granted

“the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 12(b)(6) be and hereby is granted.”

Whipple Ex Rel. Whipple v. Warren County School District
· 2000-12-13
Motions to dismiss (Warren County School District defendants) Granted

“We shall therefore grant the Defendants’ Partial Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6).”

Ronald D. Ex Rel. Timothy D. v. Titusville Area School Dist.
· 2001-07-06
Motion to amend complaint (Ronald and Diane D.) Granted

“the Plaintiffs’ motion to amend the complaint shall be granted.”

Erie County Retirees Ass'n v. County of Erie, Pa.
· 2001-08-23
Motion in limine (Erie County Retirees Association) Denied

“Plaintiffs’ First Motion in Limine Regarding Offset of Damages [Doc. No. 72] is DENIED.”

Erie County Retirees Ass'n v. County of Erie, Pa.
· 2001-08-23
Motion in limine (County of Erie defendants) Granted in part

“Defendants’ Motion in Limine [Doc. No. 72] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”

Erie County Retirees Ass'n v. County of Erie
· 2001-08-23
Motion to add class members (Erie County Retirees Association) Denied

“PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO ADD CLASS MEMBERS [Doc. No. 65] is DENIED.”

United States v. Cooley
· 2003-01-16
Motion to disqualify counsel (United States) Granted

“we will grant the government’s motion to disqualify Mr.”

Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Straitwell
· 2004-06-03
Summary judgment (Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company) Granted

“the Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. No. 9] filed by the Plaintiff, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company is GRANTED”

Summary judgment (Patricia Straitwell) Denied

“the Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. No. 11] filed by the Defendant, Patricia Straitwell is DENIED.”

Port Erie Plastics, Inc. v. Uptown Nails, LLC
· 2004-11-18
Summary judgment (Port Erie Plastics, Inc.) Denied

“Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment will be denied”

Motion for summary judgment to compel arbitration (Uptown Nails defendants) Granted

“the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment seeking an order to compel arbitration of this case and controversy will be granted.”

Skiba v. Gould
· 2005-08-05
Bankruptcy appeal (Bankruptcy trustee) Granted

“the Bankruptcy Court’s Order of April 12, 2005 is REVERSED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The surviving 20-case metadata cohort consists entirely of terminated matters filed from October through November 1994. It is an archival slice rather than a career-wide caseload estimate.

A historical record

Judge McLaughlin 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.