Sean Joseph McLaughlin
How Judge McLaughlin rules, drawn from 27 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge McLaughlin no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge McLaughlin
Sean J. McLaughlin was a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by President William J. Clinton, Judge McLaughlin received a commission on October 11, 1994. Judge McLaughlin resigned on August 16, 2013.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Plaintiffs’ motion to compel is GRANTED;”
“We will therefore grant the Defendants motion for summary judgment.”
“the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 12(b)(6) be and hereby is granted.”
“We shall therefore grant the Defendants’ Partial Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6).”
“the Plaintiffs’ motion to amend the complaint shall be granted.”
“Plaintiffs’ First Motion in Limine Regarding Offset of Damages [Doc. No. 72] is DENIED.”
“Defendants’ Motion in Limine [Doc. No. 72] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”
“PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO ADD CLASS MEMBERS [Doc. No. 65] is DENIED.”
“we will grant the government’s motion to disqualify Mr.”
“the Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. No. 9] filed by the Plaintiff, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company is GRANTED”
“the Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. No. 11] filed by the Defendant, Patricia Straitwell is DENIED.”
“Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment will be denied”
“the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment seeking an order to compel arbitration of this case and controversy will be 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 sits on this court. 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.