Terrence Francis McVerry

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 2002–2021 Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 20 signed orders read

Judge McVerry 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.

Lauren v. PNC Bank
· 2014-01-14
Motions to dismiss (American Security Insurance Company) Granted

“DEFENDANT AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY’S MOTION TO DISMISS NATIONWIDE CLASS ALLEGATIONS FOR LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION (ECF No. 53) will be GRANTED.”

United States v. Curran
· 2011-12-01

McVerry used the earlier Guidelines Manual after finding that retrospective use of the newer version would create a significant risk of a longer sentence and violate the Ex Post Facto Clause.

Service Employees International Union v. Monsour Medical Center, Inc.
· 2008-01-10
Motions to dismiss (Westmoreland Priority, LLC) Denied

“the MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF CAN BE GRANTED (Document No. 10) filed by Westmoreland Priority, LLC, the MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF CAN BE GRANTED (Document No. 12) filed by Physician Services, Inc., and the MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF CAN BE GRANTED (Document No. 14) filed by Monsour are DENIED.”

Motions to dismiss (Physician Services, Inc.) Denied
Motions to dismiss (Michael Monsour) Denied
Kilinc v. Tracfone Wireless Inc.
· 2010-12-27
Motions to dismiss (Aaron Weiss) Granted

“DEFENDANT AARON WEISS’ MOTION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE (Document No. 5) will be GRANTED and the Complaint will be dismissed with prejudice, without leave to amend.”

Colbert v. Mercy Behavioral Health
· 2012-01-13
Motions to dismiss (Mercy Behavioral Health) Granted

“Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Counts III and V(sic) of the Plaintiffs Complaint is GRANTED and Counts III and IV of Plaintiffs Complaint are dismissed in their entirety with prejudice.”

Horovitz v. United States (Internal Revenue Service)
· 2008-02-11
Summary judgment (Jack M. Horovitz) Denied

“PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Document No. 27) filed by Jack M. Horovitz is DENIED;”

Summary judgment (United States) Granted

“the UNITED STATES’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Document No. 28) is GRANTED;”

Summary judgment (Jack T. Constantino) Denied

“the MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Document No. 31) filed by third-party defendant Jack T. Constantino is DENIED.”

Motion to sell real property (Jack M. Horovitz) Denied

“Accordingly, the MOTION TO SELL REAL PROPERTY (Document No. 40) filed by Horovitz is DENIED.”

McVicker v. King
· 2010-03-03
Motions to compel (William L. McVicker) Denied

“For the reasons that follow, the Motion to Compel Response to Subpoena will be denied.”

Simmons v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance
· 2011-04-20
Motions to dismiss (Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company) Granted in part

“For the reasons hereinabove stated, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, Doc. No. 3, will be granted in part and denied in part.”

Cardiello v. Arbogast
· 2012-09-14
Bankruptcy appeal (Appellant in Civil Action No. 12-353) Denied

“the Notice of Appeal in Civil Action No. 12-353 is DENIED;”

Bankruptcy appeal (Appellant in Civil Action No. 12-401) Denied

“the Notices of Appeal in Civil Action Nos. 12-401 and 12-402 are DENIED;”

Bankruptcy appeal (Appellant in Civil Action No. 12-402) Denied
Alcoa, Inc. v. United States
· 2005-12-23
Summary judgment (Alcoa, Inc. and affiliated corporations) Denied

“Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Alcoa, Inc. (f/k/a Aluminum Company of America), and affiliated corporations (Document No. 22) is DENIED;”

Summary judgment (United States) Granted

“Cross Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the United States of America (Document No. 27) is GRANTED.”

Tranter v. Crescent Township
· 2007-11-05
Summary judgment (Crescent Township) Granted

“MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Document No. 22) filed by Defendant Crescent Township is GRANTED.”

PPG Industries, Inc. v. Generon IGS, Inc.
· 2011-01-13
Motions to dismiss (PPG Industries, Inc.) Denied

“PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PARTIALLY DISMISS DEFENDANT’S COUNTERCLAIMS (Doc. No. 15) is DENIED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The surviving 20-case metadata cohort consists entirely of terminated matters filed from September through October 2002. It is an archival slice rather than a career-wide caseload estimate.

A historical record

Judge McVerry 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.