William Lloyd Standish

How Judge Standish rules, drawn from 27 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Standish no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Position
district
Status
Deceased
Served
1987–2015
Appointed by
Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Commissioned
1987-11-06
Education
Yale University, B.A., 1953; University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1956
Signed orders read
27

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Lawrence Music, Inc. v. Samick Music Corp.
· 2005-03-28
Motion to intervene (Erie Insurance Exchange) Denied

“Erie’s motion to intervene in this action will be denied.”

Shaw Group Inc. v. Picerne Investment Corp.
· 2005-09-16
Motion for voluntary dismissal (Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure) Denied

“SEI’s motion for a voluntary dismissal without prejudice should be denied”

Clair v. DeLuca
· 2006-01-26
Renewed motion for appointment as lead plaintiff (Albert and Barbara Glover) Granted in part

“the Renewed Motion is granted in part and denied in part.”

Bartolomeo v. United States
· 2003-09-30
Summary judgment (United States and federal tax officials) Granted

“defendants’ motion will be granted.”

In Re the Complaint of J.A.R. Barge Lines, L.P.
· 2004-01-22
Motion to dismiss and strike (J.A.R. Barge Lines and Mon River Towing) Granted

“to dismiss the claim of Mark Allen Smith (claimant) for punitive damages and to strike claimant’s jury demand is granted.”

Dumond v. Commissioner of Social Security
· 2012-06-28
Summary judgment (Jamie Elizabeth Dumond) Granted

“Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment seeking a remand of this case for further proceedings will be granted”

Summary judgment (Commissioner of Social Security) Denied

“the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment will be denied.”

Beardsley v. United States Department of Labor
· 1992-10-27
Application for declaratory relief (William E. Beardsley) Denied

“plaintiff’s request for declaratory relief will be denied.”

Trace Services, Inc. v. American Meter Co.
· 1992-02-07
Motion for rule 11 sanctions (American Meter Company) Denied

“defendant’s motion for Rule 11 sanctions is denied.”

Kahrer v. AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY
· 2006-02-13
Motions to dismiss (Ameriquest Mortgage Company) Denied

“defendant’s Motion to Dismiss [Docket No. 4] is DENIED.”

Laborers Combined Funds of Western Pennsylvania v. Cioppa
· 2004-04-06
Summary judgment (Laborers Combined Funds of Western Pennsylvania) Granted

“The motion of plaintiff for summary judgment, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, is granted”

Summary judgment (Todd J. Cioppa) Denied

“The cross-motion ' of defendant for summary judgment, pursuant to Fed. R'.Civ.P. 56, is denied.”

In Re Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania Litigation
· 1996-09-05
Summary judgment (Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania) Denied

“The motion of Blue Cross for summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ ERISA claims will be denied.”

Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Inc. v. C.R. England, Inc.
· 2009-11-09
Motions to dismiss (C.R. England) Denied

“the motion to dismiss is denied in its entirety.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The surviving 20-case metadata cohort consists entirely of terminated matters filed from 1987 through 1990. It is an archival slice rather than a career-wide caseload estimate.

A historical record

Judge Standish 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.