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Edward Green Bradford

United States District Court for the District of Delaware district Retired 1884 · served 1871–1884 Appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) 16 signed orders read

Judge Bradford 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.

In re Pierson
Bankruptcy discharge (bankrupt) Granted

“The court therefore granted a discharge.”

In re Pierson
Motion to present evidence (bankrupt) Granted

“Astute and able as was the argument of the counsel for the opposing creditors, it has failed to convince me of the impropriety or illegality of the evidence proposed to be offered by Mr. Bauduy Simmons.”

Capelle v. Hall
Motion to expung claim (bankruptcy assignee) Granted

“The clerk will therefore enter an order that the claims aforesaid be disallowed and that the claimant pay the costs of the hearing of the rule.”

Capelle v. Trinity M. E. Church
Motion to expung claim (bankruptcy assignee) Denied

“I therefore allow the claim, and direct that the costs of the proceedings be taken from the funds in the assignee’s hands.”

The Ellen Holgate
Salvage contract claim (libellants) Granted

“We shall order a decree entered that the respondents pay to the libellants the sum of two thousand dollars due them on a contract”

Canby v. McLear
Motion to expung claim (bankruptcy assignee) Granted

“The claim must, therefore, be stricken off. Let such an order be entered.”

In re Alsberg
Habeas petition (bankrupt) Denied

“the motions to discharge and enjoin against any further proceedings are refused.”

Motion for injunction (bankrupt) Denied
In re Clerk's Charges
Fee application (clerk) Granted

“The clerk’s account for this service is therefore approved.”

Fee application (clerk) Denied

“the charge tor the same 'must be disallowed.”

In re Churchman & Co.
Petition to establish maritime lien (petitioners) Granted in part

“That part of the prayer of the petitioners must he denied,, but they can prove the claim as an unsecured one”

In re Hill
Petition to amend bankruptcy schedule (bankrupt) Granted

“The prayer of the petition is, therefore, granted.”

The Schooner Edwin Post
Jurisdictional exception (respondent) Moot / procedural

“has been corrected by the filing of the amendment rectifying that omission”

Jurisdictional exception (respondent) Denied

“We cannot assent to the correctness of this proposition.”

In re Graves
Motion to expung claim (petitioner) Granted

“we grant tlxe prayer, etc., of the petitioner that the same shall he stricken off.”

Caseload & timing

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A historical record

Judge Bradford 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.