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Joseph James Farnan Jr.

United States District Court for the District of Delaware district Retired 2010 · served 1985–2010 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 18 signed orders read

Judge Farnan 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.

United States v. Lindsey
Motion in limine (government) Granted in part

“Accordingly, for the reasons discussed, as well as the reasons contained in the transcript of the Prayer Conference, the Court denied the Government’s Motion as to the presentation of evidence demonstrating that Defendant’s possession was not knowing, and granted the Government’s Motion to the extent it sought to preclude the jury from being instructed as to the innocent possession defense.”

Progressive Casualty Insurance v. Drive Trademark Holdings LP
Motion to deposit disputed funds (plaintiffs) Denied

“The Court will deny Plaintiffs’ Motion.”

Maasvlakte Energie BV v. Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (In re Global Power Equipment Group Inc.)
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant Maasvlakte Energie) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the February 14, 2008 Order of the Bankruptcy Court is AFFIRMED.”

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (In Re American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc.)
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant Wells Fargo) Denied

“For the reasons discussed, the Court will affirm the Bankruptcy Court’s April 14, 2008 Order.”

Brandt v. B.A. Capital Co.
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant trustee Brandt) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that April 20, 2007 Order of the Bankruptcy Court is AFFIRMED.”

Delta Financial Corp. v. Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance (In Re Delta Financial Corp.)
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant Delta Financial) Denied

“For the reasons discussed, the Court will affirm the December 15, 2008 Order of the Bankruptcy Court.”

In Re Plassein Intern. Corp.
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant trustee Brandt) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the May 11, 2009 Judgment Order of the Bankruptcy Court is AFFIRMED.”

Moss Landing Commercial Park v. Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant Moss Landing) Denied

“For the reasons discussed, the Court will affirm the March 27, 2008 Order of the Bankruptcy Court.”

Bear Stearns Mortgage Capital Corp. v. American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. (In Re American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc.)
Bankruptcy appeal (appellants Bear Stearns) Denied

“For the reasons discussed, the Court will affirm the October 30, 2008 Order of the Bankruptcy Court.”

EBC I, Inc. v. America Online, Inc. (In Re EBC I, Inc.)
Bankruptcy appeal (appellant eToys) Denied

“For the reasons discussed, the Court will affirm the Bankruptcy Court’s January 10, 2008 Order entering judgment in favor of America Online.”

United States v. Ingram
Petition for writ of audita querela (defendant Ingram) Denied

“For the reasons discussed, the Court will deny Defendant’s Petition For Writ Of Audita Querela With Incorporated Memorandum Of Law In Support Thereof.”

Daley v. U.S. District Court
Screening dismissal (court) Granted

“For the above reasons, the Complaint will be dismissed as Respondents are immune from suit and as malicious pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). Amendment of the Complaint would be futile.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 1618 days (N = 1).

The assigned-docket search located one terminated antitrust matter, a large multidistrict-related case.

A historical record

Judge Farnan 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.