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Paul Conway Leahy

United States District Court for the District of Delaware district Retired 1966 · served 1942–1966 Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) 14 signed orders read

Judge Leahy 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.

Sherwin-Williams Co. v. American Chemical Paint Co.
Motions to strike (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant’s motion with respect to paragraphs 5, 7, 13 and 14 is denied. As to paragraph 15, the motion is granted and denied in part. In that paragraph all aver-ments after the word ‘customers’ in line 3 should be stricken. The motion should be granted as to paragraph 16.”

Motion to compel deposition (plaintiff) Granted in part

“Jones’ deposition -should continue, but insofar as ‘dates’ are brought into the examination the record must be closed except to the parties.”

Motion to compel testimony (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant’s motion will be granted as to 1(a), (d), and (f).”

Motion for inspection of documents (defendant) Granted in part

“Inspection, as of this time, will be granted to defendants for Items 1(b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (j), (k), (1), (m), (n), and (p). The remaining or other requests are denied.”

Motion for separate trial (plaintiff) Granted

“The mere private claims of the parties of trade-mark infringement and unfair competition should be postponed until the first question has been determined.”

Krause v. George K. Garrett Co.
Preliminary injunction (plaintiff) Denied

“Orders may be submitted denying all three motions.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied
Summary judgment (plaintiff) Denied
Shell Development Co. v. Universal Oil Products Co.
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“Accordingly, Universal’s motion to dismiss the voluntary appearances of Standard Oil and Texaco will be granted”

Motion for reconsideration (plaintiff) Denied

“plaintiff’s motion for reargument will be denied.”

Zenith Radio Corp. v. Radio Corp. of America
Motions to dismiss (counterclaim defendant) Granted

“Accordingly the motion to dismiss the third counterclaim should be granted.”

Bowles v. Howell Realty Co.
Judgment on the pleadings (plaintiff) Granted

“The court is of opinion that plaintiff is entitled to an injunction prohibiting all violate acts of the kind specified in the complaint and either proved or admitted.”

Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shell Development Co.
Motions to stay (defendant) Denied

“The motion to stay is accordingly denied.”

Security Discount Associates, Inc. v. Anderson Aircraft Corp.
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“I conclude that defendant’s motion should be granted.”

Pierce v. Allen B. Du Mont Laboratories, Inc.
Motions to stay (defendant) Granted

“The pending cause will be stayed out of comity to pri- or jurisdictions.”

American Securit Co. v. Shatterproof Glass Corp.
Motion to modify protective order (nonparty petitioners) Granted in part

“A copy of the deposition of Robert Ingouf in American Securit Company v. Shatterproof Glass Corporation, Civil Action No. 1691, is hereby ordered to be made available for examination for petitioners only, and no other party or person, with the following additional limitations”

Multiplate Glass Corp. v. Polaroid Corp.
Motion to join party (plaintiff) Granted

“I have concluded to grant the motion-to admit Glendale Optical Co., Inc. as a party complainant in this action.”

Motion to amend injunction (defendant) Denied

“A modification of the injunction therefore-becomes unnecessary, and Polaroid’s motion to amend is denied.”

Nehi Corp. v. Mission Dry Corp.
Trademark cancellation (plaintiff) Denied

“Plaintiff is not entitled under the law to a decree directing cancellation of defendant’s trademark registration No. 381,897.”

Stauffer Chemical Co. v. FMC Corp.
Motions to transfer (defendant) Denied

“The motion to transfer will be denied.”

Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Similarly, FMC’s motion to dismiss will be denied.”

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