Henry Alvan Mentz Jr.
Judge Mentz 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.
“IT IS ORDERED that Vastar’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim is GRANTED.”
“Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the Issues of Liability against American Commercial Barge Line is DENIED”
“American Commercial Barge Line Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED dismissing all claims”
“Motion to Lift Stay and for Summary Judgment is GRANTED IN PART, and DENIED IN PART as follows:”
“on the Issue of Exemplary Damages is GRANTED, dismissing all claims for exemplary damages”
“Plaintiff Travelers Insurance Company’s motion to quantify sanctions is GRANTED”
“on the Issue of Strict Liability is GRANTED, dismissing the plaintiffs’ claim of strict liability.”
“In view of the foregoing, plaintiffs’ motions to remand are GRANTED.”
“Due to the granting of plaintiffs motion to remand, their alternative motions to stay the proceedings are moot.”
“IT IS ORDERED that American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania’s motion for reconsideration is GRANTED”
“its motions for summary judgment on the issues of timely and adequate notice are GRANTED, thus dismissing Plaintiffs claim against it.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the defendants, Liztech Jewelry, Jill Elizabeth, and Donegal Mutual Insurance Company, is GRANTED, dismissing the plaintiffs’ suit for defamation.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by plaintiffs-in-eounterclaim, Liztech Jewelry and Jill Elizabeth, on their counterclaim for copyright infringement is DENIED.”
“The motion for partial summary judgment filed on behalf of plaintiff Great American Insurance Companies is DENIED.”
“The motion for partial summary judgment filed on behalf of Compañía Sud Americana De Vapores S.A. d/b/a Chilean Line is GRANTED, finding that the carrier liability in this case is limited to $500.00 per package.”
“IT IS ORDERED that defendant Collagen Corporations’ Motion for Summary Judgment on the issue of federal preemption is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART dismissing all of plaintiffs claims as preempted except for strict liability and negligence based on contamination of the product.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
His docket was concentrated in the district's admiralty and maritime work (Jones Act, COGSA, offshore platforms) alongside oil-and-gas, products-liability, insurance, and Section 1983 civil-rights matters; a structured nature-of-suit enumeration was not drawn for this closed historical docket.
A historical record
Judge Mentz 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.