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Barron Patterson McCune

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1970–2008 Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican) 25 signed orders read

Judge McCune 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.

Wallace v. Frieday
· 1971-09-13
Summary judgment (Defendants Lowe and Nolan) Denied

“There being an unresolved material issue of fact we are compelled to deny the motion of defendants Lowe and Nolan for summary judgment.”

Copperweld Steel Co. v. Demag-Mannesmann-Boehler
· 1972-08-16
Motion for reconsideration (Defendant) Denied

“Accordingly, the motion for reconsideration is denied.”

Massimiani v. Monongahela Railway Co., Inc.
· 1972-03-14

McCune held that an FELA complaint stated a claim based on assigning an employee work that could aggravate known disabilities.

El-Omrani v. Director, United States Information Agency
· 1986-01-09
Motions to dismiss (Defendants) Granted

“For the reasons stated below, the defendants’ motions to dismiss will be granted.”

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Metal Service Co.
· 1989-01-06
Summary judgment (Metal Service Company, Inc.) Denied

“Accordingly defendant’s motion for summary judgment is denied.”

Witt v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
· 1985-02-06
Motion for change of venue (Defendants) Denied

“Therefore, the motion for a change of venue will be denied.”

Motion for more definite statement (Defendants) Denied

“Thus, the motion for a more definite statement will be denied.”

Motion to compel arbitration (Defendants) Denied

“Thus, the motion to compel arbitration will be denied.”

Universal Plumbing & Piping Supply, Inc. v. John C. Grimberg Co.
· 1984-10-29
Motions to dismiss (John C. Grimberg Co., Inc.) Denied

“For the reasons that follow, the motion to dismiss will be denied.”

Foremost Insurance v. Weetman
· 1989-12-05
Summary judgment (Foremost Insurance Company) Granted

“We therefore conclude that Weetman’s alleged attacks on the minor Plateks are excluded from coverage under both policies, and the motions for summary judgment will be granted.”

Summary judgment (Donegal Insurance Company) Granted
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Local 400 v. Langer
· 1982-08-31
Motion for partial summary judgment (Defendants) Denied

“The defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment will be denied.”

Blumenschein v. Security Connecticut Life Insurance
· 1984-05-24
Motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (Plaintiff) Denied

“In this diversity action we consider plaintiff’s motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial. For the reasons that follow, the motions will be denied.”

Motion for new trial (Plaintiff) Denied

“The motion for a new trial will be denied.”

Connellsville Plaza v. Jiffy Foods Corp.
· 1988-04-19
Bankruptcy appeal (Connellsville Plaza) Denied

“the order of the Bankruptcy Court entered January 23, 1986, is affirmed.”

United States v. ONE 1982 DATSUN 200SX
· 1985-03-28
Summary judgment (United States) Granted

“The motion of the government will be granted.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The surviving 20-case metadata cohort consists entirely of terminated matters filed from 1986 through 1990. It is an electronic-archive slice, not a career-wide caseload estimate.

A historical record

Judge McCune 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.