Donald Emil Ziegler
Judge Ziegler 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 the motion of plaintiff, MRM ENGINEERS, P.C., for a preliminary injunction be and hereby is denied.”
“Because we find such a transfer in the interests of justice, we shall so order.”
“Because we find such a transfer in the interests of justice, we shall so order.”
“The motion of plaintiff for summary judgment will be denied, and defendant’s motion will be granted.”
“The complaint alleges that defendant is an employer under ADEA. Complaint, paragraph 6. Subject-matter jurisdiction is present on the face of the complaint and the motion of defendant will be denied.”
“The motion of defendant, Garry Benish, to suppress the evidence seized on July 1, 1991, at his farm in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, will be denied.”
“Simply put, we find that the witnesses for the government were more believable than the witnesses for the defendant, and therefore defendant’s motion to suppress must be denied.”
“Defendants’ motion for counsel fees will be granted and counsel shall file within 30 days a verified itemization of the fees and expenses incurred by defendants in defending the federal action, including the motion for expedited discovery.”
“Defendant’s motion must be granted. As rehearsed, we need not address the issue whether United Refractories committed acts of infringement within this district.”
“We will grant defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff’s motion for judgment will be denied.”
“Plaintiff has failed to allege facts to set forth a cause of action, as he was ordered by this court to do on October 9, 1986, and therefore, he must suffer dismissal. We hold that plaintiff’s claims are without merit and accordingly, shall grant defendant’s motion to dismiss.”
“IT IS ORDERED that the settlement agreement reached by the parties in the instant case, calling for a settlement fund of $2,025,000.00, be and hereby is approved;”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the request for incentive awards of $3,000.00 each to the three named plaintiffs be and hereby is granted;”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the fee petition of plaintiffs’ counsel be and hereby is granted and counsel is awarded the sum of $506,250.00 as fees, representing 25 percent of the settlement fund of $2,025,000.00 plus expenses of $8,424.71.”
“In sum, we hold that plaintiffs have met the test for class certification pursuant to Rule 23(a) and (b)(3). Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification 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 1985 through 1989. It is an archival slice rather than a career-wide caseload estimate.
A historical record
Judge Ziegler 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.