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Gary Lee Lancaster

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1993–2013 Appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic) 38 signed orders read

Judge Lancaster 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.

Gongaware v. United States
· 1997-09-19
Bankruptcy appeal (David L. Gongaware) Granted in part

“The Bankruptcy Court’s allowance of an unsecured claim for the 1987 unassessed amount of $4,943.76 is reversed by consent of the parties.”

Mahaven v. Pulaski Township
· 2001-04-09
Summary judgment (Pulaski Township) Granted

“defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted.”

Quezada v. Darden Restaurants, Inc.
· 2001-04-12
Motions to transfer (Darden Restaurants, Inc.) Denied

“the motion is denied.”

Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance v. Jefferson
· 2002-02-12
Summary judgment (Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Company) Granted

“plaintiffs motion is granted”

Summary judgment (Charles Jefferson Jr. and Charles H. Jefferson Sr.) Denied

“defendants’ motion is denied.”

United States v. Ashbaugh
· 2002-08-21
Motions to dismiss (Thomas Ashbaugh) Denied

“the motion is DENIED.”

Hicks, Ex Rel. Hicks v. Purchase Line School Dist.
· 2003-02-25
Summary judgment (Purchase Line School District and administrators) Denied

“defendants’ motion for summary judgment is denied.”

Mills v. International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union 66
· 2003-03-18
Motions to dismiss (International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union 66) Granted

“both of these motions to dismiss are GRANTED.”

Motions to dismiss (Furnival Machinery Company) Granted
DUCHARME, MCMILLEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. Calgon Carbon Corp.
· 2003-03-18
Motion to exclude expert (Ducharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc.) Granted

“Mr. Beck is precluded from testifying to the proffered opinions discussed in the attached memorandum.”

Motion in limine (Ducharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc.) Granted

“evidence of state tax codes, other than Mississippi’s tax code, will be excluded from trial.”

Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Union, Local 57 v. Sage Hospitality Resources L.L.C.
· 2003-09-30
Summary judgment (Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, Local 57) Granted

“Plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is granted.”

Summary judgment (Sage Hospitality Resources, L.L.C.) Denied

“Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is denied.”

Highmark, Inc. v. Allcare Health Management Systems, Inc.
· 2003-11-07
Motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction (Allcare Health Management Systems, Inc.) Denied

“Defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is DENIED”

Motion for expedited discovery (Highmark, Inc.) Moot / procedural

“that motion is denied as moot.”

SCIENTIFIC IMAGE CENTER MANAGEMENT, LLC v. Brandy
· 2006-02-12
Summary judgment (The Center for Cosmetic Surgery and individual defendants) Granted in part

“defendant’s motion is DENIED as to Counts I, II, III, IV, and VI, and GRANTED as to Count V and VII.”

In Re Dreyfus Mutual Funds Fee Litigation
· 2006-04-10
Motion for judgment on pleadings (Dreyfus defendants) Granted

“the Dreyfus Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [doc. no. 61] is GRANTED;”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

The surviving 20-case metadata cohort consists entirely of terminated matters filed from November 1993 through January 1994. It is an archival slice rather than a career-wide caseload estimate.

A historical record

Judge Lancaster 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.