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Herbert Peter Sorg

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1955–1979 Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) 20 signed orders read

Judge Sorg 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.

Tarr v. General Electric Co.
· 1977-09-16

Sorg concluded that Count II alleged only harm without legal injury, but the retrieved writing ends with a promised separate order and does not quote that order's disposition.

Knouff v. United States
· 1977-03-31
Motions to dismiss (United States) Granted

“Since presentation to and disposition by the appropriate federal agency is a jurisdictional prerequisite to the bringing of such a suit, 28 U.S. C.A. § 2675(a) (Supp.1976), and the time for filing such a claim has passed, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2401(b) (Supp.1976), this motion will be granted.”

Motion to reduce ad damnum (United States) Denied

“his ad damnum clause pleads his damages in accordance with Local Rule 30 of this district, and will not be altered.”

Motion to strike jury demand (United States) Granted

“The government’s motion to strike from the complaint plaintiff’s demands for a jury trial and for punitive damages will be granted”

Motion to strike punitive damages (United States) Granted
Motion for sanctions (United States) Moot / procedural

“The government’s motion for sanctions will be dismissed, the parties having resolved their differences with respect thereto.”

Bianchin v. McGraw-Edison Co.
· 1976-09-30
Summary judgment (McGraw-Edison Company and plan trustees) Granted

“the defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby granted.”

Summary judgment (plaintiffs) Denied

“judgment be and the same is hereby entered in favor of McGraw-Edison Company and Trustees of the McGraw-Edison Company Profit Sharing Trust, defendants, and against Valentino Bianchin, et al., plaintiffs.”

Rhoads v. Ford Motor Company
· 1974-04-25
Motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict (Ford Motor Company) Denied

“The motion for judgment n. o. v. will be denied.”

Motion to vacate or amend judgment (Ford Motor Company) Denied

“The motions to vacate and/or amend the judgment will also be denied.”

Motion for new trial (Ford Motor Company) Denied

“Defendant Ford Motor Company’s Motion for a New Trial has also been carefully considered. The grounds set forth in support thereof are deemed to be without merit.”

Braden v. University of Pittsburgh
· 1972-01-31
Motions to dismiss (University of Pittsburgh and Wesley W. Posvar) Granted

“since plaintiff’s complaint does not allege discrimination based upon race, this court has no jurisdiction over the count alleging a violation of 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981.”

Motions to dismiss (University of Pittsburgh and Wesley W. Posvar) Granted

“this court is without jurisdiction as to either defendant over the subject matter of plaintiff’s § 1983 claim as set forth in Count II of her complaint.”

Motions to dismiss (University of Pittsburgh and Wesley W. Posvar) Granted

“Since Count III of plaintiff’s complaint presupposes the validity of a private cause of action under the Executive Order, it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and must be dismissed.”

Motions to dismiss (University of Pittsburgh and Wesley W. Posvar) Granted

“Lack of jurisdiction with respect to the first three counts of the complaint, however, precludes the assumption of pendent jurisdiction at this stage of the proceeding.”

Salinger v. Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc.
· 1971-03-18
Summary judgment (Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. and codefendants) Granted

“An appropriate order granting the motion of defendants for summary judgment will be entered.”

Colosimo v. May Department Store Company
· 1971-04-02
Motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict (May Department Store Company) Denied

“The motions for judgment n. o. v. will be denied.”

Motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict (Muskin Manufacturing Company) Denied
Motion for new trial (Muskin Manufacturing Company) Denied

“To the extent that the remaining points raised by Muskin in support of its motion for a new trial are not disposed of under the foregoing discussion with respect to its motion for judgment n. o. v., they are deemed to be without merit.”

Travelers Insurance v. Blue Cross
· 1969-11-10
Summary judgment (Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania) Denied

“It is ordered that the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment be and the same is hereby denied.”

Travelers Ins. Co. v. Blue Cross of Western Penn.
· 1969-01-16
Summary judgment (Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania) Denied

“the Motion for Summary Judgment will be denied on the basis of those facts that are not in dispute.”

Foremsky v. United States Steel Corp.
· 1968-08-27

The writing reports findings and judgment after trial but does not decide a party motion used in the classified outcome set.

United States v. Moyer
· 1968-06-06
Summary judgment (United States) Granted

“Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment will be granted.”

Tighe v. Shandel
· 1968-02-26

The writing resolves several interrogatory objections and is retained as an attributable writing but excluded from this profile's merits and case-management outcome statistics.

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No surviving assigned-case index was located for Sorg's tenure. The profile therefore makes no claim about his caseload, case duration, motion base rates, or ruling speed.

A historical record

Judge Sorg 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.