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Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr.

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania district Deceased · served 1976–2022 Appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican) 19 signed orders read

Judge Cohill 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.

United States v. Ollie
· 2014-01-23
Motion in limine (United States) Granted in part

“Accordingly, if Ollie decides to testily his 1988 conviction for forgery and theft cannot be admitted under Rule 609(b) to impeach his credibility. ... Therefore, if he testifies, evidence of Ollie’s 2012 burglary conviction is admissible pursuant to Rule 609(a)(1) to impeach his credibility.”

United States v. Ollie
· 2014-01-23
Motion in limine (United States) Granted

“Accordingly, this evidence is admissible to establish Ollie’s knowledge and intent, and to prove his motivation and desire to obtain a firearm.”

Sandor v. Borough
· 2015-02-17
Motions to dismiss (Borough of Delmont) Denied

“We will deny Delmont’s Motion to Dismiss for failure to state a claim and it’s Motion for a more definite statement.”

Motion for more definite statement (Borough of Delmont) Denied
United States v. Monroe
· 2016-01-21
Motions to dismiss (Joseph V. Monroe) Denied

“Based on the reasoning set forth above, Defendant Joseph V. Monroe’s Motion to Dismiss Count Two be and hereby is DENIED.”

PSB Industries, Inc. v. Costanzo's Welding, Inc.
· 2011-07-05
Motion to exclude expert testimony (Costanzo's Welding, Inc.) Granted

“Defendant’s ‘Motion to Exclude Testimony of Joe Bouchier’ is granted.”

Motion to exclude expert testimony (Costanzo's Welding, Inc.) Denied

“Defendant’s ‘Motion to Exclude Testimony of Mike Turney’ is denied without prejudice.”

Story v. Republic Bank
· 2014-04-01
Motions to transfer (Republic First Bank) Granted

“Defendant’s ‘Motion to Transfer Plaintiffs Complaint Pursuant to F.R.C.P. 12(b)(3) and 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a)’ [ECF # 7] to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is GRANTED.”

International Market Brands v. Martin International Corp.
· 2012-02-22
Motion to strike expert report (International Market Brands and related defendants) Granted in part

“For these reasons we will strike sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10 of the expert report.”

United States v. Almendarez
· 2016-04-13
Request for involuntary medication (United States) Denied

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the government’s request to involuntarily medicate the Defendant is DENIED.”

Morgan v. Hanna Holdings, Inc.
· 2009-06-29
Motions to dismiss (Hanna defendants) Granted in part

“We will therefore grant the motion to dismiss to the extent that Morgan cannot recover on any claims for architectural works violations at Counts I-IV, VI, and IX-XI.”

Motions to dismiss (Pitell Contracting, Inc. and Palm Properties, L.P.) Denied

“As such, Morgan’s claims for copyright infringement withstand the Motion to Dismiss Count XII on this basis.”

Sherman v. John Brown Insurance Agency
· 2014-08-05
Motions to dismiss (Arturo Coronel, John M. Brown, and the agency defendants) Denied

“For the reasons set forth above, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is denied with respect to negligence against Coronel (Count I), negligence against Brown (Count II), negligence against the Agency (Count III), and vicarious liability against the Agency (Count IV).”

Spowal v. ITW Food Equipment Group LLC
· 2013-05-03
Summary judgment (ITW Food Equipment Group LLC) Granted

“For the reasons stated herein, the Motion will be granted.”

United States v. Jarrett
· 2014-02-12
Motion to suppress (Gerod Maurice Jarrett) Denied

“We conclude, for all the reasons stated above, that Defendant’s Motion to Suppress is denied in its totality.”

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 1988. It is an archival slice rather than a career-wide caseload estimate.

A historical record

Judge Cohill 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.